List of devastations in the Nordhausen district

This list shows the deserted areas in the Nordhausen district . It does not claim to be complete.

• 1294: Adolf von Nassau campaign
• 1412: Flegler War

Surname	location	Erster- wähnung	Beginning of lying in the desert	Remarks	image
Rossungen	at Himmelgarten	December 21, 1140	1294	In 1295 the Himmelgarten monastery was built on the ruins of the destroyed village
Bechersdorf	near Urbach		1294
Ebersborn	near Urbach		1294
Turning bags	at Bösenrode		1294
Ballrode	with resinations		1294	Residents settled mainly in Lower Saxony, partly in Harzungen
Wachsbach	near Petersdorf am Eichenberg		1294	Residents settled in Petersdorf
Riethof	near Heringen / Helme , 2 km east		1404	Should in disputes between Dietrich IX. von Hohnstein-Heringen and the monks of Walkenried plundered and burned down. Roof tiles were found in 1960.
Welkerode	near Heringen / Helme , 2 km southwest		1407	Destroyed during the siege of Heringen. Church stood at the "hollow ditch".
Thiergarten	near Neustadt below Hohnstein Castle 51 ° 34 ′ 14 ″ N, 10 ° 49 ′ 42 ″ E		1412	The settlement had 22 farmsteads. Among other things, the residents were responsible for supplying Hohnstein Castle (fish, venison) and settled in Neustadt after it was destroyed in the Flegler War .
Blicherode	near Neustadt		1412	Residents settled in Neustadt
Harzfeld	near Neustadt 51 ° 32 ′ 59 ″ N, 10 ° 50 ′ 37 ″ E		1412	Church ruins present, the nearby forest is called Harzfelder Holz , residents settled in Neustadt
Gunsdorf	near Neustadt		1412	Residents settled in Neustadt
Tütschenrode	near Rüdigsdorf		1412
Bischofferode	near Niedersachswerfen , below the Johannisberg		1412	The village was surrounded by a wall, the remains of which are still visible. Most of the residents settled in Lower Saxony.
Hunsdorf	near Steigerthal		1412	A church ruin has been preserved
Elbingen	at Buchholz		1412
Crimderode	near Urbach am Märschgraben , southeast of the Rodeberge	891 as Criemhilterot	1412	Village of the same name approx. 5 km away ( Krimderode )
Grumbach	at Leimbach		1412
Vockenrode	at sawmill 51 ° 33 '5 "N, 10 ° 52' 51" O	1253	1436	23 houses

literature

• Hans-Jürgen Grönke: Problems and new results when researching the desert areas in the Nordhausen district . In: Contributions to local history from the city and district of Nordhausen . Volume 8.1983. Pp. 52-60.
• Karl Meyer: The desolations of the county of Stolberg-Stolberg, Stolberg-Roßla and the ancestral county of Hohnstein: with a desert map of these counties and the area around Nordhausen , in: Journal of the Harz Association for History and Archeology , 4th year, 3rd and 4th year . Issue, pp. 249–290 [1]
• Wilhelm Vahlbruch: Home booklet of the Graffschaft Hohnstein in the district of Ilfeld (southern Harz) , Crimderode 1927. P. 27.

See also

• List of places in the district of Nordhausen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Retrieved August 8, 2015 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Festschrift 800 Years of Lower Saxony Werfen (1208-2008)
3. ↑ Hans-Jürgen Grönke : Problems and new results when researching the desert areas in the Nordhausen district . In: Contributions to local history from the city and district of Nordhausen . Vol. 8, 1983. p. 58.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} http://www.karstwanderweg.de/neustadt.htm , accessed on August 8, 2015
5. ↑ http://www.karstwanderweg.de/kwn063.htm , accessed on August 8, 2015
6. ↑ Hans-Jürgen Grönke: Problems and new results when researching the desert areas in the Nordhausen district . In: Contributions to local history from the city and district of Nordhausen . Volume 8.1983. P.56.
7. ^ Ernst Günther Förstemann: Small writings on the history of the city of Nordhausen , Ferd. Förstemann, Nordhausen 1855. p. 69.