Allendorf (Thuringia)

coat of arms	Germany map
Help on coat of arms	Coordinates: 50 ° 39 '  N , 11 ° 9'  E
Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Fulfilling municipality :	Koenigsee
Height :	350 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.78 km 2
Residents:	337 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	38 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	07426
Area code :	036730
License plate :	SLF, RU
Community key :	16 0 73 001
Community structure:	2 districts
Association administration address:	Markt 1, 07426 Koenigsee
Mayor :	Christian Bechmann (BI)
Location of the community of Allendorf in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district

View of Allendorf

Allendorf ( pronunciation ^{? / I} ) is a municipality in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in Thuringia .

geography

Allendorf lies on a desk-shaped plateau between the Schwarzatal in the south and Rinnetal in the north. It drops steeply south of the village into the Schwarzatal and is forested with maples and lime trees , while north of the village it slopes gently into the Rinnetal . This area is unwooded and serves as pasture for cattle.

Neighboring communities

Clockwise, starting in the north: Königsee , Bechstedt , Schwarzburg , Sitzendorf

Community structure

The community consists of two districts:

• Allendorf
• Aschau

history

The village was first mentioned in 1196-1210 or 1221.

Not far north of the village is the Holy Mountain . North below the summit is the Bear Cave, where the bones of deer, wild horses and wild cats have been found. Until 1918 the place belonged to the sovereignty of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .

In the village there was a manor with 100 hectares of farmland, which was leased from Walter Oertel in 1923. After the Second World War, the operation was subject to the development of agriculture in the GDR.

Allendorf has been part of the Mittleres Schwarzatal administrative community since 1993 . After its dissolution on January 1, 2019, Königsee is a fulfilling municipality for Allendorf.

Attractions

• Allendorf village church (Thuringia)

politics

The council of the community of Allendorf consists of 6 councilors and councilors.

• Voluntary fire brigade: 5 seats
• Free community of voters: 1 seat

(Status: municipal council election on May 26, 2019)

Since the local elections in Thuringia on May 26, 2019, Christian Bechmann (volunteer fire brigade) has been mayor . Before that, Bernd Rottmann was Mayor of Allendorf from 1994 to 1999, before Walter Oertel followed from 1999 to 2019.

There is a local partnership with Allendorf (Lumda) .

Economy and Infrastructure

Most of the people from Allendorf work in the surrounding cities, for example in Königsee-Rottenbach or Saalfeld .

The largest company is Königsee Implantate und Instrumente zur Osteosynthese GmbH with around 140 employees in the Aschau district. The second largest company is the Metallverarbeitung Bach company in Allendorf with around 30 employees. Turned, milled and bent parts made of metallic materials are manufactured and sold there. There are also some smaller craft businesses. Tourism is an additional source of income . Sheep and cattle breeding were also important in the past.

From Allendorf roads lead to Aschau , Bechstedt , Königsee-Rottenbach, Oberhain , Schwarzburg and Unterköditz . On June 27, 1900, the place got a railway connection at the Bechstedt-Trippstein station of the Schwarzatalbahn one kilometer to the east .

bus

line	operator	Line course
330	KomBus	Königsee Bahnhofstrasse - Allendorf - Mankenbach Wendeschleife
333	KomBus	(Königsee Werkö) - Königsee Bahnhofstr. - Sitzendorf car park / porcelain factory / train station - Mellenbach Blumenau

Personalities

• Balthasar Walther (born May 1, 1586 in Allendorf; November 15, 1640 in Braunschweig ), Lutheran theologian

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
2. ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 15.
3. ^ Otto Dobencker : Regesta diplomatica necnon epistolaria historiae Thuringiae. Volume 2: (1152-1227). Gustav Fischer, Jena 1900, p. 360, no. 1990 .
4. ↑ Michael Köhler: Pagan sanctuaries. Pre-Christian places of worship and suspected cult sites in Thuringia. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2007, ISBN 978-3-910141-85-8 , p. 177.
5. ↑ Jürgen Gruhle: Black Book of Land Reform Thuringia. Internet, 2011.
6. ↑ Local council election 2019 in Thuringia - Community 73001: Allendorf , accessed on August 16, 2019.
7. ^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics: Elections in Thuringia, mayoral elections in Allendorf. Retrieved May 1, 2020 . 
8. ^ Paul Tschackert :  Walther, Balthasar . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 96 f.

Web links

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