Ballenstedt
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Ballenstedt is a town in the Harz district, in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Old town
Ballenstedt Castle, courtyard
Ballenstedt Castle, about 1837
Town hall
Duchy of Saxony
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The Duchy of Saxony was originally the area settled by the Saxons in the late Early Middle Ages, when they were subdued by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 772 and incorporated into the Carolingian Empire (Francia) by 804. Upon the 843 Treaty of Verdun, Saxony was one of the five German stem duchies of East Francia; Duke Henry the Fowler was elected German king in 919.
Stem duchies of the German kingdom 919–1125, by William R. Shepherd: Saxony in yellow, Franconia in blue, Bavaria in green, Swabia in light orange, Lower Lotharingia in dark pink, Upper Lotharingia in light pink, Thuringia in dark orange and Frisia in light orange
Coat of arms of the House of Welf
Welf possessions in the 12th century, showing the duchies of Saxony and Bavaria