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| Year/period |
Events |
| 942 |
First documentary mention of Fallersleben and first mention of St. Michael's Church.
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| 1137 |
Dukes Otto and Wilhelm von Braunschweig and Lüneburg sell the village of Fallersleben
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| 16th century |
The castle was destroyed during the Hildesheim Collegiate Feud between 1518 and 1523. The moated castle erected around 1550 was built on the remains of its predecessor.
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| 1550 to 1576 |
Duchess Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg from the House of Saxe-Lauenburg moved into the castle after the early death of her husband Duke Franz of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Fallersleben flourished during the almost 30-year reign of Duchess Clara.
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| 1667 |
Construction of the Hoffmann House |
| 1798 |
August Heinrich Hoffmann is born |
| 1871 |
Opening of a railroad station |
| 1929 |
Fallerleben receives town charter |
| 1972 |
Territorial and administrative reform |
Interesting facts about Fallersleben
Fallersleben is considerably older than its first documentary mention in 942 A.D. In this document, Fallersleben is referred to as a "villa", in 1244 as a civitas (town), and in the late Middle Ages as a villa, a village and a soft place.
The site where the castle stands today is said to have once been an ancient Germanic manor house.
It is well known that craftsmen and merchants settled near castles and palaces, and Fallersleben was no exception. The streets that still form the old town today already existed as roads in the Middle Ages.
Fallersleben Castle was completely destroyed during the Hildesheim Collegiate Feud. It was then rebuilt on the site of its predecessor. A moated castle was built, into which Duchess Clara of Brunswick-Lüneburg from the House of Saxony, Engern and Westphalia moved with her two daughters and her court after the early death of her husband. Fallersleben flourished during the almost 30-year reign of Duchess Clara.
Fallersleben included 17 villages and 7 single-digit farms as well as the town of Fallersleben as the official residence.
Duchess Clara brought the Lutheran faith with her to Fallersleben.
During the Thirty Years' War (1618 to 1648), everything was destroyed and had to be rebuilt. In 1669, the castle became the seat of the first civil servant.
During the period in which August Heinrich Hoffmann grew up (he was born in Fallersleben on April 2, 1798), Fallersleben belonged to the Kingdom of Westphalia. In 1896, the
town of Fallersleben bought the castle. It was used for residential purposes and later as a town hall. In 1985, extensive research, restoration, renovation and construction work began at the castle.
In 2001 and 2002, archaeologists discovered the former moat, an old well, cobblestones and foundations of the previous castle during construction work in the area around the castle. Since then, the castle has been used as the Hoffmann von Fallersleben Museum, for events, exhibitions and lectures; there is also a wedding room furnished with Biedermeier furniture.
In 1925, a sulphur spring was discovered in Fallersleben and a bathhouse was built.
The house where Heinrich Hoffmann was born in 1667 has been renovated, restored and reopened as an inn and hotel. The old brewery in the castle park
dating from 1765 was also renovated and restored and has since been used as a brewery again.
Contact
Bärbel Weist, Fallersleben local heritage officer.
E-mail: baerbelweist@t-online.de
Phone: 05362 51789