Tourist Attractions in Ballenstedt

Aschersleben, 14km/9mi northeast of Ballenstedt, has preserved large sections of its old town walls, with towers, the outer ward and the moat, as well as two outworks, the Westdorfer Warte and the Stassfurter Warte.

A former freemasons' lodge (Zu den drei Kleeblättern, the House of the Three Clover-Leaves) in Aschersleben, 14km/9mi northeast of Ballenstedt, is now occupied by the Heimatmuseum.

Ermsleben, 7km/4.5mi northeast of Ballenstedt, has the church of St Sixtus (remains of Romanesque tower, otherwise mainly Gothic and Baroque).

In the Konradsburg district in Ermsleben, northeast of Ballenstedt, can be found remains (choir and crypt) of a Late Romanesque Benedictine abbey church.

The Oberhof in Ballenstedt's old town is a 16th C Renaissance mansion with two wings projecting from the main block.

The old town in Ballenstedt has numerous two-story half-timbered houses of the 17th and 18th centuries and remains of the 16th C fortifications, with three towers (Oberturm, Unterturm, Marktturm).

The Old Town Hall (1683) in Ballenstedt is a particularly fine example of half-timbering and is a plain two-story building. It is now a retirement home.

The Roseburg, northwest of Ballenstedt, has remains of the original castle of that name (mentioned in the records in 964) and a little park laid out between 1907 and 1925 by the Berlin architect B. Sehring. In the park are several towers and smaller structures, fountains, cascades and bridges.

The Late Gothic parish church of St Nicholas (15th C.) in Ballenstedt was burned down in 1498, leaving only the tower still standing, but was subsequently rebuilt.