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Wooden angel City of Großenehrich Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 29 ″ N , 10 ° 56 ′ 57 ″ E
Height :	323 m
Residents :	224 (Dec. 31, 2007)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1996
Postal code :	99718
Area code :	036379

Holzengel is a part of the community of Großenehrich in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia . In 2007 it had 224 inhabitants.

geography

Holzengel is located 18 kilometers southeast of Sondershausen on the Wirbelbach . The district is located on the southern slope of the Hainleite on the edge of the Thuringian Basin . The traffic connection is via the state road 2088 and the federal road 4 .

history

Church of St. Trinitatis in wooden angel

Courtyard gate in wooden angel

Holzengel was first mentioned in a document on May 27, 1088. The root word "angel" comes from the Germanic Angles that settled here. Until 1918 the place belonged to the rule of the principality Schwarzburg-Sondershausen .

politics

The district mayor is Isolde Straube .

Attractions

One of the sights in Holzengel is the Church of St. Trinitatis . The previous building of the church, rebuilt in 1753, was completely destroyed in 1747 by a fire after a lightning strike . In today's church there is an extensive ceiling painting in the nave . The churchyard is rich in old grave monuments. In front of the church there is a war memorial for the soldiers who died and went missing in both world wars.

In Holzengel there is also a limestone seat niche portal from a former property from 1596.

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. 5. verb. Edition, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 128.

Web links

Commons : Holzengel - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Views from wooden angels

[1] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. 5. verb. Edition, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 128.