Altenau, Lower Saxony

Altenau
Stadtteil of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Saint Nicholas Church
Coat of arms
Altenau
Coordinates: 51°48′10″N 10°26′44″E / 51.80278°N 10.44556°E / 51.80278; 10.44556Coordinates: 51°48′10″N 10°26′44″E / 51.80278°N 10.44556°E / 51.80278; 10.44556
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Goslar
Town	Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Area
• Total	4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	460 m (1,510 ft)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,643
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38707
Dialling codes	05328
Vehicle registration	GS
Website	www.altenau.de

Altenau ([ˈʔaltənaʊ]) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

It is situated in the middle of the Harz mountains, between Clausthal-Zellerfeld and the Brocken. It was part of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Oberharz.

Geography

Districts

• Altenau
• Torfhaus

History

Demographics

Population statistics

Sights

• Saint Nicholas Church, a Protestant wooden church with three naves, built in 1670^[1]
• The modern Catholic Saint Oliver Church of Altenau, built in 1976
• The former railway station of Altenau, a wooden building dating from 1914^[2]

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

• SPD: 7 seats (54.16%)
• CDU: 6 seats (45.84%)

• 
  Town center
• 
  Saint Oliver Church
• 
  Former railway station
• 
  Side building, former railway station

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Altenau.

• Samtgemeinde Oberharz (in German)
• Altenau at DMOZ