Heimburg

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Heimburg is a district of the town of Blankenburg (Harz ) in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geographical Location

Heimburg is located on the northern Harz, about 5 km north- west of the main town of Blankenburg (Harz ) on the old course of the federal highway 6 towards Wernigerode.

Just north of the village is a hill on which the ruins of the former castle Heimburg, also called Altenburg, and a viewpoint located. In addition, Heimburg lies at the foot of the hills of goat mountain ( 315.7 m) and Struve Berg ( 305.7 m), which stretches to the northwest to Benzingerode, a good view of the Harz mountains offers and is taken from the nature reserve goats Mountain Home Castle.

History

The local castle was first mentioned in 1073, the resulting at its foot Nationals settlement 1256th After the loss of several generations lasting feud between Heimburg and Regenstein took over the Count of Regenstein Castle Heimburg. A line of these dukes was called then of Regenstein - Heimburg. In the 16th century the castle was pledged several times and after destruction during the Thirty Years' War, there were no more renewals, so the castle completely disintegrated and was used as a quarry for building materials. After the extinction of the family of the Regensteins 1599 the fief fell to their liege lord, the Duke of Brunswick, back.

Heimburg was occupied after an attack by fighter-bombers on 20 April 1945 by U.S. troops. In early July 1945, it was part of the Soviet-occupied zone SBZ and from 1949 the GDR.

In GDR times, a children's summer camp was built in the place.

Heimburg belonged until 1945 as Brunswick County Blankenburg and came in 1952 to the county of Wernigerode in the district of Magdeburg. Since the entry into force of the district reform on 1 July 2007 Heimburg belongs to the district of Harz.

On 1 January 2010, until then independent municipality Heimburg together with the communities Cattenstedt, Hüttenrode, Wienrode and Timmenrode and the City of Their castle in the town of Blankenburg (Harz ) was incorporated.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 15 October 1993 by the regional council of Magdeburg.

Blazon: " oblique Links Shared by silver on gold; above a red deer rod, down three red bars. "

The stag bar represents the affiliation of the village to the county Regenstein since the 13th century represents the lower part of the emblem symbolizes the colors of the family crest of the von Heimburg.

Traffic

There are bus connections to the Harz transport companies in the surrounding towns and a good network of roads. To the east of the village there is a driveway to the B 6n and the branch of a link road to Derenburg. In the village, a road leads south to the Michael Stone monastery over to Blankenburg district Oesig.

Sight

Church of Holy Trinity