count over Stolberg and Wernigerode Johann Schneidewein (1519–1568), lawyer Paulus von Stolzmann (1863–1930), General of Infantry in the Reichswehr Karl Aderhold (1884–1921), Reichstag MP of the independent Social Democrat Party of Germany Gustav Leidenroth (b 1885), NSDAP Reichstag MP Gottfried Gruner (1923-2011), sculptor Wolfgang Knape (b 1947), author Jens Lehmann (b 1967), cyclist Matthias Höhn (b 1975), state chairman of the Die Linke party and MP in the Saxony-Anhalt parliament (Landtag) Daniel Seibert (b 1980), bearer of the Bundeswehr Cross of Honour for Valour. See also House of Stolberg References External links Official website Towns in Saxony-Anhalt Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Südharz Towns in the Harz