Athenstedt

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Athenstedt is a district of the city of Halberstadt in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geography

Athenstedt is located on the southwestern edge of the ridge Huy in the northern Harz Foreland.

History

1187 Athenstedt was first mentioned. Athenstedt belonged until 1648 to the Bishopric of Halberstadt and then got to the Principality of Halberstadt. The place was directly subordinated to the Office Zilly - Mulmke and arrived in 1815 at the Magdeburg Region of the Prussian Province of Saxony.

On 1 January 2010, until then independent municipality Athenstedt was incorporated together with the communities Aspenstedt, Long Stone, Sargstedt and Ströbeck in the city of Halberstadt.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " From quartered red and silver, a golden owl box 1, box 2 and 3, a green book Leaf, Field 4, a bound golden sheaf of corn. "

For the 800 - year celebration in 1987, the community grew a coat of arms, however, is illegal in its naturalistic and graphics in color against the rules of heraldry. Therefore, it could not be officially used on.

The design of a proper coat of arms was then introduced in 2002 at the renowned heraldist Jörg Mantzsch in order to guide the seal on the flag of the municipality and in the other use a the rules of heraldry appropriate and officially approved coat of arms as a municipal emblem of the place.

At the council meeting in September 2002 it was decided to perform the following desired by the community symbolism in the local coat of arms:

1 ) The owl as a reference to the name Athenstedt. For generations take the residents of the village of its name it relation to Athens or to the heraldic animal of the goddess Athena.

2 ) beech leaves as a symbol of the closed book stock to the district

3 ) sheaf of corn in connection to agriculture.

The colors of the flag are like the colors Athenstedts Yellow - Red

Attractions

Historical monument

• Grave stone at the local cemetery for two 1944 killed whilst Soviet forced laborers ( man and woman )

Transport links

The community Athenstedt lies on the main road 79 between Halberstadt and Dardesheim; a southern bypass road B 79 is being planned. From the main road branches in Athenstedt two roads north to Huy - Neinstedt and south to Danstedt from. Athenstedt can be reached by bus from the Harz region transport.