Scharzfeld

Scharzfeld is a village in the borough of Herzberg am Harz in the district of Göttingen in South Lower Saxony, Germany.

Scharzfeld lies at a height of about 220 m (720 ft) 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 the 13th century. This stated that Otto the Great confirmed Schartfelde and other villages as belonging to the monastery at Pöhlde.^[1]^[2]

Culture and places of interest

Scharzfeld stone church [de; eo] on the Steinberg
Nature reserve (dry grassland) with views over Scharzfeld near the Steinkirche
Unicorn Cave
Scharzfels Castle ruins
Großer Knollen and its pub

References

^ Uwe Ohainski; Jürgen Udolph (2000), Jürgen Udolph (ed.), "Die Ortsnamen des Landkreises Osterode", Niedersächsisches Ortsnamensbuch (NOB) (in German), vol. Teil II, Bielefeld: Verlag für Regionalgeschichte, pp. 146ff, ISBN 3-89534-370-6
^ Die Urkunden Konrad I. Heinrich I. und Otto I.. In: Monumenta Germaniae Historica, Die Urkunden der deutschen Könige und Kaiser, Band 1. Hannover 1879-1894. Nr. 439, S. 593f. In der Einleitung der Urkunde (S. 593 (gif)) wird die Fälschung diskutiert.