Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz
Herzberg am Harz
Location of the town of Herzberg am Harz within Osterode am Harz district
Coordinates	51°39′27″N 10°20′28″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Osterode am Harz
Town subdivisions	6 districts
Mayor	Gerhard Walter (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	71.88 km2 (27.75 sq mi)
Elevation	240 m  (787 ft)
Population	13,802 (31 December 2010)
- Density	192 /km2 (497 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	OHA
Postal code	37412
Area codes	05521, 05585
Website	www.herzberg.de

Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes. Herzberg became a city in 1929.

Economy

In the past, important industries of Herzberg have included the founding and turning of metal, agricultural machinery, and boot making.

Education

Herzberg is the location of the Interkultura Centro Herzberg (Esperanto for Intercultural Center of Herzberg), a club that promotes the international auxiliary language Esperanto. In 2006, the city council decided to advertise Herzberg as die Esperanto-Stadt ("the Esperanto city").

Policy

City council

Results after the local elections on September 10, 2006:

• CDU: 15 seats
• SPD: 12 seats
• Grüne: 1 seat
• FDP: 1 seat
• Die Linken: 1 seat

Results after the local elections on September 11, 2011:

• SPD: 13 seats
• CDU: 12 seats
• FDP: 1 seat
• Grüne: 2 seats
• Die Linken: 1 seat
• NPD: 1 seat

Twinning cities

• Góra (Poland, german: Guhrau), since 1993

Economy and infrastructure

Resident companies

• Pleissner Guss GmbH
• Smurfit Kappa Herzberger Papierfabrik and Wellpappe (Production of paper and corrugated cardboard)
• Jungfer Druckerei und Verlag (Printing and publishing)
• PEMA GmbH (Truck rental)
• Kliniken Herzberg und Osterode GmbH (Clinic, also in Osterode)

Education

Grundschulen (german for primary schools):

• Mahnte-Grundschule
• Nicolai-Grundschule
• Einhornschule (Einhorn-school, Scharzfeld)
• Grundschule am Rotenberg (Primary school on Rotenberg, Pöhlde)

Secondary Schools: Ernst Moritz Arndt-Gymnasium

• Haupt- und Realschule Herzberg am Harz (Elementary and secondary school Herzberg am Harz)

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Christian Ludwig Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1622-1665, duke of the principality of Lüneburg and Calenberg)
• Georg Wilhelm Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1624-1705, duke of the principality of Lüneburg and Calenberg)
• Johann Friedrich Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg (1625-1679, duke of the principality of Calenberg)
• Ernst August (1629-1698, first elector of Hanover)
• Karl von Einem (1853-1934, Prussian colonel general)
• Wolf Spillner (*1936, German nature photographer and writer)
• Otto Koch (1937-2010, owner of Chicken Delight Canada)
• Lutz Bandekow (*1948, Surgeon General of the Bundeswehr)
• Wilfried Ließmann (*1958, mineralogist and mining historian)
• Tatjana Steinhauer (*1991, water polo national team and European Championship participant)

Other personalities who represent the city in connection with

• Eva Herman (*1958 in Emden, author and former television presenter, spent most of her childhood in Herzberg and attended the Ernst Moritz Arndt-Gymnasium)

External links

• Official site (German)
• Esperanto Centre (Esperanto)

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.