Minsleben () is a ''Ortsteil'' (district) of

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,041 in 2012. Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely s ...

since April 1, 1993.

Geographical position

Minsleben is on the northern edge of the

Harz mountains 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 ...

in the plain open to the north. The Holtemme flows past the village. The Minsleben stop on the Heudeber-Danstedt–Vienenburg railway line has not been served since October 2006. Connecting roads lead from Minsleben to Wernigerode,

Reddeber Reddeber is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, ...

, Heudeber and

Silstedt Silstedt is a village in Saxony-Anhalt. It is part of the town Wernigerode. Geography Silstedt is located at the northeastern side of Wernigerode. Through Silstedt goes the ''Landesstraße L82'', that goes from Wernigerode to Derenburg. In the N ...

. The ''Hundemühle'' is nearby.

History

The place can look back on over 1000 years of history. In the village was a noble court, which had been in the possession of the Reiffenstein family for a long time. The manor house is now partially used as a residential building, the associated park is open to the public. The manor mill can also be visited on certain days. At the beginning of the 20th century, a Minsleben train worker cut 89 shrubs and trees along the railway line into human and animal shapes. This became an attraction for the passengers and his work was also spread and documented on postcards and in magazines. On April 7, 1945, two American fighter-bombers attacked two passenger trains and a freight train with concentration camp inmates at Minsleben station. There were 32 fatalities and numerous seriously wounded.

Memorials and monuments

* The ''Dorflinde'' on the ''Krugberg'' is under protection as a

natural monument A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, nat ...

. * Memorial stone for the 100th birthday of Emperor

William I William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087 ...

. * Memorial stone to the 32 fatalities of an American fighter-bomber attack on three railroad trains in the station area * Collection tomb in the ''"Ortsfriedhof"'' (local Cemetery), in which a name known Belgian is buried, who was deported to Germany during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

and became a victim of

forced labor Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...

References

{{Authority control Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Wernigerode