Neudorf (Harzgerode)

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Neudorf
Coat of arms of Neudorf
Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 28 ″  N , 11 ° 6 ′ 50 ″  E
Height : 438 m above sea level NN
Area : 14 km²
Residents : 672  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 48 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : September 1, 2010
Postal code : 06493
Area code : 039484
Pear tree pond
Steel source
Galena from Neudorf, postage stamp from 1969 from the Minerale series from the collections of the Freiberg Mining Academy

Neudorf is a district of the town of Harzgerode in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

geography

Geographical location

Neudorf is located in the eastern Lower Harz , south of the town of Harzgerode and is connected to it by a bus from the Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe .

The place is located on a high plateau about 440 m above sea level in the headwaters of the Schmalen Wipper. Surrounded by the stagnant waters of the gondola, border, duck, pear tree, devil and prince pond as well as various smaller bodies of water, Neudorf has a water surface of 421 square meters per inhabitant and is therefore (according to the Federal Statistical Office 2012) the most water-rich place in Saxony-Anhalt .

history

The village of Bölkendorf was first mentioned in 1179 in the area of the Teufelsteich pond south of Harzgerode . 1409 by Prince Bernhard VI. Lent by Anhalt to the Lords of Hoym, the district later came to the Stolberg Counts. In 1531 Count Botho the Blessed of Stolberg had Neuendorf (Neudorf) built and incorporated the place into the newly formed Bärenrode Office . The first village houses were built around today's church square. Farmers were the first to settle. They soon built a small church and received the first evangelical preacher in 1542. In 1576 the Lords of Hoym became pledges of the Bärenrode office and pledged it in 1585 to Prince Joachim Ernst von Anhalt. In 1608 the population of the now Anhalt village consisted of 37 landowners, seven housemates and pastors and schoolmasters. A free saddle yard with a sheep farm was given as a fief by the princes. The Thirty Years War devastated the peaceful village. In 1806 there are reports of 58 houses with 370 inhabitants who lived on agriculture, cattle breeding, coal haulage and logging. Since its founding, Neudorf has also been shaped by mining and has developed into a mining village, especially since the end of the 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. Its most famous ore mines Meiseberg and Pfaffenberg were mentioned at an early stage. In 1454 there was already a hut under the Pfaffenberg and in 1457 the Halberstadt bishop enfeoffed the Stolberg count with mining on the Meiseberg. After interruptions and limited mining activities, the Neudorfer mines became the most important in the Harzgeröder region from the beginning of the 19th century, mainly due to the mining of lead and silver-containing ore, which was clearly reflected in the development of the village. In 1818 there were 456 inhabitants, the number rose from 819 in 1843 to 951 in 1905. In 1823, a steam engine was used for the first time in the district, in the Pfaffenberg mine. The murder of two hated mountain officials on February 9, 1848 is seen as the start of the 48 revolution in Anhalt. The present brick church was built in 1887. Finally, a workers' dormitory was also built for the many hired workers in the mining industry.

Neudorf in the Harz region became known for its mining and the mineral specimens of great beauty that were found in the process, which were coveted collectibles as early as the 19th century (especially specimens with galena, siderite, quartz, zinc blende and bournonite crystals). Levels of this time are u. a. in the Zincken collection in Bernburg Castle . Alongside Straßberg, Neudorf was a center of the Lower Harz mining industry for a long time . The younger parts of the Lower Harz pond and ditch system , the mining water management system of the central Lower Harz, are largely located in the Neudorf district. A large number of mining firs indicate the location of the old mines and other mining facilities in the village today.

At the beginning of the 20th century, mining in the Neudorf district ended. The population decreased drastically to around 600 people by 1912. After the mines were closed, tourism was launched as a new source of income. In 1929 there were 1,000 people in search of relaxation. The steel spring discovered by a miner was opened up for tourism in 1931 and contributed to Neudorf's good reputation as a resort.

During the GDR era, the VEB Mansfeld-Kombinat “Wilhelm Pieck” Eisleben Werksbahn maintained a company holiday camp “Friendship” in the Neudorf district. In 1985 Neudorf became a state-approved resort.

The most important employer is currently the Drexler GmbH nursing home.

On September 1, 2010 Neudorf was incorporated into Harzgerode.

politics

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on March 13, 2009 by the district.

Blazon : “Split; in front a green fir tree growing out of green soil in silver, in the back divided nine times black over gold and covered with a red miner's tooth. "

The colors of the district are green - white.

The fir tree symbolizes the scenic location of the place and its natural characteristics. The crossed mallets and recovery irons , tools of the miners, represent the centuries of mining in and around the place, which is still reminiscent of various heaps today. The colors black and gold are the colors of Anhalt and indicate that it has belonged to Anhalt for centuries.

flag

The flag is white - green (1: 1) striped (longitudinal shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the town's coat of arms.

tourism

Neudorf has been a recognized holiday destination since 1910. There are traditional events in Neudorf, such as the Walpurgis Witches Festival, the Whitsun Festival and the Steel Spring Festival. The other tourist offer consists of guided hikes, carriage and chariot rides , bike and boat rental, mini golf , pony rides and petting zoo, sledge rental in winter and tobogganing hills and a 50 km network of signposted hiking trails as well as the Birnbaumteich holiday park for camping enthusiasts.

Culture and sights

literature

  • Wilhelm Schmidt: Neudorf im Harz , 1931.
  • Council of the municipality of Neudorf (ed.): Neudorf im Harz , 1981.
  • Willy Crell: On the trail of mining. The Neudorf historic mining circuit , 2000/2004.
  • Karl-Heinz Börner : Mines and smelters in the Harzgeröder region (= Mägdesprunger Hefte, No. 2), undated
  • Karl-Heinz Börner (Ed.): Heinrich Trenkel. Memories of a miner's son. Childhood and youth in Neudorf and Harzgerode 1823-1841 , (= Harzgeroder Hefte, 8), 2016.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Susanne Thon: More immigrants again . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . Quedlinburger Harzbote. January 15, 2020, p. 9 .
  2. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010
  3. ↑ a b Official Journal of the District No. 4/2009 page 21 ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kreis-hz.de

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