Silberhütte (Harzgerode)

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Silberhütte is a district of Harzgerode in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geography

Silver Hut is located in the Lower Harz in the Selke valley.

History

The first mention of Silberhütte dated from 1692, which is also known as Year of the place. Previously, there were at this location a silver hut and several stamp mills. In these the pumped from nearby mines ore was processed. The scale for the water supply of the hut art trench ( 1904: Silver Hütter Art ditch ) is 25.5 km, the longest of the Lower Harz Pond and grave system. Were a year in four furnaces, two Schwefelöfen and a > Vitriolwerk < ore processed. The melting rate was up to 1.6 tonnes of silver and 870 tons of lead annually.

A powder mill was inaugurated in 1790, which supplied in addition to the surrounding Lower Harz mines hunters. The mill was destroyed by an explosion in 1898, but immediately rebuilt. After 1893 has also been included also the production of fireworks - the operation is as pyrotechnics Silberhütte ( as a branch pyrotechnics Silberhütte Rheinmetall gun ammunition) until today. The work then led by 1928 experiments with rocket- powered rail vehicles. In the first test reached " ice rink - Valier - Rocket I " by Max Valier the speed of 253 km / h - a world record at that time. However, the vehicle jumped the third attempt off the rails and was completely destroyed.

The village church was built in 1932 completely built of spruce.

Waters

Near the train station opens the completely in the district Silberhütte flowing powder stream in the Selke, on whose banks the city was built. In addition, in the area of Silberhütte are two of the ponds of the Lower Harz Pond and grave system - the devil pond and the prince of the pond. This can be hiked marked trails.

Attractions

In addition to the Forest church with its bell tower rectangular, in which hang four bronze bells, exists in Silberhütte the Lower Harz Waldhof, an adventure and exhibition complex on forestry. This is located on the grounds of the former wood processing plant - in turn built on the former steelworks site. Every year, the Waldhof hard with steam locomotive pulling takes place.

Traffic

Silberhütte has a station on the Selke Valley Railway. Two bus routes of the Harz transport companies Silberhütte is connected to Harzgerode and Günter mountains. Through the town the provincial road 234 runs From here also can hike the nearby old mining ponds on different trails.