Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz

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...

 in the district of Osterode am Harz in South Lower Saxony

South Lower Saxony

South Lower Saxony refers to the southern part of the German federal state of Lower Saxony. The region so described is neither historically nor geographically clearly defined to the north within Lower Saxony...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m above sea level and has 1,765 inhabitants (as at 1 October 2006).

The first recorded mention of Scharzfeld is in a deed that relates to the year 952 and was probably forged in 13th century. This stated that Otto the Great

Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

Otto I the Great , son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of Germany, King of Italy, and "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy" according to Arnulf of Milan...

 confirmed Schartfelde and other villages as belonging to the monastery at Pöhlde

Pöhlde

Pöhlde is a village in southern Lower Saxony in Germany. It is part of the town Herzberg am Harz. It has a population of 2207 . Archaeological excavation has revealed traces of settlement dating to the 2nd through 4th centuries AD. The town is noted for its Benedictine abbey...

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Culture and places of interest

• Scharzfeld stone church on the Steinberg
• Nature reserve (dry grassland) with views over Scharzfeld near the Steinkirche
• Unicorn Cave
  Unicorn Cave
  The Unicorn Cave is the largest show cave in the West Harz, about 1½ kilometres northwest of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. It is a karst cave set in Zechstein dolomite rock.- History :...
  
  
• Scharzfels Castle
  Scharzfels Castle
  Scharzfels Castle is the medieval ruin of a fortification located east of the village of Scharzfeld in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in central Germany. It lies in a wood on a ridge about 150 m above the Oder valley. For centuries after its construction in the 10th century it remained an...
  
   ruins
• Großer Knollen
  Großer Knollen
  The Großer Knollen is a high mountain in the southwestern part of the Harz in Lower Saxony, Germany.- Geography :The Großer Knollen is located northeast of Herzberg am Harz and Scharzfeld, north of Bad Lauterberg im Harz and south of the hamlet of Sieber...
  
  and its pub

External links

• Scharzfeld on the website for the town of Herzberg