Uslar

Geography

Uslar lies close to the borders of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia. Hanover is 110 km to the north, Hesse's biggest city Frankfurt am Main is 240 km to the south, and Berlin is 350 km to northeast.

Division of the municipality

The municipality of Uslar consists of 19 towns and villages: Ahlbershausen, Allershausen, Bollensen, Delliehausen, Dinkelhausen, Eschershausen, Fürstenhagen, Gierswalde, Kammerborn, Offensen, Schlarpe, Schönhagen, Schoningen, Sohlingen, Uslar, Vahle, Verliehausen, Volpriehausen and Wiensen.

Transport

Uslar can be reached by car via the Landstraße (state's route) L554 from Göttingen. Through Uslar passes the Bundesstraße (federal route) B241 out of direction of Beverungen to Northeim. The closest Autobahns are the A7 (from Ausfahrt (Exit) Nörten-Hardenberg) and A44 (Ausfahrt Warburg). The nearest international airports are Hanover (IATA-Code: HAJ; ICAO EDDV), Paderborn-Lippstadt (IATA-Code: PAD) and Kassel-Calden. 1NM western the city center is a gliding airfield by the local soaring association LSV Solling e. V. Furthermore, Uslar can be reached by the Solling Railway via Northeim. From Göttingen, Uslar can be reached by bus route 210 direction Uslar, from Holzminden, bus route 510.

History

Uslar was first mentioned in 1006/1007. In the second half of the 12th century, the Welfen-dynasty started to rule Uslar until the 19th century. In 1599, the castle of Freudenthal was built, which burned down in 1612. In 1819 big parts of the town of Uslar burned down.

Economy and business

Uslar's industry uses the area's natural resources of wood, sand and water. In the 20th century, Uslar's furniture industry (Ilse-Möbel company, approx. 2000 employees in the 1950s) was world-famous. Nowadays, only tourism plays an important role in the area of Uslar (Uslarer Land). There is also the Privatbrauerei Haffner, which brews the Bergbräu family of beers, bottled in pop-top bottles much like Schleswig-Holstein's Flensburger beer and Holland's Grolsch.

The municipality Uslar is highly indebted. For example, the local swimming pool had to close in May 2011 and could only be re-opened in November 2012, with the help of a local initiative. Since 2005 the population has been steadily decreasing, averaging at 168 people per year.

International relations

Uslar's sister cities are:

• POL – Człuchów, Poland since 1999.

Notable people

• Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (1788–1864), a German architect, civil engineer and urban planner.
• Karl Deichmann (1863–1940), a German trade unionist and politician.

References

References

1. (April 2021). "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". [[Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen]].
2. "Airfield data on LSV Solling e. V. homepage".
3. link. (2014-07-28 by the regional transport authority, (*.pdf, 32K))
4. link. (2014-07-28 by the local transport authority, (*.pdf, 26KB))
5. (23 November 2012). "Badespaß im Badeland".
6. http://www.uslar.de/pics/medien/1_1387363919/Haushalt_THH.pdf {{Dead link. (February 2022)
7. "Stadt Uslar online - Partnerschaften".