Braunlage

Braunlage
Braunlage about 1900
Coat of arms
Braunlage
Location of Braunlage within Goslar district
Coordinates: 51°43′37″N 10°36′43″E / 51.72694°N 10.61194°ECoordinates: 51°43′37″N 10°36′43″E / 51.72694°N 10.61194°E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Goslar
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Grote (SPD)
Area
• Total	31.55 km^2 (12.18 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,082
• Density	190/km^2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	38700
Dialling codes	05520
Vehicle registration	GS, BRL, CLZ
Website	www.braunlage.org

Braunlage is a town and health resort in the Goslar district in Lower Saxony in Germany. It lies within the Harz mountain range, south of the Brocken. Nowadays Braunlage's main business is tourism, particularly ski tourists. Good ski resorts nearby are the Sonnenberg and the slopes on the Wurmberg.

Geography

The town consists of three districts:

• Braunlage
• Hohegeiß
• Sankt Andreasberg

Climate

Climate data for Braunlage
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.9 (57)	15.1 (59.2)	19.8 (67.6)	25.9 (78.6)	28.1 (82.6)	30.8 (87.4)	32.6 (90.7)	32.8 (91)	30.3 (86.5)	24.3 (75.7)	18.8 (65.8)	14.1 (57.4)	32.8 (91)
Average high °C (°F)	−0.3 (31.5)	2.5 (36.5)	4.8 (40.6)	9.4 (48.9)	14.3 (57.7)	17.5 (63.5)	19.0 (66.2)	18.7 (65.7)	15.7 (60.3)	10.2 (50.4)	4.4 (39.9)	1.1 (34)	9.78 (49.6)
Average low °C (°F)	−5.2 (22.6)	−4.9 (23.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	1.1 (34)	5.4 (41.7)	8.4 (47.1)	10.5 (50.9)	10.4 (50.7)	7.8 (46)	3.8 (38.8)	0.0 (32)	−3.2 (26.2)	2.65 (36.76)
Record low °C (°F)	−23.9 (−11)	−25.6 (−14.1)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−11.0 (12.2)	−4.1 (24.6)	−0.6 (30.9)	2.7 (36.9)	2.6 (36.7)	−0.4 (31.3)	−8.2 (17.2)	−14.0 (6.8)	−22.8 (−9)	−25.6 (−14.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	130 (5.12)	118 (4.65)	80 (3.15)	85 (3.35)	80 (3.15)	98 (3.86)	126 (4.96)	105 (4.13)	97 (3.82)	112 (4.41)	116 (4.57)	118 (4.65)	1,265 (49.82)
Source: ;

Braunlage is situated at the Bundesstraßen B4 running from Braunschweig to Nordhausen and B27 from Blankenburg to Göttingen.

History

Braunlage started out as a pit settlement in the forest first mentioned as brunenlohe in a 1253 deed, which was revived, when the Counts of Blankenburg established an ironworks in 1561. With the County Braunlage fell to the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1599. In the 17th century it was a small market town, finally in 1934 it received town privileges and the municipal status as a health resort.

In 1963 it became the location of the longest gondola lift (of Northern Germany), with a length of 2.8 kilometers and a height difference of 400 meters to the mountain station on the Wurmberg mountain, see Wurmberg Gondola Lift.

On 7 May 1964 Gerhard Zucker demonstrated on the Hasselkopf hill a flight of mail rockets. One of these rockets exploded, killing three people.

Demographics

Population statistics

Year Inhabitants 1821 1,691 1848 2,473 1871 2,288 1885 2,489 1905 3,408 1925 4,520

Year Inhabitants 1933 4,893 1939 4,981 1946 9,489 1950 9,334 1956 7,523

Year Inhabitants 1961 7,163 1968 7,716 1970 7,249 1975 7,266 1980 7,140

Year Inhabitants 1985 6,776 1990 6,148 1995 5,998 2000 5,476 2005 5,142

Politics

Wurmberg around 1900

Town council

2006 local elections:

• CDU: 7 seats
• SPD: 5 seats
• Bürgerliste: 4 seats

Culture and sights

Sports

The local hockey team Harzer Wölfe is an important part of the northern German Ice Hockey Culture.

There are several ski jumps on the Wurmberg which host international competitions.

Sights

Towards Sankt Andreasberg the Silberteich and the Hahnenkleeklippen are worth visiting.

The Dicke Tannen is a protected landscape of giant spruce trees near Hohegeiß.

References

1. Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen, 102 Bevölkerung - Basis Zensus 2011, Stand 31. Dezember 2013 (Tabelle K1020014)

External links

• Braunlage travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Braunlage Tourism (German)
• Braunlage at DMOZ