Lutter am Barenberge is a municipality located 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

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated approx. 13 km (8 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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History

The town was founded by Otto I in 956, and in various times, was part of Braunschweig

Braunschweig

Braunschweig , is a city of 247,400 people, located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser....

 and Hildesheim

Hildesheim (district)

Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...

. In 1626, Tilly defeated Christian IV's troops in the Battle of Lutter

Battle of Lutter

The Battle of Lutter took place during the Thirty Years' War, on 27 August 1626, between the forces of the Protestant Christian IV of Denmark and those of the Catholic League...

, a rout that changed the course of the Thirty Years' War

Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....

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Lutter am Barenberge is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lutter am Barenberge

Lutter am Barenberge (Samtgemeinde)

Lutter am Barenberge is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated northwest of the Harz, approx. 13 km northwest of Goslar...

Demographics

EWLINE Year Inhabitants 1821 1,840 1848 2,557 1871 2,618 1885 2,721 1905 2,558 1925 2,205		Year	Inhabitants
1933	2,245
1939	2,209
1946	3,873
1950	3,795
1956	3,197

Year Inhabitants 1961 2,956 1968 2,792 1970 2,812 1975 2,681 1980 2,588 Year Inhabitants 1985 2,584 1990 2,612 1995 2,541 2000 2,529 2005 2,409

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...
  
  : 7 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...
  
  : 5 seats
• FDP
  Free Democratic Party (Germany)
  The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government...
  
  : 1 seats