Clausthal-Zellerfeld
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|Bundesland = Lower Saxony
|Landkreis = Goslar
|Samtgemeinde = [[Oberharz (Samtgemeinde)|Oberharz]]
|Höhe = 560
|Fläche = 33.96
|Einwohner = 15006
|Stand = 2006-06-30
|pop_ref = <ref>{{cite web|title=Bevölkerungsfortschreibung|url=http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/|author=Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Statistik |language=German}}</ref>
|PLZ = 38678
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|Vorwahl = 05323
|Kfz = GS
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 1 53 004
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|Gliederung = 3 districts
|Adresse-Verband = An der Marktkirche 8<br />38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld
|Website = [http://www.samtgemeinde-oberharz.de/ www.samtgemeinde-<br />oberharz.de]
|Bürgermeister = Peter Dietz
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'''Clausthal-Zellerfeld''' is a [[town]] in [[Lower Saxony]], [[Germany]]. It is located in the southwestern part of the [[Harz]] mountains. Its [[population]] is approximately 15,000, Clausthal-Zellerfeld is also the seat of the ''[[Samtgemeinde]]'' ("collective municipality") [[Oberharz (Samtgemeinde)|Oberharz]].
== Geography ==
=== City districts ===
* [[Buntenbock]] (since 1972)
* Clausthal
* Zellerfeld
== History ==
Actually, it consists of two towns: Clausthal and Zellerfeld were merged in 1924 to form an administrative unit. Clausthal is well known for the old [[Clausthal University of Technology]] and its magnificent buildings, while Zellerfeld is a typical tourist [[resort]] for [[hiking|hikers]] and winter sportsmen. Clausthal-Zellerfeld is the largest town that is situated in the mountains rather than on the edge.
[[Mining]] in the area began in the 16th century. Modern [[wire rope]] was invented to service the [[Iron]] [[Mine]]s in the 1830s by the German mining engineer [[Wilhelm Albert]] in the years between 1831 and 1834 for use in mining in the Harz Mountains in Clausthal. It was quickly accepted because it proved superior to ropes made of hemp or to metal chains, such as had been used before and soon found its way into diverse applications, including most notably, [[suspension bridge]]s. Mining activity halted in 1930 because the [[ore]] deposits were exhausted and no longer economical. Today, there are large remains of mines in the surrounding Harz region, some of which are now tourable [[museum]]s. The [[Clausthal University of Technology]] was established in 1763 for the [[education]] of mining [[engineers]]. Today, it is a technical university for teaching [[engineering]].
=== Demographics ===
[[Image:Population Statistics Clausthal-Zellerfeld.png|thumb|Population statistics]]
{|
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Year
! Inhabitants
|-
| 1821
| style="text-align:right;" | 11,757
|-
| 1848
| style="text-align:right;" | 14,739
|-
| 1871
| style="text-align:right;" | 14,080
|-
| 1885
| style="text-align:right;" | 13,917
|-
| 1905
| style="text-align:right;" | 13,758
|-
| 1925
| style="text-align:right;" | 12,973
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Inhabitants
|-
| 1933
| style="text-align:right;" | 11,855
|-
| 1939
| style="text-align:right;" | 11,788
|-
| 1946
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,786
|-
| 1950
| style="text-align:right;" | 17,643
|-
| 1956
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,585
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Inhabitants
|-
| 1961
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,849
|-
| 1968
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,468
|-
| 1970
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,714
|-
| 1975
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,690
|-
| 1980
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,270
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Inhabitants
|-
| 1985
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,250
|-
| 1990
| style="text-align:right;" | 17,061
|-
| 1995
| style="text-align:right;" | 16,703
|-
| 2000
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,413
|-
| 2005
| style="text-align:right;" | 15,075
|}
|}
== Politics ==
=== Town council ===
2006 local elections:
* [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]: 19 seats
* [[Christian Democratic Union (Germany)|CDU]]: 9 seats
* [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]: 3 seats
* UWG: 2 seats (independent electors community)
== Culture and sights ==
[[Image:Marktkirche Clausthal.JPG|thumb|Market Church in Clausthal]]
[[Image:Dietzel Haus Zellerfeld.jpg|thumb|Dietzel House dating from 1674, which now also houses the tourist information office]]
* Oberharzer Wasserwirschaft (Upper Harz Water Management)
=== Museums ===
* Upper Harz Mining Museum
* GeoMuseum of Clausthal University of Technology
=== Buildings ===
* Market Church, the largest wooden church in Germany
* Clausthal mint (1617–1849)
* Dietzel House
== Persons ==
=== People from Clausthal-Zellerfeld ===
* [[Georg Philipp Telemann]] (1681–1767), composer
* [[Robert Koch]] (1843–1910), microbioligist
* [[Otto Erich Hartleben]] (1864–1905), poet and dramatist
* [[Dietrich Grönemeyer]] (born 1952), physician
=== Notable people associated with Clausthal-Zellerfeld ===
* [[Johann Friedrich Ludwig Hausmann]] (1782–1859), mineralogist
* [[Wilhelm Albert]] (1787–1846), mining administrator and inventor
* [[Friedrich Adolph Roemer]] (1809–1869), geologist
* [[Arnold Sommerfeld]] (1868–1951), theoretical physicist
== External links ==
{{Commons|:Category:Clausthal-Zellerfeld|Clausthal-Zellerfeld}}
* [http://www.clausthal-zellerfeld.de/ clausthal-zellerfeld.de] {{de icon}}
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