Nöschenrode () is a Stadtteil of

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the Harz (district), district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the Wernigerode (district), district of Wernigerode. Its population was 32,181 in 2020. Wernigerode is located southwes ...

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Geographical position

Nöschenrode is located at the foot of the Harz Mountains in the ''Mühlental''. The Zillierbach, which comes from the ''Zillierbachtalsperre'', flows through the town. The ''

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244'' runs through the town.

History

It got first recorded in 1370 as ''Noscherot'' in a document. The place originated below

Wernigerode Castle Wernigerode Castle () is a schloss located in the Harz mountains above the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The present-day building, finished in the late 19th century, is similar in style to Neuschwanstein Castle, Schloss Neuschwanst ...

and belonged to the County of Wernigerode. On the shoreline of the Zillierbach in the Mühlental there were several mills, which were mentioned as early as 1417, including a sawmill, oil mill and marble mill. With the preservation of wood justice, the place received an economic boom. On 30 September 1929, Nöschenrode was incorporated into Wernigerode.Wernigerode im Jah
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retrieved 5 July 2018.

References

Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Wernigerode {{SaxonyAnhalt-geo-stub