Benzingerode

Benzingerode
Benzingerode, seen from the Struvenberg
Interactive map of Benzingerode
Coordinates: 51°50′04″N 10°52′02″E / 51.83444°N 10.86722°E / 51.83444; 10.86722
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
TownWernigerode

Benzingerode has been a village incorporated into the borough of Wernigerode since 1 April 1993.[1] It is located in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Situated on the northeastern edge of the Harz Mountains, the settlement can look back on a history of around 800 years and was first mentioned in 1212 in the feudal register of Count Heinrich I of Regenstein.[2]

Location

Benzingerode lies in the North Harz about 7 kilometres east of Wernigerode, on the old B 6 federal road that runs through the middle of the village and branches off to Silstedt at the eastern exit. Southwest of Benzingerode liest the Stapenberg. A low ridge, the Ziegenberge runs eastwards towards Heimburg on which is the site of an old hillfort, the Struvenburg.[3]

Transport and infrastructure

In 2024, geotechnical drilling began for the planned Fenstermacherberg Tunnel, a major infrastructure project intended to divert heavy traffic from the B 244 away from Wernigerode and its surrounding districts, including Benzingerode. The tunnel, classified as a priority project in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2030, would connect the Upper Harz region directly with the A 36 motorway. The drilling work, carried out by the Landesstraßenbaubehörde Sachsen-Anhalt, aims to assess geological conditions along the Harznordrand fault zone before detailed planning can proceed.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Statistisches Bundesamt, ed. (1995), Gemeinden 1994 und ihre Veränderungen seit 01.01.1948 in den neuen Ländern (in German), Stuttgart: Metzler-Poeschel, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7
  2. ^ "Benzingerode – Stadt Wernigerode" (in German). Stadt Wernigerode. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Benzingerode – Harz Holiday". Harz Holiday. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Tiefenbohrungen für Ortsumgehung laufen" (in German). MDR Sachsen-Anhalt. 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
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