Oberharz (Samtgemeinde)

Oberharz
Oberharz
Coordinates	51°48′11″N 10°19′58″E / 51.80306°N 10.33278°E / 51.80306; 10.33278Coordinates: 51°48′11″N 10°19′58″E / 51.80306°N 10.33278°E / 51.80306; 10.33278
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Goslar
Composition	4 municipalities
Samtgemeinde- bürgermeister	Walter Lampe (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	43.63 km2 (16.85 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m  (1837 ft)
Population	17,710 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	406 /km2 (1,051 /sq mi)
Founded	1972
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	GS
Postal codes	38678, 38707, 38709
Area codes	05323, 05328, 05329
Website	www.samtgemeinde- oberharz.de

Oberharz is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the Harz, approx. 15 km southwest of Goslar. Its seat is in the town Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

The Samtgemeinde Oberharz consists of the following municipalities:

• Altenau
• Clausthal-Zellerfeld
• Schulenberg im Oberharz
• Wildemann

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.