Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt

Neudorf, Saxony-Anhalt
Neudorf
Stadtteil of Harzgerode
Coat of arms of Neudorf
Neudorf is located in Germany
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Neudorf
Coordinates 51°36′N 11°7′E / 51.6°N 11.11667°E / 51.6; 11.11667Coordinates: 51°36′N 11°7′E / 51.6°N 11.11667°E / 51.6; 11.11667
Administration
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Harz
Town Harzgerode
Basic statistics
Area 14.00 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Elevation 440 m  (1444 ft)
Population 677  (31 December 2009)
 - Density 48 /km2 (125 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HZ
Postal code 06493
Area code 039484

Neudorf is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 September 2010, it is part of the town Harzgerode.

History

The village was established in 1530/31 in the district (Amt) of Bärenrode by the counts of Stolberg, but soon thereafter was transferred to the princes of Anhalt-Bernburg. The first village houses were erected on the present day Church Square (Kirchplatz). Farm workers were the first to settle here. They soon built a small church and, in 1542, received the first Evangelical priest. The Thirty Years' War devastated the peaceful village.

In 1806 there were 58 houses with 370 inhabitants who lived off farming, cattle breeding, coal transportation and woodcutting. Neudorf developed into a mineworkers' village (the best-known ore mines were the Meiseberg and Pfaffenberg pits). In 1887 the present brick church was built. A workers' hostel was built for the many craftsmen hired for the mines.

Neudorf im Harz was known its mining and the mineral specimens of great beauty that were discovered here and which had become much sought after collectors' items by the 19th century (including specimens containing galenite, siderite, quartz, zinc blend and bournonite crystals). Specimens from this period may be viewed e.g. in the Zincken Collection in Bernburg Castle.

Following the closure of the pits, tourism sprang up as a new source of income. The spring of Stahlquelle ("Steel Spring") was made accessible to visitors in 1931 and contributed to Neudorf's good reputation as a tourist destination.

On 1 September 2010 Neudorf was incorporated into Harzgerode.[1]

Tourism

There is a checkpoint (no. 193) for hikers by the Stahlquelle which is part of the Harzer Wandernadel system.

References


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