Hettstedt

Hettstedt
Hettstedt
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hettstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district
	Hettstedt Hettstedt
	Coordinates: 51°38′N 11°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Government
• Mayor	Dirk Fuhlert (FBM)
Area
• Total	36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,885
• Density	380/km2 (970/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	06333
Dialling codes	03476
Vehicle registration	MSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH
Website	www.hettstedt.de

Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper.

History

As of 1911, Hettstedt engaged in the manufacture of machinery, pianofortes, and artificial manure, and the surrounding district and villages were occupied with smelting due to the nearby mines of argentiferous copper. Other products included silver, sulphuric acid, and small quantities of nickel and gold.[2]

In the Kaiser Friedrich mine close by, the first steam engine in Germany was erected on 23 August 1785. Hettstedt is mentioned as early as 1046; in 1220 it possessed a castle; in 1380 it received civic privileges. When the county of Mansfeld was sequestrated, Hettstedt came into the possession of Saxony, passing to Prussia in 1815.[2]

Notable people

Politician Roland Claus, member of the Bundestag, is from Hettstedt.

International relations

Hettstedt is twinned with:

Vöhringen, Germany
Bergkamen, Germany [3]

Notes

"Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
Chisholm 1911, p. 415.
"List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)

References

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hettstedt". Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 415.

External links

Official home page of Hettstedt (in German), retrieved 5 April 2013

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[1] "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).

[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911415-2] Chisholm 1911, p. 415.

[RuhrTwins2010-3] "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)