Bechstedtstrasse
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Bechstedtstrasse
Rural community of Grammetal
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 29 " N , 11 ° 11 ′ 42" E
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| Height : | 335 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 5.75 km² | |
| Residents : | 267 (Dec. 31, 2018) | |
| Population density : | 46 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | December 31, 2019 | |
| Postal code : | 99428 | |
| Area code : | 03643 | |
Location of Bechstedtstraß in Thuringia |
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Bechstedtstrasse is a district of the rural community of Grammetal in the west of the Weimarer Land district .
history
Before 1900
Archaeological finds about 500 m west of the church show that the area was settled in the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Germanic Era. The place Bechstete (so on a document from the year 860) was at a fork in the Salzstraße (between Gutendorf and Ollendorf via Niederzimmer ) and a path to Erfurt, which is why Bechtstedt has been using the addition "via" or "(an der) Straß “in distinction to Bechstedt-Wagd (Ilm district). The first farmsteads were grouped around a village square on the upper edge of which a church was built before 1000. The church was consecrated to the first Thuringian bishop Bonifatius . As documents from Fulda show, the imperial abbey had important goods in the Bechstedtstrasse area. There are three carved figures from Gothic altars that bear witness to the medieval wealth of the village. The village belonged to the city of Erfurt from the Middle Ages until 1815 , after which Bechstedtstrasse belonged to the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach ( Amt Vieselbach ). In the 16th century, Bechstedtstrasse was one of the most important forest villages in Erfurt. Waidsteine on the village green and the old gate of the Meierhof (Im Dorfe 17) are a reminder of this. In 1830 and around 1850 there were devastating fires in the village. During this time several families left for America . In 1884 the churchyard was closed as a cemetery. Burials have been taking place in the cemetery below the Angers since 1880.
21st century
On December 31, 2019, the municipality of Bechstedtstrasse merged with other municipalities to form the rural municipality of Grammetal. The administrative community Grammetal , to which all municipalities belonged, was dissolved at the same time.
religion
The Protestant Christians belong to the Nohra parish ( Katharina von Bora ) together with parishioners from Nohra , Ulla , Nohra station and Isseroda . Services are held once a month. The rectory is in Nohra. The Catholic Christians celebrated their mass in the village church until 1972 . Today the services take place in Weimar, Herz-Jesu-Kirche .
Former councilor
The municipal council in Bechstedtstrasse consisted of six council members, who were elected by proportional representation in the local elections on May 25, 2014 , and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The distribution of seats in the last municipal council:
| choice | Open list of citizens | Independent electoral roll | total |
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| 2014 | 4th | 2 | 6 seats |
Former mayor
The last mayor of Bechstedtstrasse was Klaus Eidam.
Attractions
- The post mill was first mentioned in 1620 and rebuilt in 1834 after a fire. In the years 2000–2001 it was restored and is again windable and fully functional.
- Parish Church of St. Boniface
- Church tower from the 14th century with Romanesque oculi and Gothic sacrament niche and bell from the 14th century. Clock bell from 1609. Extension of the church at the beginning of the 18th century. Large Witzmann organ (arranged by Alexander Wilhelm Gottschalg ) from 1877. Art Nouveau painting from 1905.
- In 2008 the tower was statically secured. The church received a modern crucifix by Lutz Hellmuth , a lead glass window designed by Ulf Raecke and a forged ambo by Michael Ernst
- 2010 static securing of the roof structure.
- Churchyard with 21 historical tombstones
- Cemetery of honor for more than 70 Soviet prisoners of war at the northern exit of the village who were victims of the harsh living conditions or of abuse during forced labor on the motorway
- Portal of the former dairy, Im Dorfe 17
- Homestead of the former rectory, Im Dorfe 20
- House, in the village 48
- Post mill on the road to Isseroda
- two Waidmühlsteins on the village green, near the cemetery
Historic tombstones in the churchyard
Former organ museum
Church of St. Bonifatius before the renovation of the hall building
Windmill
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thuringian Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 11/2019 of October 18, 2019, p. 385 ff. Accessed on January 7, 2020.
- ^ The Regional Returning Officer Thuringia: Municipal elections 2014, city and municipal council elections .
- ↑ Werner Dietzel: Mills between the upper Saale and Thuringian basin. Water wheels and turbines in mills, hammer mills and smelters in the Saale catchment area as well as windmills on the surrounding plateaus. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2012, ISBN 978-3-86777-453-6 , p. 155.
