Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz is a town inside the district of Gottingen in southern Lower Saxony, which lies on the southern edge of the Upper Harz. Since July 2006, the city of Herzberg am Harz on their traveler, cultural and city partnership letters the nickname the Esperanto City. The Schloss Herzberg is first cited in a deed of donation via Henry the Lion from 1154 and first of all remained within the ownership of the Guelphs.

The vicinity itself become first published in 1337 as a landlordly property under the fortress. From miles in advance agreement starting is assumed. The location name changed into inside the Middle Ages Hircesberg, Hirzberch, Hertsberg. The simple phrase berg shows a date of starting place in the high medieval length of enlargement between 800 and 1350. The place name component coronary heart may want to come from Hirsch, seeing that within the 12th century the basis vowel I to be weakened. Administratively existed considering the fact that 1315, the Office Herzberg, which was united in 1859 with the Office Scharzfels. In 1598 Herzberg was referred to as spots. City rights have been granted by using ordinance of the Prussian State Ministry on October 25, 1929.