Ilsenburg
The most enchanting town in the Harz Mountains
CitiesHarzspots holiday planner
| Name | Date |
|---|
Twitter
Mail
The national park municipality of Ilsenburg is located on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in Saxony-Anhalt, directly at the foot of the Brocken and is a state-recognised climatic health resort. The town is a popular starting point for holidaymakers and tourists of all ages for excursions into the surrounding area and hikes through the Harz Mountains. The Heinrich Heine Trail, the most beautiful ascent of the Brocken, is well known and very popular with its numerous views and insights into the forest of the Harz National Park.
The Ilsetal National Park House is located diagonally opposite the large car park in the Ilsetal. Here, changing photo exhibitions on the upper floor invite you to visit several times.
The cultural sights, the good infrastructure and the wide range of leisure facilities, with hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and cafés, make Ilsenburg an ideal place for a relaxing and varied holiday. Not only traditional cycle tours through the local valleys - Ilsetal, Tänntal, Sandtal and Suental - but also numerous mountain bike trails in the Harz Trail Park offer a variety of routes to suit all abilities.
The town also offers a wide range of varied events, festivals and concerts.
The sights in Ilsenburg include Ilsenburg Abbey, Drübeck Abbey and various museums, with Ilsenburg, Darlingerode and Drübeck together offering an interesting museum landscape. In the district of Darlingerode, the local history association offers the Komturhof, a local history museum with over 500 years of history. The Heimatstube Ilsenburg and the Iron Museum are located on the site of the former Fürst Stolberg Hütte in Ilsenburg and are open to interested visitors.
The Ilsenburg Art Casting Museum is currently being extensively renovated and restored. The construction work on the building in the museum area has been completed. A modern exhibition will follow. The Ilsenburg Iron Trail complements the exhibitions on iron production and iron processing. The approximately 3 km long hiking trail leads along the River Ilse through the idyllic town of Ilsenburg and displays culturally and historically valuable objects and artefacts at 16 locations.
| County | Harz Mountains |
| Altitude | 250m above sea level |
| Surface area | 62.97 km² |
| Population | 9,477 (Dec. 2022) |
| POSTCODE | 38871 |
| Motor vehicle. | HZ, HBS, QLB, WR |
The history of the town dates back to the 10th century. The first documented mention of the town dates back to 995, when Emperor Otto III stayed at the royal hunting lodge "Elysinaburg" and issued a charter for the already existing Drübeck monastery. Ilsenburg Monastery was then officially founded in 1018.
Over the centuries, the bailiff in charge changed several times, including to the Counts of Wernigerode. The peasant uprisings in 1525 brought the monastery's time to an end. The history of Ilsenburg Castle begins with the dissolution of the monastery convent. The resulting village developed into a hamlet and eventually into a prosperous community.
Ilsenburg was first certified as a climatic health resort in 1947. The town charter was granted in 1959. The town's more recent history includes the incorporation of the municipalities of Darlingerode and Drübeck with the district of Öhrenfeld in 2009.
- 38871 Darlingerode
- 38871 Drübeck
Marktplatz. 1
38871 Ilsenburg (Harz)
| E-Mail: | info@ilsenburg.de |
| Telefon : | +49 (0) 39 45 2 / 19 4 33 |
| Languages : |   |
Spots in
