Uslar ( German pronunciation: [ˈuslaːɐ̯] ; Eastphalian : Üsseler ) is a town and a municipality in southern Lower Saxony , Germany , in the south-western part of the district of Northeim , and in the south of the hills of Solling forest which are part of the Weser Uplands .
8-725: Uslar is located on the German Timber-Frame Road . Uslar lies close to the borders of Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia . Hanover is 110 kilometres (68 miles) to the north, Hesse's biggest city Frankfurt am Main is 240 kilometres (149 miles) to the south, and Berlin is 350 kilometres (217 miles) to northeast. 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. Uslar can be reached by car via
16-523: Is a German tourist route leading from the river Elbe in the north to the Black Forest and Lake Constance in the south. Numerous cities and towns each with examples of the vernacular timber-framed houses traditional to the German states are situated along the road. The total length of the route is nearly 3,000 km (1,864 mi). The route is divided into seven sections, each of which follow
24-832: 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. Uslar's sister cities are: German Timber-Frame Road The German Timber-Frame Road ( German : Deutsche Fachwerkstraße )
32-427: The 'German Timber-Frame Road' was founded in 1990. In the meantime, more than 100 timber-framed towns have joined up under the slogan "Timber-framed houses unite". The German Timber-Frame Road runs almost the entire length of Germany and therefore links many varied landscapes, historic cities and carefully restored sites and monuments. Numerous events, festivals and markets throughout the year are publicised as part of
40-436: 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. 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
48-577: 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
56-528: 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. Uslar was first mentioned in 1006/1007. In the second half of the 12th century, the Welfen-dynasty started to rule Uslar until
64-457: The traditional areas of : Lower Saxony , Saxony-Anhalt , Thuringia , Hesse , Bavaria , and Baden-Württemberg . In 1975, the 'ARGE Historische Fachwerkstädte e.V.' (Association of Historic Timber-Framed Towns) was founded. Its aim is to preserve the cultural heritage of a huge variety of different styles of half-timbering in Germany. To share this knowledge with other interested people,
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