Altenau, Lower Saxony

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Altenau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Altenau
Altenau, Lower Saxony (Germany)
Altenau, Lower Saxony
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Goslar
Municipal assoc. Oberharz
Town subdivisions 2 districts
Mayor Alexander Ehrenberg (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 4.58 km² (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation 460 m  (1509 ft)
Population  1,967  (30/06/2006)[1]
 - Density 429 /km² (1,112 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GS
Postal code 38707
Area code 05328
Website www.altenau.de

Coordinates: 51°48′10″N 10°26′44″E / 51.80278, 10.44556

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

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

Contents

[edit] Geography

[edit] City districts

  • Altenau
  • Torfhaus

[edit] History

[edit] Demographics

Population statistics
Population statistics
Year Inhabitants
1821 1,244
1848 1,963
1871 2,179
1885 2,145
1905 2,091
1925 1,914
Year Inhabitants
1933 1,947
1939 2,505
1946 2,744
1950 2,717
1956 2,442
Year Inhabitants
1961 2,304
1968 2,209
1970 2,250
1975 2,500
1980 2,522
Year Inhabitants
1985 2,541
1990 2,405
1995 2,287
2000 2,146
2005 1,980

[edit] Politics

[edit] Town council

2006 local elections:

  • SPD: 7 seats (54,16 %)
  • CDU: 6 seats (45,84 %)

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

[edit] References

  1. ^ Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Statistik. Bevölkerungsfortschreibung (German).
v • d • e
Towns and municipalities in Goslar (district)
Coat of arms