Meisdorf

Meisdorf is a village in the town of Falkenstein/Harz in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Meisdorf
Ortsteil of Falkenstein/Harz
The dovecote (Taubenturm) in Meisdorfer Hof
Coat of arms
Location of Meisdorf
Meisdorf
Meisdorf
Coordinates: 51°42′37″N 11°17′39″E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictHarz
TownFalkenstein/Harz
Elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Population
 (2007-01-01)
  Total1,100
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06463
Dialling codes034743

Location

Meisdorf lies at the eastern foot of the Harz Mountains in the east of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park at around 200 m above sea level (NN). The River Selke flows through it and forms a valley (Selketal) in the Lower Harz and Mansfeld Land. Southwest of Meisdorf above the river lies the ruins of Anhalt Castle, the preserved medieval castle of Falkenstein and the sites of Old Falkenstein Castle and the Ackeburg.

Literature

  • Sven Frotscher: Burg Falkenstein und Schloß Meisdorf. Ed. Leipzig, Leipzig, 1995, ISBN 3-361-00434-9
  • Heimatverein Meisdorf (ed.): Chronik der Gemeinde Meisdorf. Meisdorf, 2005 (self-publication)
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