Wernigerode
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Harz |
| Mayor | Peter Gaffert |
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| Area | 165.27 km2 (63.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 240 m (787 ft) |
| Population | 34,413 (31 December 2007) |
| - Density | 208 /km2 (539 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HZ |
| Postal codes | 38855, 38879 |
| Area codes | 03943, 039455 |
| Website | www.wernigerode.de |
| Location of the town of Wernigerode within Harz district | |
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Wernigerode (German pronunciation: [ˌvɛɐ̯nɪɡəˈʁoːdə]) 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. Wernigerode is located on the German Framework Road.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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,[1] 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.
[edit] Sights
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.
[edit] Culture
Wernigerode is the home of the Rundfunk-Jugendchor Wernigerode.
[edit] Twin towns
Carpi (Modena) (Italy), since 1964
Cisnădie, (Romania), since 2002
Neustadt an der Weinstraße (Germany), since 1998
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wernigerode |
- Municipal website
- Wernigerode portal (German)
- Vacation house/Vacation home in germanys Harz mountains
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