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. ...

district, in

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

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. Since 2009 it has incorporated the former municipalities of Burkersroda,

Größnitz Größnitz is a village and a former municipality in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 July 2009 it has been part of the municipality of Balgstädt. Geography Größnitz is located between Halle (Saale) and Weim ...

and Hirschroda.Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009

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Geography

Balgstädt is in the valley of the lower reaches of the

Unstrut The Unstrut ( or ) 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 Ba ...

, eight kilometres before its mouth in the

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

, 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, An der Poststraße, Bad Bibra 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 and west of Freyburg. It is part of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' (collective municipality) o ...

. Districts of the municipality are Balgstädt, Burkersroda, Dietrichsroda,

, 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

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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 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 Bad Bibra 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