Braunlage
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  Braunlage | ||
Location of Braunlage within Goslar district  | ||
| Coordinates: 51°43′37″N 10°36′43″E / 51.72694°N 10.61194°ECoordinates: 51°43′37″N 10°36′43″E / 51.72694°N 10.61194°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Goslar | |
| Subdivisions | 3 districts | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Stefan Grote (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 31.55 km2 (12.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,216 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 38700 | |
| Dialling codes | 05520 | |
| Vehicle registration | GS, BRL | |
| Website | www.braunlage.org | |
Braunlage is a town and health resort in the Goslar district in Lower Saxony in Germany. It lies within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken. Nowadays Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly ski tourists. Good ski resorts nearby are the Sonnenberg and the slopes on the Wurmberg.
Geography
The town consists of three districts:
- Braunlage
- Hohegeiß
- Sankt Andreasberg
Climate
Braunlage is situated at the Bundesstraßen B4 running from Braunschweig to Nordhausen and B27 from Blankenburg to Göttingen.
History
Braunlage started out as a pit settlement in the forest first mentioned as brunenlohe in a 1253 deed, which was revived, when the Counts of Blankenburg established an ironworks in 1561. With the County Braunlage fell to the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1599. In the 17th century it was a small market town, finally in 1934 it received town privileges and the municipal status as a health resort.
In 1963 it became the location of the longest gondola lift (of Northern Germany), with a length of 2.8 kilometers and a height difference of 400 meters to the mountain station on the Wurmberg mountain, see Wurmberg Gondola Lift.
On 7 May 1964 Gerhard Zucker demonstrated on the Hasselkopf hill a flight of mail rockets. One of these rockets exploded, killing three people.
Demographics
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Politics
Town council
2006 local elections:
Culture and sights
Sports
The local hockey team Harzer Wölfe is an important part of the northern German Ice Hockey Culture.
There are several ski jumps on the Wurmberg which host international competitions.
Sights
Towards Sankt Andreasberg the Silberteich and the Hahnenkleeklippen are worth visiting.
The Dicke Tannen is a protected landscape of giant spruce trees near Hohegeiß.
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Braunlage. |
- Braunlage Tourism (German)
- Braunlage on the Open Directory Project
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