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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Goslar |
| Municipal assoc. | Oberharz |
| Town subdivisions | 3 districts |
| Mayor | Peter Dietz |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 33.96 km² (13.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 560 m (1837 ft) |
| Population | 15,006 (30/06/2006)[1] |
| - Density | 442 /km² (1,144 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | GS |
| Postal code | 38678 |
| Area code | 05323 |
| Website | www.samtgemeinde- oberharz.de |
Clausthal-Zellerfeld is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the southwestern part of the Harz mountains. Its population is approximately 15,000, Clausthal-Zellerfeld is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Oberharz.
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Geography
City districts
- Buntenbock (since 1972)
- Clausthal
- Zellerfeld
History
Actually, it consists of two towns: Clausthal and Zellerfeld were merged in 1924 to form an administrative unit. Clausthal is well known for the old Clausthal University of Technology and its magnificent buildings, while Zellerfeld is a typical tourist resort for hikers and winter sportsmen. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is the largest town that is situated in the mountains rather than on the edge.
Mining in the area began in the 16th century. Modern wire rope was invented to service the Iron Mines in the 1830s by the German mining engineer Wilhelm Albert in the years between 1831 and 1834 for use in mining in the Harz Mountains in Clausthal. It was quickly accepted because it proved superior to ropes made of hemp or to metal chains, such as had been used before and soon found its way into diverse applications, including most notably, suspension bridges. Mining activity halted in 1930 because the ore deposits were exhausted and no longer economical. Today, there are large remains of mines in the surrounding Harz region, some of which are now tourable museums. The Clausthal University of Technology was established in 1763 for the education of mining engineers. Today, it is a technical university for teaching engineering.
Demographics
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Politics
Town council
2006 local elections:
Culture and sights
- Oberharzer Wasserwirschaft (Upper Harz Water Management)
Museums
- Upper Harz Mining Museum
- GeoMuseum of Clausthal University of Technology
Buildings
- Market Church, the largest wooden church in Germany
- Clausthal mint (1617–1849)
- Dietzel House
Persons
People from Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), composer
- Robert Koch (1843–1910), microbioligist
- Otto Erich Hartleben (1864–1905), poet and dramatist
- Dietrich Grönemeyer (born 1952), physician
Notable people associated with Clausthal-Zellerfeld
- Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann (1782–1859), mineralogist
- Wilhelm Albert (1787–1846), mining administrator and inventor
- Friedrich Adolph Roemer (1809–1869), geologist
- Arnold Sommerfeld (1868–1951), theoretical physicist
External links
- clausthal-zellerfeld.de (German)
- Clausthal-Zellerfeld at the Open Directory Project
References
- ^ Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Statistik. "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German).
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