Hettstedt

Hettstedt
Hettstedt
Location of the town of Hettstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district
Coordinates	51°38′N 11°30′E / 51.63333°N 11.5°E / 51.63333; 11.5Coordinates: 51°38′N 11°30′E / 51.63333°N 11.5°E / 51.63333; 11.5
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Mayor	Jürgen Lautenfeld
Basic statistics
Area	36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m  (656 ft)
Population	15,343 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	416 /km2 (1,076 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MSH
Postal code	06333
Area code	03476
Website	www.hettstedt.de

Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper. As of 1911, Hettstedt engaged in the manufacture of machinery, pianofortes, and artificial manure, and the surrounding district and villages were occupied with smelting due to the nearby mines of argentiferous copper. Other products included silver, sulphuric acid, and small quantities of nickel and gold.

In the Kaiser Friedrich mine close by, the first steam engine in Germany was erected on 23 August 1785. Hettstedt is mentioned as early as 1046; in 1220 it possessed a castle; in 1380 it received civic privileges. When the county of Mansfeld was sequestrated, Hettstedt came into the possession of Saxony, passing to Prussia in 1815.

Politician Roland Claus, member of the Bundestag, is from Hettstedt.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Hettstedt is twinned with:

• Vöhringen, Germany
• Bergkamen, Germany ^[2]

External links

• hettstedt.de (German)

References

Notes

1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden nach Landkreisen" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de/download/stat_berichte/6A102_hj_2010_02.pdf. 
2. ^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District". © 2009 Twins2010.com. http://www.twins2010.com/fileadmin/user_upload/pic/Dokumente/List_of_Twin_Towns_01.pdf?PHPSESSID=2edd34819db21e450d3bb625549ce4fd. Retrieved 2009-10-28. 

•  Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Hettstedt". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.