Langelsheim

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Langelsheim

Location of Langelsheim within Goslar district

Coordinates: 51°56′17″N 10°20′06″E / 51.93806°N 10.33500°ECoordinates: 51°56′17″N 10°20′06″E / 51.93806°N 10.33500°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Henning Schrader (SPD)

Area

• Total

48.72 km² (18.81 sq mi)

Elevation

204 m (669 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total

11,697

• Density

240/km² (620/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

38685

05326

Website

Langelsheim is a town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Geography

The municipality is situated between the river Innerste and its tributary Grane, on the northern edge of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park, located about 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Goslar.

City subdivisions

Astfeld (2.471 inhabitants)
Bredelem (517 inhabitants)
Langelsheim (6.115 inhabitants)
Lautenthal (2.049 inhabitants)
Wolfshagen im Harz (2.579 inhabitants)

History

The place once called Langenizze developed in the 10th century out of a hill fort at the Kahnstein mountain, erected by the Ottonian dynasty. Langelsheim was the site of historic ironworks, first documented in the 13th century, where ore from the Mines of Rammelsberg was smelted.

Demographics

Population statistics

Year	Inhabitants
1821	5,900
1848	6,873
1871	7,290
1885	8,314
1905	9,707
1925	9,643

Year	Inhabitants
1933	9,829
1939	10,090
1946	15,427
1950	16,321
1956	15,061

Year	Inhabitants
1961	14,243
1968	14,448
1970	14,451
1975	14,929
1980	14,542

Year	Inhabitants
1985	13,967
1990	13,892
1995	13,962
2000	13,619
2005	13,068

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

SPD: 17 seats
CDU: 9 seats

2016 local elections:

SPD: 12 FDP: 1 WGL: 6 CDU: 7

Mayors

Since November 2013: Ingo Henze (SPD)
2006-2013: Henning Schrader (SPD)

International relations

Langelsheim is twinned with:

Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Netherlands
Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands
Roswinkel, Emmen, Netherlands

Notable people

Henry E. Steinway

Henry E. Steinway, (1797-1871), born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg in Wolfshagen, piano maker
Jan Assmann, (born 1938), egyptologist
Hans-Werner Bothe, (born 1952), philosopher and neurosurgeon
Timo Rose, (born 1977), motion picture director and musician

References

↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2015 (Tabelle K1020014)

External links

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Langelsheim at DMOZ

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