Altenau, Lower Saxony

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
Saint Nicholas Church
Coat of arms
Altenau
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Goslar
Town	Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Area
• Total	4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	1,643
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38707
Dialling codes	05328
Vehicle registration	GS
Website	www.altenau.de

Altenau ([ˈʔaltənaʊ]) 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.

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

• Altenau
• Torfhaus

History

Demographics

Population statistics

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

Sights

• Saint Nicholas Church, a Protestant wooden church with three naves, was built in 1670
• The modern Catholic Saint Oliver Church of Altenau was built in 1976.
• The former railway station of Altenau is a wooden building dating from 1914.

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

• SPD: 7 seats (54.16%)
• CDU: 6 seats (45.84%)

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  Town center

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  Saint Oliver Church

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  Former railway station

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  Side building, former railway station

External links

• Samtgemeinde Oberharz (German)
• Altenau at DMOZ