Bittkau

Bittkau City of Tangerhütte
	Coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 57 ″ N , 11 ° 57 ′ 52 ″ E
Height :	40 m
Area :	11.06 km²
Residents :	590 (December 31, 2015)
Population density :	53 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	May 31, 2010
Postal code :	39517
Area code :	039362
Location in Saxony-Anhalt

Bittkau is a district of the town of Tangerhütte in the south of the Stendal district in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

The place is on the left high bank of the Elbe, east of Tangerhütte and south of Tangermünde . The wooded area between the Elbe and Tangiers is mostly flat, but drops around 15 meters to the Elbe Valley. The Elbe forms the border with the Jerichower Land district . On the opposite side of the Elbe ( Elbe-Parey municipality ), the Plauer Canal , built in 1745, branches off - today the Pareyer connecting canal (descent canal ) and part of the Elbe-Havel Canal .

Bittkau on the Elbe

history

The name Bittkau is of Wendish origin, the place was first mentioned in a document as Bithui in 1130 . The Bittkau Church was built around 1200. Shipping on the Elbe has determined the development of the community since the Plauer Canal was built and expanded in 1860. Bittkau was a ferry location for 150 years (until 1970). In the place of the old ferry there is now a landing stage for passenger ships and pleasure craft.

On September 30, 1928, the manor district of Bittkau was combined with the rural community of Bittkau.

On May 31, 2010, Bittkau merged with the other municipalities of the Tangerhütte-Land administrative community to form the new town of Tangerhütte.

Population development

1990: 829
1995: 777
2000: 782
2001: 789
2002: 785
2003: 789
2004: 764
2006: 734
2015: 590

badges and flags

The coat of arms was approved by the district on January 27, 2010.

Blazon : "Split of silver and green over a blue corrugated shield base, in front a black anchor with a looped blue anchor rope, at the back a golden ear of wheat and a silver square measure, crossed at an angle, a silver fish in the shield base."

The local colors are green - silver (white).

The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch and included in the approval process. It refers to the Elbe, shipping, fishing and carpentry.

The flag is green and white (1: 1) striped (horizontal shape: stripes running horizontally, longitudinal shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the municipal coat of arms.

Culture and sights

The Evangelical Church of Bittkau is a rectangular, elongated hall church with a square west tower. While the western part of the nave is made of field stones from a smaller, Romanesque village church from the 13th century, the attached western tower is much more recent. The east side extension of the ship was made of bricks .

A memorial stone on Poststrasse commemorates the victims of fascism , who in the broadest sense also include those soldiers of Wenck's Army who committed suicide in 1945 for fear of being taken prisoner by the Soviets .

There is a petting zoo at the Kellerwiehl campsite.

Economy and Infrastructure

The businesses located in Bittkau include a carpentry, plumbing and heating systems, office and computer supplies, a gardening shop and a beekeeping. As part of the village renewal, streets and paths have been renewed and a community room with a home room has been set up in recent years. In Bittkau there is a day care center, shopping facilities, a restaurant and a grill bar. Voluntary fire brigade, men's choir, home and skipper club, sports community and Low German children's club determine the community life, which also includes the traditional Oktoberfest with fireworks and the May festivals.

traffic

Bittkau is located on the Elbuferstraße (Tangermünde– Kehnert ) on the Elbe Cycle Path . There is a road connection to Tangerhütte. In the neighboring town of Grieben , the Ferchland – Grieben car ferry made it possible to cross the Elbe to the right bank until June 2020 (connection to Genthin ). Regular buses and on-call buses run by Regionalverkehr Westsachsen (RVW) under the brand name stendalbus . In Tangerhütte, twelve kilometers away, there are rail connections to Magdeburg and Stendal .

Web links

Commons : Bittkau - Collection of Images

Commons : Fähre Ferchland - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Administrative region of Magdeburg (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Government of Magdeburg . 1928, ZDB -ID 3766-7 , p. 208 .
↑ Official Gazette for the district of Stendal dated May 30, 2010 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
↑ ^a ^b Official Journal of the District No. 4/2010, p. 68 (PDF; 3.7 MB)
^ Georg Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments . Saxony-Anhalt 1. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , p. 106.

[AB-RB-Magdeburg-1] Administrative region of Magdeburg (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Government of Magdeburg . 1928, ZDB -ID 3766-7 , p. 208 .

[2] Official Gazette for the district of Stendal dated May 30, 2010 (PDF; 2.0 MB)

[Amtsblatt-3] Official Journal of the District No. 4/2010, p. 68 (PDF; 3.7 MB)

[4] Georg Dehio: Handbook of German Art Monuments . Saxony-Anhalt 1. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-422-03069-7 , p. 106.