Am Großen Bruch
municipality of Germany
Am Großen Bruch (German pronunciation: [am ˈɡʁoːsn̩ bʁʊx]) is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Westliche Börde. The municipality was created on 1 July 2004 by the merger of the former municipalities Gunsleben, Hamersleben and Neuwegersleben. On 1 January 2010 it absorbed the former municipality Wulferstedt.
Geography
The name Großes Bruch meaning "Great Wetland" denotes the swampy area of a former glacial valley, stretching about 45 km (28 mi) from Oschersleben and the Bode River in the east to Hornburg in the west. For centuries the inaccessible bog formed the border between the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and the Bishopric of Halberstadt. The municipality consists of the Ortsteile (municipal divisions) Gunsleben, Hamersleben, Neuwegersleben and Wulferstedt.
History
Hamersleben was first mentioned in a 1021 deed and in 1111 became the home of an Augustinian Canons Regular monastery which Reinhard, Bishop of Halberstadt had established at Osterwieck three years earlier. The double monastery also became the seat of an archdeacon in 1178. It joined the Congregation of Windesheim in 1452.
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