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.

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

Historical map of the Western Harz Mountains

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Map of the Western Harz Mountains to the North Housing area

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Carl Prediger: Map of the Western Harz Mountains, Clausthal: Publisher of Grosse'schen bookshop, 1865 The map is downloadable as a PDF

Of the county to the district Nordhausen Hohnstein

At the 12. December 1999 marked the 300. Anniversary of the day, where the county Hohenstein was ceded to the State of Brandenburg. This date should be memorable occasion, a short historical sketch of the county Hohenstein, the later district Nordhausen, to give, with particular attention being paid to the period after the Thirty Years War to the inclusion of the county Hohenstein at the Brandenburg Electorate. Read more