Hasserode has been a quarter in the town of

Wernigerode Wernigerode () is a town in the Harz (district), district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Until 2007, it was the capital of the Wernigerode (district), district of Wernigerode. Its population was 32,181 in 2020. Wernigerode is located southwes ...

in the German state of

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt ( ; ) is a States of Germany, state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants, making it the List of German states ...

since 1907.

Location

Hasserode lies at the foot of the

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in the valley of the River Holtemme, whose upper reaches include the water cascade of the

Steinerne Renne The Steinerne Renne is a waterfall and natural monument near the town of Wernigerode in the Harz mountains of central Germany. Location The Steinerne Renne is east of the Harz National Park in the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park. It lies sout ...

. A state road (''

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'') runs through the quarter to Drei Annen Hohne and

Schierke Schierke is a village and a former municipality in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 July 2009, it is part of the town Wernigerode. Situated within the Harz mountain range in the valley of the river Bode, at the rim ...

in the direction of the Harz's highest mountain, the

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. The

Harz Railway The Harz Railway or Trans-Harz Railway () was formerly the main line of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (''Harzer Schmalspurbahnen'' or ''HSB'') and runs north to south right across the Harz Mountains from Wernigerode to Nordhausen, Thuringia, Nord ...

and

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, part of the

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also run through the district which has three stations: Hochschule Harz (formerly Kirchstraße), Wernigerode-Hasserode and Steinerne Renne.

History

The village grew up around Hasserode Castle in the 12th century, but was abandoned by the 16th century and was only reoccupied again in 1768 by order of King Frederick II of Prussia, hence the name ''Friedrichsthal'' for the lower part of the parish and the village name of Hasserode-Friedrichsthal which has been used from time to time.

Places of interest

*Christ Church with the painting ''Kreuzigung im Gedräng'' by Adam Offinger *Boeters Mill, old paper mill in ''Amtsgasse'' 1

Tourism

The Hasserode Holiday (''Hasseröder Ferienpark'') was established at the start of the 21st century on ''Langen Stieg'' and in the Nessel valley, on the terrain of the old open-air swimming pool. It is a holiday camp with an indoor pool. Amongst the walking destinations in the area is the Elversstein.

People born in Hasserode

* Johann Christian Meier (1732–1815), pedagogue *

Otto Herfurth Otto Herfurth (22 January 1893 – 29 September 1944) was a general in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Herfurth was a conspirator in the 20 July Plot. Herfurth was t ...

(1893–1944), military officer, general in the

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, and conspirator in the 20 July 1944 plot to assassinate

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Personalities

* Julius Count of Bose (1809–1894), Prussian infantry general, died in Hasserode

Literatur

* Brückner, Jörg (1998). ''Der Fund eines Wappensteins von 1121. Nachricht aus d. Jahr 1707 gibt Rätsel um Gründung Hasserodes auf'', In: ''Neue Wernigeröder Zeitung.'' 9 (1998), 22, p. 23–24. * Boeters, Heinrich Ernst (2009). ''Die Boeters und ihre Papiermühlen'', Seevetal {{Authority control Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Wernigerode