Belsch

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 53 ° 20 '  N , 11 ° 12'  E
Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Office :	Hagenow Land
Height :	22 m above sea level NHN
Area :	22.51 km 2
Residents:	224 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	10 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	19230
Area code :	038854
License plate :	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Community key :	13 0 76 008
Community structure:	2 districts
Office administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 25 in 19230 Hagenow
Website :	www.amt-hagenow-land.de
Mayor :	Horst-Rüdiger Brandt
Location of the municipality of Belsch in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Belsch is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is administered by the Office Hagenow-Land , based in the city of Hagenow .

The Ramm district belongs to Belsch.

geography

The community in the Griesen area is about twelve kilometers south of Hagenow and 19 kilometers west of Ludwigslust . The Sude and the Zarensbach cut the municipality in the north.

history

Even if the village was founded well before that, the first known documentary mention comes from the year 1363. At this time Heinrich von der Hude sold the place to Duke Albrecht II. In 1756, Belsch passed from knightly possession into state rule. The Thirty Years' War and a wave of plagues in 1638 destroyed the place and wiped out all life. Resettlement after these events was slow.

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent municipality of Ramm was incorporated.

Until 1989 the community was mainly characterized by agriculture.

politics

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver over a golden shield base that is bent upwards, the growing red gable front of a Lower Saxon farmhouse with black half-timbering and black gable boards with turned away horse heads." It was designed by the Schwerin heraldist Karl-Heinz Steinbruch . It was approved by the Ministry of the Interior on June 22, 2009 and registered under the number 326 of the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Foundation of the coat of arms: Since the Middle Ages, Belsch and Ramm have been exposed to strong drifting sand drifts in dry storms. The fall of the old village of Ramm has also become part of popular tradition in various legends. In the coat of arms, the threat to the farms from drifting sand drifts is symbolized by means of a curved shield base in front of a partially covered farmhouse.

flag

The municipality does not have an officially approved flag .

Official seal

The official seal shows the municipal coat of arms with the inscription "GEMEINDE BELSCH • LANDKREIS LUDWIGSLUST-PARCHIM".

Attractions

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Belsch

Transport links

Federal highway 5 runs two and a half kilometers north of the village . There is a connection to the Schwerin - Hamburg line via the nearest Pritzier train station, six kilometers away, and to the Hagenow - Ludwigslust - Parchim - Neustrelitz line via the Hagenow Land station, nine and a half kilometers away .

Web links

Commons : Belsch  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
2. ↑ § 1 of the main statute (PDF; 41 kB) of the municipality
3. ↑ Hans-Heinz Schütt: On shield and flag - the coats of arms and flags of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and its municipalities . Ed .: production office TINUS; Schwerin. 2011, ISBN 978-3-9814380-0-0 , pp. 114/115 .
4. ↑ ^{a b} main statute § 2 (PDF).