Schielo is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz,

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 ...

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. Since 1 August 2009, it is part of the town of

Harzgerode Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Geography Harzgerode lies in the lower eastern part of the Harz mountain range on the Selke River, south of Quedlinburg. It is connected to Gernrode and Quedlinburg via ...

.Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009

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was common until in the early 20th century logging took over. Today agriculture, a number of small businesses, a caring home specialising in residential and nursing dementia care, as well as tourism related activities dominate the area.

Location

Schielo lies to the east of

, to the north of

Königerode Königerode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 August 2009, it is part of the town Harzgerode Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Geography Harzg ...

and the B242 Cross-Harz-Highway and to the west of

Molmerswende Molmerswende is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 6 March 2009, it has been part of Mansfeld Mansfeld (), sometimes also unofficially Mansfeld-Lutherstadt, is a town in the dis ...

Hiking

While Schielo is outside the area of the

Harzer Wandernadel The Harzer Wandernadel is a system of hiking awards in the Harz mountains in central Germany. Hikers (or mountain bikers) can earn awards at different levels of challenge by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and stamping their ...

hiking system, it is only three kilometers from the

E11 european long distance path The E11 European long distance path or E11 path is one of the European long-distance paths, running 4700 km (about 2900 miles) west-east from The Hague in the Netherlands through Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia to Tallinn, Estonia. It star ...

which runs from

Ballenstedt Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Geography It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipal area comprises the vi ...

Wippra Wippra is a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2008, it has been part of the town of Sangerhausen Sangerhausen () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, capital of the district o ...

through the neighboring villages of

and Steinbrücken. From Schielo, local trails lead to

Anhalt Castle Anhalt Castle () is a ruined medieval fortification near the town of Harzgerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Location The castle is located in the eastern, lower part of the Harz mountain range (''Unterharz''). The ruins stand on the Großer Hausbe ...

and Falkenstein Castle.

Notable people

Karl Blossfeldt Karl Blossfeldt (13 June 18659 December 1932) was a German photographer and sculptor. He is best known for his close-up photographs of plants and living things, published in 1929 as ''Urformen der Kunst''. He was inspired, as was his father, by n ...

(June 13, 1865 – December 9, 1932), photographer, born in Schielo. Skulptur Karl Blossfeldt Fotograf

References

{{authority control Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Harzgerode