Werlaburgdorf

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Location of Werlaburgdorf in Lower Saxony

Royal palace Werla

Werlaburgdorf is a district of the municipality Schladen - Werla district Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony.

Until the district reform on 1 August 1977 it belonged to the district of Goslar and then moved in the district of Wolfenbüttel. The place name has only existed since 1958, before the place was called Burgdorf.

Geography

Werlaburgdorf is located south- south-east of the Oder Forest about 13 km south of Wolfenbüttel and 3 km north of Schladen on the lower reaches of Warne.

History

Werlaburgdorf In earlier centuries, several times more important place of the empire. This was at a time when the kings and emperors of the Middle Ages had no fixed residence. They moved from Pfalz ( "Palace ", from the Latin palatium; phalanza Old High German ) to Palatinate and held their court days. One of the most important palaces was the royal palace Werla, the favor of the Imperial Palace of Goslar forfeited their place among the Emperor Henry II and has been rediscovered only recently.

The historic site is of Schladen out to reach comfortably on a 2 km walk along the Wedde, then along the river Oker from. Currently, there are plans to make it tangible in the form of an " archaeological park Werla ". To November 1, 2013 Werlaburgdorf was a district of Schladen - Werla along with other places. Last mayor was Helmut Wilm ( CDU).

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The Werlaburgdorf station is located on the Warne Valley Railway. Here only operate special trains.