Hesserode (Nordhausen)

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Hesserode
City of Nordhausen
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 58 "  N , 10 ° 44 ′ 11"  E
Height : 193  (185-200)  m above sea level NN
Residents : 660
Incorporation : January 1, 1997
Postal code : 99734
Area code : 03631
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Location of Hesserode in Nordhausen

Hesserode is a district of the city of Nordhausen in Thuringia .

geography

Hesserode is located on both sides of the helmets in the upper Helmetal, on the southwest border of the Südharz nature park . In this natural landscape there is the great lake hole natural monument in a meadow nearby . It is part of a chain of karst phenomena in the Harz foreland . This lake hole is regarded as a prehistoric place of worship . Hesserode is located on the edge of the natural surroundings. Its corridor is directly on the district town of Nordhausen and on the former B 243 and on the A 38 with driveway at Werther .

history

Hesserode was first mentioned in a document on December 13, 1230. According to the municipality's website, it was first mentioned on November 11, 1231.

The Hesserod estate - also known as Ernstsche Gutsverwaltung - cultivated an agricultural area of ​​244 hectares in 1923.

Attractions

Evangelical village church St. Viti

The village church is a simple hall building with a tower built on to the west. The current church was rebuilt in 1736 after the previous building burned down completely due to a lightning strike in 1733. In 1958 the dilapidated onion hood was torn down and the new hood was put on. At that time the clock also disappeared, but the movement is still there. Two bells hang in the tower today. The larger one was donated by the Nebelung family from Hesserode in 1964. The origin of the smaller bell is not known. Both bells bear an inscription and replace the three previous bells that were melted down during the world wars. The bells are still rung by hand today. Structural work was carried out in 2003 to secure the tower. The interior of the church is simple, but friendly and inviting thanks to the light paintwork and the low pews. The wooden pulpit altar with its twisted columns and carvings defines the sanctuary.

A stylized dove is depicted at the top of the altar as a sign of the Holy Spirit. On both sides of the altar there are chairs that are separated from the rest of the room by wooden lattices. The organ gallery opposite the altar shows the organ's prospect. In addition, only the gaming table is still there. The pipes are now completely absent, so that an electronic instrument is currently being played. The church can accommodate 150 visitors, 40 of them on the gallery. In 1989 the church underwent extensive restoration and renovation, supported by generous donations from the Lang / Ruegg families from Winterthur / Switzerland and the partner parish of Steffenberg and Obereisenhausen as well as the Protestant-Reformed parish of Winterthur-Seen. A small plaque in the church takes this into account. The heated church is a performance location for choir concerts in winter. In a chronicle in the rectory in Hesserode, various events from community life over the past centuries were recorded. It's very interesting to learn. what things the people of the time thought worth reporting. Some of it will certainly be heard in the festival year.

In front of the church is the historical grave monument of the Nebelung family as a black obelisk.

Picture gallery

  • Helmets seen from the new pedestrian bridge

  • The new pedestrian bridge in Hesserode

  • Helmets in the center of Hesserode

  • Barrage in the Helme on the outskirts of Hesserode

  • Evang. St. Viti village church (2013)

  • Detail of the village church

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Köhler: Pagan sanctuaries. Pre-Christian places of worship and suspected cult sites in Thuringia. Jenzig-Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-910141-85-8 , pp. 76/212
  2. ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian cities and villages - A manual . Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 121 .
  3. ^ Website of Hesserode
  4. ^ Jürgen Gruhle: Land Reform Black Book. 2011, accessed on May 20, 2011 (overview by federal states and locations on expropriation measures after the end of World War II as part of the land reform).
  5. ↑ Community leaflets of the ev. Communities Günzerode, Hochstedt, Klein- and Großwerther, Kleinwechselungen, Hesserode and Hörningen, No. 48 December 2005 / January 2006

Web links

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