Minsleben
district of the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Minsleben (German pronunciation: [mɪntsˈleːbm̩]) is a Ortsteil (district) of Wernigerode since April 1, 1993.
Geographical position
Minsleben is on the northern edge of the Harz mountains in the plain open to the north. The Holtemme flows past the village. The Minsleben stop on the Heudeber-Danstedt–Vienenburg railway line has not been served since October 2006. Connecting roads lead from Minsleben to Wernigerode, Reddeber, Heudeber and Silstedt. The Hundemühle is nearby.
History
The place can look back on over 1000 years of history. In the village was a noble court, which had been in the possession of the Reiffenstein family for a long time. The manor house is now partially used as a residential building, the associated park is open to the public. The manor mill can also be visited on certain days.
“Minsleben” enters the record as district of the town of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Minsleben, district and town can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Minsleben” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Minsleben, district and town provides the most credible route into that argument.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 20, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q1937542. VIAF identifies the subject as 7439152331615403260001. Authority coordinates are 51.867, 10.829. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1993, 2006 and 1000.
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This entry incorporates text from “Minsleben” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.