Nievoldhagen

Nievoldhagen is a deserted village in the Hödinger forest in Saxony -Anhalt. The former settlement was abandoned in wars in the 16th century. The former LPG in Eschenrode had the name LPG Nievoldhagen.

Geography

Nievoldhagen lies in the forest between Behnsdorf, Eschenrode, Hödingen and Hörsingen. On the road from Behnsdorf after Hörsingen the way to the deserted village in 2006 was posted. The area is located in the district Nievoldhagen Hödingen that belongs politically to the city Oebisfelde - Weferlingen. A small part of the forest in which the deserted village is located, was determined for natural forest, that is, the forest is to leave in a confined space itself, it is not staffed.

History

Nievoldhagen was once a village settlement and was desolate in 1540. The Forstort means Niewoldhagen. He was also called Niewoldt or just uncomfortable. Originally, the forest was Nippeltshagen. The settlement was destroyed by war and today is only the foundation wall of a building can be seen. The ruins were uncovered in 1897. This comes from a chapel here, which was also the meeting house of the Kalandsbrüderschaft Eschenrode what was testified in documents in 1485. The former importance of the ruin but interpreted differently.

Today in Nievoldhagen still forest services are organized.

Residents have the time probably had their water from the still existing, bordered with stones source Anger Born Spring.

Nivoldhagensage

Three pastors, one from Behnsdorf, one from Hödingen and one from Eschenrode, kept watch at the little oaks swine, as the acorn was good and the fields and pastures were grazed. Suddenly she saw in the wallow flash something that had burrowed out the pigs. On closer inspection, they realized this shimmering little as a bell. They knew that this could only have come from the desert place Niewoldthagen. Now, the question arose as to what should be with her. All three shepherds had found them, none of them had a privilege. They decided to go to their homes and bring a vehicle to transport the bell. Those who arrive first with a team at the site should be able to bring the bell to his home village. The bell was now put by Eschenrode because the Eschenröder shepherd already on the way met a team that returns immediately drove him to recover the bell. Now the fifteen hundredweight bronze bell hangs from 1511 in Eschenröder steeple and always shouts, " Never - wold, Never - wold ... "

This legend is mentioned among others in Eschenröder Heimatlied.

Today, the bell still hangs in the church tower of Eschenrode and heard daily at 18:00 clock for a few minutes.

The ruin

The walls are 60 to 70 cm thick. The access on the north side can be seen, was found in the excavation on both sides of the entrance two large stone pillars. One is broken, the other has a length of 1.80 m. Evident are still the wells where maybe the iron hinges were admitted. There an old key and a Maria coin of 1554 were found outside of the walls.

Stone by the roadside

Directions with a different notation

Sign in front of the former church