Halberstadt

Halberstadt is district city of the district of Harz in Saxony Anhalt. The city is placed within the northern Harz foreland. The town center turned into destroyed on 8 April 1945 via an air raid to more than 80%. After that, it changed into rebuilt or rebuilt for many years. The beginning of the call Halwerstidde requires a thorough, but to be paid investigation. A courting with halba or a river section name Halver der Holtemme is thought. By Charlemagne the Mission Base 804 became a bishopric.

The bishop Hildeward of Halberstadt 968 to 996 became founded in 989 with the aid of King Otto III. Awarded the marketplace, coin and customs regulation. He additionally received the blood and Heerbann, so the secular electricity in Harzgau and as a consequence about the inhabitants of the village Halberstadt. 1005 started out the development of the Liebfrauenkirche. Henry the Lion destroyed 1179 metropolis, cathedral and Domburg. In 1192, the Templars got here to Halberstadt and founded a commandery in Burchardikloster. In 1236, the development of the brand new cathedral started out, which turned into consecrated in 1491.