Harlingerode () is a village in
Germany
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and district of
Bad Harzburg in the
district of Goslar in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
. As of 2020, Harlingerode had a population of 2,916.
Geography
Harlingerode lies between 190 and , increasing in height in southern direction. The
Langenberg in the south is the most dominant landmark with its height of up to 304 m. The town is impenetrated by the
Hurle, a tributary of the
Oker
The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.
Origin and meaning of the name
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History
Etymology
The stem ''Harl-'' is derived from a settlor ''Herilo'', which is ultimately rooted in a
Proto-Germanic
Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.
Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic bran ...
stem
*harjaz meaning "army", still visible in German "Heer" and obsolete English "here". -ingerode is a locally widespread ending around the northern
Harz
The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German w ...
region that served as a generic suffix for town names derived by any personal names (compare
Göttingerode,
Bettingerode).
Timeline
Harlingerode was founded between the 9th and 10th century by the Saxon
House of Billung
The House of Billung was a dynasty of Saxon noblemen in the 9th through 12th centuries.
The first known member of the house was Count Wichmann, mentioned as a Billung in 811. Oda, the wife of Count Liudolf, oldest known member of the Liudolf ...
.
Gerhard Köbler: Bode in der deutschen Ortsgeschichte, 2016-12-21
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written on Dezember 21, 2016, called on September 13, 2017 erman/ref> Harlingerode was first mentioned as ''Gut Heregeltingerode'' (Estate of Heregeltingerode) on June 3, 1053 in a deed of donatio by Henry III and as ''Herlingerode'' in 1181.
In June 1865, the Hansa Pit was opened south of the village on the outskirts of the Langenberg. It was under operation until August 1960, with a short shutdown between 1932 and 1935.
The village gained further importance during the 1930s when activities of mining industry were drastically increasing. The Harlingerode Zinc works was built in 1934, which made up the technologically most modern zinc mill in Germany up to the 70's. The demand of housing space owing to the immigration of mineworkers caused to rebuild the abandoned village Göttingerode south of the main town in the same year.
As an aftermath of World War II
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, the Harlingerode dramatically grew in population due to Flight and expulsion of Germans from 1944 to 1950, peaking at a population of 6,257 in 1950 including Göttingerode. Several construction projects were initiated to create living space from the 1950s to 1970s. Harlingerode was incorporated into the city of Bad Harzburg on July 1, 1972.
During the 1980s, the Bundesautobahn 36
Bundesautobahn 36 (translates from German as Federal Motorway 36, short form Autobahn 36, abbreviated as BAB 36 or A 36) is an autobahn in Germany. It was established on 1 January 2019 from the Bundesautobahn 395 and parts of the Bundesstraße ...
was supposed to be constructed north of Harlingerode, which was later realised as the autobahn-like Bundesstraße 6
The Bundesstraße 6 (abbr. B6) is a German federal highway running from Bremerhaven on the North Sea coast in a southeasterly direction through the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony to Görlitz on the Polish border.
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. Thus, a land consolidation was executed between 1977 and 1983. The local rail station was taken out of service in 1983.
After a drastic decrease of profitability due to falling metal prices, said zinc mill dropped its main processing in 1970 and further secondary activities in 2000. Several succeeding companies of recycling and zinc oxide industry have settled down since the 1990s.
20-Tage-Lager.JPG, Partial building of the Harlingerode Zinc works, 2009
Bahnhof Harlingerode Südblick November 2018.jpg, Former Harlingerode rail station, 2018
Bundesstraße 6 Harlingerode Westblick.jpg, Bundesstraße 6 north of Harlingerode.
Infrastructure
Harlingerode is located south of the highway-like built Bundesstraße 6
The Bundesstraße 6 (abbr. B6) is a German federal highway running from Bremerhaven on the North Sea coast in a southeasterly direction through the states of Lower Saxony, Bremen, Saxony-Anhalt and Saxony to Görlitz on the Polish border.
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and the Bundesautobahn 369. Highway exits are ''Goslar-Oker'' to the west and ''Harlingerode'' to the east. Furthermore, Harlingerode is penetrated by the Oker–Bad Harzburg railway. Rural roads connect Harlingerode to Oker
The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.
Origin and meaning of the name
The ...
, Immenrode, Bettingerode, and Schlewecke.
Gallery
Harlingerode Kirche 01.jpg, St. Mary's church
Harlingerode Grundschule Nordansicht.jpg, Elementary school
Literature
* Alfred Breustedt: ''950 Jahre Harlingerode. 1053–2003.'' (Village chronicle) Harlingerode 2003, .
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