Hettstedt

Hettstedt is a town in Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, on the Wipper.

Hettstedt
Coat of arms
Location of Hettstedt within Mansfeld-Südharz district
Hettstedt
Hettstedt
Coordinates: 51°38′N 11°30′E
CountryGermany
StateSaxony-Anhalt
DistrictMansfeld-Südharz
Government
 • MayorDirk Fuhlert (FBM)
Area
 • Total36.92 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total14,023
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
06333
Dialling codes03476
Vehicle registrationMSH, EIL, HET, ML, SGH
Websitewww.hettstedt.de

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
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Hettstedt is twinned with:

Notes
  1. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2018" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German).
  2. Chisholm 1911, p. 415.
  3. "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). Twins2010.com. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
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