Walkenried

Walk Ried is a municipality in Lower Saxony on the edge of the southern Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz. It is part of Walkenried.

  • 2.1 religions
  • 3.1 municipal

Geography

Geographical Location

Walk Ried is located on the Wieda. Until the reunification Walkenried was immediately on the inner German border, which ran south and east of the community. Walk Ried is a nationally recognized health resort.

Neighboring communities

History

Walk Ried was first mentioned in 1085. Historical center is the 1127 built by Cistercian monastery Walkenried. The originally forested Walkenrieder swampland was converted from the 12th century by the monks of the monastery in a rich pond landscape with fertile farmland. 365 ponds were created by the monks to have a pond for carp harvesting available according to tradition, for every day of the year. Today, however, only 50 of them are detectable. All ponds are located in the nature reserve "Prior pond / Sachsensteinblick ". Some ponds are cultivated by the local angling club.

For the Duke of Brunswick, August Wilhelm, a hunting lodge was south of the monastery grounds built by architect Hermann basket country from 1725 to 1730 from demolition stones of the monastery. The solid walls, which include the garden of the castle in the south and west, dating back to the time when the monastic stud Wildenhof was in front of the palace there. The preserved hunting lodge Walk Ried is now privately owned and used as a hotel guest house.

Across Germany, the place was known after the Second World War, when there was here between direction of adjustment and Walkenried on the so-called southern Harz route of one of the most important railway border crossings between the British and the Soviet occupation zone.

For the development of the postal system in Walkenried see: postal route Brunswick- Blankenburg

Religions

The Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation Walk Ried belongs to the provost Bad Harzburg. The chapter house of the former Cistercian monastery is used for Protestant services since 1570.

The Catholic Church of the Holy Cross ( On Geiersberg 7) was built by Joseph Fehlig and consecrated on 3 April 1960 by Bishop Heinrich Maria Janssen. After 1945, was formed in Walkenried a Catholic church, the first until the establishment of the Church their church services celebrated in the chapter house of the former monastery. Today the church is a branch church of the parish of St. Benno in Bad Lauterberg.

Policy

Parish council

The council is composed of 13 women council and councilors.

  • CDU: 7 seats
  • SPD: 5 seats
  • Individual candidate Steffen Blue: 1 seat

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Culture and sights

  • The cultural-historical landscape pond is opened up for walkers.
  • The former Cistercian monastery Walkenried from the 12th century was renovated extensively and can be inspected under fachkundlicher leadership. In the cloister of the former monastery every summer the Walkenrieder monastery concerts.
  • Walk Ried is located in the southern Harz gypsum karst area and has some geological features, including the unique in Germany " dwarf holes", gypsum Quellungshöhlen, formed during the conversion of anhydrite into gypsum by arching. Far from the village are the nature reserves " gypsum karst landscape Bad Sachsa and Walk Ried " and " Prior pond / Sachsensteinblick "

Clubs

  • German Shepherd Dog Club local chapter Walkenried
  • We Walkenrieder - Walkenrieder for Walkenried eV
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