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Wegeleben (German pronunciation: [ˈveːɡəˌleːbm̩] (listen)) is a town in the Harz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Vorharz.

Wegeleben
Town
Saint Nicholas Church in Adersleben
Location of Wegeleben within Harz district
FalkensteinHederslebenHuy
Wegeleben
Wegeleben
Coordinates: 51°52′N 11°10′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
Municipal assoc.Vorharz
Subdivisions4
Government
  Mayor (202128) René Kerl[1] (CDU)
Area
  Total51.76 km2 (19.98 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total2,474
  Density48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38828
Dialling codes039423
Vehicle registrationHZ
Websitewww.bode-holtemme.de

Geography


It is situated at the confluence of the Goldbach and Bode rivers, east of Halberstadt. The municipal area comprises the villages of Adersleben, Deesdorf, and Rodersdorf. Wegeleben station is a stop on the Halberstadt–Vienenburg and Magdeburg–Thale railway lines.


History


Wegeleben in the Saxon Harzgau was the site of a fortress possibly erected at the behest of King Henry the Fowler during the Hungarian invasions in the 10th century. The castle later served as a residence of the Prince-Bishops of Halberstadt. The adjacent settlement was mentioned as a town (civitas) in the 13th century, when it had been fortified with defensive walls and city gates. The ruling Ascanian counts ceded their fief in pawn to the Bishop of Halberstadt in 1288 and finally sold it in 1318.

Ravaged by the Thirty Years' War, Wegeleben with the Bishopric of Halberstadt passed to Brandenburg-Prussia in 1648. It was finally seized as a reverted fief by the Hohenzollern king Frederick I in 1704. From 1815 it was incorporated into the Prussian Province of Saxony. The town received railway access in 1862.

Until 2010 Wegeleben was part of the disbanded Verbandsgemeinde Bode-Holtemme.


Politics


Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtrat) as of 2014 local elections:


Notable people



References


  1. "Neue Bürgermeister von Wegeleben und Gemeinde Huy gewählt" (in German). MDR. 17 October 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.

На других языках


[de] Wegeleben

Wegeleben ist eine Stadt östlich von Halberstadt in Sachsen-Anhalt (Deutschland).
- [en] Wegeleben

[ru] Вегелебен

Вегелебен (нем. Wegeleben) — город в Германии, в земле Саксония-Анхальт.



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