Benzingerode

Benzingerode
Benzingerode, seen from the Struvenberg
Interactive map of Benzingerode
Coordinates: 51°50′04″N 10°52′02″E
Country	Germany
State	Saxony-Anhalt
District	Harz
Town	Wernigerode

Benzingerode, seen from the Austberg

Benzingerode has been a village incorporated into the borough of Wernigerode since 1 April 1993. It is located in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Situated on the northeastern edge of the Harz Mountains, the settlement can look back on a history of around 800 years and was first mentioned in 1212 in the feudal register of Count Heinrich I of Regenstein.

Location

Benzingerode lies in the North Harz about 7 kilometres east of Wernigerode, on the old B 6 federal road that runs through the middle of the village and branches off to Silstedt at the eastern exit. Southwest of Benzingerode liest the Stapenberg. A low ridge, the Ziegenberge runs eastwards towards Heimburg on which is the site of an old hillfort, the Struvenburg.

Transport and infrastructure

In 2024, geotechnical drilling began for the planned Fenstermacherberg Tunnel, a major infrastructure project intended to divert heavy traffic from the B 244 away from Wernigerode and its surrounding districts, including Benzingerode. The tunnel, classified as a priority project in the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2030, would connect the Upper Harz region directly with the A 36 motorway. The drilling work, carried out by the Landesstraßenbaubehörde Sachsen-Anhalt, aims to assess geological conditions along the Harznordrand fault zone before detailed planning can proceed.

See also

• Harz
• Upper Harz
• Wernigerode

External links

• Benzingerode in 40 photos (dual: German/French)
• Official website of the town of Wernigerode