Altenplathow
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Altenplathow
City of Genthin
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 3 ″ N , 12 ° 8 ′ 14 ″ E
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| Height : | 36 m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 1.3 km² |
| Postal code : | 39307 |
| Area code : | 03933 |
 Altenplathow Church
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Altenplathow , formerly the Prussian office , is a northern part of Genthin , which is separated from the rest of the city by the Elbe-Havel Canal .
Both parts of the city are only connected by a bridge over which the federal highway 107 runs, which runs through Altenplathow and connects Genthin to Havelberg via Jerichow . Two district roads branch off from the main road in Altenplathow and connect the district with the neighboring towns of Nielebock in the west and Brettin in the east. A wide pine forest area extends northwest of Altenplathow .
history
Altenplathow is closely associated with the von Plotho noble family , who had their ancestral seat here for a long time and ruled over an area that extended up to 2000 km². The water castle Plothe was already in the 12th century, guarding a river crossing between two arms of the river Stremme . The name of the castle is derived from the Slavic word plot (= fence, border). Presumably it existed as Burgward as early as the 10th century. Until the Slav uprising of 983 the castle belonged to the diocese of Havelberg, after which it came into the possession of the Counts of Stade in the course of the Slavic Crusades at the beginning of the 12th century. They transferred the castle to the Magdeburg Archdiocese in 1144. The castle was officially mentioned for the first time in the deed of donation. In addition to Altenplathow, Genthin and the towns of Bergzow, Großwusteritz, Güsen, Mützel, Roßdorf and Vehlen belonged to the castle property. A few years later, Hermann von Plotho (1135–1170), a follower of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg, became lord of the castle. His tombstone is still in the Altenplathower Church today (see there). When Wolf von Plotho died in 1294 without a male heir, the castle became the property of Archbishop Burchard II of Magdeburg. The brothers Johann and Werner Rosenburg were appointed as administrators, who were replaced by those of Bredow in 1335. The castle remained in the possession of the Magdeburg archbishops until Archbishop Otto was forced by financial difficulties to sell the castle to the von Bredows on October 17, 1338. In 1355 Otto was already able to buy back the castle. In the years that followed, the castle had to be pledged several times due to lack of money. In September 1434, the cities of Magdeburg and Zerbst besieged the castle with 1,700 men. Before that, they had already stormed Parey and Jerichow, which Gebhard von Plotho held like Altenplathow. In four days and nights three loads of powder and 420 stone balls were shot. On September 18, 1434 it was agreed that the castle garrison could leave. In 1435 the castle had to be returned to the archbishop in the Treaty of Neuwerk. During the 15th century it got caught between the disputes between the archbishopric and the Margraviate of Brandenburg and was at times the target or base of robber barons.
The settlement near the castle, which was already in the Slav period , was initially called "Orogawitz", but the name of the castle was transferred to the place as early as the middle of the 10th century. In 1420 the name "Aldenplote" appeared. The villagers were subordinate to the respective lords of the castle and lived mainly from agriculture. As in the 14th century, the places Elbaue began to build dikes, Altenplathow seat of Elbdeichgerichtes was. It remained there until 1420, and the respective lord of the castle presided over it. In 1535 the Reformation was introduced in Altenplathow . A visitation record lists the pastor, a sexton, four farmers, two shepherds and 16 other countrymen as residents. In 1634 a great fire caused severe damage, and in 1639 an epidemic of plague broke out in the village . Around 1650 five colonists settled on the outskirts and founded the Wiehl settlement. In thirty years the number of their landlords increased to eighteen.
At the beginning of the Thirty Years' War the castle fell into ruins. After the Archdiocese of Magdeburg came to Brandenburg as a duchy in 1680, Elector Friedrich Wilhelm ordered the demolition of the castle fortifications and the removal of the moats on the occasion of a stay in Altenplathow in 1681. The castle property became a domain and leased. The forest administration was spun off and continued as a chief forestry officer. Altenplathow received the status of a royal office to which the neighboring city of Genthin was also subject. The riverbed of the Stremme was also used for the Plauer Canal , which was built between 1743 and 1745 , so that Altenplathow had a direct connection to the new waterway and a new line of business through the associated shipping. By order of King Friedrich II , the Breitemark colony was established in 1763 with twenty house lots. Also on royal orders, 3910 mulberry trees had to be planted in 1770 to establish a Prussian silk factory that was independent of China, and a silk spinning mill was set up.
As a result of administrative reforms of the Prussian state, the city of Genthin was first separated from the Altenplathow office in 1809, and with the district reform of 1815 the office was dissolved and incorporated into the Jerichow II district with the new district town of Genthin. The loss of status did not, however, have a negative impact on Altenplathow's economic life. As early as 1808, the Magdeburg businessman Pieschel had founded a chicory factory , which he later had a shot foundry and an oil mill follow. In 1839 Lenné planned the Pieschel Park.
The favorable location on the Plauer Canal, the construction of new roads and the opening of the Magdeburg – Potsdam railway line in 1846 attracted further industrial companies. In the second half of the 19th century the Altenplathowsche official brickwork and a shipyard were built. Around 1880 there were 20 ship owners in Altenplathow with 65 employees and 22 ships. The number of inhabitants of the place increased from 1970 in 1885 to 2332 in 1910. So the old church had become too small for the grown community, and in 1899 it was decided to demolish the dilapidated building and to build a new church. This was inaugurated on August 25, 1904 after a year of construction.
The history of the independent community of Altenplathow ended when it was incorporated into the city of Genthin in 1923. At the same time, the manor district of Hagen was incorporated into Genthin.
Buildings
Sons and daughters
- Johann Friedrich von Printzen (1631–1691), general from Brandenburg, heir to Jerichow and Altenplathow
- August Wilhelm Nethe (1812–1901), Lord Mayor and honorary citizen of Burg near Magdeburg, member of the Prussian National Assembly and the Provincial Parliament of the Province of Saxony
- Gisbert von Bonin (1841–1913), Minister of State in the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, member of the Prussian manor house
- Erich Wernicke (1877–1953), math and physics teacher in Marienwerder
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Seydenschwanz: Chronicle . S. 159 .
- ^ Biographies of the University of Magdeburg