Altjeßnitz
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Altjeßnitz
City of Raguhn-Jeßnitz
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| Height : | 74 m |
| Area : | 6.42 km² |
| Residents : | 390 (June 30, 2017) |
| Population density : | 61 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2010 |
| Postal code : | 06800 |
| Area code : | 03494 |
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Altjeßnitz is a district of the town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district and is located in the southeast of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Altjeßnitz is best known for its baroque maze .
geography
Altjeßnitz is located in the meadow landscape on the eastern bank of the Mulde , approx. 10 km north of Bitterfeld-Wolfen and 20 km south of Dessau-Roßlau .
history
Altjeßnitz belonged to the Saxon office of Bitterfeld until 1815 and came with this as a result of the Congress of Vienna to Prussia , where it belonged to the district of Bitterfeld . Altjeßnitz protruded like a spur into the Anhalt area and was surrounded by it in three directions. Only in the east was there a land connection to its own territory. These administrative boundaries lasted until 2010; only since then has there been a joint administration with Jeßnitz, west of the Mulde .
From the late 17th to the middle of the 20th century, the barons from the end were the landlords of Altjeßnitz. In 1694 Hans Adam Freiherr von Ende acquired the manor from the estate of the Lord von Reppichau and expanded it as the headquarter of the Ende family into an elegant country estate. In the style of the late baroque , a palace and park was built, including the maze.
On January 1, 2010, the previously independent municipalities of Altjeßnitz, Marke , Retzau , Schierau , Thurland and Tornau vor der Heide and the cities of Jeßnitz (Anhalt) and Raguhn merged to form the town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz. At the same time, the Raguhn administrative community , to which Altjeßnitz belonged, was dissolved.
politics
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on May 19, 2008 by the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld and registered under No. 23/2008 in the Saxony-Anhalt state archive .
Blazon : "Diagonally to the left divided by gold and green, at the top growing out of the division a soaring black wolf with red teeth and a knocked-out tongue, a drop of red blood falling from its throat, below the silver network of paths of a maze."
The colors of the parish are green - gold (yellow).
The symbolism of the coat of arms of Altjeßnitz, developed by the Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch , refers to the coat of arms of the barons von Ende and the maze.
The shield is divided diagonally to the left in the colors gold (yellow) and green. Gold is the shield color in the coat of arms from Ende. Green was chosen as the contrast tincture because this color is directly related to the maze in the Altjeßnitz park.
On March 25, 2008, the municipal council decided to use the symbols and colors mentioned in the Altjeßnitz coat of arms or to submit them to official channels for approval.
flag
The flag is green - yellow (1: 1) striped (cross shape: stripes running horizontally, lengthways shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the municipal coat of arms.
Culture and sights
Among the attractions of the village heard that already from the time of the Romanesque native village church Altjeßnitz .
The heavily redesigned Altjeßnitz Castle is also worth seeing . This was built in 1699. A fire in 1946 destroyed larger parts of the facility. Demolition work followed in April 1975. Parts were rebuilt, but clearly changed.
The much-visited Altjeßnitz maze is located in the manor park that used to belong to the castle.
Economy and Infrastructure
Transport links
The federal highway 184 and the Dessau – Bitterfeld railway line run a few kilometers west of the municipality. The nearby federal motorway 9 can be reached via the interchanges Bitterfeld / Wolfen and Dessau-Süd (approx. 10 km).
Personalities
- Johann Gottfried Hermann (born October 12, 1707; † July 30, 1791 in Dresden), Lutheran theologian
- Werner Lindemann (born October 7, 1926 - † February 9, 1993), poet and writer
literature
- Hans-Joachim Böttcher : Altjeßnitz - the church is in the pleasure garden ..., in: Quiet and full of bitter beauty ... Castles and their gardens in the Dübener Heide, Bad Düben 2006, pp. 19–34, ISBN 978-3- 00-020880-5 .
Web links
- Altjeßnitz parish and maze
- Material on Altjeßnitz in the Duncker Collection of the Central and State Library Berlin (PDF; 234 kB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Certificate of the district for the approval of the coat of arms in the official gazette No. 11/2008 (PDF; 71 kB)
- ↑ An explanation of the coat of arms of Altjeßnitz by the heraldist Jörg Mantzsch, Magdeburg
- ↑ Certificate of the district for flag approval in Official Gazette No. 11/2008 (PDF; 71 kB)