Buntenbock

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Buntenbock
Mountain and university town Clausthal-Zellerfeld
Buntenbock coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 37 ″  N , 10 ° 19 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : 540 m above sea level NN
Residents : 755  (Dec. 31, 2014)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 38678
Area code : 05323
Buntenbock (Lower Saxony)
Buntenbock

Location of Buntenbock in Lower Saxony
View of the swamp pond with Buntenbock
View of the swamp pond with Buntenbock
Buntenbock at the swamp pond (left) and a. with Ziegenberger pond (front), Pixhaier pond (right) and Clausthal (above)

Buntenbock in the Harz Mountains is a district of the mountain and university town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony and is located a few kilometers south of the city center.

Geographical location

Buntenbock is located in the Upper Harz in the Harz Nature Park . It is located on the Harz plateau about three kilometers south of Clausthal at about 530 to 600  m above sea level. NN . The village, through which the Innerste flows from an upstream section close to the spring, is surrounded by meadows, forests and numerous Upper Harz ponds , including the marsh pond bordering the town . The Harzer Hexenstieg and the Harzer Försterstieg lead past Buntenbock . About two kilometers southwest of the town is the village Lerbach of Kuckholzklippe observation tower , from which a panorama in the resin and into the Harz mountains offers.

history

Buntenbock was located on the " Alte Harzstrasse " and was traditionally a village of carters who were mainly involved in mining. Livestock husbandry, especially horses and goats, also dates from this period. The place was first mentioned in 1615 in a tax certificate of the Principality of Grubenhagen .

On July 1, 1972, the previously independent community was incorporated into Clausthal-Zellerfeld.

Tourism has played an important role for the place since the end of the 19th century. Back then, the healthy "mountain air" was advertised for a relaxing spa stay in Buntenbock, today there are around 300 guest beds available. Buntenbock has not been a state-recognized health resort since the end of 2010 .

In 2015 the place celebrated its 400th anniversary. A local history was published for this purpose.

Population development

  • 1820: 374
  • 1830: 439
  • 1848: 483
  • 1852: 465
  • 1872: 480
  • 1910: 587
  • 1916: 501
  • 1917: 476
  • 1919: 535
  • 1925: 522
  • 1933: 477
  • 1939: 477
  • 1950: 792
  • 1956: 622

Regular events

  • Cattle and pasture day (mid-August)
  • Volks- und Schützenfest Buntenbock (end of August)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.landkreis-goslar.de/media/custom/94_2011_1.PDF?1416500843 Population of the communities and districts of the district of Goslar
  2. ↑ project Harz Fuhr Male Museum Buntenbock (harzerfuhrherren.org): 400 years Buntenbock - 1615-2015
  3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 218 .
  4. ↑ Lower Saxony Landtag, 16th electoral period, printed matter 16/3359: Small question "What is the significance of predicates such as" state-approved climatic health resort "especially for heather tourism and the tourism industry in Lower Saxony?" (PDF; 102 kB) . Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  5. ↑ a b Johann-Friedrich-Ludwig Hausmann: About the current condition and importance of the Hanoverian Harz . S. 56 .
  6. ↑ Friedrich W. Harsheim: Statistical Manual of the Kingdom of Hanover . S. 160 .
  7. ^ Schlüter: Statistical overview of the division of the Kingdom of Hanover according to administrative and judicial districts . S. 57 .
  8. ^ Franz Heinrich Ungewitter: Latest description of the earth and history . 1872, p. 408 .
  9. ↑ a b General Harz Mountain Calendar 1918 .
  10. ↑ a b General Harz Mountain Calendar 1919 .
  11. ↑ a b c Dr. Michael Rademacher: German administrative history 1871-1990, Zellerfeld district. Retrieved August 19, 2020 .
  12. ↑ a b Community directories. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .

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