Herzberg am Harz

Herzberg am Harz is a town in the Osterode district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

History
Herzberg castle was first mentioned in 1154. The town was part of the state of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, and the castle was for some time used as a residence by the dukes. Herzberg became a city in 1929.

Economy
In the past, important industries of Herzberg have included the founding and turning of metal, agricultural machinery, and boot making.

Education
Herzberg is the location of the Interkultura Centro Herzberg (Esperanto for Intercultural Center of Herzberg), a club that promotes the international auxiliary language Esperanto. In 2006, the city council decided to advertise Herzberg as die Esperanto-Stadt ("the Esperanto city").

City council
Results after the local elections on September 10, 2006:
 * CDU: 15 seats
 * SPD: 12 seats
 * Grüne: 1 seat
 * FDP: 1 seat
 * Die Linken: 1 seat

Results after the local elections on September 11, 2011:
 * SPD: 13 seats
 * CDU: 12 seats
 * FDP: 1 seat
 * Grüne: 2 seats
 * Die Linken: 1 seat
 * NPD: 1 seat

Twinning cities

 * Góra (Poland, German: Guhrau), since 1993

Resident companies

 * Pleissner Guss GmbH
 * Smurfit Kappa Herzberger Papierfabrik and Wellpappe (Production of paper and corrugated cardboard)
 * Jungfer Druckerei und Verlag (Printing and publishing)
 * PEMA GmbH (Truck rental)
 * Kliniken Herzberg und Osterode GmbH (Clinic, also in Osterode)

Education
Grundschulen (German for primary schools):
 * Mahnte-Grundschule
 * Nicolai-Grundschule
 * Einhornschule (Einhorn-school, Scharzfeld)
 * Grundschule am Rotenberg (Primary school on Rotenberg, Pöhlde)

Secondary Schools: Ernst Moritz Arndt-Gymnasium
 * Haupt- und Realschule Herzberg am Harz (Elementary and secondary school Herzberg am Harz)

Sons and daughters of the town

 * Christian Ludwig Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1622–1665, duke of the principality of Lüneburg and Calenberg)
 * Georg Wilhelm Herzog zu Braunschweig-Lüneburg (1624–1705, duke of the principality of Lüneburg and Calenberg)
 * Johann Friedrich Herzog zu Braunschweig und Lüneburg (1625–1679, duke of the principality of Calenberg)
 * Ernst August (1629–1698, first elector of Hanover)
 * Karl von Einem (1853–1934, Prussian colonel general)
 * Wolf Spillner (*1936, German nature photographer and writer)
 * Otto Koch (1937–2010, owner of Chicken Delight Canada)
 * Lutz Bandekow (*1948, Surgeon General of the Bundeswehr)
 * Wilfried Ließmann (*1958, mineralogist and mining historian)
 * Tatjana Steinhauer (*1991, water polo national team and European Championship participant)

Other personalities who represent the city in connection with

 * Eva Herman (*1958 in Emden, author and former television presenter, spent most of her childhood in Herzberg and attended the Ernst Moritz Arndt-Gymnasium)