Edersleben

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 51 ° 25 '  N , 11 ° 17'  E
Basic data
State :	Saxony-Anhalt
County :	Mansfeld-Südharz
Association municipality :	Golden floodplain
Height :	132 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.06 km 2
Residents:	960 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	106 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	06528
Area code :	03464
License plate :	MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH
Community key :	15 0 87 125
Association administration address:	Lange Strasse 8 06537 Kelbra (Kyffhäuser)
Website :	www.vwg-goldene-aue.de
Mayoress :	Claudia Renner
Location of the community Edersleben in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz

Edersleben is a municipality that is part of the Goldene Aue community in the Mansfeld-Südharz district , Saxony-Anhalt , Germany .

Geographical location

Edersleben is located in the so-called Rieth in the lower Helmetal . The federal road 86 leads through the village from Sangerhausen to Artern . The Sangerhausen-Erfurt railway line runs east of the village .

history

At the beginning of the 9th century Edersleben is mentioned in a document as Edieslebo in a list of the goods of the Hersfeld Monastery, built by Archbishop Lullus († 786) of Mainz . Edersleben belonged to the Electorate of Saxony until 1815 and then came to the Merseburg administrative district of the Prussian province of Saxony . During the Second World War there was no fighting in and around the place, but various aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Edersleben, for example a Bf-109 on the Sandberg. A total of 53 Edersleber were killed as soldiers in the war. From 1952 to 1990 Edersleben belonged to East Germany - Halle Region .

coat of arms

Blazon : "In blue shows St. Bartholomew in a holy robe, raising a silver knife with his right hand and holding a blue book in his left."

The colors of the municipality, derived from the coat of arms, are white and blue.

Attractions

Edersleben village church

Obermühle Edersleben

• The village church of St. Bartholomew was built from 1827 to 1830 according to Schinkel's plans .
• Skeleton of an approximately 475,000 year old mammoth found in 1930 , now in the Spengler Museum in Sangerhausen.
• The upper mill, first mentioned in 1430, can be visited as a private mill museum. The historic mill technology is fully functional and the mill has had its historic Zuppinger water wheel again since 2008.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).

Web links

Commons : Edersleben  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the Verbandsgemeinde
• Homepage of the district