Hardegsen Explained

Type:Stadt
Hardegsen
Image Coa:Wappen Hardegsen.png
Coordinates:51.6522°N 9.8294°W
Image Plan:Hardegsen in NOM.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Northeim
Elevation:191
Area:83.87
Postal Code:37181
Area Code:05505
Licence:NOM, EIN, GAN
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 1 55 005
Website:www.hardegsen.de
Mayor:Lars Gunnar Gärner[1]
Leader Term:2021 - 26
Party:SPD

Hardegsen (pronounced as /de/) is a town in the district of Northeim, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km southwest of Northeim, and 15 km northwest of Göttingen.

Burg Hardeg is a medieval castle in Hardegsen. The castle was founded in the 12th century as a residence of the House of Welf. In the 1320 the stone castle was rebuilt by Conrad und Ludwig von Rosdorf. In the end of the 14th century the castle passed to Otto von Braunschweig zu Göttingen. From 1568 to 1823 it housed the local magistrate. In the end of the 18th century, Burg Hardeg, once a princely castle, was stripped of its former luxuries and converted into a farmhouse . In 1972 the business vacated the castle, and its management passed to the municipality and local preservation society.

Transportation

Solling Railway connects Hardegsen with Northeim and the southern part of Solling-Vogler Nature Park.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021. 13 October 2021. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.