Hettstedt

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hettstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district

(2018–25) Dirk Fuhlert^[1]Area

• Total36.92 km² (14.25 sq mi)Elevation

200 m (700 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total13,678 • Density370/km² (960/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

06333

Dialling codes03476Vehicle registrationMSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGHWebsitewww.hettstedt.de

Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper. It consists of Hettstedt proper and the Ortschaften (municipal divisions) Ritterode and Walbeck.^[3] The former municipalities Ritterode and Walbeck were absorbed into Hettstedt in September 2010.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[5]

Notable people

Politician Roland Claus, member of the Bundestag, is from Hettstedt.

International relations

Hettstedt is twinned with:

Vöhringen, Germany
Bergkamen, Germany^[6]

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Hauptsatzung, Stadt Hettstedt, July 2019.
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ ^a ^b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hettstedt" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 415.
^ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). www.twins2010.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28.