Straßberg (Harzgerode)

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Strassberg
Strasbourg coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 11 ° 3 ′ 0 ″  E
Height : 399 m above sea level NN
Area : 13.78 km²
Residents : 583  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 42 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : August 1, 2009
Postal code : 06493
Area code : 039489
View of the center of Straßberg from the east
View of the center of Straßberg from the east

Straßberg is a district of the town of Harzgerode in the southwestern part of the Harz district in the east of Harz .

history

Straßberg is mentioned for the first time as Strazberc according to the chronicle of the Sangerhausen district in 1194. In contrast, the documents department of the State Main Archives Saxony-Anhalt only allows the year 1400 to be the first mention of Straßberg. Since 1400, mining has been a main source of income for the residents of Straßberg. Today they preserve the mining past and take care of the past and the village image for those seeking relaxation. Agriculture also produced good results despite the difficult natural conditions. Belonging to the county of Stolberg from the beginning of its history, the first documentary mentions of Straßberg refer to mining activities such as the construction of the Heidelberg silver mine in 1438, the construction of a smelter in 1462 or the construction of the Heidenstollen as a silver mine in 1488. For several centuries, coins were minted in Stolberg from the silver obtained in the Straßberger Revier .

The affection and loyalty of the Straßbergers towards the Count's House, which was later shown, was contradicted by their participation in the Peasants 'War in 1525, in which the ruling Count was forced to accept the insurgents' demands. The Straßbergers had to pay 100 guilders as a penalty for their rebellious behavior. In 1454 a family from Straßberg belonged to the heretics who died at the stake in Stolberg.

During the Thirty Years' War, the village suffered from the passage of troops, looting and billeting of entire regiments. Of 63 properties inhabited before the war, 1650 22 were desolate. The town's revival in mining at the beginning of the 18th century brought a noticeable upswing. From 1710 onwards, the colonist settlement "Freiheit", equipped with mining freedoms, was built.

The school building is mentioned for the first time in 1723 and a few years later the employment of two teachers. In 1744, after twelve years of construction, the building of the church was completed. In 1815, Straßberg, located in the Stolberg district of Hayn, had 139 houses with 818 residents. By resolution of the Congress of Vienna in 1814 they had become Prussia, because the two Stolberg counties now belonged to the Prussian province of Saxony with the Sangerhausen district .

The place was ravaged by large fires several times, like in 1720, but especially in 1815 with 48 affected properties and again in 1863. In 1888, Straßberg received a compulsory fire brigade, which was followed in 1912 by the establishment of the voluntary fire brigade. By 1900 the population had grown to around 900, including around 120 full-time and part-time craftsmen. As early as 1901 the village received a water pipe, from 1908 it was connected to the telephone network and in 1921, after the establishment of an electricity company, all households could be supplied with electricity. Thanks to the initiative of some innkeepers and several owners of private pensions, Straßberg became known as a summer resort from the 1930s .

Spared from war damage, the effects of the war made themselves felt through the briefing of evacuees, refugees and displaced persons, the number of inhabitants rose to 1138 by autumn 1946. On July 1, 1950, what had belonged to Anhalt for centuries , was separated from Straßberg, which was Prussian until 1945, by the Selke Neighboring Lindenberg incorporated. There has always been a close connection to the village with its train station, which had around 120 residents and was originally inhabited by Strasbourg residents, and Lindenberg children had long been attending the school in Straßberg.

From the end of the 1950s, large-scale farm buildings for the LPG were built south of the village. The last larger buildings in the GDR era were some apartment blocks and in 1984/85 the complex of the ten-class polytechnic high school for students from the communities of Straßberg and Neudorf.

In 1994 Straßberg was assigned to the Unterharz administrative community . On August 1, 2009, the community of Straßberg merged with the towns of Güntersberge and Harzgerode and the communities of Dankerode , Königerode , Schielo and Siptenfelde to form the new town of Harzgerode.

politics

Mayor since 1990

  • Wolfgang Hoßbach , mayor (SPD) of the community from 1990 to 2004
  • Wilhelm Banse, from 2004 to 2009 mayor of the community of Strasbourg voters

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved by the district on March 11, 2009.

Blazon : "Göpel-cut divided, in the front a torn green fir tree in silver, in the back in green placed obliquely to the left, three golden ears of corn fanned out, below in black a silver miner's tooth."

The colors of the district are green - white.

flag

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

Culture and sights

Museums

Today Straßberg is a witness of the historical silver and fluorspar mining, old shafts, pings and technical facilities:

Remains of the hut in Straßberg
Evangelical Church of Straßberg

memorial

Buildings

Economy and Infrastructure

Rest area at the rafts

Mining

Mining has been mentioned in the vicinity of Straßberg since the beginning of written tradition. Under the direction of the Mining Captain von Utterodt who was appointed in 1701 and Christian Zacharias Koch , who was appointed mining director in 1712 , Straßberg became a center of mining in the Lower Harz until around 1800 . Around 1750, thanks to Koch's innovations in both mining and silver smelting, it was considered a mining school in the Harz Mountains. The number of employees was between 500 and 600 people. The Unterharzer pond and trench system , located in large parts of the Strassberg district, is the associated water management system with 20 mining ponds and 48 km of trench connections. The Stollgraben, which flows through Straßberg and flows into the Selke (in the locality of Straßberg Straßberger Flöss ) with Stadtweger Rösche and the Maliniusteich on the outskirts, which damms the Rödelbach , which also flows into Straßberg , is still functional and can be visited today. The mining of ores containing silver ended in 1811.

Since the 15th century fluorspar has been mined with interruptions near Straßberg and especially north of Lindenberg. The largest fluorspar lens in Europe, located here, was mainly used since 1889 with the focus on the pit at the Großer Suderholz and the construction of a fluorine factory until 1990 with 280 employees at last.

The fact that the work in underground mining involves many risks for the miners and repeatedly leads to deaths was last made clear in the Straßberger Revier with a water ingress in the Glasebach pit on September 26, 1956 due to the tragic death of six miners.

The memory of the mining tradition is preserved by the Montanverein Straßberg, which preserves the Glasebach pit as a monument and makes it accessible to the public. A large number of mining firs in the town and in the vicinity indicate the location of the old mines and other mining facilities.

traffic

Straßberg is easy to reach with the Selketalbahn and is even steam operated. The Selketalbahn has two stops in Straßberg - Straßberg (Harz) (formerly Lindenberg (Harz) ) and Straßberg-Glasebach .

In addition, Harzgerode, Stolberg and Güntersberge can also be reached by buses from the Harz Transport Authority .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

Other personalities associated with the place

literature

  • Renate Völker: Straßberg - more than a mining site, Wernigerode 1994

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Susanne Thon: More immigrants again . In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . Quedlinburger Harzbote. January 15, 2020, p. 9 .
  2. ^ OV: Straßberg Harzer Bergbau als Erlebnis, municipality of Straßberg, AVR advertising, Goslar prospectus
  3. ^ Website about the place , Lindenberg in the municipality register of Anhalt, 1900
  4. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 2nd to December 31st, 2009
  5. ↑ a b Official Journal of the District No. 4/2009 Page 21/22 ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kreis-hz.de
  6. ^ Course book 1944