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Heukewalde
Heukewalde is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Altenburger Land. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental. Geography Neighboring Municipalities Communities near Heukewalde include: Jonaswalde, Posterstein, and Vollmershain in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land; as well as Rückersdorf und Paitzdorf in the Landkreis of Greiz. History Heukewalde was first mentioned in writing on December 9, 1152. From 1826 to 1920, it belonged to Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Altenburg (german: Sachsen-Altenburg, links=no) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was one of the smallest of the German states with an area of 1323 square kilometer .... Mayors Bernhard Göpel, mayor from 1892 to 1917. External links A Heukewalde Chronicle(coat of arms) References Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg {{Altenburger-geo-stub mk:Хојкевалде ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altenburger Land
Altenburger Land is a district in Thuringia, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Greiz, the Burgenlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt), and the districts Leipzig, Mittelsachsen and Zwickau in Saxony. The district is a member of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Geography Altenburger Land is the easternmost district of Thuringia. It is largely agricultural with three quarters of the total area being used for agriculture. In contrast, forests make up only around 10% of the area, especially in the south of the district there are only few forests. This can be explained by a high soil fertility with a Loess-layer of up to 3.5 meters. The main river is the Pleiße, a tributary of the White Elster, crossing the district from south to north. The hilly Osterland constituting the northernmost foothills of the Ore Mountains slopes gently away to the plains of eastern Saxony-Anhalt. History The region on the Pleiße River was part of a huge forest, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberes Sprottental
Oberes Sprottental is a ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") in the district Altenburger Land, in Thuringia, Germany. The seat of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' is in Nöbdenitz, which is part of the town Schmölln. The ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Oberes Sprottental consists of the following municipalities: #Heukewalde #Jonaswalde #Löbichau # Posterstein #Thonhausen Thonhausen is a municipality in the district of Altenburger Land in Thuringia, Germany. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental. Geography Neighboring municipalities Communities near Thonhausen are Jonaswalde, Heyersdo ... # Vollmershain References Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thuringia {{Altenburger-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonaswalde
Jonaswalde is a municipality in the Thuringian district of Altenburger Land. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental. Geography Neighboring municipalities Nearby municipalities are Heukewalde, Thonhausen, and Vollmershain in the district of Altenburger Land; Rückersdorf in the district of Greiz; as well as the city of Crimmitschau in the Saxon district of Zwickauer Land. Municipal arrangement The community is divided into two subdivisions: Jonaswalde and Nischwitz. History From 1826 to 1920, Jonaswalde was part of Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Altenburg (german: Sachsen-Altenburg, links=no) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin in present-day Thuringia. It was one of the smallest of the German states with an area of 1323 square kilomete .... References External links a private website from JonaswaldeFOSAVIS, a private website from Dirk Salomon, Jonaswalde Altenburger Land Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Posterstein
Posterstein is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Altenburger Land. Geography Neighboring municipalities Municipalities near Posterstein are Heukewalde, Löbichau, Nöbdenitz, and Vollmershain in the district of Altenburger Land; as well as Paitzdorf and the city of Ronneburg in the district of Greiz. Municipal arrangement Stolzenberg is Posterstein's only subdivision. History Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Posterstein was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. Culture and landmarks The Postersteiner Burg, which is lit up at night, is the most important building in the town. It is also visible north of the community from the Bundesautobahn 4 is an autobahn that crosses Germany in a west–east direction. The western segment has a length of , the part in the east is long. Works to continue the A 4 are in progress, but currently no plans exist to fill the gap completely. T .... Business and transportation The next train station on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vollmershain
Vollmershain is a municipality in the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Oberes Sprottental in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land in Germany. Geography The town's site The village of Vollmershain is located along 4 km of the Sprotte. The highest part of the community is 306.2 m high on the side of the ''Mühlberg'' (308.1 m). Neighbouring communities Other municipalities near Vollmershain are Heukewalde, Jonaswalde, Posterstein, Nöbdenitz, Thonhausen, and the Weißbach district of Schmölln in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land. History *The village was first mentioned in writing in 1181 in a tithe register of the Posau Cloister in Zeitz. *During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedish General Wrangel had his headquarters in the area around Vollmershain in 1646. *Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Vollmershein was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg Saxe-Altenburg (german: Sachsen-Altenburg, links=no) was one of the Saxon duchies held by the Ernestine branch of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rückersdorf, Thuringia
Rückersdorf is a municipality in the eastern part of the Thuringian landkreis of Greiz and belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wünschendorf/Elster. Geography Neighboring Communities Nearby municipalities are Braunichswalde, Hilbersdorf, Kauern, Linda bei Weida, Paitzdorf, and the City of Ronneburg in the Landkreis of Greiz; Heukewalde and Jonaswalde in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land; as well as the City of Crimmitschau in the Saxon Landkreis of Zwickauer Land. Municipal divisions The municipality consists of the villages Rückersdorf, Haselbach and Reust. Culture and landmarks Rückersdorf is part of the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen. The municipality's Bismarck Tower A Bismarck tower (german: Bismarckturm) is a specific type of monument built according to a more or less standard model across Germany to honour its first chancellor, Otto von Bismarck (d. 1898). A total of 234 of these towers were inventoried ..., called the Reuster Turm, is located in Reust. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paitzdorf
Paitzdorf is a German municipality in the Thuringian Landkreis of Greiz. It belongs to the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Wünschendorf/Elster. Geography Neighboring municipalities Communities near Paitzdorf are the City of Ronneburg and Rückersdorf in the Landkreis of Greiz; as well as Heukewalde and Posterstein in the Landkreis of Altenburger Land. Municipal arrangement Mennsdorf is Paitzdorf's only district. History Paitzdorf was first mentioned in writing in 1290. In 1837, around 140 Paitzdorfers left for America, seeking religious freedom. Along with immigrants from Saxony, they founded the communities of Altenburg, Frohna, Wittenberg, Dresden, and Paitzdorf on the Mississippi river in Missouri. This group would later found the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members, it is the second-largest Luthe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district. The term is derived from French and Latin . The English word ''municipality'' derives from the Latin social contract (derived from a word meaning "duty holders"), referring to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction, from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco, to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thuringia
Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and largest city. Other cities are Jena, Gera and Weimar. Thuringia is bordered by Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It has been known as "the green heart of Germany" () from the late 19th century due to its broad, dense forest. Most of Thuringia is in the Saale drainage basin, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe. Thuringia is home to the Rennsteig, Germany's best-known hiking trail. Its winter resort of Oberhof makes it a well-equipped winter sports destination – half of Germany's 136 Winter Olympic gold medals had been won by Thuringian athletes as of 2014. Thuringia was favoured by or was the birthplace of three key intellectuals and leaders in the arts: Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Fried ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landkreis
In all German states, except for the three city states, the primary administrative subdivision higher than a '' Gemeinde'' (municipality) is the (official term in all but two states) or (official term in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein). Most major cities in Germany are not part of any ''Kreis'', but instead combine the functions of a municipality and a ''Kreis''; such a city is referred to as a (literally "district-free city"; official term in all but one state) or (literally "urban district"; official term in Baden-Württemberg). ''(Land-)Kreise'' stand at an intermediate level of administration between each German state (, plural ) and the municipal governments (, plural ) within it. These correspond to level-3 administrative units in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS 3). Previously, the similar title ( Imperial Circle) referred to groups of states in the Holy Roman Empire. The related term was used for similar ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
Municipal associations (german: Verwaltungsgemeinschaften) are statutory corporations or public bodies created by statute in the German federal states of Bavaria, Saxony, Thuringia, and Schleswig-Holstein. In Baden-Württemberg the term ''stipulated municipal association'' (german: vereinbarte Verwaltungsgemeinschaft) is used. Structure A municipal association normally consists of several adjacent municipalities located in the same district. It is controlled by a political representative, chairperson or executive board. Depending on the state, this person may be officially retained or appointed as mayor. * In Baden-Württemberg this position is held by the mayor of the appropriate fulfilling municipality (german: erfüllende Gemeinde). * In Thuringia there are municipal associations as well as fulfilling municipalities. * In Bavaria one mayor of a single municipality also acts as municipal chairman (german: Gemeinschaftsvorsitzender) of the association. Tasks The duties of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greiz (district)
Greiz is a Kreis (district) in the east of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the west clockwise) Saale-Holzland, Saale-Orla, district-free city Gera, the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Altenburger Land, and the two Saxon districts Zwickau and Vogtlandkreis. History Historically the area of the district was part of the ''Vogtland'', named after the title ''Vogt'' given to the local rulers in the 13th century. Only two lines of the ''Reuß'' family survived from that time, with one principality based in Greiz, and the other in Gera and Schleiz. In 1919 both were merged into the ''Volksstaat Reuß'', which then became part of Thuringia in 1920. A subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp was located at Berga/Elster during World War II. It was an SS joint venture, in which inmates dug tunnels and laid railway tracks for the Schwalbe V project.Edward Victor. ''Alphabetical List of Camps, Subcamps and Other Camps.'' www.edwardvictor.com/Holocaust/List %20 of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
