Hasselfelde

Hasselfelde is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Harz, approximately 17 km south of Wernigerode. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oberharz am Brocken. Hasselfelde has 2.390 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2010).TransportThe town has a railway station on the Selke Valley Railway, part of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB).PersonalitiesHermann Blumenau was born in Hasselfelde.Andreas Werckmeister, was organist and music theorist in Hasselfelde from 1664 to 1674.