Clausthal-Zellerfeld

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Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Church in 2005
Church in 2005
Coat of arms of Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Coat of arms
Clausthal-Zellerfeld is located in Germany
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Clausthal-Zellerfeld
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Location of Clausthal-Zellerfeld within Goslar district
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Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Goslar
Government
 • Mayor Wolfgang Mönkemeyer (CDU)
Area
 • Total 43.71 km2 (16.88 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 15,769
 • Density 360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 38678
Dialling codes 05323
Vehicle registration GS, BRL, CLZ
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 was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Oberharz.

Geography

City districts

History

Actually, Clausthal-Zellerfeld 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 in the area 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. The Innerste Valley Railway was inaugurated in 1877 and extended to Altenau in 1914. The impressive station building and 70 buildings in the town were destroyed in an air raid on 7 October 1944.[2] 92 people lost their lives.

Mining activity halted in 1930 because the ore deposits were exhausted and no longer financially valuable. Today, there are large remains of mines in the surrounding Harz region, some of which are now tourable museums. The railway line was closed in 1976. The former railway station, which was rebuilt from 1961-1963 after being destroyed in 1944, houses the tourist information and the municipal library today.

The Clausthal University of Technology was established in 1775 for the education of mining engineers. Today, it is a technical university for teaching engineering.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1821 11,757 —    
1848 14,739 +25.4%
1871 14,080 −4.5%
1885 13,917 −1.2%
1905 13,758 −1.1%
1925 12,973 −5.7%
1933 11,855 −8.6%
1939 11,788 −0.6%
1946 15,786 +33.9%
1950 17,643 +11.8%
1956 15,585 −11.7%
1961 15,849 +1.7%
1968 16,468 +3.9%
1970 15,714 −4.6%
1975 16,690 +6.2%
1980 16,270 −2.5%
1985 16,250 −0.1%
1990 17,061 +5.0%
1995 16,703 −2.1%
2000 15,413 −7.7%
2005 15,075 −2.2%
2010 14,579 −3.3%
2011 12,798 −12.2%
2012 12,772 −0.2%
2013 12,923 +1.2%
File:Bahnhof Clausthal.JPG
Former railway station

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

  • SPD: 19 seats
  • CDU: 9 seats
  • FDP: 3 seats
  • UWG: 2 seats (independent electors community)

Culture and sights

File:Dietzel Haus Zellerfeld.jpg
Dietzel House dating from 1674, which now also houses the tourist information office
  • Oberharzer Wasserwirschaft (Upper Harz Water Management)

Museums

Buildings

  • Plants of Upper Harz Water Regale
  • Market Church in Clausthal, the largest wooden church in Germany with 2,200 seats, built 1639-42. Tower dating from 1637.
  • Old pharmacy Bergapotheke in Zellerfeld, built in 1674, with wood carvings
  • Protestant Salvator Church in Zellerfeld, built 1674-83
  • Clausthal mint (1617–1849)
  • Oberbergamt building in Clausthal, built 1726-30
  • Dietzel House in Zellerfeld, dating from 1674
  • Former railway station, destroyed 1944 and rebuilt 1961-63
  • House where Robert Koch was born
  • Rosenhöfer Radstuben (wheel chamber)
  • Ruins of Werk Tanne, ammunition factory during WW2

Persons

People from Clausthal-Zellerfeld

File:ClausthalGeburtshaus.jpg
House where Robert Koch was born

Notable people associated with Clausthal-Zellerfeld

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Twin towns – Sister cities

Clausthal-Zellerfeld is twinned with:

Gallery

  • Steel headframe of Ottiliae shaft; Clausthal-Zellerfeld. This is the oldest still-existing headframe in Germany, built in 1876

  • Aula Academica

  • Sankt Salvatoris Kirche.jpg

    Salvatoris church

  • Mining Office

  • Marktkirche - Clausthal-Zellerfeld church.JPG

    View on Marktkirche - Clausthal-Zellerfeld church in winter

References

  1. ↑ Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)
  2. ↑ Evert Heusinkveld. Die Innerstetalbahn Langelsheim - Altenau, p. 11. Nordhorn 2007
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