Meisdorf

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Location of Meis village in Falkenstein / Harz

Meis village is a hamlet of the town Falkenstein / Harz in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geographical location

Meis village lies at the eastern foot of the Harz in the east of the Harz Nature Park / Saxony- Anhalt at around 200 m above sea level. NN. It is traversed by the Selke, which forms the Selke in belonging to the resin Unterharz and Mansfeld. Southwest of Meis village situated above the river the ruins of Anhalt, the Falkenstein Castle and the castle stables age Falkenstein and Ackeburg.

History

Meis village was in 1219 ( according to other data already in 1184 ) first documented as " Meystorp " or " Meyßtorp ". The lords of Falkenstein have long been in the possession of the place. A characteristic feature of the place is fortified farms, for example, the Wendenburgische yard and the Möhringsche yard. Historically, courts have seven ring (see also four-sided ) prove.

In Selketal some mills have settled here in the early hours, of which 1512 built water mill, since 1932, is owned by the Bishop family still in operation today.

According to Falk Steinem aces Burger came into possession of the Castle Falkenstein; they built the late 18th century a castle at the edge Meis village, with which it is connected by an avenue. The used today as Parkhotel Schloss Meisdorf complex is surrounded by a park with native and exotic trees.

In the 19th century the village was Bahn Meis Following the now disused line Frose - Quedlinburg. Today Meis village is served by a bus line ( Quedlinburg - Aschersleben ) of the Harz transport.

On 1 January 2002 it merged with the neighboring communities Ermsleben, Endorf, Neuplatendorf, Pansfelde, Reinstedt and Wieserode the city Falkenstein / Harz, which is named after the castle Falkenstein.

Meisdorf village church

Special attention deserves the church in the midst Meis village whose origins are suspected in the 14th century. From the end of the 15th century until 1945, it served the family of the Asseburg as Patronatskirche what a still living Grafenloge recalls.

Present appearance was the church Meisdorf essentially by a 1686 completed remodeling, in which the destruction of the 30 - year war have been eliminated.

Worth seeing is the baroque interior with a multi-story high altar, the baptismal and a marquetry decorated pulpit from 1696 and two circumferential visitors galleries. The parapets of the Patronatsloge and the lower gallery are painted with images depicting the most stations of Jesus' life.

The Foundation for the Preservation of the Church to Meis 's Villages is committed to urgent repair works and leads into the church premises by, inter alia, guides, choral and organ concerts, as well as changing exhibitions.

The Meisdorf church is popular as baptismal and wedding church, where civil weddings can take place in the village of Meis castle.

• Meisdorf village church

Baroque high altar

Baptismal

Pulpit

Culture and Leisure

• Area Meis village, including the Selke is accessible by numerous biking and hiking trails. About the local Selkemühle the ruins of Anhalt at the Great House Mountain and the Falkensteiner hamlet garden shed Falkenstein Castle is reached, which is on the southern route of the historic Romanesque Road.
• At the southwestern edge of the village is Meis Meis village castle (today's Parkhotel Schloss Meisdorf ); northwest of that of the 18 -hole golf course of the Golf Club Schloß Meis village lies eV
• The museum's courtyard ( Ringhof 17th century) historical agricultural and home economics exhibits and documents on the history Meis village are shown. There is also the Tourist Information.