Goslar
Goslar is a historic city in Germany. About 43,000 people live there.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Goslar within Goslar district | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′26″N 10°25′48″E / 51.90722°N 10.43000°ECoordinates: 51°54′26″N 10°25′48″E / 51.90722°N 10.43000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Goslar |
| Subdivisions | 18 districts |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Dr Oliver Junk[1][2] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.71 km2 (63.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 38640, 38642, 38644 |
| Vehicle registration | GS |
| Website | www |
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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 View to the North with the Hildesheim downs in the background. Photograph taken from the Maltermeister Tower | |
| Part of | Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, iv |
| Reference | 623-001 |
| Inscription | 1992 (16th Session) |
| Extensions | 2010 |
| Area | 363.3 ha |
| Buffer zone | 376.1 ha |
History
The German Emperor Henry I founded Goslar in 922. In the 11th century Goslar became seat of a Pfalz, a temporary seat of the Emperor. In 1253 Goslar became a Free City (that means without being ruled a Duke) in the Holy Roman Empire and joined the Hanseatic League.
Henry 4th a Holy Roman Emperor came from Goslar.
In the Thirty-year War Goslar belonged to the loyalists of the Emperor, although its territory belonged to a Protestant region. The Swedish King Gustav II Adolph punished Goslar for supporting the imperial forces. After 1642 Goslar came under the rule of the Welfs.
In 1803 Goslar lost its status as a Free City and belonged to Prussia. Napoleon made Goslar a part of the Kingdom of Westphalia. After the Napoleonic Wars it became part of the Kingdom of Hanover.
In the 19th century Goslar lost its economic base. Now it lives mainly on tourism.
Climate
| Climate data for Goslar, Niedersachsen | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2 (36) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
10 (50) |
16 (61) |
18 (64) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
17 (63) |
13 (55) |
7 (45) |
4 (39) |
11.5 (52.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -2 (28) |
-3 (27) |
1 (34) |
3 (37) |
7 (45) |
11 (52) |
12 (54) |
12 (54) |
10 (50) |
6 (43) |
2 (36) |
0 (32) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Source: World Weather Online[3] | |||||||||||||
Goslar Media
Abzucht river in the Old Town
Population statistics of en:Goslar (Lower Saxony, Germany)
Goslar's Medieval Imperial Eagle
Door knocker with the name Brunswick Horse on the front door of a half-timbered house dating from the year 1719 in the centre of Goslar.
War memorial 1870/1871 at barrack yard
War memorial 1914–1918 at Thomaswall
Medieval Imperial Palace (Kaiserpfalz)
The Zwinger tower and pond
St. Peter und Paul auf dem Frankenberge (Goslar)
Goslar, die Neuwerkkirche vanaf die Mauerstrasse IMG 4722 2018-07-03 09.43
References
- ↑ Bayreuther is OB in Goslar - Frankenpost - 13.11.2011 p2
- ↑ Electionresult 2011 in Goslar Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Goslar, Niedersachsen Monthly Climate Average, Germany". Retrieved December 18, 2016.
