Alsleben (Saale)

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Coat of arms of the city of Alsleben (Saale)
Alsleben (Saale)
Map of Germany, position of the city Alsleben (Saale) highlighted

Coordinates: 51 ° 42 '  N , 11 ° 40'  E

Basic data
State : Saxony-Anhalt
County : Salzlandkreis
Association municipality : Saale-Wipper
Height : 85 m above sea level NHN
Area : 23.64 km 2
Residents: 2525 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 107 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 06425
Area code : 034692
License plate : SLK, ASL, BBG, SBK, SFT
Community key : 15 0 89 005

City administration address :
Markt 1
06425 Alsleben (Saale)
Website : www.alsleben-saale-online.de
Mayor : Reinhard Schinke
Location of the city of Alsleben (Saale) in the Salzlandkreis
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Copper engraving "Castle, town and village of Alsleben an der Saale" by Dreyhaupt, 1750
Alsleben Castle (Saale), built in 1689, formerly the von Krosigk family
Town hall with market (built in 1879/80 as the third town hall), spire of the town church on the left , covered by the former parsonage as a yellow brick building on the corner
The hall gate in Alsleben

Alsleben (Saale) ( pronunciation ? / I ) is a town in the Saale-Wipper community in the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt . Audio file / audio sample

geography

The city lies on the west bank of the lower Saale , 51 km from its confluence with the Elbe . To the west of Alsleben, the terrain gradually rises and merges into the foothills of the Lower Harz Mountains . The Magdeburg Börde begins in the north , a flat, undulating area that is intensively used for agriculture. To the east and south-east of Alsleben, hilly terrain joins the Saale to the left and right. The city is located in the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park . Alsleben (Saale) is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Plötzkau in the north, Könnern in the east and south and Aschersleben in the west.

history

Alsleben was settled early on and served as a border castle against the Sorbs . In their vicinity was the village of Alt-Alsleben and a second settlement, from which the later town developed. Gero von Alsleben founded a Benedictine monastery dependent on the Nienburg mother monastery in 979 , which according to the Nienburg Annalista Saxo burned down in 1104. Gero von Alsleben was probably a relative of Margrave Gero . The castle and settlement of Alsleben probably came into the possession of Count Gero at the beginning of the 10th century through a gift from Otto I.

The rich immediate county Alsleben ruled by Gero's death, his son Siegfried I. After the death of the last count of Alsleben, Henry I in 1126 came the county in 1128 to the Archbishopric of Magdeburg . Archbishop Günther II of Schwarzburg pledged it to Karl von Krosigk in 1438. In 1479 the von Krosigk family was enfeoffed with the county.

Since the 12th century, at least since 1479, Alsleben had city ​​rights . The urban corridors include the Börnicke, Drosine, Wirl and Bornstädt deserts .

When the Archbishopric of Magdeburg fell to Brandenburg-Prussia in 1680, the Electors of Brandenburg (from 1701 kings in / of Prussia) became the new sovereigns of the area now known as the “ Duchy of Magdeburg ”. The media city Alsleben was part of the hall circle .

The castle in Alsleben is one of the landmarks of the Schifferstadt. It was rebuilt by Heinrich von Krosigk in 1689. The property of the von Krosigk family came in 1747 through sale to Prince Leopold von Anhalt-Dessau , without affecting the Prussian sovereignty. The seat of power was retained for a long time, but was an FDGB trade union school during the GDR era . But after German reunification , the building that was bought by the Bernburg-based building contractor Thomas Fränkel has so far remained unused.

Immediately next to the town of Alsleben there was the village of the same name, which was also called the old village before Alsleben or Altdorf Alsleben . This former parish village also included a manor and an economic office belonging to the Duke of Anhalt-Dessau . The “Fürstlich Anhalt-Dessauischen Amt Alsleben”, based in the village of Alsleben, had jurisdiction over the town and village of Alsleben, over an inn in Mukrena and over some houses in Alsleben. With the Treaty of Tilsit , the town and village of Alsleben were incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia in 1807 and assigned to the Halle district in the Saale department. The places came to the canton of Alsleben . After Napoleon's defeat and the end of the Kingdom of Westphalia, Napoleon's allied opponents liberated the Saalkreis in early October 1813.

During the political reorganization after the Congress of Vienna in 1815, the town and village of Alsleben were attached to the Merseburg administrative district of the Prussian province of Saxony in 1816 and assigned to the Mansfeld lake district . In 1822 there were 1,474 inhabitants in 218 houses in Alsleben, and 970 inhabitants in 146 houses in the village of Alsleben. In 1893/95 the village of Alt-Alsleben am Schlackenbach, the castle district and the town developed north of it were merged to form the town of Alsleben.

On July 1, 1950, the reclassification from the Mansfelder Seekreis to the district of Bernburg , which in 1952 came to the district of Halle as the district of Bernburg . When the district renamed the Bernburg district in 1990, Alsleben joined the Salzland district in 2007.

Gnölbzig has been part of Alsleben since 1993 . Until December 31, 2004, Alsleben belonged to the Alsleben administrative association , then to the Saale-Wipper administrative association with its administrative headquarters in Güsten . The administrative community was replaced on January 1, 2010 by the Saale-Wipper community, whose headquarters are still in Güsten.

From 1992 to 2003, extensive urban redevelopment measures were carried out in the city area , which were supervised by the Saxony-Anhaltinische Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft (SALEG) on behalf of the city . In addition to repairs to numerous buildings in need of renovation, the earlier cityscape was restored, for example by reconstructing the facade of the former hotel building Hotel Deutsches Haus am Markt opposite the town hall.

badges and flags

The coat of arms was approved on September 7, 1994 by the regional president of the Dessau administrative region and registered under no. 45/1994 in the Saxony-Anhalt state archive .

Blazon : "Three (2: 1) red eels spiraling in silver."

The eels are not the only coat of arms that the city of Alsleben had. In the years 1500 to 1734 there is evidence that three red roses were (stylized) 2: 1 in the coat of arms.

The “Mansfelder Blätter”, year 1902, page 1953, contains a lecture by Hermann Großler , from which u. a. shows that the oldest known representation can be found on a seal stamp from 1734. "This shows on a baroque shield with multiple flares, three ring-shaped, twisted eels, two placed over one, namely, as can be seen from other representations, of black color on a red field."

This lecture also explains that the eels are not real, but are the product of a misunderstanding and are actually red roses, which the coat of arms of the Lords of Alsleben, who, according to the identification of bracteates, had three red roses in a white field as a coat of arms.

Another source indicates that the city's coat of arms comes from Count Heinrich, who died in 1126. His seal was a shield placed sideways. In the upper red field is a rising lion, in the lower white field there are three heraldic roses. The family of the Counts of Alsleben-Stade , which was still resident in the Altmark, had the same coat of arms.

The flag of the city of Alsleben (Saale) shows the colors red and white with the coat of arms.

economy

In the last few centuries, the economy in Alsleben was based on several pillars: shipping with the associated lock operation and several shipyards, as well as agriculture with industrial product processing through the Saalemühle and sugar factory .

The current economy in Alsleben is characterized by a mixture of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The city continues to develop tourism as an economic factor by contributing its history, location and transport links.

shipping

Alsleben has had a watermill with a barrage in the Saale since the Middle Ages, which was a hindrance to shipping, but has also had a lock on the Saale since the 16th century , so that shipping to the south to Halle (Saale) and north to Hamburg was possible.

Grain transport, along with other goods, played a major role, especially since this grain mill was available in Alsleben . In the 19th century Alsleben had developed into the largest shipping town on the Saale, which is why in its heyday the town was also called "Little Hamburg". There were also specialized craft businesses in connection with several associated shipyards on both banks of the Saale.

The only Saale shipyard is the "Schiffswerft Fischer" in Mukrena , located on the opposite side of the hall from Alsleben between the Saale bridge and the Saale lock. This family business was re-established in 1997 - originally it was called Karl-Grieseler-Werft . However, the actual founder of the shipyard in Mukrena was August Jersch . Karl Grieseler took over the shipyard from him at the beginning of the 20th century. The shipyard was privately owned until 1956, after which it became semi-public and from 1972 a state-owned company (VEB).

Among the best-known ships built by the Karl-Grieseler-Werft after the Second World War are passenger ships that have been sailing in Berlin , on the Müritz and on the Schwerin lakes since the 1970s . Furthermore, the "Mukrena type of ship" was built, which belongs to the class of push and motor tugs.

However, the entrepreneur's daughter Anni Grieseler did not join this company, but studied pedagogy in Halle (Saale) and has also worked here since 1943. After the war she worked together with her husband, the mathematics teacher Ernst Kloß , initially in neighboring Beesenlaublingen and then for many years at the school in Alsleben.

Passenger ship “Saalefee” at the Fischer shipyard
Cruise ship "Sans Souci", in the background the Fischer shipyard and the "Alsleben lock"

After the reunification in 1990, the yard came back into private ownership. The daughter Anni Kloß together with Wolfgang Grunewald took over the shipyard, with Kloß joining her father’s shares. But the poor order situation and many outstanding debts drove the company into bankruptcy in December 1996 . Except for the slipway , all machines were sold to a Dutch scrap company. Part of the remaining ownership was passed to Bernd Fischer , who took over the Mukrena shipyard on February 1, 1997 and initially started over with ship repairs. The shipbuilding hall, the locksmith's building and the slipway are located on around 3000 m² of the factory premises. Company-owned truck-mounted cranes are used to load sports boats. In the meantime, in addition to repairs and services, special new ships are once again being built here in the "Fischer shipyard".

Cargo shipping has now come to a standstill on the entire Saale, only passenger ships and pleasure boats operate . The passenger ship "Saalefee" has its berth in Bernburg above the lock and often visits Alsleben on its excursions, either turning the A14 in front of the city at the motorway bridge, or you drive through the lock to dock in Alsleben and travel up the hall Könnern / Georgsburg, Wettin to Halle (Saale) . Another passenger ship in this class is the "MS Handel II", which is berthed in Halle (Saale) and from there travels down the hall towards Alsleben and Bernburg and on via Nienburg (Saale) and Calbe (Saale) to the mouth of the Elbe. In the winter months the cruise ship “Sans Souci” has its berth next to the “Schiffswerft Fischer” - a four-star hotel ship with a remarkable 82 m length and 9.5 m width and a 23-person crew. The ship travels the rivers and seas between Berlin , Prague , Stralsund and Rotterdam , the traditional season opening is at the beginning of March with a tour to Magdeburg . The cruise ship captain has been Peter Grunewald (* 1966) from Mukrena since 2007 , who has been the skipper since 1992 and also has the patents for large rivers such as the Elbe and Rhine , and is also the ship owner.

In 1823 the "Schiffersocietät" was founded in Alsleben as the oldest boatmen's association in Saxony-Anhalt by Johann Carl Friedrich Trimpler , who remained its director until his death in 1860. Members were the ship owners, who in 1829 also founded the “Schifferhilfskasse” for sick boatmen; this fund paid sick pay to the insured skippers for the first time.

In 1890, the “Undine” boatmen's association was founded, which still exists today and was renamed “Vereinigte Schiffervereine Alsleben und Umgebung UNDINE e. V. ”was renamed and unites all six boatmen's clubs from Alsleben and the surrounding area, making it the largest boaters' club in Saxony-Anhalt.

Saalemühle

Foreground: towers of the town hall and catholic church, old Saalemühle (red and green roofs); behind it new Saalemühle Alsleben and course of the Saale
New Saalemühle Alsleben, with main entrance
View from the roof of the new Saalemühle Alsleben to the sports field / outdoor swimming pool in front, then large buildings of the old Saalemühle, behind it the spire of the Catholic Church, to the right of it the town hall tower and the town church

The mill that processes grain grown in the surrounding area is an important industrial enterprise. The tradition of the mills in Alsleben goes back to the Middle Ages. From 1212 it was owned by the “Zum neue Werk” monastery in Halle (Saale) . In 1479 it was taken over by the Lords of Krosigk as owners of the County of Alsleben . They replaced the old mill in 1724 with a new building.

From 1875, the new owners Eichel and Meyhoff had the production site modernized and expanded. In 1911 the mill was transferred to "Stadtmühle Alsleben GmbH", which at that time achieved an output of 180 tons of flour per day. This mill was one of the largest in Germany.

After the Second World War, it was first transferred to the state-owned company "VEB Saalemühlen", which later became part of the "United Mühlenwerke VEB Saalemühlen Bernburg".

After reunification, the traditional mill was taken over in 1992 by the Bindewald and Gutting families . In 1994 the company relocated to the newly constructed production building in the north of Alsleben behind the former train station. This location was gradually expanded so that a modern, largely automated large-scale mill was created here. The former sister mills of the Saalemühlen network in Bernburg , Nienburg (Saale) and Calbe (Saale) were shut down.

The large production buildings of the old Saalemühle in the city center have been preserved and were extensively renovated by the new mill owner on the roofs and outer facade and prepared for potential re-use. The existing power generation via water turbines will continue to be operated and used for the new mill, although it only covers a fraction of the power requirements there.

With over 100 employees, including more than 40 drivers, "Saalemühle Alsleben GmbH" processes around 1,300 tons of wheat or durum wheat per day. A total of around 200,000 tons of grain can be stored in our own silos. In 2015, a completely new spelled processing facility with separate raw material silos was added. The mill processes the grain from around 300 large farms, which is approached by tank wagons.

For customers in the food industry, more than 100 recipes are used to produce: soft and durum wheat products, refined flours for soups, sauces, breading or as a starch substitute, as well as dried flours for baking agents and ready-made dough mixtures. The products are delivered to bulk consumers by special trucks.

As a medium-sized company, Saalemühle is the largest employer in Alsleben, and as the company with the highest turnover, it also appears as a diverse sponsor and is the most important private sponsor of non-profit institutions and activities in the city such as schools and outdoor pools.

Sugar factory

The Alsleben sugar factory was founded in 1850, almost at the same time as 6 other factories in the vicinity. It processed the sugar beets from all agricultural facilities in the surrounding area, which were delivered by horse-drawn cart, truck, train and barge. As is customary in this industry, the workflow concentrated on a campaign in autumn. In 1911 the factory achieved a processing capacity of 500 tons of sugar beet per day, in 1986 it was 824 tons per day.

After the reunification, this obsolete factory was shut down in 1992. It was replaced by a new establishment with new construction of modern production facilities in the neighboring town of Könnern . The old production buildings including the siding were completely demolished.

Small business

Alsleben already has a large number of craft businesses and other small businesses from its history as a shipping town. These were re-privatized and revitalized after reunification, so that on the one hand companies with a long family tradition emerged. The following are to be considered as examples: Bottle gas Müller GmbH, founded in 1927, in the 3rd generation; Kloppmann as a specialist company for heating, ventilation, plumbing; Bernd Hülße, bread and fine bakery since 1924; Kipper butcher shop since around 1965; Café - Restaurant "Goldener Ring", the oldest pub in the area since 1658.

On the other hand, various new settlements and start-ups of companies have been made, examples of which are: Fränkel group of companies, Hoch - Tief - Bau Gräfenhainichen GmbH, Alsleben (expansion, roof construction); J. & C. Jörg Müller construction services; Haus- und Bau-Service Alsleben GmbH; Allianz Insurance Thomas Pröschel; Bicycle shed Speer; Hubert Transport GmbH; Sven Ressel, motor vehicle trade and repair; Hauser-Mattner GbR, compressed air & mill technology; Joinery Joachim Prediger; Hinsdorf assemblies; Blumen Saaletal - nursery with branches in Aschersleben, Bernburg, Eisleben, Quedlinburg, Staßfurt; Naugk's Laundry Express; Nursing service perennial; Bauer's Radscheune - guest room and beer garden on the Saaleradwanderweg.

Infrastructure

Transport infrastructure

Alsleben railway bridge
Saalebrücke from 1928: left Alsleben with Fritz Schaper -Allee below the castle; right Mukrena with the Fischer shipyard and access to the "Alsleben lock"

The transport infrastructure on road, rail and waterway also developed in addition to commercial enterprises. This always included a hall crossing, which changed its character over the centuries according to the current state of the art.

In 1908 the city was connected to the railway network by a connecting railway from Bebitz via Beesenlaublingen to Alsleben. For this purpose, a railway bridge had to be built over the Saale next to an Alsleben train station , which was created as a steel framework construction. The sugar factory and the mill were provided with factory connections, the latter being set up in 1934 as an additional, central stop for passenger traffic.

Thus, from 1908 to 1966 (passenger traffic) and until 1994 (goods traffic) the city was the end point of the Bebitz - Alsleben railway line , which enabled a connection to the line from Halle (Saale) via Könnern, Bernburg, Güsten or Calbe (Saale) to Magdeburg . In the meantime, this connection line was shut down at the end of 1994, and the subsequent dismantling was carried out. The railway bridge over the Saale was preserved as a technical memory.

The Saale Bridge was built in 1928 for road traffic on Reichsstraße 6 . The structure crosses the river with a 68-meter-wide reinforced concrete arch bridge and a few smaller arches and was designed by Franz Dischinger . For the first time, a pre-tensioned tension band ( prestressed concrete ) was used. The construction time lasted less than 9 months from March to December 1928, the construction costs amounted to 692,000 Reichsmarks . On the night of April 13-14, 1945, the smaller arch was blown up by the Wehrmacht, causing the rubble to fall into the Saale. On October 21, 1945, it was opened to traffic again after just six months. Fundamental repairs were carried out between 1997 and 2000.

In the 1950s, a road breakthrough was made as an extension of the Saale bridge through the residential developments and the former castle area of ​​Alsleben, the buildings of which were already divided up among new builders. At the end of the village, the road layout was continued with a new bypass road for the B6 in the direction of Aschersleben. In this way, the problematic city crossings due to the narrowing in Fischerstrasse and Mühlenstrasse were avoided.

Autobahn-Saalebrücke A14 near Alsleben, view from the passenger ship "Saalefee" to the new Saalemühle Alsleben in the background

After German reunification, which was highway A14 from Halle (Saale) to Magdeburg extended with a northerly for Alsleben junction Plötzkau directly on the Saale crossing by a highway bridge , which in November 2000 after three years of construction by the then Chancellor Gerhard Schröder was opened to traffic . The neighboring Könnern junction forms a southern motorway access .

The federal motorway 14 , which leads from the Dresden area via Leipzig (intersection with A9 Berlin-Munich) and Halle (Saale) initially to Magdeburg on the A2 Berlin-Hanover, is located in the east and north of Alsleben. The extension of the A 14 already exists between Schwerin and Wismar , and the missing intermediate sections are under construction.

With the A14, Alsleben has achieved multilateral integration into the network of federal motorways and federal highways. At the neighboring Bernburg (Saale) motorway junction, a large federal road is reached, which, similar to an autobahn , leads west over the northern Harz to Braunschweig , Hanover , Bremen and in the east immediately extends to Köthen (Anhalt) and connects to the A9 Berlin-Munich with the new Wolfen interchange is under construction.

In the historic old town of Alsleben, narrow, winding streets and alleys as well as loops such as the hobble staircase have been preserved.

Country outpatient clinic and medical practices

Former rural outpatient clinic in Alsleben. After the closure at the end of 1990, apartments were again furnished in both buildings. The town hall tower is visible on the left.

The medical tradition in Alsleben goes back a long way, and it was based on several resident doctors in private practices until the 1950s . This traditional line also includes its own pharmacy , which was established by Dietrich Hüttemann as early as 1736 .

After the Second World War, the population of Alsleben rose sharply due to refugees and displaced persons and reached almost 5,000 people, plus the surrounding villages that had to be provided with medical care. The two resident doctors Hamann (Wörthe 16) and Helm (Markt 17) could not cope with the high number of patients, especially since Helm was also responsible for 15 other localities. As a measure, a “rural outpatient clinic” was opened on March 1, 1951, housed in the two buildings at Gartenstrasse 20 and 21, which were built around 1926/27 as apartments for teachers from the school opposite. Practices for a general practitioner, a dentist, a massage practice and a maternity ward as well as administration were set up. Hegemann-Vandrey , who has a doctorate, was the first head of the rural outpatient clinic.

Margarete Herber was the first midwife ; In 1956, for example, 122 children were born here. The spatial and hygienic conditions were inadequate, however, and this led to the temporary closure, which the then district doctor Spahn condemned as a step backwards, so that it was temporarily reopened. But the meanwhile improved transport connections made it increasingly possible for expectant mothers to use the clinics in Bernburg , Könnern or Sandersleben , so the ward in Alsleben was finally closed.

The limited space also hindered the practicing doctors, who treated 80 to 100 patients per day, so that after the departure of doctor Hegemann-Vandrey there were frequent changes of doctor , especially since the doctors and their families could not be offered adequate living space. Since 1957, the former practice rooms of the doctor Helm, who had moved from Alsleben, on Markt 17 were used as a massage and bathing department and for advice to mothers. This also ensured proximity to the municipal crèche , which was founded on October 1, 1958 and also housed in the former manor house at Markt 17.

The dental practice was relocated to the former Hamann medical practice , which had retired, in Wörthe.

In 1958 it was possible to bring the new medical director Egon Weigeld to Alsleben, who was effective here for 10 years. In addition to the consultation hours and house calls, he was the only doctor in the area to be burdened by his permanent on-call duty in the event of accidents, at night as well as on Sundays and public holidays. On average in the GDR, a doctor had around 1,000 residents to look after, while Weigeld had to care for around 12,000 residents.

After Weigeld retired , weigeld was replaced by the internist and later medical advisor Renate Kuhne , who had been the director for almost 20 years since 1968. This stability with the two medical directors Weigeld and Kuhne also improved the medical situation in general by recruiting a pediatrician and a gynecologist for regular consultation hours in Alsleben. In 1974, Rudolph Lenz became the new permanent doctor .

In 1964, in order to generally improve medical care, including space problems, the proposal was made to relocate the IG Chemie trade union school located in Alsleben Castle near the Halle (Saale) chemical region and to set up a "Health Care Center" in its place. However, this proposal was rejected by Herbert Warnke, who was then chairman of the FDGB . After 10 years it was again the lack of space that prompted the city to conduct a study in 1974 to plan the construction of an intermediate wing between the two houses of the rural outpatient clinic, but this was not carried out.

Finally, in 1979, a non-company family who was still living as a tenant in the rural outpatient clinic was placed in another apartment. As a result, Marie Becker was the third doctor to start working in 1979 . From 1981 Ursula Müller strengthened the medical profession in the rural outpatient clinic. After head Kuhne left the company after 18 years of work due to illness , Rudolph Lenz took over as medical director from 1986 to 1990. There are now regular consultations with a surgeon, a pediatrician and a gynecologist.

With the German reunification , the state outpatient clinic was dissolved on December 31, 1990. The doctors practicing there Lenz, Becker and Müller as well as the two dentists Siegfried Westphal and Velo Unverricht opened their own private practices, as did the massage department. With these branches, a new chapter in medical care began in Alsleben after more than 39 years.

Volunteer firefighter

The history of the fire brigade in Alsleben goes back to around 1700. The materials used to build the house, such as wood and clay with straw, were easily inflammable. Even barns with grain stacks could easily catch fire, not infrequently from lightning strikes. In the years 1854 and 1873 there were major fires in the town mill and in 1864 in the sugar factory, so that as a countermeasure a volunteer fire brigade (FF) was founded in 1873: "Freiwilliger Stadt Feuerwehr-Verein". The fire brigade association soon had almost 80 members, over 40 of whom were sworn in.

The veterinarian F. Schulze was the first chairman from 1873 to 1875 . In the following years, 11 more comrades followed as chairman (military leader) up to the present: 1875–1878 F. Ramdohr , until 1886 A. Roth , until 1888 G. Placke , until 1918 F. Bornemann , until 1929 F. Ramdohr , jun until 1934 W. Detzner , until 1945 W. Moche , until 1962 W. Stüber , until 1989 O. Höppner as 10th military officer, until 2009 W. Höppner , since 2009 comrade Karsten Elter .

Fire brigade hose tower (left), tower of the city church (center), a building of the former rural outpatient clinic (right) in Alsleben
Alsleben fire station with vehicle fleet (2017)

The syringe house for the urban area was built in Scheunenstrasse in 1877 and expanded in 1905. Until the unification of town and village in 1893, the village area had its own fire department with its own syringe house. With the merger, uniform fire protection regulations were created. Extinguishing water was initially taken from the public well and from the Saale.

Even after the establishment of the FF, there was still considerable fire damage due to some major fires: 1904 and 1935 in the sugar factory, 1916 at the farmer Lautenschläger in Wörthe 16 (house and all stables burned down), 1918 in the Pregelmühle as a rye mill (today: Schleuse Alsleben) , 1927 in the Alsleben mill, where the operations manager Singler was killed, 1938 in the Beesenlaublingen saltworks, 1970 complete fire destruction of the restaurant and hall building "Volkshaus" as a clubhouse for the workers, 1976 gas cylinder explosion in Gartenstrasse, with fire service comrade Reise being dead from the rubble was recovered.

The operations of the FF also concerned other emergencies such as the frequent flooding in the city area through the Saale, rescues from aborted boats at the Saale weir, 1931 rescue of two people buried by a wall, among others

The equipment of the FF Alsleben has developed considerably over the decades, starting with a manual syringe and uniform clothing, helmets and caps for the comrades. The two world wars meant, above all, personnel losses, as well as setbacks in equipment. It was not until 1959 that the FF was awarded a new fire engine “Garant” to replace the pre-war model “Adler Diplomat” as a towing vehicle for the sprayer and also to serve as a crew vehicle. In 1971 the FF received a modern “Robur” fire engine.

The buildings of the FF developed from the simple syringe house from 1877 and 1905 to the 21 m high "hose tower" inaugurated in 1932 with hose drying system and siren, the fire station inaugurated in 1961, which was reconstructed in 1986 with an extension to the renovation in 1996. In 1986 the FF Alsleben received the title "Exemplary FF" from the district council.

In the meantime, the FF Alsleben with 4 vehicles and 3 trailers with a team of over 30 active members has been adapted to its expanded tasks with responsibility for numerous neighboring towns. Young people and children are also involved in the association's work; there is a fire brigade chapel. Overall, the tasks of the FF include rescuing, extinguishing, recovering and protecting; its patron saint is "Saint Florian", whose day of remembrance is May 4th, which also provides the occasion for an "open house".

School, recreational facilities and churches

New school in Alsleben - after the renovation in 2016
Lookout tower on the "Kringel" in Alsleben
Alsleben from the observation tower: town hall, churches, school, both mills, Saale bridge, shipyard, lock
City church of St. Cäcilie in Alsleben, next to it the former rectory (yellow) and town hall with tower
Village church of St. Johannes and St. Gertrud in Alsleben
Catholic Church St. Elisabeth in Alsleben

Alsleben has a new elementary school with the associated ancillary facilities for pre-school care including daycare and for sports activities. In addition to the gymnastics garden and sports field, there is also an outdoor swimming pool , which was built in 1954. The extreme flooding of the Saale in June 2013 severely damaged the pool, so it had to be closed. There was property damage of around 130,000 euros. The reopening of the renovated pool took place on May 21, 2016 after Saalemühle Alsleben GmbH stepped in as a sponsor.

The Saaleradwanderweg (Saaleradwanderweg) , which was newly created after reunification, runs along the sports field and the outdoor swimming pool , past "Bauer's Radscheune - restaurant and beer garden on the Saaleradwanderweg".

To the south extends as an elevation along the Saale, the wooded "Kringel" with its walking and hiking trails, at the highest point of which there is a restored, climbable observation tower with an outer circuit ("water tower"). This permits a wide panoramic view: south towards Halle (Saale) to Petersberg , to the north is Bernburg to see directly with its characteristic towers, to the west of the lower resin as a low mountain range, on the horizon on a clear day also lies chunks recognizable .

Alsleben has three historic church buildings for Protestant and Catholic Christians : the town church of St. Cäcilie (closed), the village church of St. Johannes and St. Gertrud (open) and the Catholic church of St. Elisabeth (open).

There are also several modern senior facilities in Alsleben .

The Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale e. V. was founded in 1991, first chairman and later honorary chairman was Gerhard Ulrich . Since 1992 the association has published the Civitas Alslebiensis series with four regular issues per year, in which it provides information about the city's more than 1000-year history. Gerhard Müller has taken over as chairman .

Town twinning

The partner municipality of the city of Alsleben is Rhauderfehn in southern East Frisia.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Fritz Schaper - memorial dedicated by his hometown on the occasion of its millennium celebration in 1936 (in the background parts of the former castle district)
Gable of the Reichstag: relief by Fritz Schaper and the lettering
Dem deutscher Volke designed by Peter Behrens
  • Fritz Schaper (1841–1919), sculptor and professor, born in Alsleben;
  • Brigitte Haberland, local writer

sons and daughters of the town

Personalities who have lived or are still living in Alsleben

  • Johann Carl Friedrich Trimpler (1795–1860), comes from Brucke / Saale, long-time shipping director in Alsleben, founder and head of one of the most important shipping firms in Central Germany, honored with the "Karl-Trimpler-Straße" (at the village church)
  • Friedrich Ahlfeld (1810–1884), Lutheran theologian and popular popular preacher and author, pastor in Alsleben
  • Theodor Siebert (1866–1961), trainer for weight training, founded a physical school in Alsleben in 1896, which he directed until 1913; Here he was consulted in 1906 by Corvette Captain Felix Graf von Luckner , who wanted to further strengthen his enormous manual strength, which enabled him to tear up telephone books and bend coins
  • Dieter Orthmann (1941–2013), lived in Alsleben from 1945 to 1965, then became a sports teacher as a graduate of the German University for Physical Culture (DHfK) Leipzig , successful athletics trainer at Löwenberger Sportverein e. V. (SV), holder of the badge of honor of the German Athletics Association (DLV) in silver (including ultra all-around European and world champion Julia Schattschneider trained); his father was the schoolteacher Heinz Orthmann , after the Second World War and his return from Soviet captivity as a teacher at the primary school in Alsleben
  • Werner Kriesel (* 1941), engineer, professor for automation technology in Leipzig and Merseburg, pioneer of industrial communication technology

literature

  • Karl Labbert (Ed.): 1000 years of the city of Alsleben ad Saale - festival book. August Kloeppel's successor, Ebeling printing house, Lutherstadt Eisleben 1936, 160 pp.
  • Walter Pflugbeil: Festival and Heimatspiel 1000 years Alsleben-S. Millennium celebration of the city of Alsleben an der Saale in 1936. Printed by M. Schulze in Alsleben (Saale) 1936, 54 pp.
  • Franz Stieler: The lower Saale area. Part I: The Saale Valley between Rothenburg and Bernburg. Bernburger Heimathefte, No. 3, 1954, 72 pp.
  • Festschrift: 1000 years of Beesenlaublingen. Holidays from September 1st to 3rd, 1961, 48 pp.
  • Individual authors: The landscape on the lower Saale between Rothenburg and Nienburg. Museum im Schloss Bernburg, Publications on Local History, Part I, ed. from the museum management. Salzlanddruckerei, Bernburg 1972 (P 1209/72), 108 pp.
  • Berthold Schmidt, Erhard Schröter: Hune graves, castles and stone crosses on the lower reaches of the Saale. Museum im Schloss Bernburg, publications on local history, ed. from the museum management. Salzlanddruckerei, Bernburg 1976 (P 234/76), 87 pp.
  • Brigitte Haberland: Chronicle of the city of Alsleben ad Saale. Published by the city of Alsleben, 2nd edition, Alsleben 1998.

supporting documents

  1. State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
  2. Heinz Zschäckel: The Poplitzer line of those from Krosigk. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, born 1992, issue 2, pp. 35–38.
  3. Anni Kloß: In memory of Heinrich Ferdinand von Krosigk. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2013, issue 24, pp. 21–24.
  4. ^ The media city Alsleben in the book "Geography for all Stands", p. 122
  5. Alsleben in the Saxony-Anhalt Wiki ( memento of the original from August 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sachsen-anhalt-wiki.de
  6. ^ The Alsleben office in the book "Geography for all Stands", p. 129
  7. ^ Description of the Saale Department
  8. The Mansfelder Seekreis in the municipality register 1900
  9. Alsleben in the Saxony-Anhalt Wiki ( memento of the original from August 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sachsen-anhalt-wiki.de
  10. ^ Bernhard Gremler: Underground corridors at the castle in Alsleben. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, born in 1992, issue 1.
  11. Alsleben on gov.genealogy.net
  12. Cf. Stadt Alsleben (Hrsg.): Stadt Alsleben. 1030th city anniversary (973-2003). 11 years of urban redevelopment in rural areas (1992–2003) . Leaflet, City of Alsleben, March 2003; PDF document, accessed April 9, 2011.
  13. Excerpt from a correspondence with the council of the Bernburg district on January 19, 1983.
  14. ^ Brigitte Haberland: The Alsleben lock construction. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2008, issue 19, pp. 37–49.
  15. Bernhard Gremler: Alsleben and the Saale Shipping. Part I: A look back. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, born in 1992, issue 1.
  16. Bernhard Gremler: Alsleben and the Saale Shipping. Part II: The Saale as a waterway. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, born 1992, issue 2, pp. 40–46.
  17. ^ Bernhard Gremler: Ships on the chain. A look back at chain towing on the Saale. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2009, issue 20, pp. 5–10.
  18. Gerhard Zieglgänsberger, Anni Kloß: A boy as a contemporary witness - The lyric piercing. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2009, issue 20, pp. 11-21.
  19. Peter Kluge: "Schifferstadt", the first name of Alsleben. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2013, issue 24, pp. 6-11.
  20. Anni Kloß: The poor village schoolmaster. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2007, issue 18, pp. 25–31.
  21. Anni Kloß: The last of his class. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2011, issue 22, pp. 60–63.
  22. Bernd Lähne: "Sans Souci": New employees hire. Peter Grunewald has been a cruise ship captain for 10 years. Leipziger Volkszeitung, No. 20 of January 24, 2017.
  23. ^ Club life of the Schifferverein ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schifferverein.com
  24. Ottomar Träger: Watermills in the lower Saale valley. Contributions to the mill chronicle on the lower Saale. The water mills Alsleben, Bernburg, Nienburg, Calbe. Published by the United Mühlenwerke VEB Saalemühlen Bernburg. Volksdruckerei, Bernburg 1969, 165 pp.
  25. ^ Website of the Saalemühle Alsleben
  26. Anni Kloß and Gerhard Zieglgänsberger: Oh, sweet sin ... sugar! In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2008, issue 19, pp. 25–29.
  27. Bernhard Gremler: The Saaleübergang at Alsleben in history and present. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2010, issue 21, pp. 7–22.
  28. Anni Kloß and Gerhard Zieglgänsberger: Driving learner - then. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2007, issue 18, pp. 15–22.
  29. Friedrich Standfuß: The Saale Bridge in Alsleben - Documentation of the building history . Proceedings of the 10th Dresden Bridge Construction Symposium 1998, pp. 39–63.
  30. ^ Brigitte Haberland: Streets, Houses, People and Fates. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, born in 1992, issue 1.
  31. ^ Brigitte Haberland: Streets, Houses, People and Fates. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2000, issue 12, pp. 2-14.
  32. Sigrid Skudlik: The "servants of mankind" in white coats. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2010, issue 21, pp. 48–50.
  33. Sigrid Skudlik with pharmacist Fege: The pharmacy through the ages. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2010, issue 21, pp. 45–47.
  34. ^ Brigitte Haberland: The former country clinic Alsleben. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2001, issue 13, pp. 15-23.
  35. Sigrit Skudlik: "Aunt Irmchen" tells. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2009, issue 20, pp. 49–56.
  36. Sigrid Skudlik: "God to honor, to fight your neighbor" - In 2013 the Alsleben fire brigade is celebrating its 140th anniversary. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2013, issue 24, pp. 13-19.
  37. ^ Brigitte Haberland: Streets, Houses, People and Fates. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2001, issue 13, p. 9.
  38. ^ Manfred Brien: Evangelical parish Alsleben. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 1992, issue 2, pp. 12-14.
  39. ^ Gerhard Wagner: Immigrants in Alsleben. The emergence of the cath. Local community. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 1992, issue 2, pp. 30–33.
  40. ^ Gerhard Ulrich: Foreword (to the first issue). In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, born in 1992, issue 1.
  41. 1991-2011. 20 years of Heimatverein Alsleben / Saale e. V. (photo booklet). Editing / Text / Photos: Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale e. V., typesetting & printing: Medienwerkstatt Bernburg 2011.
  42. ^ Gerhard Müller: Obituary for Gerhard Ulrich; Preface. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2011, issue 22, pp. 4–5.
  43. ^ Brigitte Haberland: Count Luckner in Alsleben. In: Civitas Alslebiensis Alsleben / Saale e. V. - Heimatverein Alsleben an der Saale, year 2007, issue 18, pp. 69–70.
  44. ^ Announcements from the Löwenberger sports club: Obituary for Dieter Orthmann. Official Journal for the community of Löwenberger Land, Volume 23, Number 5, May 22, 2013, p. 9.

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