Aschersleben, Medieval town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
Aschersleben is a Hanseatic town in the Salzlandkreis district of Saxony-Anhalt, set in the Eine Valley near the northeastern edge of the Harz range. Fifteen medieval defensive towers line the old city walls and remain open to visitors.
The settlement was first mentioned in written records in 753, and it received town rights in 1266. Entry into the Hanseatic League followed in 1426, driven by profitable hop trading.
The 11th-century Johanniskirche now serves as a concert hall and hosts public performances. Half-timbered houses line the old town streets alongside Gothic and Romanesque buildings that shape the everyday cityscape.
Several parks and green areas form a connected ring around the town center that visitors can explore on foot. The Promenadenring joins these sections and passes through quiet stretches lined with trees and benches.
The town museum preserves a mammoth ear and a complete 18th-century Masonic temple among its collections. The zoo keeps Siberian and white tigers, which rank among the rarer animals in German zoos.
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