Nöschenrode

Stadtteil of Wernigerode

Stadtteil of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

51°49′37″N 10°47′40″E / 51.82694°N 10.79444°E / 51.82694; 10.79444CountryGermanyStateSaxony-AnhaltDistrictHarz TownWernigerodeTime zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesVehicle registrationWR; HZ

Nöschenrode (German pronunciation: [nœːʃɛn̩ˈʁoːdə]) is a Stadtteil of Wernigerode in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Nöschenrode is located at the foot of the Harz Mountains in the Mühlental. The Zillierbach, which comes from the Zillierbachtalsperre, flows through the town. The Bundesstraße 244 runs through the town.

It got first recorded in 1370 as Noscherot in a document.^[1] The place originated below Wernigerode Castle and belonged to the County of Wernigerode. On the shoreline of the Zillierbach in the Mühlental there were several mills, which were mentioned as early as 1417, including a sawmill, oil mill and marble mill. With the preservation of wood justice, the place received an economic boom. On 30 September 1929, Nöschenrode was incorporated into Wernigerode.^[2]