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Goslar
Гослар9.jpg
Coat of arms of Goslar
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Goslar
Town subdivisions 18 districts
Basic statistics
Area 163.71 km2 (63.21 sq mi)
Elevation 255 m  (837 ft)
Population {{{Einwohner or  population}}}
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate GS
Postal codes 38640, 38642, 38644
Area codes 05321, 05325
Website www.goslar.de
Location of the town of Goslar within Goslar district
Map
Goslar
UNESCO World Heritage site
GoslarMaltermeister.jpg
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

Goslar is a historic city in Germany. It has about 43,000 inhabitants.

History

Goslar

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
Members of the Hanseatic League
Wendish and
Pomeranian circle
Lübeck*† · Hamburg† · Kiel · Lüneburg · Rostock · Stade · Stettin · Stralsund · Wismar
Saxony, Thuringia,
Brandenburg circle
Poland, Prussia,
Livonia, Sweden circle
Danzig (Gdańsk) · Breslau (Wrocław)  · Dorpat (Tartu) · Fellin (Viljandi) · Elbing (Elbląg)  · Königsberg  · Kraków  · Reval (Tallinn) · Riga · Stockholm · Toruń (Thorn)* · Visby
Rhine, Westphalia,
Netherlands circle
Dortmund*† · Bochum · Breckerfeld · Cologne† · Deventer · Duisburg · Groningen · Haltern · Hamm · Hattem · Hasselt · Kampen · Münster · Oldenzaal · Osnabrück · Recklinghausen · Roermond · Soest† · Unna · Werl · Zutphen · Zwolle
Principal Kontore
(counting houses)
Bryggen (in Bergen) · Hanzekantoor (in Brugge (Bruges)) · Steelyard (in London) · Peterhof (in Novgorod)
Subsidiary Kontore
Antwerp · Berwick · Boston · Damme · Edinburgh · Hull · Ipswich · King's Lynn · Kaunas · Newcastle · Polotsk · Pskov · Yarmouth · York

Aachen Cathedral · Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch · Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl · Town of Bamberg · Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau · Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin · Classical Weimar · Cologne Cathedral · Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz · Dresden Elbe Valley · Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar · Lübeck · Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg · Maulbronn Monastery Complex · Messel Pit Fossil Site · Monastic Island of Reichenau · Muskauer Park (with Poland) · Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg · Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin · Pilgrimage Church of Wies · Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof · Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier · St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim · Speyer Cathedral · Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar · Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen · Upper German Raetian Limes (with UK) · Upper Middle Rhine Valley · Völklingen Ironworks · Wartburg Castle · Würzburg Residence with the Count Gardens and Residence Square · Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Flag of Germany

Images for kids

  • Goslaradler

    Goslar's Medieval Imperial Eagle

  • HJB10 - Denkmal im Kasernenhof

    War memorial 1870/1871 at barrack yard

  • Goslar kaiserpfalz

    Mediaeval Imperial Palace (Kaiserpfalz)

  • Frankenbergerkirche

    The Frankenberg Church

  • Goslar Panorama

    Panoramic view from the market church of Goslar

  • Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F073370-0006, Bad Godesberg, Ernst Jünger, Philipp Jenninger

    Ernst Jünger, Philipp Jenninger, Liselotte Jünger

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