Elend, Saxony-Anhalt
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Elend lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany. This part of the valley is known locally as Elendstal ("Elend's valley"). Elend is a municipality in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken
in the district of Harz in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
and lies at a height of . Until 1990 it lay Elend close by the Inner German Border.
account for the Amt of Elbingerode (Harz) dated 1506/07 there is an entry which states: "Income from the sawmill at Elend in the Forest XII March" (Innome von der Sagemoln zum Elende deß Forst XII Mar[k]). There are a lot of indications that this sawmill had existed for some time before that.
Elend lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany. This part of the valley is known locally as Elendstal ("Elend's valley"). Elend is a municipality in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken
in the district of Harz in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
and lies at a height of . Until 1990 it lay Elend close by the Inner German Border.
account for the Amt of Elbingerode (Harz) dated 1506/07 there is an entry which states: "Income from the sawmill at Elend in the Forest XII March" (Innome von der Sagemoln zum Elende deß Forst XII Mar[k]). There are a lot of indications that this sawmill had existed for some time before that.
Elend lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany. This part of the valley is known locally as Elendstal ("Elend's valley"). Elend is a municipality in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken
in the district of Harz in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
and lies at a height of . Until 1990 it lay Elend close by the Inner German Border.
account for the Amt of Elbingerode (Harz) dated 1506/07 there is an entry which states: "Income from the sawmill at Elend in the Forest XII March" (Innome von der Sagemoln zum Elende deß Forst XII Mar[k]). There are a lot of indications that this sawmill had existed for some time before that.
Oberharz am Brocken
Oberharz am Brocken is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities:Benneckenstein,Elbingerode,Elend,Hasselfelde,Königshütte,Rübeland,Sorge,Stiege,Tanne,...
in the district of Harz in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
and lies at a height of . Until 1990 it lay Elend close by the Inner German Border.
Climate
| The annual precipitation Precipitation (meteorology) In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation... in Elend is 1,116 mm which is in the upper third of the values recorded by the weather stations of the German Meteorological Office. Over 90 % have lower values. The driest month is September; the wettest is December, when about 2.1 times as much rain falls as in the driest month. The average annual variations in precipitation lie in the upper third. In over 91 % of all locations the monthly precipitation varies less than in Elend. |
History
Walther Grosse mentions fields under the Elend Road (unter dem elendischen Wege) for the first time in a manuscript of field names in the Amt of Elbingerode for 1483. In a VogteiVogtei
Vogtei could be:* The residenz or domain of a Vogt* Vogtei , a municipal association in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany....
account for the Amt of Elbingerode (Harz) dated 1506/07 there is an entry which states: "Income from the sawmill at Elend in the Forest XII March" (Innome von der Sagemoln zum Elende deß Forst XII Mar[k]). There are a lot of indications that this sawmill had existed for some time before that.
Elend lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany. This part of the valley is known locally as Elendstal ("Elend's valley"). Elend is a municipality in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken
Oberharz am Brocken
Oberharz am Brocken is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities:Benneckenstein,Elbingerode,Elend,Hasselfelde,Königshütte,Rübeland,Sorge,Stiege,Tanne,...
in the district of Harz in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
and lies at a height of . Until 1990 it lay Elend close by the Inner German Border.
Climate
| The annual precipitation Precipitation (meteorology) In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation... in Elend is 1,116 mm which is in the upper third of the values recorded by the weather stations of the German Meteorological Office. Over 90 % have lower values. The driest month is September; the wettest is December, when about 2.1 times as much rain falls as in the driest month. The average annual variations in precipitation lie in the upper third. In over 91 % of all locations the monthly precipitation varies less than in Elend. |
History
Walther Grosse mentions fields under the Elend Road (unter dem elendischen Wege) for the first time in a manuscript of field names in the Amt of Elbingerode for 1483. In a VogteiVogtei
Vogtei could be:* The residenz or domain of a Vogt* Vogtei , a municipal association in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany....
account for the Amt of Elbingerode (Harz) dated 1506/07 there is an entry which states: "Income from the sawmill at Elend in the Forest XII March" (Innome von der Sagemoln zum Elende deß Forst XII Mar[k]). There are a lot of indications that this sawmill had existed for some time before that.
Elend lies in the Bode valley in the High Harz in central Germany. This part of the valley is known locally as Elendstal ("Elend's valley"). Elend is a municipality in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken
Oberharz am Brocken
Oberharz am Brocken is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It was formed on 1 January 2010 by the merger of the former municipalities:Benneckenstein,Elbingerode,Elend,Hasselfelde,Königshütte,Rübeland,Sorge,Stiege,Tanne,...
in the district of Harz in the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
and lies at a height of . Until 1990 it lay Elend close by the Inner German Border.
Climate
| The annual precipitation Precipitation (meteorology) In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation... in Elend is 1,116 mm which is in the upper third of the values recorded by the weather stations of the German Meteorological Office. Over 90 % have lower values. The driest month is September; the wettest is December, when about 2.1 times as much rain falls as in the driest month. The average annual variations in precipitation lie in the upper third. In over 91 % of all locations the monthly precipitation varies less than in Elend. |
History
Walther Grosse mentions fields under the Elend Road (unter dem elendischen Wege) for the first time in a manuscript of field names in the Amt of Elbingerode for 1483. In a VogteiVogtei
Vogtei could be:* The residenz or domain of a Vogt* Vogtei , a municipal association in the Unstrut-Hainich district of Thuringia, Germany....
account for the Amt of Elbingerode (Harz) dated 1506/07 there is an entry which states: "Income from the sawmill at Elend in the Forest XII March" (Innome von der Sagemoln zum Elende deß Forst XII Mar[k]). There are a lot of indications that this sawmill had existed for some time before that.