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Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt . Geography. It is situated at the northern rim of the Harz mountain range, about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Quedlinburg. The municipal area comprises the villages of Asmusstedt, Badeborn, Opperode, Radisleben, and Rieder.
- 236 m (774 ft)
- Harz
Uta was a duchess who lived in Ballenstedt a thousand years ago, and was the “model” for Disney’s evil queen from Snow White. Uta of Ballenstedt (then Uta of Naumberg) wasn’t evil, I assure you. She was a great benefactor to the church, leaving her entire estate to them after dying childless in 1046. The money she left went on to build ...
National Political Institutes of Education ( German: Nationalpolitische Erziehungsanstalten; officially abbreviated NPEA, commonly abbreviated Napola for Nationalpolitische Lehranstalt meaning National Political Teaching Institute) were secondary boarding schools in Nazi Germany. They were founded as ‘community education sites’ after the ...
The officially recognized resort Ballenstedt is a small town on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains with a large history. Ballenstedt is the former headquarter and residence of the Dukes of Ascanians of Anhalt-Bernburg.
Esico of Ballenstedt (died around 1060) is the progenitor of the House of Ascania, (i.e., the oldest known member of his dynasty). Esico was the count of Ballenstedt (r. 1036-1060), and his possessions became the nucleus of the later Principality of Anhalt.
- c. 1060
- Adalbert, Count of Ballenstedt (?)
- Hidda (?)
- Adalbert II, Count of Ballenstedt
The Naumburg Cathedral and the High Medieval Cultural Landscape of the Rivers Saale and Unstrut is situated in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Naumburg Cathedral and the surrounding cultural landscape were proposed by Germany as a World Heritage Site. On July 1, 2018, only Naumburg Cathedral was designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Sights in Ballenstedt. Situated on the 'Romanesque Road', it still exudes a palpable elegance with its architectural and scenic highlights. The Schlossallee, the longest inner-city avenue in Saxony-Anhalt, the castle ensemble with the oldest preserved and performed theater in Germany, are to be mentioned in the first place.
