Schuleberg in the Upper Harz

Schuleberg in the Upper Harz Mountain and university town Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 10 ″  N , 10 ° 26 ′ 6 ″  E
Height :	490 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.75 km²
Residents :	291  (Jan. 2018)
Population density :	166 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2015
Postcodes :	38707, 38678  ( Oberschulenberg )
Primaries :	05323, 05329
Location of Schulenberg im Oberharz in Lower Saxony

Schulenberg im Oberharz is a district of the mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the Harz in the Lower Saxony district of Goslar . From 1972 to 2014 the formerly independent municipality belonged to the Upper Harz municipality . Since 2015, Schulenberg im Oberharz has been part of the newly formed mining and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld together with the mining town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the mining town of Altenau and the mining town of Wildemann . Since then, Schulenberg in the Upper Harz and the mountain town of Altenau have formed the joint village of Bergstadt Altenau-Schulenberg in the Upper Harz with only one local council.

geography

location

Schulenberg is located in the Upper Harz in the Harz Nature Park . Its core location is about 8 km (as the crow flies ) south of the core city of Goslar , west above the Okertalsperre at about 450 to 505  m above sea level. NN . The highest point in the vicinity is the Schalke (approx.  762  m ). In a north-westerly direction, the landscape leads over the Kleiner Wiesenberg ( 512.5  m ) to the Großer Wiesenberg ( 645.4  m ). The Riesenbach flows into the arm of the reservoir, which is fed by the Schalke , to the southwest of Schulenberg .

Neighboring places

As Schulenberg is surrounded on all sides by the non -parish Harz region , it has no immediate neighboring towns. Clausthal-Zellerfeld lies to the west . South of the Okertalsperre lies the mountain town of Altenau and the town of Goslar is with the district Oker at the northern exit of the Oker tals.

Local division

The small settlements Mittelschulenberg , Oberschulenberg and Festenburg to the west of the core town belong to Schulenberg in the Upper Harz .

etymology

The tribe schools- has the meaning of protecting, hiding and refers to an ancient Germanic verb * skūlijaną , which is also found in Dutch as schuilen and has become extinct in standard German. It can also be found in the place name Schulenrode .

history

Unterschulenberg around 1950, with the bridges for the Oker Dam in the background

The former Schulenberg was a mining and hut settlement from the 16th century. The place was divided into the districts of Ober- , Mittel- and Unterschulenberg . The pits of the Schulenberg mining district were located a little above the village , mainly silver, copper and lead were mined. With the abandonment of the pits, the last and most productive of which was the Juliane Sophia mine in 1904, the main branch of the economy in Schulenberg was timber construction. Unterschulenberg was finally abandoned in 1954 and the building was torn down to the ground to make way for the newly built Oker dam. The citizens found a new home on the Kleiner Wiesenberg to the west of their old home. Today's Schulenberg, about 60 meters above the reservoir, was built there, significantly influenced by the architect Carl Bauer . From 1956 the Oker dam was flooded. The status of a climatic health resort was given up at the end of 2010. On January 1, 2015, the community of Schulenberg in the Upper Harz was dissolved.

Population development

Population development of Schulenberg in the Upper Harz from 1821 to Jan. 2018

Schuleberg in the Upper Harz was the smallest municipality in Lower Saxony in terms of area and population.

year Residents 1773 44 1786 110 1795 153 1821 143 1848 262 1871 268 1885 282 1905 286 1925 253

year Residents 1933 247 1939 246 1946 367 1950 407 1956 297 1961 342

year Residents 1968 523 1970 453 1975 518 1980 502 1985 432 1990 380

year Residents 1995 363 2000 338 2005 305 2010 290 2013 285 2018 291

(From 1968: as of December 31st) Except January 2018

politics

Okertalsperre with Schulenberg

After the local election on September 11, 2011 , the council of the community of Schulenberg in the Upper Harz consisted of:

• SPD : 5 seats

Two of the seven seats remained vacant. The SPD received 100% of the valid votes, as only they ran for the municipal council election. However, their list included only five applicants.

Since the incorporation, the district of Altenau, together with Schulenberg in the Upper Harz Mountains, forms the town of Bergstadt Altenau-Schulenberg in the Upper Harz Mountains with a joint local council. This was first elected on April 26, 2015.

mayor

Mayor was Detlef Henke.

coat of arms

The Schulenberg coat of arms shows below a blue, concave surface a 12-end, blue antler on a golden background.

religion

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Petrus Chapel is located in Schulenberg . It was built in 1956 and belongs to the Altenau parish in the Harzer Land parish .

Culture and sights

Okertalsperre with bridges of the L 517 (left) and B 498 (center)

Sports

Sports enthusiasts can go sailing, surfing, canoeing, swimming and pedal boating on the Okertalsperre. In the village you can play tennis, golf in a practice facility, as well as climbing and hiking. On the Großer Wiesenberg mountain bikers ( Bike-Alpinum ) and winter sports enthusiasts ( Ski-Alpinum ) will find good opportunities with two tow lifts, and cross-country skiers will find an extensive network of trails throughout the region.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The state road 517 runs east of Schulenberg and branches off from the federal road 498 at Okerstausee and from there first past Schulenberg and then past the districts of Mittel- and Oberschulenberg in a south-west direction to Clausthal-Zellerfeld; there is a bus connection there. There is also a bus service to Altenau and Goslar. From the state road 517, Schulenberg can be reached from two sides via the district road  71, called Wiesenbergstraße in the village.

economy

The Schulenberg house is an educational center of Volkswagen AG , it has 101 guest beds. In 1964 it was put into operation as a rest home for Volkswagen employees and converted into an education center from 1983 to 1985.

Web links

Commons : Schulenberg im Oberharz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Schulenberg im Oberharz  - Travel Guide

• Schuleberg: A place is sinking in the lake Report on the move in the NDR
• Schulenberger interest group

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Budget of the mountain and university town Clausthal-Zellerfeld 2018 (PDF file), accessed on March 4, 2018.
2. ^ Law on the rebuilding of the mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Goslar district of October 22, 2014. In: Lower Saxony Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 21 of October 30, 2014
3. ↑ http://www.samtgemeinde-oberharz.de/media/custom/219_6073_1.PDF?1411718155
4. ↑ Scenes of environmental history: workshop report, Bernd Herrmann and Christine Dahlke, Lower Saxony State and University Library, page 95 online at [1]
5. ↑ Lower Saxony State Parliament, 16th electoral period, printed matter 16/3359: Small question What is the significance of predicates such as “state-approved climatic health resort” especially for heather tourism and the tourism industry in Lower Saxony? (PDF; 102 kB) , accessed on March 23, 2011
6. ^ ^{A b c} Karl-Heinz Buchmeier: Schulenberg Chronik . Ed .: Harz Club Schulenberg. 2016, p. 27 .
7. ↑ State Office for Statistics and Communication Technology Lower Saxony. Retrieved May 19, 2013 . 
8. ↑ http://www.samtgemeinde-oberharz.de/media/custom/219_4633_1.PDF  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ^ Ski-Alpinum Schulenberg at bergfex.de