Altenau, Lower Saxony

Altenau ([ˈʔaltənaʊ] (listen)) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

This article is about the town in central Germany. For the river of the same name in the Harz, see Altenau (Oker). For other uses, see Altenau (disambiguation).
Altenau
Stadtteil of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Coat of arms
Location of Altenau
Altenau
Altenau
Coordinates: 51°48′10″N 10°26′44″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGoslar
TownClausthal-Zellerfeld
Subdivisions2 districts
Area
 • Total4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation
460 m (1,510 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total1,758
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38707
Dialling codes05328
Vehicle registrationGS
Websitewww.altenau.info

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

Geography

Districts

History

Altenau is a old mining town. First references about the town cames out in 1227 and later in 1298 and 1311. Also in 1525 the first settler comes to Altenau and found a shooting club to protect thermself of attacs from local bendits. In 1532 you will find the first mining at the area of Altenau, later in 1540 and 1570 the minings Schatzkammer and Rose grow up. At the year 1579 Altenau get the first Preaster. At this Time, Altenau was a Village with 20 Houses. In 1588 the first church was build, but there get broke down in 1669 to make the today Saint Nicolai Church. Later in 1617 Altenau get citylaw and grow up. The local mines end up in 1800, the smelter from 1690 ended in 1911. The first Tourism starts at the same Time. In the 1970s the holiday residence Glockenberg was built by Philipp Holzmann . Today you will find in Altenau many Hotels,Shops,Restaurants,a Brewery from 1617, the Swimminghall from 2008 and the biggest Park of Herbs and Spices (Kräuterpark).

Demographics
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
2010

1,770

2013

1,643

2018

1,758

Sights
  • Saint Nicholas Church, a Protestant wooden church with three naves, built in 1670[1]
  • The modern Catholic Saint Oliver Church of Altenau, built in 1976
  • Park of Herbs and Spices
  • Downtown with manywooden Houses from the area of the 17th.century.
  • Brewery from 1617
  • Swimminghall
  • The former railway station of Altenau, a wooden building dating from 1914[2]

Personals

Wilhelm Knop

Adolf Knop

Hermine Hartleben

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

  • SPD: 7 seats (54.16%)
  • CDU: 6 seats (45.84%)
  • Town center
  • Saint Oliver Church
  • Former railway station
  • Side building, former railway station

References
  1. Josef Walz: Der Harz, p.83. Köln 1995
  2. Evert Heusinkveld: Die Innerstetalbahn Langelsheim - Altenau, p.89. Nordhorn 2007
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