Hänichen (Harzgerode)

Hänichen Harzgerode city Coordinates: 51 ° 38 ′ 45 ″ N , 11 ° 5 ′ 13 ″ E
Height :	400 m above sea level NHN
Postal code :	06493
Area code :	039484
Location of Hänichen in Saxony-Anhalt
	View of Hänichen

Hänichen is a residential area in the district of Alexisbad, part of the town of Harzgerode, in the Harz district of Saxony-Anhalt . In addition, it is registered as a Vorwerk in the local monument register.

location

Hänichen is located in the Harz Mountains south of the federal highway 242 between Alexisbad and Siptenfelde . The Selketalstieg hiking trail leads south of Hänichen from Alexisbad to Silberhütte .

history

In 1754, Prince Victor Friedrich von Anhalt-Bernburg founded the Hänichen Vorwerk. Previously there was a deserted desert of the same name at this point , on which a dilapidated church tower could still be seen in 1608. A horseshoe- shaped courtyard was created. In 1830 the Vorwerk, which was sold as a hereditary lease, was converted into a free estate for heirs and at the end of the 19th century it was turned into a forest recreation center, whose meadows served as a foal pasture for the Ballenstedt district. A two-story, elongated administrative building stands in the center. The facade is provided with vertical planking typical of the region . In addition, there are more modest side buildings.

literature

State Office for the Preservation of Monuments of Saxony-Anhalt (Ed.): List of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt. Volume 7.2: Falko Grubitzsch, with the participation of Winfried Korf and Theo Gosselke: Quedlinburg district. Halle 2007, ISBN 978-3-86568-072-3 , page 162.