Uslar
| Uslar | ||
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  Uslar | ||
Location of Uslar within Northeim district 
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| Coordinates: 51°39′35″N 9°38′09″E / 51.65972°N 9.63583°ECoordinates: 51°39′35″N 9°38′09″E / 51.65972°N 9.63583°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Northeim | |
| Subdivisions | 19 districts | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Torsten Bauer (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 113.4 km2 (43.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 14,676 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 37170 | |
| Dialling codes | 05571, 05573, 05506, 05574 | |
| Vehicle registration | NOM | |
| Website | www.uslar.de | |
Uslar is a town and a municipality in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, in the south-western part of the district of Northeim, and in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weser Uplands.
Uslar is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.
Geography
Uslar lies close to the borders of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. Hanover is 110 kilometres (68 miles) to the north, Hesse's biggest city Frankfurt am Main is 240 km (149 mi) to the south, and Berlin is 350 km (217 mi) to northeast.
Division of the municipality
The municipality of Uslar consists of 19 towns and villages: Ahlbershausen, Allershausen, Bollensen, Delliehausen, Dinkelhausen, Eschershausen, Fürstenhagen, Gierswalde, Kammerborn, Offensen, Schlarpe, Schönhagen, Schöningen, Sohlingen, Uslar, Vahle, Verliehausen, Volpriehausen and Wiensen.
Transport
Uslar can be reached by car via the Bundesautobahn 7 (Ausfahrt (Exit) Nörten-Hardenberg) and A44 (Ausfahrt Warburg) and via Bundesstraße (Route) B241. Nearest international airports are Hanover (IATA-Code: HAJ), Paderborn-Lippstadt (IATA-Code: PAD) and Kassel-Calden. Uslar can be reached by Solling Railway via Northeim. From Göttingen, Uslar can be reached by Bus 210 direction Holzminden.
History
Uslar was first mentioned in 1006/1007. In the second half of the 12th century, the Welfen-dynasty started to rule Uslar until the 19th century. In 1599, the castle of Freudenthal was built, which burned down in 1612. In 1819 big parts of the town of Uslar burned down.
Economy and business
Uslar's industry uses the area's natural resources of wood, sand and water. In the 20th century, Uslar's furniture industry (Ilse-Möbel company, approx. 2000 employees in the 1950s) was world-famous. Nowadays, only tourism plays an important role in the area of Uslar (Uslarer Land). There is also the Privatbrauerei Haffner, which brews the Bergbräu family of beers, bottled in pop-top bottles much like Schleswig-Holstein's Flensburger beer and Holland's Grolsch.
International relations
Uslar's sister cities are:
- Kerteminde, Denmark since 1985,
- Człuchów, Poland since 1999.
References
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