Balgstädt is a municipality in the

Burgenlandkreis Burgenlandkreis is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Its area is . History The district was established as Landkreis Burgenland by the merger of the former Burgenlandkreis and Landkreis Weißenfels as part of the reform of 2007. On 16 ...

district, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

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. Since 2009 it has incorporated the former municipalities of Burkersroda, Größnitz and Hirschroda.Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009
Statistisches Bundesamt

Geography

Balgstädt is in the valley of the lower reaches of the

Unstrut The Unstrut () is a river in Germany and a left tributary of the Saale. The Unstrut originates in northern Thuringia near Dingelstädt (west of Kefferhausen in the Eichsfeld area) and its catchment area is the whole of the Thuringian Basin. ...

, eight kilometres before its mouth in the

Saale The Saale (), also known as the Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale) and Thuringian Saale (german: Thüringische Saale), is a river in Germany and a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. It is not to be confused with the smaller Franconian Saale ...

, at the confluence of the Hasselbach. The municipality is part of the nature park Saale-Unstrut-Triasland, in whose centre it lies. It is also located on the western edge of the wine-growing region Saale-Unstrut. Neighboring municipality are Freyburg, Naumburg (Saale),

Lanitz-Hassel-Tal Lanitz-Hassel-Tal is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Möllern and Taugwitz, on 1 July 2009.An der Poststraße An der Poststraße is a municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Klosterhäseler, Wischroda and Herrengosserstedt, on 1 July 2009.

Bad Bibra Bad Bibra () is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated northwest of Naumburg. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") An der Finne. Since July 2009 it has included the former m ...

and

Laucha an der Unstrut Laucha an der Unstrut is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river Unstrut, northwest of Naumburg. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Unstruttal. On 1 July 2009 ...

. Districts of the municipality are Balgstädt, Burkersroda, Dietrichsroda, Größnitz, Hirschroda and Städten.

Attractions

Village church

The village church from 1739 includes a late Romanesque, transversely rectangular choir tower, which was probably still preserved from a previous building. In the rectangular nave are two-storey wooden galleries, in the northeast the former manor lodge. Opposite this there is a bust of Georg Rudolf von Hessler (1641-1687) with heraldic shields. The wooden pulpit altar dates from the time of the construction of the nave. The basket has a font cartridge between Corinthian pilasters with acanthus cheeks, the laterally larger than life carved figures show Moses and

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and date from the 17th century.

Castle

The cultural monuments of the community are listed in the local monument list.

Economy and Infrastructure

In addition to the agricultural cooperative that emerged from the former LPG, a chimney and firing construction company, as well as a winery, there are still several independent tradesmen. Another economic factor that should not be underestimated is tourism.

Tourism

Balgstädt benefits mainly from its location and the attractions in its surroundings such as the monastery ruins

Zscheiplitz Zscheiplitz is a village in the southern part of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, and includes a former Benedictine Monastery. Geography The village lies on the Unstrut river, in the municipality of Freyburg, to the north-west of Naumburg, and so in the V ...

on the slope on the opposite side of the river, the Neuenburg in Freyburg, the Zeddenbach mill and others. In addition to overnight stays, the leisure and tourism club also offers bicycle and canoe tours as well as guided hikes to the nearby orchid area.

Traffic

Through Balgstädt the federal highway 176 leads from

to Freyburg. From there, the federal highway 180 leads to the district town of Naumburg (Saale), which is just ten kilometers away. The place also has a breakpoint at the railway of Unstrut called Naumburg-Nebra-Artern.

References

Burgenlandkreis Municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt {{Burgenlandkreis-geo-stub