Langelsheim is a town in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony , Germany .
15-517: 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 with the following population as of 30 June 2020: The place once called Langenizze developed in the 10th century out of
30-704: 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. As of 30 June 2020 there were 11,305 inhabitants in Langelsheim. 2006 local elections: 2016 local elections: SPD: 12 FDP: 1 WGL: 6 CDU: 7 Langelsheim
45-716: A large site with a thin Holocene layer that overlies a thicker layer dating to the Saale glaciation , with an Upper Cretaceous layer underlying the Pleistocene layer. The Mesozoic stratum is referred to as the Santon Formation . Large Pleistocene-aged warm period fauna from Sarstedt include Hippopotamus , Cervus elaphus , and Elephas antiquus . In 2001, three skull fragments were reported to have been discovered by amateur fossil collectors Otrud and Karl-Werner Frangenberg from
60-532: A novelle titled Die Innerste . Sarstedt Sarstedt is a town in the district of Hildesheim , Lower Saxony , Germany . It has approximately 18,500 inhabitants. Sarstedt is situated 20 km south of Hanover and 10 km north of Hildesheim . Sarstedt station is on the Hanoverian Southern Railway and is served by the Hanover S-Bahn . The GEO 600 gravitational wave detector
75-617: Is twinned with: Innerste The Innerste is a river in Lower Saxony , Germany . It is a right tributary of the Leine river and 101 km (63 mi) in length. The river name is not related to the German word innerste meaning innermost. Innerste , in earlier times called the Inste (1805), Inderste (1567), Indistria (1313), Entrista (1065) and Indrista (1013), probably goes back to
90-503: Is located nearby. The former independent municipality Giften has been a part of Sarstedt since 1 March 1974. The mayor of Sarstedt is Heike Brennecke (SPD). She was elected in September 2014, and re-elected in 2021. The predecessor was Karl-Heinz Wondratschek (SPD). Sarstedt comprises several geologic formations . The site where hominin remains were discovered is the Liene river flats,
105-608: The Frangenberg brothers did retrieve the human fossils, their collection also includes stone tools discovered over three years. They are handaxes , scrapers modified on both faces, and discoidal cores that are commonly associated with the Middle Pleistocene . They are made from grey flint, all with varying degrees of patination and gravel contusions, which suggests that the tools underwent differing taphonomic processes that makes it unclear if they represent one assemblage or
120-516: The Indo-Germanic root oid = turbulent, strong . It may be the name referred to in the name of the battlefield of Idista viso (16 A.D.). The river's source is in the Harz mountains, 4 km (2.5 mi) from the town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld to the southwest at an elevation of 615 m and is called Innerstesprung . As a small brook, the Innerste flows west and passes a system of lakes,
135-445: The curvature of the specimen is very unlike Homo neanderthalensis . Overall, the specimens have anatomy that derives away from Neanderthals, though the inclusion of Sst I in Homo erectus or an ancestral phase of Neanderthals definitely unwarranted. However, Czarnetzki, Gaudzinski-Windheuser, and Pusch (2001) suggest that further testing is required to affirm this classification. While
150-790: The dam was built 1963–1966, a nice lake for holidays and watersports was created. A few kilometers further on, the Innerste leaves the Harz Mountains near the town of Langelsheim (204 m) and turns to the Northwest. The first tributary is river Grane (12 km (7.5 mi) in length). From here, the Innerste flows through the Harzvorland , a hilly countryside. Further tributaries are river Nette (42 km (26 mi) in length), river Lamme (21 km (13 mi) in length), river Bruchgraben, river Neile and river Beuster (12 km (7.5 mi) in length). Some more towns on its course are
165-450: The first of which is called Entensumpf . The next lakes are Oberer Nassenwieser Teich , Bärenbrucher Teich , Ziegenberger Teich , and Sumpfteich . The German word Teich means "pond". Having passed through the middle of the village of Buntenbock , the Innerste passes Prinzenteich and turns to the west to Wildemann (390 m), one of the smallest towns in Germany. Grumbach , one of
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#1732876954915180-647: The first tributaries, flows into the Innerste in the middle of Wildemann. The Innerste turns to the North to Lautenthal (300 m), another town on its course and flows parallel to the abandoned track of the Innerste Valley Railway . Here the Laute flows into the Innerste in the middle of Lautenthal. The name of the town means "Laute Valley". Near Lautenthal the Innerste is dammed (the Innerstetalsperre ). When
195-399: The locality. Of the fossils are the somewhat complete temporal Sarstedt I (Sst I) , the occipital fragment Sarstedt II (Sst II) , and the left parietal fragment Sarstedt III (Sst III) . They were discovered on the surface of sand pits on the western end of the village; the first fossil was found on January 2, 1999, the second on November 8, 1997, and the final on October 30, 1999. Sst I
210-578: The southern quarters of Salzgitter and Hildesheim . The Innerste passes Marienburg Castle , the centre of Hildesheim (90 m) and Steuerwald Castle in the North of the City. North of Hildesheim, the Innerste enters the North German Plain . About 18 km (11 mi) further on, it flows into the Leine near the town of Sarstedt , south of Hanover , at an elevation of 65 m. Wilhelm Raabe wrote
225-625: Was discovered in matrix aged anywhere from 115-58 ka, while Sst II is embedded in older matrix suggesting an older date. Sarstedt I is determined to be a young girl between 2 and 4 years of age based on the inner anatomy and development of the auditory canal . As well, the mastoid is consistent with Ehringsdorf and Krapina , other Neanderthal fossils. Sarstedt II exhibits a generalized suite of characters that are common in Neanderthals. Sarstedt III has arterial impressions that are only found in hominins ancestral to Homo sapiens . Additionally,
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