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Sudmerberg is a quarter (''
Stadtteil A quarter is a part of an urban area, urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area ...
'') of
Goslar Goslar (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the Goslar (district), district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern wikt:slope, slopes of the Harz ...
in
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
, Germany, named after a prominent -metre-high hill to the east.


Geography

The settlement is located between Goslar town centre and 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 (Germany), Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction. Origin and meanin ...
in the southeast. The
Abzucht The Abzucht, also known in its upper reaches as the Wintertalbach, is a long, orographically left-hand, tributary of the Oker in Lower Saxony, Germany. The stream flows through the town of Goslar. Geography The Abzucht rises in the upper Win ...
stream runs between the Sudmerberg hill, rising in the east, and the northern edge of the
Harz The Harz (), also called the Harz Mountains, 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'' der ...
mountains. The area is part of the Harz Nature Park. Sudmerberg currently has about 1,880 inhabitants. The
Vienenburg–Goslar railway The Vienenburg–Goslar railway is a main line between Vienenburg and Goslar on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in Germany. It was opened in 1866. Route The 12.8 kilometre long route is single-tracked between Vienenburg and Oker. ...
follows the Abzucht river south of Sudmerberg. To the north, the ''
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'' federal highway runs to the neighbouring town of
Bad Harzburg Bad Harzburg (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Bad Harzborch'') is a spa town in central Germany, in the Goslar (district), Goslar district of Lower Saxony. It lies on the northern edge of the Harz mountains and is a recognised saltwater spa ...
.


History

An early medieval
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, located at the confluence of the Abzucht and 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 (Germany), Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction. Origin and meanin ...
, was first mentioned as ''Sudburg'' in a 1064 deed issued by King
Henry IV of Germany Henry IV (; 11 November 1050 – 7 August 1106) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105, King of Germany from 1054 to 1105, King of Italy and Burgundy from 1056 to 1105, and Duke of Bavaria from 1052 to 1054. He was the son of Henry III, Holy R ...
. Probably affiliated with the nearby
royal palace of Werla The Royal Palace of Werla (German: ''Königspfalz Werla'') is located near Werlaburgdorf (municipality: Schladen-Werla) in Lower Saxony. The grounds of the royal palace cover about 20 hectares rising atop Kreuzberg hill, a 17 m high natural plate ...
, it lent its name to the adjacent Sudmerberg hill. Today, only the foundations remain of the fortress which fell into ruins in the 14th century. In April 1935, Goslar's town council issued a development plan for the ''Sudmerberg'' settlement, mainly for employees of the nearby
Rammelsberg The Rammelsberg is a mountain, high, on the northern edge of the Harz range, south of the historic town of Goslar in the North German state of Lower Saxony. The mountain is the location of an important silver, copper, and lead mine. When it close ...
ore mine (
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) and the Oker ironworks. As early as December 1936, the first settlers moved into their new houses, further dwellings were occupied the next year. Though construction works ceased during
World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
, from 1948 onwards numerous
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families found homes in Sudmerberg. In expectation of an increase in the permanent population, Sudmerberg Primary School was built, opening in 1950. Until about 1960 there was an open-cast mine on the Sudmerberg hill in a small sandstone quarry.


Points of interest

* A wellspring in the central market square contains a lump of ore from the Rammelsberg mine. The sculpture called ''Girl with the Umbrella'' (''Mädchen mit dem Wasserschirm'') was created by artist, Anna Barth from Sankt Andreasberg. * From the summit of the Sudmerberg, a medieval watchtower, the ''Sudmerberger Warte'', erected by the Free imperial city, imperial city of Goslar, offers scenic views of the entire town of Goslar, the northern Harz foothills and the highest mountain in the Harz, the Brocken massif.


Clubs and events

The ''Fanfarenzug Goslar Sudmerberg'', now ''Powerbrass Goslar'', was founded in 1965.


References


External links


Private website with information on Sudmerberg
{{in lang, de Goslar (district) Goslar