The formerly free mining town ( Bergstadt ) of Lautenthal in Germany is a state-recognised, climatic spa with around 1,570 inhabitants and has been part of the borough of Langelsheim since 1972.
13-550: Lautenthal lies in the Innerste valley between Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Langelsheim in the northwestern Upper Harz . The town is located at a height of about 300 m above sea level (NN) in a valley bowl, the surrounding mountains being up to 620 m above NN . The two rivers of the Innerste and the Laute flow through the town. Towards Langelsheim the Innerste
26-618: 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 with the following population as of 30 June 2020: The place once called Langenizze developed in
39-606: 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 the Indo-Germanic root oid = turbulent, strong . It may be the name referred to in
52-520: Is impounded by the Innerste Dam . Mining of copper, lead and silver in the area around Lautenthal started about 1225. In the middle of the 14th century, however, the Harz was depopulated because of plague and mining came to an end. Mining in the Harz was started again in 1524. Lautenthal was founded in 1538 as a mining settlement on the river Laute, a small tributary of the Innerste, and had already been given
65-535: 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 the southern quarters of Salzgitter and Hildesheim . The Innerste passes Marienburg Castle ,
78-594: 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 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
91-730: 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. 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
104-602: 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 a novelle titled Die Innerste . Langelsheim Langelsheim is
117-429: The closure of the mines in 1959 the town lost its significance and was incorporated into the borough of Langelsheim in 1972. In 1976 the railway line to Lautenthal was closed and the former railway station was transformed into a hotel. 51°52′13″N 10°17′27″E / 51.87028°N 10.29083°E / 51.87028; 10.29083 Innerste The Innerste is a river in Lower Saxony , Germany . It
130-545: 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 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
143-538: 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, 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
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#1732890491983156-536: The status of a town by 1580. Sixteen years later it became a free mining town . The town was enlarged in 1560 and a rectangular market place was laid out. A comparatively large town hall was built in 1570. The building was transformed into a hotel later. In 1626, the town was plundered by the troops of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly in the Thirty Years' War . The Protestant town church was built 1649-59. In 1690, 28 mines were operated in and around Lautenthal. In 1821,
169-453: The town had 2.006 inhabitants. The railway line to Lautenthal, Innerste Valley Railway , was inaugurated in 1875 and extended to Altenau in 1914. Railway bridges were built over the Laute and the Innerste. Tourism gradually developed creating more and more jobs. At the beginning of the 20th century, Lautenthal had 2.626 inhabitants. As of 30 June 2018, Lautenthal had a population of 1,570. With
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