Stadtoldendorf is a town in the center of the Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. Stadtoldendorf is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf.
Stadtoldendorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Stadtoldendorf within Holzminden district  | |
  Stadtoldendorf  Stadtoldendorf | |
| Coordinates: 51°53′N 9°37′E / 51.883°N 9.617°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Holzminden |
| Municipal assoc. | Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Helmut Affelt |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.86 km2 (9.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 221 m (725 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 5,726 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37627 |
| Dialling codes | 05532 |
| Vehicle registration | HOL |
| Website | www.stadtoldendorf.de |
Government
editAllocation of seats in the local council electoral period 2006-2011:
Culture
editMuseums
edit- Stadtmuseum im Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus
- Freilichtmuseum Mühlenanger
Buildings
edit- Försterbergturm, from the 13th century
- Hagentorturm
- Kellbergturm
- Homburg castle, above old village
- Altes Rathaus (from 1875)
- Ratskeller (from 1621)
- Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus
Notable people
edit- Kurt Matzdorf (1922 – 2008), metalsmith, professor[2]
References
edit- ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Deaths: Matzdorf, Kurt". The New York Times. January 6, 2009. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
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