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After Wolfgang met with Martin Luther at the 1521 Diet of Worms, he became one of the first Protestant rulers in the Holy Roman Empire. Ballenstedt Abbey was stormed and plundered during the German Peasants' War, whereafter Prince Wolfgang had the monastery secularised in 1525.
- 236 m (774 ft)
- Harz
Geschichte. Die erste sichere Erwähnung Ballenstedts erfolgt in einer Urkunde König Heinrichs IV. aus dem Jahre 1073. Graf Esico von Ballenstedt, der in zeitgenössischen Quellen nie nach Ballenstedt genannt wird, war wohl der Bruder von Uta, eine der Stifterinnen des Naumburger Doms.
- 86,72 km²
- 236 m ü. NHN
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Adalbert von Ballenstedt c. 970, (name uncertain, but possibly Adalbert), was Count of Ballenstedt, Vogt of the Nienburg Abbey, and the provost of Hagenrode. He is the earliest known ancestor of the House of Ascania .
- c. 970
- Hidda (?)
Esico of Ballenstedt (died around 1060) [1] 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
Ballenstedt - the cradle of Anhalt and town of "Albert the Bear" - is a jewel on the northern edge of the Harz with a significant history. The castle complex with church, tower and the tomb of "Albert the Bear" as well as various exhibitions, such as "The early Askanier" are main attractions in Ballenstedt.
- Schlossplatz 3, Ballenstedt, 06493, Harz
- 039483 82556
Ballenstedt — A Story For The Ages With Castles And A Cathedral. You might never have added Ballenstedt in Saxony-Anhalt to your sightseeing itinerary if you hadn’t heard of Uta. 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 ...
History. Ballenstedt was first mentioned in a 1030 deed, issued by Count Esico of Ballenstedt, son of one Count Adalbert, who held the office of a Vogt of Nienburg Abbey, and Hidda, a daughter of Margrave Odo I of the Saxon Ostmark.
