Königshütte (Harz)
Königshütte is a German village in the district of
Harz, in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Since 1 January 2010 is a part of the municipality of Oberharz am Brocken
.
Location
Königshütte lies on the
Königshütte Reservoir and then on towards Rübeland
.
Königshütte is one of the waypoints on the Harzer Hexenstieg which runs past the site of the old Trogfurth Bridge.
History
The once independent village emerged from the merger of Königshof and Rothehütte on 1 April 1936. Rothehütte was particularly known for being the home of several iron works such as the Neue Hütte and the Lüdershof.
Königshütte used to have a railway connexion to Blankenburg (Harz), but passenger services were withdrawn on the electrified section from Elbingerode–Königshütte on 30 May 1999 and the line was closed completely on 31 August 2000.
The hitherto independent municipality was incorporated into the town of
Places of interest
- Heimatstube
- Königshütte Waterfall
- Bockberg nature reserve
- Königshütte Reservoir
- Mandelholz Reservoir
- Königsburg ruins
- Ruins of St Andrew's Church on a footpath towards Elbingerode
- The Ackertklippe crag with views to the Brocken
Memorials
- Memorial to the forestry scientist, Wilhelm Pfeil
- Graves in village cemetery (Ortsfriedhof) of two Second World War, taken to Germany and were victims of forced labour.
References
- Statistisches Bundesamt
- Statistisches Bundesamt
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