Bad Lauterberg
| Bad Lauterberg | ||
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  Bad Lauterberg | ||
Location of Bad Lauterberg within Osterode am Harz district 
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| Coordinates: 51°37′54″N 10°28′14″E / 51.63167°N 10.47056°ECoordinates: 51°37′54″N 10°28′14″E / 51.63167°N 10.47056°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Osterode am Harz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Thomas Gans (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 10,671 | |
| • Density | 260/km2 (670/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 37431 | |
| Dialling codes | 05524 | |
| Vehicle registration | OHA | |
| Website | www.badlauterberg.de | |
Bad Lauterberg is a town in the district of Osterode, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km southwest of Braunlage, and 20 km southeast of Osterode am Harz.
Bad Lauterberg is known inter alia for the liqueurs, Schierker Feuerstein and Harzer Grubenlicht, which are both manufactured and bottled here.
Bad Lauterberg was the birthplace (1879) of the Polar explorer Alfred Ritscher.
Politics
Town council
Town council after the local elections on September 10, 2006:
- SPD: 10 seats
- CDU: 8 seats
- BI (Bürgerinitiative Bad Lauterberg e.V.): 3 seats
- Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 1 seat
- FDP: 1 seat
- NPD: 1 seat
Town Council after the local elections on September 11, 2011:
- SPD: 9 seats
- CDU: 9 seats
- BI: 3 seats
- Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 2 seats
- NPD: 1 seat
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