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Großenhain–Priestewitz Railway
The Großenhain–Priestewitz railway is a single-track electrified main line in the German state of Saxony, which was originally built by the Großenhain Branch Railway Company (''Zweig-Eisenbahngesellschaft zu Großenhain''). It runs from Großenhain Cottbuser station, Großenhain to Priestewitz station, Priestewitz and is part of the long-distance line from Cottbus to Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Dresden. The railway is also called the Celery Railway (''Selleriebahn''). History Großenhain desired a railway connection early on. Therefore, some citizens of Großenhain established a joint stock company for the construction of a branch line from Priestewitz station on the Leipzig–Dresden railway in 1861. The five kilometre-long line was opened on 14 October 1862. The management was taken over by the Leipzig-Dresden Railway Company (''Leipzig-Dresdener Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft'', LDE) on behalf of its owner. The neighbouring Kingdom of Prussia issued a concession to the Cottbus-Große ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großenhain Cottbuser Station
Großenhain (; also written as Grossenhain; , ) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne". History Großenhain was originally a Sorbs, Sorbian settlement, and remains an area where this language is spoken. It was first mentioned in 1205. It was for a time occupied by the Bohemians, by whom it was strongly fortified. It afterwards came into the possession of the margraves of Meissen, from whom it was taken in 1312 by the margraves of Brandenburg. In the middle-ages, Großenhain was one of the most powerful towns in Saxony. It suffered considerably in all the great German wars, and in 1744 was nearly destroyed by fire. The fire destroyed the church which was then replaced by the current Marienkirche, which echoes internally echoes the Frauenkirche, Dresden, Frauenkirche in nearby Dresden. On May 16, 1813, a battle took place here between the Fre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
