Bad Lauterberg

Bad Lauterberg

Coat of arms
Bad Lauterberg

Coordinates: 51°37′54″N 10°28′14″E / 51.63167°N 10.47056°E / 51.63167; 10.47056Coordinates: 51°37′54″N 10°28′14″E / 51.63167°N 10.47056°E / 51.63167; 10.47056
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Göttingen
Government
  Mayor Thomas Gans (SPD)
Area
  Total 41.54 km2 (16.04 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,596
  Density 260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 37431
Dialling codes 05524
Vehicle registration GÖ, OHA
Website www.badlauterberg.de

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 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:

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Sons and daughters of the town

See also

References


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