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Location of Uslar within Northeim district
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| Coordinates: 51°39′35″N 9°38′09″E / 51.65972°N 9.63583°ECoordinates: 51°39′35″N 9°38′09″E / 51.65972°N 9.63583°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Lower Saxony | |
| District | Northeim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Torsten Bauer (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 113.4 km2 (43.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 178 m (584 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 14,394 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 37170 | |
| Dialling codes | 05571, 05573, 05506, 05574 | |
| Vehicle registration | NOM | |
| Website | www.uslar.de | |
Uslar 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.
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, Schöningen, Sohlingen, Uslar, Vahle, Verliehausen, Volpriehausen and Wiensen.
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.
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