Hahnenklee is a

borough A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ag ...

of the city of

Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Goslar and located on the northwestern slopes of the Harz mountain range. The Old Town of Goslar and the Mines ...

, in the German state of the

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

. It is located within the

Harz The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

mountain range between Goslar and Osterode. The population is about 1200 inhabitants.

History

Hahnenklee became a state-recognised climatic spa in 1882. The village had 336 inhabitants at the beginning of the 20th century.''Neumanns Orts- und Verkehrslexikon'', p. 381. Leipzig 1905. The district of Hahnenklee also comprises the former village of ''Bockswiese'', both are

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

settlements originating from the 16th century that were incorporated in 1972. Today the area mainly depends on tourism and forestry. In the Nazi time, Hahnenklee was home of many houses of the NS organisation “Mother and Child” - in their facilities, more than 3600 children were born. Even a birth station of the

Lebensborn Lebensborn e.V. (literally: "Fount of Life") was an SS-initiated, state-supported, registered association in Nazi Germany with the stated goal of increasing the number of children born who met the Nazi standards of "racially pure" and "healt ...

organisation was present. Shortly after the war, in the former mothers home of the NSV 18 Latvian children died from starvation - the circumstances never were cleared completely. The more than 100 children that survived were spread all over the world.

Sights

Hahnenklee is chiefly known for the Protestant Gustav Adolf Stave Church, built by the architect Karl Mohrmann (1857-1927) in 1908. The adjacent bell tower was added in 1975 for extending the carillon up to the current 49 bells. Several historic wooden buildings, e.g. the former town hall, can be seen in the High Street. The smaller Catholic Church Saint Mary in the Snow (''Sankt Maria im Schnee'') was built in 1975. The grave of the composer

Paul Lincke Carl Emil Paul Lincke (7 November 1866 – 3 September 1946) was a German composer and theater conductor. He is considered the "father" of the Berlin operetta. His well-known compositions include "" ("Berlin Air"), the unofficial anthem of Berlin, ...

who died in Hahnenklee in 1946 is worth a visit as well.

Notable people

Wilhelm Ripe Wilhelm Ripe (16 November 1818 – 5 December 1885) was a German painter and graphic designer. Ripe was born in Hahnenklee in 1818. His contributions were during the era of Romanticism. He died in Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian: ''Goslär'' ...

, painter, born November 16, 1818 in Hahnenklee, died December 5, 1885 in Goslar *

Hans-Georg Wenzel Hans-Georg Wenzel (3 February, 1945 – 11 November, 1999), also known as George Wenzel, was a German geodesist, geophysicist and university lecturer. His most important field of work was physical geodesy, where he worked after his dissertation on ...

(1949–1999), geodesist, geophysicist and university lecturer

References

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* Towns in Lower Saxony Goslar (district) {{goslar-geo-stub