Dreiskau-Muckern is an ''Ortsteil'' (division) of the municipality

Großpösna Großpösna is a municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of Großpösna proper and the ''Ortschaften'' (localities) Dreiskau-Muckern, Güldengossa, Seifertshain and Störmthal.Landkreis Leipzig Leipzig (official name: ''Landkreis Leipzig'') is a district ('' Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the city Leipzig, which is partly surrounded by the district, but not part of it. It borders (from the west and clock ...

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of ...

, Germany. It was formed in 1957 from the former municipalities Dreiskau and Muckern, and became part of Großpösna in 1997.

History

The two villages were separate until the mid of the 20th century. Dreiskau was first mentioned in 1317, as Trizko. The Catholic parish Dreiskau was part of the

Diocese of Merseburg The Bishopric of Merseburg was an episcopal see on the eastern border of the medieval Duchy of Saxony with its centre in Merseburg, where Merseburg Cathedral was constructed. The see was founded in 967 by Emperor Otto I at the same time in the sam ...

. The Protestant parish belonged until 1690 to Magdeborn, then to

Störmthal Störmthal is a village, part of Großpösna in the Leipzig (district), Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is known for its church in Baroque architecture, Baroque style. The organ, an early work by Zacharias Hildebrandt, was played and inaugu ...

. The church was built from 1740 to 1741. From 1952 Dreiskau is part of the district. Muckern was first mentioned in 1433, as Mockeryn in a document kept in the Domarchiv Merseburg. It belonged to the ''

Rittergut Manorialism, also known as the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages. Its defining features included a large, sometimes forti ...

'' of the noble family .

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Großpösna * * * {{authority control Former municipalities in Saxony Leipzig (district)