Sankt Andreasberg
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Stadtteil of Braunlage | |
 Sankt Andreasberg in the mist | |
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| Coordinates: 51°42′38″N 10°31′06″E / 51.71056°N 10.51833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Goslar |
| Town | Braunlage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.85 km2 (3.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 580 m (1,900 ft) |
| Population (2010-12-31) | |
| • Total | 1,719 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 37444 |
| Dialling codes | 05582, 05520 |
| Vehicle registration | GS |
| Website | www |
Sankt Andreasberg is a former town in the district of Goslar, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2011, it is part of the town Braunlage. It is situated in the Harz, approximately 7 km west of Braunlage proper, and 20 km east of Osterode am Harz.
History
Sankt Andreasberg was founded in the 1480s. It was first mentioned in a letter from the Count Heinrich zu Stolberg to Dietrich von Witzlebenon on 3 November 1487. The establishment of the village took place around the market. The first silver mines are assumed to be the St. Andrews Cross Mine (German: Grube St. Andreaskreuz) at the foot of the Beerberg and the St. Andrews Mine (Grube St. Andreas) by the market. In 1521, St. Andreasberg received the right to mine from Counts Heinrich and Ernst von Hohenstein. It was proclaimed in Mansfelder Land and in the mining areas of Saxony and miners were invited to dig for silver and other metals.
Natural monuments
The area around Sankt Andreasberg is especially rich in habitats worthy of protection in within the Harz National Park, but also around the town in the form of Upper Harz mountain meadows.
Other natural monuments are a group of chestnuts on the market square (ND GS 42) and the diabase deposit in the village of Silberhütte (ND GS 45). Johann Wolfgang von Goethe researched in 1783 the Hohe Klippen rocks (ND GS 146) on the Rehberg mountain above the present-day Goethe Place on the Rehberger Graben ditche, because he believed he would find evidence there for his assumptions about the earth's history. The boundary between the geological platform made of greywacke hornfels and the underlying fine-grained Brocken granite runs by the Hohe Klippen.
Religion
The population of Sankt Andreasberg is mostly Protestant.
Sport
As a result of their elevation, Sankt Andreasberg (520–720 m) and
Coming from Torfhaus and Oderteich, the Brocken bypass section of the nearly 100 km long Harzer Hexenstieg hiking trail passes through the town and heads for Braunlage and Thale.
Mountain rescue services are provided by the local Harz Mountain Rescue Club.
Several Sankt Andreasberg sports clubs enjoy a long tradition. These include the Sankt Andreasberg Shooting Club (1522) and the Sankt Andreasberg Gymnastics and Sports Club (1861). Following the success of the 1st Winterfest in 1896 the Upper Harz Ski Club was founded on the Brocken; it is now called the St. Andreasberg Ski Club 1896.
Famous people
- Wilhelm Trute (1836–1889), breeder of the Harz Roller canary breed and a local Miner
References
- ^ "Naturschutzgebiet "Bergwiesen bei St. Andreasberg"". Niedersächsischer Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
- ^ a b Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 154 – Dreibrodestein Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine auf harzer-wandernadel.de
External links
Media related to Sankt Andreasberg at Wikimedia Commons
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