Stadtoldendorf

Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Stadtoldendorf within Holzminden district

51°53′N 9°37′E / 51.883°N 9.617°E / 51.883; 9.617CountryGermanyStateLower SaxonyDistrictHolzminden Municipal assoc.Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf Government

• MayorHelmut AffeltArea

• Total24.86 km² (9.60 sq mi)Elevation

221 m (725 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[1]

• Total5,726 • Density230/km² (600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

37627

Dialling codes05532Vehicle registrationHOLWebsitewww.stadtoldendorf.de

Stadtoldendorf is a town in the center of the Holzminden district, Lower Saxony, Germany. Stadtoldendorf is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf.

Government

Allocation of seats in the local council electoral period 2006-2011:

CDU: 10
SPD: 5
Grünen: 1
FDP: 1

Culture

Museums

Stadtmuseum im Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus
Freilichtmuseum Mühlenanger

Buildings

Försterbergturm, from the 13th century
Hagentorturm
Kellbergturm
Homburg castle, above old village
Altes Rathaus (from 1875)
Ratskeller (from 1621)
Charlotte-Leitzen-Haus

Notable people

Kurt Matzdorf (1922 – 2008), metalsmith, professor^[2]

References

^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ "Deaths: Matzdorf, Kurt". The New York Times. January 6, 2009. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.