Bad Lauterberg

Bad Lauterberg is a town in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the southern Harz, approx. 15 km southwest of Braunlage, and 20 km southeast of Osterode am Harz.

Bad Lauterberg
General view of the town
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Lauterberg within Göttingen district
Bad Lauterberg
Bad Lauterberg
Coordinates: 51°37′54″N 10°28′14″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictGöttingen
Subdivisions4 districts
Government
 • MayorThomas Gans (SPD)
Area
 • Total41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
Elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,265
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37431
Dialling codes05524
Vehicle registrationGÖ, OHA
Websitewww.badlauterberg.de

Bad Lauterberg is known inter alia for the liqueurs, Schierker Feuerstein and Harzer Grubenlicht, which are both manufactured and bottled here.

Bad Lauterberg was the birthplace (1879) of the Polar explorer Alfred Ritscher.

Politics

Town council

Town Council after the local elections on September 11, 2016:

  • CDU: 6 seats
  • Wählergruppe: 5 seats
  • SPD: 5 seats
  • BI: 2 seats
  • Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: 1 seats
  • NPD: 1 seat

Sights

About a mile east of the town in the mountains is the viewing point of Hohe Tür which is by a mountain lake and on the main Weser-Elbe watershed. It is checkpoint 43 in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network.[2]

Sons and daughters of the town

See also

References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2019.
  2. Stempelstelle 43 / Wasserscheide Weser-Elbe „Hohe Tür“ at www.harzer-wandernadel.de. Retrieved 1 Nov 2017.
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