- Königslutter
: "Also spelled "Koenigslutter" (without "ö"). Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Koenigslutter.png
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 15 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 10 |lon_min = 49 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Helmstedt
Höhe = 134
Fläche = 130.58
Einwohner = 16214
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 38154
Vorwahl = 05353
Kfz = HE
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 1 54 013
Gliederung = 18Stadtteil e
Straße = Am Markt 1
Website = [http://www.koenigslutter.de/ www.koenigslutter.de]
Bürgermeister = Ottomar Lippelt
Partei = SPDKönigslutter am Elm is a city of 17,000 inhabitants (2003) in the district of
Helmstedt,Lower Saxony ,Germany , near the Elm hills.In its current form, the city was created in 1974 by joining the following 18 municipalities:
* Beienrode
*Boimstorf
*Bornum am Elm
*Glentorf
*Groß Steinum
*Klein Steimke
* Königslutter
* Lauingen
*Lelm
*Ochsendorf
* Rhode
*Rieseberg
*Rotenkamp
*Rottorf
* Scheppau
*Schickelsheim
*Sunstedt
*Uhry Königslutter proper is situated on the Lutter stream and developed from the village of Lutter (first mentioned in 1150). It became a
market town around 1300, and became acity around 1400. In early modern times,beer brewing and mining and cutting of Elmlimestone were the main industries.In 1924, the village of Oberlutter and the monastery church of Königslutter were incorporated into the city. The
Benedictine monastery had been founded near the village of Lutter in 1135 byLothar II, Holy Roman Emperor . The monastery church is known for its sculptural art and the tomb of the emperor.External links
* [http://www.koenigslutter-am-elm.de/ Official site]
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