Pansfelde is a village in the town of Falkenstein/Harz in the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Pansfelde
Location of Pansfelde within Falkenstein/Harz
Pansfelde is located in Germany
Pansfelde
Pansfelde
Pansfelde is located in Saxony-Anhalt
Pansfelde
Pansfelde
Coordinates: 51°39′31″N 11°16′40″E / 51.65861°N 11.27778°E / 51.65861; 11.27778
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
TownFalkenstein/Harz
Elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total453
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
06543
Dialling codes034742, 034779
St. John's Church, Pansfelde
War memorial

Geography

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Pansfelde lies in the southeastern part of the district of Harz and next to the neighbouring districts of Mansfeld-Südharz and Salzlandkreis on the heights of the Lower Harz plateau, an agricultural upland surrounded by woods. The countryside between the wayside stations of Leinemühle and Gartenhaus, a road toll known as chausseegeld was collected in former times, consists of mixed woods, farmland and pastures in the Schwennecke valley.

History

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Pansfelde was first mentioned in 1276 under the name of Pamesvelde. The history of the village and its inhabitants is closely tied to that of Falkenstein Castle. The ancestors of the present 570 or so population worked at the castle, defended it, worked as farm hands or foresters or in the mills and helped during the hunts.

On 1 January 2002 Pansfelde joined the town of Ermsleben and five other villages to form the new town of Falkenstein/Harz.[2]

Sights

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Built from rubble stone, the church of St. John and the vicarage, one of the few surviving timber-framed houses in the village, are listed buildings. The village scene is dominated by the former manor estate (Rittergut) of the Counts of Falkenstein. On the terrain of the old sheep farm stands a monument which recalls the events of the 1848 year of revolution. In another spot is a list of names and a memorial to the victims of the two world wars

Additional sights are: Falkenstein Castle, the site of Alter Falkenstein, the legendary Klusberg, the ruins of Anhalt Castle, the seat of the House of Anhalt, and the country park of Degenershausen at Wieserode to the northeast.

References

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  1. ^ "In allen Ortsteilen Stadt Falkenstein/Harz leben im Dezember 2020 insgesamt 5.276 Menschen: Zuwachs in Endorf, Ermsleben und Meisdorf". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2002, Statistisches Bundesamt