Langelsheim () is a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

in the district of Goslar in

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

Geography

The municipality is situated between the river

Innerste The Innerste () is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine river and in length. Origin of the name The river name is not related to the German word ''innerste'' meaning innermost. ''Innerste'', in earlier time ...

and its tributary the river Grane, on the northern edge of the

Harz The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' der ...

mountain range and the

Harz National Park Harz National Park is a nature reserve in the Germany, German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It comprises portions of the western Harz mountain range, extending from Herzberg am Harz, Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg at the southern ...

, located about northwest of

Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the Goslar (district), district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern wikt:slope, slopes of the Harz ...

Subdivisions

Langelsheim is divided into eight ''

Ortschaft Ortschaft is a term in German speaking countries for a human settlement. In several states of Germany, it is also used for administrative subdivisions of municipalities. These have been defined in the '' Gemeindeordnung'' or ''Kommunalverfassung'' ...

en''Hauptsatzung der Stadt Langelsheim
§ 4, November 2021. with the following population as of 30 June 2020: * Astfeld (2,097 inhabitants) * Bredelem (438 inhabitants) *

Hahausen Hahausen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2021, it is part of the town Langelsheim, of which it is an ''Ortschaft''.Lautenthal The formerly free mining town ('' Bergstadt'') of Lautenthal in Germany is a state-recognised, climatic spa with around 1,570 inhabitants and has been part of the borough of Langelsheim since 1972. Geography Lautenthal lies in the Innerste ...

(1,511 inhabitants) *

Lutter am Barenberge Lutter am Barenberge is a market town (''Flecken'') and a former municipality in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2021, it is part of the town Langelsheim, of which it is an ''Ortschaft''.

(2,296 inhabitants) *

Wallmoden Wallmoden is a village and a former municipality in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2021, it is part of the town Langelsheim, of which it is an ''Ortschaft Ortschaft is a term in German speaking countries for a h ...

(907 inhabitants) *

Wolfshagen im Harz Wolfshagen im Harz (or Wolfshagen) is a subdivision of the town of Langelsheim in the district of Goslar (district), Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. Geography Wolfshagen im Harz is located in the Upper Harz on the northern edge of the Harz in ...

(2,192 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 The Ottonian dynasty () was a Saxons, Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024), named after three of its kings and Holy Roman emperors, especially Otto the Great. It is also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin in the German ...

. Langelsheim was the site of historic

ironworks An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the singular of ''ironworks'' is ''ironworks''. Ironworks succeeded bloome ...

, first documented in the 13th century, where ore from the

Mines of Rammelsberg The Rammelsberg is a mountain, high, on the northern edge of the Harz range, south of the historic town of Goslar in the North German state of Lower Saxony. The mountain is the location of an important silver, copper, and lead mine. When it close ...

was smelted. The former municipalities

Hahausen Hahausen is a village and a former municipality in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2021, it is part of the town Langelsheim, of which it is an ''Ortschaft''.Lutter am Barenberge Lutter am Barenberge is a market town (''Flecken'') and a former municipality in the Goslar district of Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2021, it is part of the town Langelsheim, of which it is an ''Ortschaft''.

and

are part of Langelsheim since 1 November 2021.Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2021

Statistisches Bundesamt The Federal Statistical Office (, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and analysing statistical informati ...

Demographics

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

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections: *

SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together wi ...

: 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 , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

* Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands * Roswinkel, Emmen, Netherlands

Notable people

Henry E. Steinway Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, anglicized name Henry Engelhard Steinway, (February 22, 1797 – February 7, 1871)B ...

, (1797-1871), born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg in Wolfshagen in Harz, was a piano maker *

Jan Assmann Johann Christoph "Jan" Assmann (7 July 1938 – 19 February 2024) was a German Egyptologist, cultural historian, and religion scholar. Life and works Assmann studied Egyptology and classical archaeology in Munich, Heidelberg, Paris, and Göt ...

, (born 1938), an Egyptologist *

Hans-Werner Bothe Hans-Werner Bothe (born 23 September 1952 in Langelsheim, near Goslar) is a German philosopher and neurosurgeon working in the field of Neurobionics. Life Bothe studied Philosophy and Medicine from 1973 until 1981 in Tübingen und Mainz, gradu ...

, (born 1952), philosopher and neurosurgeon * Timo Rose, (born 1977), motion picture director and musician

References

External links

{{Authority control Towns in Lower Saxony Goslar (district) Towns in the Harz Duchy of Brunswick