Meisdorf

Meisdorf
Ortsteil of Falkenstein/Harz

The dovecote (Taubenturm) in Meisdorfer Hof

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Meisdorf
Coordinates: 51°42′37″N 11°17′39″E / 51.71028°N 11.29417°E / 51.71028; 11.29417Coordinates: 51°42′37″N 11°17′39″E / 51.71028°N 11.29417°E / 51.71028; 11.29417
Country Germany
State Saxony-Anhalt
District Harz
Town Falkenstein/Harz
Population (2007-01-01)
  Total 1,100
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 06463
Dialling codes 034743

Meisdorf is a village in the town of Falkenstein/Harz in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

Location

Meisdorf lies at the eastern foot of the Harz Mountains in the east of the Harz/Saxony-Anhalt Nature Park at around 200 m above sea level (NN). The River Selke flows through it and forms a picturesque valley (Selketal) in the Lower Harz and Mansfeld Land. Southwest of Meisdorf above the river lies the ruins of Anhalt Castle, the preserved medieval castle of Falkenstein and the sites of Old Falkenstein Castle and the Ackeburg.

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