Langelsheim

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Langelsheim
Town
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Location of Langelsheim within Goslar district
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Langelsheim
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Langelsheim
Coordinates: 51°56′17″N10°20′06″E / 51.93806°N 10.33500°E / 51.93806; 10.33500
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Goslar
Subdivisions8 Ortschaften
Government
 •  Mayor (2021–26) Ingo Henze [1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Elevation
204 m (669 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total14,990
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38685
Dialling codes 05326
Vehicle registration GS
Website www.langelsheim.de

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

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Geography

The municipality is situated between the river Innerste and its tributary the river 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.

Subdivisions

Langelsheim is divided into eight Ortschaften [3] with the following population as of 30 June 2020: [4]

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. The former municipalities Hahausen, Lutter am Barenberge and Wallmoden are part of Langelsheim since 1 November 2021. [5]

Demographics

As of 30 June 2020 there were 11,305 inhabitants in Langelsheim. [4]

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Population statistics
YearInhabitants
18215,900
18486,873
18717,290
18858,314
19059,707
19259,643
YearInhabitants
19339,829
193910,090
194615,427
195016,321
195615,061
YearInhabitants
196114,243
196814,448
197014,451
197514,929
198014,542
YearInhabitants
198513,967
199013,892
199513,962
200013,619
200513,068
Church: St. Andreaskirche Langelsheim, die Sankt Andreaskirche IMG 4755 2018-07-03 10.43.jpg
Church: St. Andreaskirche

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

2016 local elections:

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

Mayors

International relations

Langelsheim is twinned with:

Notable people

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Henry E. Steinway

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References

  1. ↑ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ↑ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Langelsheim, § 4, November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "Einwohner der Gemeinden und Ortsteile. Stand 30.06.2020" (PDF). Landkreis - Goslar.
  5. ↑ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2021, Statistisches Bundesamt
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