The Teufelsteich was one of the oldest reservoirs in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.
14-575: It was built in 1697 near Harzgerode and Quedlinburg (in the present state of Saxony-Anhalt ) for mining purposes. In 1837/38 it was raised to support silver mining. The Teufelsteich was first linked to the Lower Harz Pond and Ditch System in 1903/04. The Kochsgraben was extended for the last time and it now ended in the catchment area of the Teufelsteich, the Siebengrund bottom. This extension
28-404: A new dam was built 30 m below the old one and the old dam removed. The new, higher dam consists of a shale body with a clay core in the centre. The retaining capacity of the new dam is around 203,000 m³ greater. The reservoir now has new facilities such as a spillway , a bottom outlet, a glory hole spillway ( Entnahmeturm ) with service jetty, a valve house and a pump station. The impounded stream
42-695: Is the Teufelsgrundbach . Harzgerode Harzgerode is a town in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . Harzgerode lies in the lower eastern part of the Harz mountain range on the Selke River, south of Quedlinburg . It is connected to Gernrode and Quedlinburg via Alexisbad by a narrow gauge railway called the Selke Valley Railway ( Selketalbahn ). The municipal area comprises
56-542: The County of Wernigerode in 1429, the County of Königstein in 1535, and the County of Rochefort in 1544. The Protestant Reformation was introduced into their territory in 1539. On 19 March 1548 the line was split between a Harz line ( Stolberg-Stolberg ) and a Rhenish line with the possessions in Rochefort ( Stolberg-Rochefort ) and Königstein im Taunus ( Stolberg-Königstein ). This Saxony-Anhalt location article
70-525: The Harz mountain range in present-day Saxony-Anhalt , Germany . It was ruled by a branch of the House of Stolberg . The town of Stolberg was probably founded in the 12th century as a mining settlement. The Counts of Stolberg ( Grafen zu Stolberg ) probably derived from a branch of the counts of Hohnstein castle near Nordhausen in Thuringia . The castle of Stolberg was first mentioned in 1210 as Stalberg , then
84-626: The Ascanian Princes of Anhalt while the abbey's buildings decayed. Upon a 1252 division of the Principality of Anhalt , Harzgerode had become part of the Anhalt-Bernburg principality. The Harzgerode town privileges were renewed in 1338. Due to its protected location, the town did not suffer from many military conflicts, but it was repeatedly devastated by fire. Before 1503 there was a great fire; in 1635 (on Midsummer's Day) every building in
98-574: The Hagenrode monastery dedicated to Saint John the Baptist . The abbey already lost its minting rights in 1035, when Emperor Conrad II had the mint relocated to Nienburg and though its estates were placed under protection by Pope Alexander III in 1179, the monks later left for the episcopal town of Naumburg . Devastated during the German Peasants' War in 1525, the monastery's local possessions fell to
112-416: The following 8 localities ( Ortschaften ), some of which consist of several divisions ( Ortsteile ): On 1 August 2009 the towns of Güntersberge and Harzgerode together with the municipalities of Dankerode , Königerode , Schielo , Siptenfelde and Straßberg became part of the new town of Harzgerode. On 1 September 2010 Neudorf was also incorporated. The settlement in the medieval Duchy of Saxony
126-549: The mid 16th century, the residence of his Anhalt-Harzgerode principality. For centuries, the surrounding Harz mountains were a significant mining area, mainly for fluorite and silver , such as in the preserved Glasebach Pit near the village of Straßberg. Likewise, the Lower Harz Pond and Ditch System is a historic example of mining water resource management , similar to the Upper Harz Water Regale . Harzgerode Castle, as well as Heinrichsberg Castle located near
140-532: The seat of one count Henry originally from nearby Voigtstedt . It remained a property of the comital family until its expropriation in 1945. The Stolberg lands, which were located mostly east of the Harz, included Stolberg, Hayn , the lower County of Hohnstein (1417), as well as Kelbra and Heringen (1413/17), the two latter territories being ruled alongside the House of Schwarzburg . The Counts of Stolberg could significantly enlarge their territory when they inherited
154-465: The town quarter of Mägdesprung, mark the historic significance of the region. Nearby are the ruins of Anhalt Castle which gave the entire state its name. Seats in the municipal council ( Stadtrat ) as of 2014 local elections: Harzgerode is twinned with: County of Stolberg The County of Stolberg ( German : Grafschaft Stolberg ) was a county of the Holy Roman Empire located in
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#1732883619669168-544: The town was razed with the exception of seven houses. On 30 June 1722 again 42 houses burned down; on 23 October 1817 52 houses were razed. Temporarily given in pawn to the Counts of Stolberg , the rule was again assumed by the Anhalt princes in 1535. Harzgerode became the administrative centre of the double Amt of Harzgerode and Güntersberge, both vested with town privileges. In 1635 Prince Frederick made Harzgerode Castle, built in
182-713: Was called the Siebengründer Graben ; at the same time the section to Neudorf was drained dry. The Teufelsteich was now supplied with water from the Lude stream and the Rödelbachgraben along with the nearby mining ponds of the Fürstenteich and the Silberhütter Pochwerksteich . In 1947 the pond was used for the first time to supply drinking water. In 1985 the embankment had to be completely replaced. To do this
196-560: Was first mentioned in connection with the Benedictine abbey of Hagenenrod in the Selke valley founded in 975, to which King Otto III granted market, minting and customs rights in 993. The following year the place was mentioned as Hazacanroth , when the king granted the citizens of Quedlinburg market rights . About 1000, the local Schwabengau counts of Ballenstedt , progenitors of the noble House of Ascania , served as Vogt protectors of
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