Sangerhausen
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony-Anhalt |
| District | Sangerhausen |
| Population | 30,976 (2005-06-30) |
| Area | 161.53 km² |
| Elevation | 154 m |
| Coordinates | 51°28′ N 11°17′ E |
| Postal code | 06526 |
| Area code | 03464 |
| Licence plate code | SGH |
| Mayor | Fritz-Dieter Kupfernagel |
| Website | www.sangerhausen.de |
Sangerhausen is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, capital of the district of Sangerhausen.
It is situated southeast of the Harz, approx. 35 km east of Nordhausen, and 50 km west of Halle (Saale).
[edit] History
Sangerhausen is one of the oldest towns in the historical region of Thuringia, being mentioned in a document of 991 as appertaining to the estates of the emperor.
By marriage it passed to the landgrave of Thuringia, and after 1056 it formed for a while an independent country. Having been again part of Thuringia, it fell in 1249 to Meissen, and in 1291 to Brandenburg. In 1372 it passed to Saxony and formed a portion of that territory until 1815, when it was united with Prussia.
[edit] Main sights
- Altes Rathaus ("Old Town Hall"), erected in 1431-1437 after a previous edifice had been burned in 1358.
- Church of St. Mary (Marienkirche), built in 1350 in Gothic style
- Church of St. James (Jakobikirche, 1457-1542), a late Gothic hall edifice with a nave and three aisles. It has a 61 m-high, slightly tilting bell tower with a Baroque cover. The interior has a rich decoration painted by Georg Bottschild in 1665, while the choir stalls and the high altar are from an Augustinian monastery closed in 1539. It houses also numerous tombs and effigies.
- Church of St. Ulrich (Ulrichkirche), one of the most interesting Romanesque edifices in Germany. It is a basilica built in 1116-1123, with a bell tower added in the 15th century. It has a nave and two aisles with groin vault. The eastern part has five apses.
- The Altes Schloss ("Old Castle"), built by the lords of Meissen. Only a tower now survives. The New Palace or Neues Schloss was built by Kaspar Tryller, minister of Finances of the Electorate of Saxony, from 1612 to 1622. It is a Renaissance style, and now houses the county court.
In the neighbourhood are the famous Kyffhausen Castle and the so-called Barbarossa Cave, the only anhydrite cave in Europe which ca be visited by tourists.
Sangerhausen is also home to the Europa-Rosarium, the largest collection of roses in the world, created in 1903.
[edit] Sources
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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