Veckenstedt

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Veckenstedt is a town in the northern Harz in the district of Harz in Saxony -Anhalt.

Geographical Location

The village lies on the Ilse about five kilometers in a straight line north-east of Ilse castle.

History

In the Middle Ages Veckenstedt was in Harzgau. The Lords of Veckenstedt whose most powerful member of Walo II was here possessed goods.

On January 1, 2010, the formerly independent communities Veckenstedt, Danstedt, Heudeber, Langeln, Schmatzfeld, Stapelburg, Abbenrode and aquatic life merged to form a unified community Nordharz.

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms was approved on 7 May 2009 by the county.

Blazon: " Or, three green linden leaves that sprout upwards and to the sides of the node a drooping with both ends of black rope. "

The colors of the former municipality are - starting from the tincture of the emblem - Green - yellow.

The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg Kommunalheraldiker Jörg Mantzsch. It refers in its symbolism to the former standing in the local district court Linde why a rope ( noose ) is connected to the three linden leaves.

The flag is green-yellow (1:1) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the arms.

Infrastructure

Transport links

Veckenstedt lies to the west of the leading from Wernigerode to the north federal highway 244 The newly constructed national highway 6n, which establishes the connection to the federal highway 395 leads south past Veckenstedt.

Train

• Landschulheim Grove Mill
• Elementary School on the Church Square

Daycare

• Veckenstedter beetle country

Culture

At about local notoriety art mill Veckenstedt with their tango events, the women's choir and the two marching bands, marching band Veckenstedt are 1967 eV and SV "progress" marching band Veckenstedt eV, arrives.