Stadtoldendorf

Stadtoldendorf
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Stadtoldendorf within Holzminden district
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Coordinates: 51°53′N 9°37′E / 51.883°N 9.617°E / 51.883; 9.617
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Holzminden
Municipal assoc.	Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Affelt
Area
• Total	24.92 km^2 (9.62 sq mi)
Elevation	221 m (725 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	5,713
• Density	229.3/km^2 (593.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37627
Dialling codes	05532
Vehicle registration	HOL
Website	www.stadtoldendorf.de

Stadtoldendorf (German pronunciation: [ˌʃtatˈʔɔldn̩dɔʁf] ^ⓘ) 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

1. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
2. "Deaths: Matzdorf, Kurt". The New York Times. January 6, 2009. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-06-29.