Stadtoldendorf is a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
in the center of the
Holzminden district,
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
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. Stadtoldendorf is the seat of the ''
Samtgemeinde
A (, ; plural: ''Samtgemeinden'') is a type of administrative division in Lower Saxony, Germany. ''Samtgemeinden'' are local government associations of Municipalities of Germany, municipalities, equivalent to the ''Amt (administrative division) ...
'' ("collective municipality")
Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf.
Government
Allocation of seats in the
local council electoral period 2006-2011:
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CDU: 10
*
SPD: 5
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Grünen: 1
*
FDP: 1
Culture
Museums
* Stadtmuseum im Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus
* Freilichtmuseum Mühlenanger
Buildings
* Försterbergturm, from the 13th century
* Hagentorturm
* Kellbergturm
*
Homburg castle, above old village
* Altes Rathaus (from 1875)
* Ratskeller (from 1621)
* Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus
Notable people
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Kurt Matzdorf (1922 – 2008), metalsmith, professor
References
Towns in Lower Saxony
Holzminden (district)
Duchy of Brunswick
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