Herzberg (Elster)

Herzberg is located in the lowlands formed by the Black Elster River .

Geographical position

Herzberg is located on the Black Elster River , approximately 90 km from Berlin on the border of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt . The intersection of federal highways B 87 and B 101 .

Neighborhood

Herzberg borders the following settlements: Schönewalde , Kremitsue , Schlieben , Ibigau-Warenbrück , Falkenberg (Elster) , Beilrode und Annaburg .

In 1239, Herzberg was first documented as a city. And the oldest archaeological finds in this place date back to 1215. For a long time, historians relied on a document in which it was said that the city was founded in 1184, but later it turned out that the document was not real and the city of Herzberg played an important role in the region much later.

The name of the city of Herzberg comes from the word Hirschen (German: Hirschen - deer). Since its inception, the city was called Hirschberg (German: Hirschberg), later Hirthsbergh and Hirzberg, and only then the name is used to this day.

In 1361, the city of Herzberg received the privilege of holding salt markets. The medieval trade route from Leipzig through Torgau and to Frankfurt an der Oder also passed through Herzberg.

Already in 1522, the first Protestant service in German was held here, which was held by Johannes Wagner. Philip Melanchthon already in 1538 drew up a school code for the local gymnasium, which was later adopted throughout Germany.

Herzberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not conquered during the Thirty Years War due to the extensive river and ditch system.

In 1757, a city fire destroyed most of the city. By a decision of the Vienna Congress of 1815, the city passed the province of Saxony .

Mayor

Since January 1994, the mayor is Michael Oecknigk of the CDU . The next mayor, Karsten Ojle-Prütz (non-partisan), was elected for 8 years, on September 24, 2017 with 63.7 percent of the vote. He took office on January 6, 2018.

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  Markt

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  Altes kurhaus

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  Herzberg

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  Wohnhaus in der siedlung am sender

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  Wunderstein

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  Epitaph

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  Philip Melanchthon

Architectural buildings

• Church of St. Mary
• Catholic Church
• Apostolic church
• Church of St. Catherine
• Old Village Church in Old Herzberg
• Town Hall
• The Iron Lady
• Gymnasium named after Philip Melanchthon
• Water tower with observatory
• Planetarium
• City park with various monuments
• Botanical Garden and Villa Marx
• Grochwitz Park and Castle
• Volunteer Fire Service
• Historic city center

Parks

• Botanical Garden
• Zoo
• City Park
• For tourists interesting Naturpark Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft . Herzberg is the starting and destination point of various cycling tours.

Regular Events

Every year, on May weekends, the Herzberger Tierparkfest festival takes place. And in September, hundreds of astronomers watch the stars at the Herzberger Teleskoptreffen festival.

• Werner Ernst Martin Janensch (1878-1969) - paleontologist and geologist, was born in Herzberg.

Herzberg-related personalities

• Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) - reformer, author of the first school rules in Germany
• Adam Harold (1659-1711) - German teacher and theologian
• Traugott August Seiffart (1762-1831) - theologian
• Karl Pallas (1860-1933), pastor and local historian

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