Wernigerode

Wernigerode

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
image_photo = WenigerodeWinterViewFromCastle.jpg
image_caption = View from Wernigerode Castle over the town to the Brocken mountain in winter
Wappen =Wappen_Wernigerode.pngWappengröße = 113
lat_deg = 51 | lat_min = 50 |lat_sec = 6
lon_deg = 10 | lon_min = 47 |lon_sec = 7
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Harz
Höhe = 240
Fläche = 125.17
Einwohner = 33871
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 38855
PLZ-alt = 3700
Vorwahl = 03943
Kfz = HZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 85 370
Straße = Marktplatz 1
Website = [http://www.wernigerode.de/ www.wernigerode.de]
Bürgermeister = Peter Gaffert
Partei = SPD

Wernigerode (IPA2|vɛʁnɪgəˈʁoːdə) is a town in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007 it was the capital of the district of Wernigerode. Its population was 35,500 in 1999.

Wernigerode is located southwest of Halberstadt, and is picturesquely situated on the Holtemme river, on the north slopes of the Harz Mountains.

History

Wernigerode was the capital of the medieval County of Wernigerode and Stolberg-Wernigerode. In 1815 after the Napoleonic Wars it became part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. The Hasseröder brewery was founded in Wernigerode in 1872.

After World War II, Wernigerode was briefly included in the new state Saxony-Anhalt. During the time of Communist East Germany, the town was very close to the inner German border. Wernigerode was made part of a restored Saxony-Anhalt in 1990 after German reunification.

Architecture

Wernigerode contains several interesting Gothic buildings, including a fine town hall with a timber facade of 1498. Some of the quaint old houses which have escaped the numerous fires that have visited the town are elaborately adorned with wood-carving. The Gerhart-Hauptmann Gymnasium, [http://www.gerhart-hauptmann-gymnasium.de] occupying a modern Gothic building, is the successor of an ancient grammar school, which existed until 1825. Brandy, Hasseröder lager, cigars and dyes are among the products manufactured in Wernigerode. Above the town rises the castle (Schloß Wernigerode) of the princes of Stolberg-Wernigerode; the original was built in the 12th century. The present castle was built between 1862 and 1893 by Karl Frühling and includes parts of the medieval building.

ights

The Harzer Schmalspurbahn is a narrow gauge railway that leads from Wernigerode to The Brocken (1141 m), the highest peak in the Harz Mountains, and then goes to Nordhausen to the south of the Harz mountains. The second highest peak, Wurmberg (971 m), is accessible by cable car from Braunlage which is connected by bus to Wernigerode. Wernigerode has numerous museums, galleries, libraries, monuments and parks.

Culture

Wernigerode is the home of the Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode.

Twin towns

* Carpi (Modena) (Italy), since 1964
* Cisnădie, (Romania), since 2002
* Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany), since 1998

References

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External links

* [http://www.wernigerode.de/?id=homepage_en&lang=en Municipal website]
* [http://www.harzteam.de/ Wernigerode portal] de icon


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