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Altenau, Lower Saxony

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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Goslar

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Monday 6:17 AM

State
  
Lower Saxony

Town
  
Clausthal-Zellerfeld

Postal codes
  
38707

Population
  
1,850 (31 Dec 2008)

Altenau, Lower Saxony httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsff

Weather
  
6°C, Wind S at 23 km/h, 83% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Rodellift "Brockenblick", Radau, Heimatstube, Skilift Großer Torfhausli

Altenau ([ˈʔaltənaʊ]) is a town and a former municipality in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2015 it is part of the town Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

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Map of Altenau, Germany

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

Districts

  • Altenau
  • Torfhaus

    • Sights

  • Saint Nicholas Church, a Protestant wooden church with three naves, built in 1670
  • The modern Catholic Saint Oliver Church of Altenau, built in 1976
  • The former railway station of Altenau, a wooden building dating from 1914

    • Town council

    2006 local elections:

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

    • References

    Altenau, Lower Saxony Wikipedia
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