Langelsheim

Geschichte

Langelsheim is a town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany.GeographyThe municipality is situated between the river Innerste and its tributary Grane, on the northern edge of the Harz mountain range and the Harz National Park, located about 8km northwest of Goslar.City subdivisions Astfeld Bredelem Langelsheim Lautenthal Wolfshagen im Harz PoliticsTown council2006 local elections: SPD: 17 seats CDU: 9 seats2016 local elections:SPD: 12 FDP: 1 WGL: 6 CDU: 7MayorsSince November 2013: Ingo Henze (SPD)2006-2013: Henning Schrader (SPD)International relationsLangelsheim is twinned with: Emmer-Compascuum, Emmen, Netherlands Nieuw-Weerdinge, Emmen, Netherlands Roswinkel, Emmen, NetherlandsNotable people Henry E. Steinway, (1797-1871), born Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg in Wolfshagen, piano maker Jan Assmann, (born 1938), egyptologist Hans-Werner Bothe, (born 1952), philosopher and neurosurgeon Timo Rose, (born 1977), motion picture director and musician