Katzenstein (Osterode am Harz)

Katzenstein City of Osterode am Harz Coordinates: 51 ° 44 ′ 56 " N , 10 ° 12 ′ 53" E
Height :	187 m
Residents :	1121 (Jul. 1, 2012)
Incorporation :	1st February 1971
Postal code :	37520
Area code :	05522
Location of Katzenstein in Osterode am Harz

Katzenstein is a region on the Upper Harz rand in Söse valley and is now with the neighboring villages Lasfelde and Petershütte and the former county town of Osterode am Harz grown together, so that it now forms a district of Osterode. Osterode is located in the district of Göttingen (formerly in the district of Osterode am Harz ) in southern Lower Saxony in Germany .

history

An ironworks was operated on the Söse from the beginning of the 16th century . A settlement was formed here by the workers. They mostly worked as day laborers.

Katzenstein forms an urban unit with Lasfelde and Petershütte . Badenhausen is located immediately to the north .

On February 1, 1971 Katzenstein was incorporated into the district town of Osterode am Harz.

politics

Local council election 2016

Participation: 55.63% (−9.60% p)

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SPD

CDU

FDP

2011

2016

Local council

Together with Lasfelde and Petershütte, Katzenstein forms a joint local council of 15 councilors, which has been composed as follows since the local elections on September 11, 2016 (changes compared to 2011):

SPD : 9 seats (−2)
CDU : 5 seats (+1)
FDP : 1 seat (+1)

Web links

From the history of the towns of Lasfelde, Petershütte and Katzenstein - offered by the city of Osterode

Individual evidence

↑ https://www.osterode.de/leben-in-osterode-am-harz/ortschaften/lasfelde-petershuette-katzenstein/
^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 215 .
^ Website of the Göttingen municipal services , accessed on October 1, 2016

[1] ttps://www.osterode.de/leben-in-osterode-am-harz/ortschaften/lasfelde-petershuette-katzenstein/

[2] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 215 .

[3] Website of the Göttingen municipal services , accessed on October 1, 2016