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Meisdorf
Meisdorf is a village in the town of Falkenstein/Harz in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Location Meisdorf lies at the eastern foot of the Harz Mountains in the east of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park at around . The River Selke flows through it and forms a valley (''Selketal'') in the Lower Harz and Mansfeld Land. Southwest of Meisdorf above the river lies the ruins of Anhalt Castle, the preserved medieval castle of Falkenstein and the sites of Old Falkenstein Castle and the Ackeburg. References Literature * Sven Frotscher: ''Burg Falkenstein und Schloß Meisdorf.'' Ed. Leipzig, Leipzig, 1995, * Heimatverein Meisdorf (ed.): ''Chronik der Gemeinde Meisdorf.'' Meisdorf, 2005 (self-publication) External links ''Meisdorf''at falkenstein-harz.de at heimatverein-meisdorf.de {{Authority control Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schloss Meisdorf
Meisdorf House (german: Schloss Meisdorf) is a ''schloss'' in the village of Meisdorf in the borough of Falkenstein in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt, that is now used as a hotel. It was built in 1708 with a castle park. History In the second half of the 18th century Meisdorf and the nearby Falkenstein Castle came into the possession of court official and diplomat, Achatz Ferdinand of Asseburg. Meisdorf had belonged to the seigneurie of Falkenstein since the middle age, and the latter to the |
Ackeburg
The Ackeburg, also called the Ackenburg, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, is the site of a high medieval hill castle, , in the borough of Falkenstein/Harz in Harz district in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. It was first mentioned in 1216 and was abandoned or destroyed in 1400. There was also a village associated with it, known as Akkeburg. Location The ruins of the Ackeburg are located in the eastern part of that region of the Harz known as Mansfeld Land between Mägdesprung (north of Harzgerode) and Meisdorf (southwest of Falkenstein/Harz) on a rocky ridge () high above the valley of the River Selke on its northern flank. It lies in the forested country of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park within the Selke Valley (''Selketal'') nature reserve about 3.7 km southwest of the village church of Meisdorf. About 1.2 km to the southwest of the ''Ackeburg'' is the site of the Old Falkenstein Castle (''Burg Alter Falkenstein'') and, circa 1 km southeast lies Falke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selke (river)
The Selke is a river of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a right-hand tributary of the Bode that starts in the Harz Mountains before breaking out onto the northeastern Harz Foreland. It has a length of , of which lie in the forested mountains of the Harz and the rest on the agricultural lowlands of the Harz Foreland. Course The Selke rises near the village of Friedrichshöhe in the borough of Güntersberge at a height of about above NN. From Friedrichshöhe to Mägdesprung in the borough of Harzgerode, it is accompanied by the Selke Valley Railway for a distance of . The Selke has cut deeply into the Harz Mountains in some places whilst in others it runs in a broad valley, depending on the bedrock. In Meisdorf on the northeastern edge of the Lower Harz, the Selke leaves the forested mountain region and winds across a cultivated plain, continuing to flow in an easterly or northeasterly direction as far as Ermsleben. Beyond Ermsleben the river swings through 90° to the nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenstein Castle (Harz)
Falkenstein Castle (german: Burg Falkenstein), also formerly called New Falkenstein Castle (''Burg Neuer Falkenstein'') to distinguish it from Old Falkenstein Castle, is a German hill castle in the Harz ''Mittelgebirge'', dating to the High Middle Ages. It is located in the town of Falkenstein between Aschersleben and Harzgerode. Location The castle lies at a height of about above the Selke valley near the village of Meisdorf in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is located within extended forests, today a protected area (''Naturschutzgebiet''). Also nearby are the ruined medieval castles of Ackeburg and Old Falkenstein Castle. History Falkenstein was built between 1120 and 1150 by the lords of the Konradsburg who henceforth styled themselves as ''Grafen von Falkenstein'' (Counts). According to legend, Falkenstein Castle has its origins in a murder: around 1080, the Saxon nobleman Egeno II of Konradsburg slew Count Adalbert II of Ballenstedt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burg Falkenstein (Harz)
Falkenstein Castle (german: Burg Falkenstein), also formerly called New Falkenstein Castle (''Burg Neuer Falkenstein'') to distinguish it from Old Falkenstein Castle, is a German hill castle in the Harz '' Mittelgebirge'', dating to the High Middle Ages. It is located in the town of Falkenstein between Aschersleben and Harzgerode. Location The castle lies at a height of about above the Selke valley near the village of Meisdorf in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is located within extended forests, today a protected area (''Naturschutzgebiet''). Also nearby are the ruined medieval castles of Ackeburg and Old Falkenstein Castle. History Falkenstein was built between 1120 and 1150 by the lords of the Konradsburg who henceforth styled themselves as ''Grafen von Falkenstein'' (Counts). According to legend, Falkenstein Castle has its origins in a murder: around 1080, the Saxon nobleman Egeno II of Konradsburg slew Count Adalbert II of Ballenstedt in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ermsleben
Falkenstein/Harz is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The new community was named after Falkenstein Castle. Geography The town is situated on the northeastern edge of the Harz mountain range, about west of Aschersleben. The municipal area stretches from the lower Selke valley down to the northern Harz foothills. Reinstedt, Ermsleben and Meisdorf were stops on the Frose–Quedlinburg railway line which was closed in 2004. Falkenstein Castle is a point on the southern route of the Romanesque Road. Until the Saxony-Anhalt administrative reform of 2007, Falkenstein belonged to Aschersleben-Staßfurt district. History While the settlements of Endorf, Reinstedt and Wieserode in the Saxon Schwabengau were already mentioned in the 10th century, Ermsleben is documented as ''Anegremislebo'' in a 1045 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenstein/Harz
Falkenstein/Harz is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The new community was named after Falkenstein Castle. Geography The town is situated on the northeastern edge of the Harz mountain range, about west of Aschersleben. The municipal area stretches from the lower Selke valley down to the northern Harz foothills. Reinstedt, Ermsleben and Meisdorf were stops on the Frose–Quedlinburg railway line which was closed in 2004. Falkenstein Castle is a point on the southern route of the Romanesque Road. Until the Saxony-Anhalt administrative reform of 2007, Falkenstein belonged to Aschersleben-Staßfurt district. History While the settlements of Endorf, Reinstedt and Wieserode in the Saxon Schwabengau were already mentioned in the 10th century, Ermsleben is documented as ''Anegremislebo'' in a 1045 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falkenstein, Saxony-Anhalt
Falkenstein/Harz is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was created in 2002 by merging the town of Ermsleben with the former municipalities of Endorf, Meisdorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt und Wieserode. The new community was named after Falkenstein Castle. Geography The town is situated on the northeastern edge of the Harz mountain range, about west of Aschersleben. The municipal area stretches from the lower Selke valley down to the northern Harz foothills. Reinstedt, Ermsleben and Meisdorf were stops on the Frose–Quedlinburg railway line which was closed in 2004. Falkenstein Castle is a point on the southern route of the Romanesque Road. Until the Saxony-Anhalt administrative reform of 2007, Falkenstein belonged to Aschersleben-Staßfurt district. History While the settlements of Endorf, Reinstedt and Wieserode in the Saxon Schwabengau were already mentioned in the 10th century, Ermsleben is documented as ''Anegremislebo'' in a 1045 d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burg Anhalt
Anhalt Castle (german: Burg Anhalt) is a ruined medieval fortification near the town of Harzgerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Location The castle is located in the eastern, lower part of the Harz mountain range (''Unterharz''). The ruins stand on the Großer Hausberg, a hill situated between the villages of Meisdorf and Mägdesprung, above the Selke valley. The area is part of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park; at a short distance up the Selke river is the preserved Falkenstein Castle. History The fortress was probably built by Count Otto of Ballenstedt (d. 1123), a member of the Saxon noble House of Ascania. Otto's grandfather Count Esico, mentioned in a 1036 deed issued by Emperor Conrad II, had ruled in the Saxon '' Schwabengau'' and the adjacent territories of the Saxon Eastern March. Otto assumed comital rights in Saxony after the assassination of his father Count Adalbert II in 1080; he married Eilika, the daughter of Duke Magnus of Saxony, and launched several campaig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anhalt Castle
Anhalt Castle (german: Burg Anhalt) is a ruined medieval fortification near the town of Harzgerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Location The castle is located in the eastern, lower part of the Harz mountain range (''Unterharz''). The ruins stand on the Großer Hausberg, a hill situated between the villages of Meisdorf and Mägdesprung, above the Selke valley. The area is part of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park; at a short distance up the Selke river is the preserved Falkenstein Castle. History The fortress was probably built by Count Otto of Ballenstedt (d. 1123), a member of the Saxon noble House of Ascania. Otto's grandfather Count Esico, mentioned in a 1036 deed issued by Emperor Conrad II, had ruled in the Saxon ''Schwabengau'' and the adjacent territories of the Saxon Eastern March. Otto assumed comital rights in Saxony after the assassination of his father Count Adalbert II in 1080; he married Eilika, the daughter of Duke Magnus of Saxony, and launched several campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Falkenstein Castle
Old Falkenstein Castle (german: Burg Alter Falkenstein or ''Burg Alt-Falkenstein'') in the Harz Mountains of Germany is the castle site or ''burgstall'' of a high medieval hill castle. It lies on the territory of Falkenstein/Harz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt in the district of Harz. It was built in the 11th century A.D. and destroyed in 1115. Location The ruins of Old Falkenstein are located in the eastern Harz region of Mansfeld Land between Mägdesprung (north of Harzgerode) and Meisdorf (southwest of Falkenstein/Harz) on a rocky ridge () above the valley of the River Selke. In the forested landscape of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park, it lies within the nature reserve of ''Selketal'' ("Selke Valley") about northwest of the ''Köhlerhütte'', [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park
The Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park (german: Naturpark Harz/Sachsen-Anhalt) is situated n the districts of Harz and Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The nature park which lies in the Harz Mountains was founded in 2003 and has an area of around 1,660 km2. It is looked after by the Harz Regional Association (''Regionalverband Harz''). The park covers the Lower Harz, the massif of Ramberg and parts of Mansfeld Land, as well as the Saxony-Anhalt portion of the Harz National Park in the High Harz. Its western boundary is part of the ''Grünes Band Deutschland''. It borders on the Harz (Lower Saxony) Nature Park roughly to the west and the South Harz Nature Park more or less to the southwest, the entire Harz being a so-called ''Großschutzgebiet'' or multi-purpose reserve. In the Harz in general and the nature park in particular, which is characterised by a rich variety of flora and fauna, are extensive forests, plateaux partly used for agriculture, deeply ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
