Langelsheim

Langelsheim
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Langelsheim within Goslar district
Langelsheim Show map of Germany Langelsheim Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 51°56′17″N 10°20′06″E / 51.93806°N 10.33500°E / 51.93806; 10.33500
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Goslar
Subdivisions	8 Ortschaften
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Ingo Henze[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	108.77 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Elevation	204 m (669 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	15,043
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	38685
Dialling codes	05326
Vehicle registration	GS
Website	www.langelsheim.de

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

The municipality is situated between the river Innerste and its tributary the river Grane, on the northern edge of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park, located about 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Goslar.

Langelsheim is divided into eight Ortschaften^[3] with the following population as of 30 June 2020:^[4]

• Astfeld (2,097 inhabitants)
• Bredelem (438 inhabitants)
• Hahausen (765 inhabitants)
• Langelsheim (5,067 inhabitants)
• Lautenthal (1,511 inhabitants)
• Lutter am Barenberge (2,296 inhabitants)
• Wallmoden (907 inhabitants)
• Wolfshagen im Harz (2,192 inhabitants)

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, first documented in the 13th century, where ore from the Mines of Rammelsberg was smelted. The former municipalities Hahausen, Lutter am Barenberge and Wallmoden are part of Langelsheim since 1 November 2021.^[5]

As of 30 June 2020 there were 11,305 inhabitants in Langelsheim.^[4]

2006 local elections:

• SPD: 17 seats
• CDU: 9 seats

2016 local elections:

SPD: 12 FDP: 1 WGL: 6 CDU: 7

• Since November 2013: Ingo Henze (SPD)
• 2006-2013: Henning Schrader (SPD)

Langelsheim is twinned with:

• Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Netherlands
• Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands
• Roswinkel, Emmen, Netherlands

• Henry E. Steinway, (1797-1871), born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg in Wolfshagen in Harz, was a piano maker
• Jan Assmann, (born 1938), an Egyptologist
• Hans-Werner Bothe, (born 1952), philosopher and neurosurgeon
• Timo Rose, (born 1977), motion picture director and musician

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