Langelsheim is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in the district of Goslar

Goslar (district)

Goslar is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Osterode, Northeim, Hildesheim and Wolfenbüttel, the city of Salzgitter, and by the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia .-History:The history of the district is linked with the city of Goslar.The district of Goslar...

, in Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony

Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

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Geography

The municipality is situated between the river Innerste

Innerste

The Innerste is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Leine river and 95 km in length.- Origin of the name :...

 and its tributary Grane, on the northern edge of the Harz

Harz

The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...

 mountain range and the Harz National Park

Harz National Park

The Harz National Park is a nature reserve in the German federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. It comprises large portions of the western Harz mountain range, extending from Herzberg and Bad Lauterberg at the southern edge to Bad Harzburg and Ilsenburg on the northern slopes...

, located about 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Goslar

Goslar

Goslar is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines of Rammelsberg are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.-Geography:Goslar is situated at the...

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City subdivisions

• Astfeld (2.471 inhabitants)
• Bredelem (517 inhabitants)
• Langelsheim (6.115 inhabitants)
• Lautenthal (2.049 inhabitants)
• Wolfshagen im Harz (2.579 inhabitants)

History

The place once called Langenizze developed in the 10th century out of a hill fort at the Kahnstein mountain, erected by the Ottonian dynasty. Langelsheim was the site of historic ironworks

Ironworks

An ironworks or iron works is a building or site where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and/or steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e...

, first documented in the 13th century, where ore from the Mines of Rammelsberg

Mines of Rammelsberg

The Rammelsberg is a mountain, high, on the northern edge of the Harz, south of the town of Goslar in the north German state of Lower Saxony. The mountain is the location of an important mine, the only mine which had been working continuously for over 1,000 years when it finally closed in 1988...

 was smelted.

Demographics

EWLINE Year Inhabitants 1821 5,900 1848 6,873 1871 7,290 1885 8,314 1905 9,707 1925 9,643		Year	Inhabitants
1933	9,829
1939	10,090
1946	15,427
1950	16,321
1956	15,061

Year Inhabitants 1961 14,243 1968 14,448 1970 14,451 1975 14,929 1980 14,542 Year Inhabitants 1985 13,967 1990 13,892 1995 13,962 2000 13,619 2005 13,068

Town council

2006 local elections:

• SPD
  Social Democratic Party of Germany
  The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
  
  : 17 seats
• CDU
  Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
  The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
  
  : 9 seats

International relations

Langelsheim is twinned

Town twinning

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 with:= Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Netherlands

Netherlands

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 Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands Roswinkel, Emmen, Netherlands

Notable people

• Henry E. Steinway
  Henry E. Steinway
  Henry E. Steinway made pianos in Germany and the United States. He was the founder of the piano company Steinway & Sons....
  
  , born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg February 22, 1797 in Wolfshagen, piano maker
• Jan Assmann
  Jan Assmann
  Jan Assmann is a German Egyptologist who was born in Langelsheim.-Education and teaching:He went to school in Lübeck and Heidelberg before going on to study Egyptology, Classical Archeology and Greek Studies in Munich, Heidelberg, Paris and Göttingen...
  
  , born July 7, 1938, egyptologist
• Hans-Werner Bothe
  Hans-Werner Bothe
  Hans-Werner Bothe is a German philosopher and neurosurgeon. Bothe is founder of the recent field of research on Neurobionics.-Life:...
  
  , born September 23, 1952, philosopher and neurosurgeon
• Timo Rose
  Timo Rose
  Timo Rose is a German horror and science fiction filmmaker, rapper, and founder of the production company Sword of Independence Filmworks .-Films:...
  
  , born February 22, 1977, motion picture director and musician

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