On the trail of Count I, Elger.

History need not be boring,,de,even if it was already repeatedly lit,,de,Again and again replaced by new,,de,some startling findings,,de,so also in a book by Lothar Köstner entitled Following in the footsteps of Count Elger I,,de,A short trail leads from Ilfeld up to Castle Hill,,de,on the order,,de,the Ilgerburg was built,,de,Many legends have grown up around the builder,,de,Graf Elger I.,,en,Thus, in a,,de,r legend says,,de,that there had been between the count Elger of Ilfeld and Christian von Rothenburg an inheritance dispute with Count Konrad von Beichlingen,,de,where the Beichlinger was killed,,de,In expiation of murder should Elger I,,de,have donated a "Eternal Lamp",,de,that has stood at the output of Behre valley on a stone pillar,,de, auch wenn sie schon mehrfach beleuchtet wurde. Denn immer wieder treten neue, teilweise verblüffende Erkenntnisse auf, so auch in einem Buch von Lothar Köstner mit dem Titel Auf den Spuren des Grafen Elger I.

Ein kurzer Wanderweg führt von Ilfeld hinauf zum Burgberg, auf dem um 1100 die Ilgerburg erbaut wurde. Viele Sagen ranken sich um den Erbauer, Graf Elger I.. Read more

Historischer Kalender Nordhausen 2017

Since the year 2000 erscheint der Kalender bei uns im Verlag.

kalender2017Historical Views of Nordhausen in the form of viewing- and Photo Cards or. historic lithographs presented in this publication. Here you can really call it a huge success, to this publication in no time experienced. The demand for old & views is rare in Nordhausen very large, especially since the historic Old 80 Percent of the bombs (1945) fell victim to.

Even after the first edition after the demand has increased steadily, so every year with a circulation of 1000 Each is necessary. The layout has changed slightly over the years. Since 2007 we the old recordings over a photo from today's perspective, so that any lingering doubts or questions are excluded to the site. To meet the desire many customers, we have the calendar greatly reduced in this issue and housed more historical information. Hier geht es zur Bestellseite.

The rich Virgo. Hard to believe but true!

From historical sources of Steffen Iffland

Hard to believe but true!

In February 1888 one writes in the Bremer "Weser Zeitung", Nearly were a young, eager to marry citizens of the town of Bad Sachsa near Nordhausen to a pretty tight, come wealthy woman. The pretty woman with a fortune of rooms 24.000 Mark had in securities as a result of a published by the Marriage fun HeiratsgesucThe rich Virgoreported hs, had been for four weeks with the parents of the young man on a visit and had understood it masterfully, to acquire the affection of her bridegroom and his parents. Only the groom had complained about excessive brittleness of his bride.

Finally, the couple decided to celebrate their wedding and traveled to Dresden, the alleged home of the bride, to fetch the papers necessary for marriage. In Dresden, there was the bride to mind, their securities for sale. The roamed from the couples banker was equal when considering the numbers of value pieces, that they come from an thefts. While the payment was prepared, he let the police notify, and the same was published very soon and took the couple in reception.

In interrogations, the complete innocence of the groom turned out, why he was dismissed again. The bride was however put in prison, where it turned out, that there was a man in woman's clothes!

Well as an accomplice of a rogue band he tried, to make the stolen papers on inconspicuous way to money. In Bad Sachsa they were astounded, when the bridegroom without bride returned, and even more surprised, as one of the transformation and Entpuppung heard, and wondered, that no one had recognized the transformation.

Whether the groom has overcome this shock is not known, However, he will probably since, have a "handle in the step" risked at every female acquaintance before introducing closer.

Beiträge zur Geschichte von Nordhausen

Cover yellow series 2015Noch rechtzeitig vor dem Weihnachtsfest ist der 40. Band der sogenannten „Gelben Reihe“ erschienen. Mit seinen 246 Druckseiten erschien nun der 40. Band of so-called "Yellow Series" as one of the most extensive. Nicht nur durch Umfang, sondern auch durch die Vielfalt der Beiträge zeichnet er sich wiederum aus. Read more