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
Saint Nicholas Church
Altenau
Location of the town of Altenau within Goslar district
Coordinates	51°48′10″N 10°26′44″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Goslar
Municipal assoc.	Oberharz
Town subdivisions	2 districts
Mayor	Alexander Ehrenberg (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi)
Elevation	460 m  (1509 ft)
Population	1,789 (31 December 2010)
- Density	384 /km2 (994 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GS
Postal code	38707
Area code	05328
Website	www.altenau.de

Altenau is a town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

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

Geography

City 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

Politics

Town council

2006 local elections:

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

External links

• Samtgemeinde Oberharz (German)
• Altenau at the Open Directory Project