Hettstedt

Hettstedt
Coat of arms
Hettstedt
Location of Hettstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district
Coordinates: 51°38′N 11°30′E / 51.633°N 11.500°ECoordinates: 51°38′N 11°30′E / 51.633°N 11.500°E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Mansfeld-Südharz
Government
• Mayor	Danny Kavalier (CDU)
Area
• Total	36.92 km^2 (14.25 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,495
• Density	390/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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

1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31.12.2014" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
2. Chisholm 1911, p. 415.
3. "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). © 2009 Twins2010.com. 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 April 2013