Map
Statistics
State:	Saxony-Anhalt
Region:	Magdeburg
District:	Quedlinberg
Area:	34.06 km²
Population:	3,972 (12/31/2002)
Population density:	117/km²
Elevation:	217 m Highest point: Victorshöhe, 585 m
Postal code:	06507
Area/distance code:	039485
Location:	51°43′ N 11°7′ E
Municipal code:	14 3 64 007
Car designation:	QLB
Address of the city administration:	11 Marksstraße Gernrode 06507
Website:	www.vgn-gernrode-harz.de
Politics
Mayor:	Werner Grundmann

Gernrode is a city in Germany, in the district (Kreis) of Quedlinburg in the state (Bundesland) of Saxony-Anhalt. The town was first mentioned in 961 and became a city (received Stadtrecht) in 1539. Gernrode is 9 km south of Quedlinburg in the Harz mountains and has state recognition as a spa town, where one may take the cure and recuperate in general (staatlich anerkannter Kur- und Erholungsort). It is perhaps best known today for the ottonian / romanesque church of St. Cyriacus, and as the start of the Selketalbahn narrow gauge railway Image File history File links Created automatically by opengeodb. ... Germany is a federation of 16 states commonly called Länder (singular Land, which may be translated as country) or officially Bundesländer (singular Bundesland, German federal state). ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Magdeburg, the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, lies on the Elbe river. ... There are 439 German districts, administrative units in Germany. ... Quedlinburg is a district (Kreis) in the west of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... German Postleitzahl map of the first two digits Postal codes in Germany, known as Postleitzahl (pl. ... Area codes in Germany (German Vorwahl) have from two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. ... License plates in Germany show the place where the car carrying them is registered. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... Roland The city of Quedlinburg in the German Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt has existed since at least the early ninth century, when a settlement known as Gross Orden existed at the site of the modern Quedlinburg. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... Events Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control Harald I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxes sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje. ... Events May 30 - In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal to find gold. ... The Harz is a mountain range in northern Germany. ... A spa town is a town frequented, in times past, for health reasons, to take the waters. The name derives from the Belgian town Spa, and in continental Europe, a spa was known as a ville deau (town of water). ... Ottonian dynasty is a name sometimes given to a ruling dynasty of German kings, sometimes regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, (though Charlemagne is commonly viewed as the original founder. ... Romanesque St. ... The name Selketalbahn is the name given to the one metre narrow gauge railway in the lower Harz mountains that originally belonged to the Gernrode-Harzgeroder-Eisenbahn AG (GHE). ...

The city is also known as 'Gernrode/Harz', because of its location in the Harz mountains, and to distinguish it from the other Gernrode in the district of Eichsfeld in Thuringia, called 'Gernrode (Eichsfeld)' (this village is a part of 'Eichsfeld-Wipperaue)'. Eichsfeld is a district in Thuringia, Germany. ... The Free State of Thuringia (German Freistaat Thüringen) lies in central Germany and is among the smaller of the countrys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states), with an area of 16,200 sq. ...

History

Margrave Gero founded the convent of St. Cyriacus (St. Cyriakus) in 960 (within the grounds of the fortifications built about the same time). Gero also founded the collegiate church of St. Cyriacus for the convent, which the Holy Roman Emperor Otto I, the Great took under his special protection in 961. Gero brought back relics of St. Cyriacus for the church from his second trip to Rome in 963. The convent was disbanded in 1570, when the last abbess married. The collegiate church of St. Cyriacus still contains the grave of Gero, and is one of the oldest and best preserved examples of ottonian and romanesque architecture in Germany. The church was restored from 1858 to 1874. MARGRAVE is the English and French form of the German title Markgraf (from mark march + Graf) and certain equivalent nobiliary (princely) titles in other languages. ... Margrave Gero (born circa 900, died 965) was Margrave of the Ostmark. ... Events Edgar the Peaceable crowned King of England. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Events Byzantine Empire recaptures Crete from Muslim control Harald I of Norway squashed the rebelling forces of Eric Bloodaxes sons but was killed in the Battle of Fitje. ... Relics can be: Relics: the remains of saints (usually bones), honored in the Catholic and Orthodox churches. ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... Events Holy Roman Emperor Otto I defeats Mieszko I of Poland, compels him to pay tribute Luxembourg is founded, and the Blegium area becomes part of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. ... Events January 23 - The assassination of regent James Stewart, Earl of Moray throws Scotland into civil war February 25 - Pope Pius V excommunicates Queen Elizabeth I of England. ... Ottonian dynasty is a name sometimes given to a ruling dynasty of German kings, sometimes regarded as the first dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, (though Charlemagne is commonly viewed as the original founder. ... Romanesque St. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

The church of St. Cyriacus in Gernrode

Additions to the church in the 11th and 12th centuries, include the west crypt, side galleries, and the two-storey cloisters. There is a chapel from about this time period in the southern aisle of the nave with a copy of the grave of Christ (a representation of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem), which is one of the oldest of its kind in Germany. The church was the first north of the Alps to have a triforium gallery in the nave, and also the first to have alternating columns and pillars (a hallmark of saxon churches). Image File history File links Taken from German wikipedia, caption there is Stiftskirche Gernrode. ... Image File history File links Taken from German wikipedia, caption there is Stiftskirche Gernrode. ... (10th century - 11th century - 12th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Crypt is also a commonly used name of water trumpets, aquatic plants. ... Gallery can refer to several things: Short for Art gallery An element in architecture, a long hallway flanked with walls or rows of columns A horizontal passage in an underground mine A collection of digital photos hosted on websites, often called galleries. ... Cloister of Saint Trophimus, in Arles, France A Cloister is part of cathedrals and abbeys architecture. ... In a modern church an aisle is thought of as a row down the middle of the church with a set of pews on each side. ... Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, called Church of the Resurrection (Anastasis) by Eastern Christians, is a Christian church now within the walled Old City of Jerusalem. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... The Alps is the collective name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east, through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west. ... Triforium is an architectural term. ... Gallery can refer to several things: Short for Art gallery An element in architecture, a long hallway flanked with walls or rows of columns A horizontal passage in an underground mine A collection of digital photos hosted on websites, often called galleries. ... Full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... The Saxons were a large and powerful Germanic people located in what is now northwestern Germany and a small section of the eastern Netherlands. ...

Emperor Barbarossa, who stayed in Gernrode in 1188, donated a bell in that year to the St. Stephan church (Stephanikirche, also known as the Market church or Marktkirche), the second historical church in the city. The church was built in 1046, and has been an elementary school since 1847. Frederick in a 13th century Chronicle Friedrich I. von Hohenstaufen (1122 – June 10, 1190), also known as Friedrich Barbarossa (Frederick Redbeard) was elected king of Germany on March 4, 1152 and crowned Holy Roman Emperor on June 18, 1155. ... Events Saladin unsuccessfully besieges the Hospitaller fortress of Krak des Chevaliers in modern Syria. ... Events First contact between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuks Martyrdom of Gerard Sagredo in Budapest Births Matilda of Tuscany (d. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Gernrode received brewing rights in 1545. Beer brewing has since stopped, but a liquor distillery is still present in the city. The city was traditionally part of the duchy of Anhalt and a district of Ballenstedt. From 1037 to 1740 lead and silver were mined here. Matches and guns were also made in Gernrode. Events February 27 - Battle of Ancrum Moor - Scots victory over superior English forces December 13 - Official opening of the Council of Trent (closed 1563) Births April 2 - Elizabeth of Valois, Queen of Philip II of Spain (d. ... Spirits redirects here. ... Anhalt is a historical region of Germany, which is now included in the state of Saxony-Anhalt. ... This article needs cleanup. ... // Events Construction of the church of Saint Sophia Cathedral is started in Kyiv. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Atomic mass 107. ...

The Protestant Reformation came to Anhalt and Gernrode in 1521. A protestant elementary school was founded in 1533. The building was used as a school until 1847, and may be the oldest such school in Germany. Parts of Gernrode were burnt in the Thirty Years War (twice, in 1631 and 1635). It had 2,533 Protestant inhabitants in 1885. The Protestant Reformation was a movement which emerged in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church in Western Europe. ... Events January 3 - Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther. ... Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The victory of Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631) The Thirty Years War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powers. ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...

In 1945, at the end of the Second World War, Gernrode was taken by American troops without a battle, followed by occupation by Soviet troops. Gernrode celebrated its one thousandth year in 1961 and four hundred fiftieth as a city in 1989. It was part of East Germany from 1949 until German Reunification in 1990. In 2001, clebrations to honor Otto I were held. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR), German Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), was a socialist state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet occupation zone of Germany. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Gernrode today and the Selketalbahn

Gernrode is nationally recognized for its health facilities and is the seat of the integrated administrative region of Gernrode/Harz.

Gernrode lies 215 m above sea level, at the foot of the Stubenberg mountains. It is the starting point of the Selketalbahn (or Selke valley railway), a narrow-gauge railway which is interesting both technically and for tourists. The line was built in 1887 and after initially climbing through the mountains, follows the Selke river valley and the line of the Trasse de Harz. The line passes through the communities of Mädgesprung (where the line joins the river Selke) and Alexisbad and beyond to Stiege. The total length from Gernrode to Stiege is 35 km. There are branch lines to Harzgerode (from Alexisbad) and Hasselfelde (from Stiege, where there is also a link to the narrow gauge Harzquerbahn). It is the oldest narrow-gauge railway in the Harz mountains and is served by a combination of antique diesel and more modern diesel locomotives. It is not just a tourist line, as freight cars and passenger cars make up the trains. Beginning in May 2005 and with an expected completion date in early 2006, this line will be extended to Quedlinburg, by rebuilding the normal gauge railway previously operated by the Deutsche Bahn. The name Selketalbahn is the name given to the one metre narrow gauge railway in the lower Harz mountains that originally belonged to the Gernrode-Harzgeroder-Eisenbahn AG (GHE). ... Narrow-gauge railways are railroads (railways) with track spaced at less than the standard gauge of 4 ft 8 in (1. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... This article is a rough translation of an article in German. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Germanys main train operator, the Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway Corporation, also known as DB or DBAG) provides passenger and freight service via federally owned tracks. ...

Newer attractions include the giant cuckoo clock (whose cuckoo appears every fifteen minutes), which was listed in the Guinness Book of Records in 1998. This is part of a clock factory, which also incorporates a giant weather house indicating current weather conditions. Other local attractions include a 7.45 m giant wood thermometer, and the largest Skat table in the world. A cuckoo clock A cuckoo clock is a clock, typically a pendulum clock, that strikes the hours using small bellows and whistles that imitate the call of the Common Cuckoo bird in addition to striking on a wire gong. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a reference book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of world records, both human achievements and the extrema of the natural world. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A technician checks data from a weather station. ... A thermometer is a device used to measure temperatures or temperature changes. ... comparison Skat is the most popular card game in Germany. ...

References

• Gordon McLachlan, Germany: The Rough Guide, Rough Guide, 1992.
• J.J.M. Timmers, A Handbook of Romanesque Art, Harper and Row, 1976.

External links

• Homepage of the city of Gernrode
• General map of the region around Gernrode
• Chronicles on Gernrode (in German)
• Collegiate church of St. Cyriacus (in German)
• Friends of the Selketalbahn
• Elevation Profile of the Selketalbahn