Burgau (Jena)

Burgau City of Jena Coordinates: 50 ° 53 ′ 48 "  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 32"  E
Height :	150 m above sea level NN
Area :	1.4 km²
Residents :	585  (December 31, 2017)
Population density :	418 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	October 1, 1922
Postal code :	07745
Area code :	03641
Location of Burgau in Thuringia
Place view

View from the church tower over the town

Old Saale Bridge Jena-Burgau

Burgau is a district in the south of the independent city of Jena in Thuringia .

location

Burgau is located south of Jena's city center, west of Bundesstrasse 88 and the Saale, and west of Lobeda's old town .

history

Naming

The name Burgau can be traced back to the founding of a castle (today Burgau castle ruins ) in the middle of the Saale floodplain and near today's Jena district by the Lords of Lobdeburg around 1140, which came into Wettin possession at the beginning of the 14th century .

Adrian Beier ( Geographus Jenensis… 1665, 275) says: “From Burgau Castle. This castle / which is spelled differently Beregowe / Bergowe / Bergow / Burgau is located on a hill in the village of Burgau / on the Triesnitz brook / and on the Saalstrom / .... “Another interpretation can be found in the derivation of the Slavic word berka / perka ( fish ), which is said to be evidenced by the abundance of fish in the Saale at that time. In addition, the coat of arms of the Lobdeburg-Burgundian line includes the symbol of a fish.

First mention

In 1216 a Hermann von Bergau is mentioned. The place was first mentioned as Burgowe on October 31, 1257 by the Hartmann and Otto von Bergowe brothers as part of the award of a vineyard under the Lobdeburg to the Oberweimar nunnery . The oldest tradition from court owners comes from the period 1421–1425. During the Saxon Civil War , the castle was besieged, captured and demolished by Duke Wilhelm in 1447. The castle was rebuilt, but after the death of the last descendant of the Burgau family in 1468 it fell to Elector Ernst of Saxony . His sons Friedrich the Wise and Johann the Steadfast sold the castle again in 1510.

Modern times

At the end of January 1637, the Swedes had invaded Jena and already had the city under their control when pursuing imperial troops were sighted. The Swedes felt compelled to flee to the east bank of the Saale and to destroy all bridges in the vicinity of Jena in order to thwart the advance of the enemy. In 1755 the castle was completely demolished.

Up until the end of the 19th century, Burgau's working life was dominated by agriculture. Around 1836 there were 42 houses with 214 inhabitants in the village. The hallway maintained together with Winzerla often led to disputes between the two villages.

Attractions

Trinity Church

Jena-Süd thermal power station from Gleisdreieck Burgau before the larger chimney was torn down in 2019

• The Holy Trinity Church can be documented for the first time in 1330. It is a daughter church of the original parish Lobeda , which also had branch churches in Göschwitz and Winzerla. Today's church is a new building from the beginning of the 18th century. It bears Baroque forms and was consecrated in 1703, its builder was Friedrich von Cospoth . The new church was built, with a high degree of certainty, on the foundation walls of the medieval village church, remnants of the same can be found in today's church. The old church was in ruins for a long time before 1700.
• The Old Burgau Bridge was extensively reconstructed in the years after 2000 and mostly returned to its original state.
• The Saale power plant is a landmark in the Saale valley. It was built in 1909/10 on the site of the old mill and supplied the Zeiss works with electricity. The systems date from 1912 to 1938 and still produce electricity today.

Economy and Infrastructure

Shopping

Burgau shopping center is since September 1995 Burgau Park Household / Drugstore, literature, textiles / fashion, shoes, sportswear, electronics / electrical appliances, toys and travel with over 40 shops of the food process. A horticultural and furniture market are also represented. In the historical center of the town there are also some small shops owned by private owners; The offer is supplemented by a restaurant on the Alte Saalebrücke. Former restaurants in the town center are now closed.

Sport / culture

In 2012 the Sparkassen-Arena , a multifunctional hall, was completed. It is used by the basketball players from Science City Jena as a venue. In addition, concerts and other cultural events as well as trade fairs and comparable events take place here regularly.

traffic

Railway bridge in Burgau

• The district can be reached by public transport around the clock from most areas of Jena. There is a central stop there, from which four tram , three city and 13 intercity bus routes run. At this junction there are direct transfer options tram-bus / bus-tram .
• At the Gleisdreieck Burgau, the tram lines branch off towards Oberaue - city center, Winzerla / Ringwiese and Burgau - Lobeda .
• The Burgau depot of the Jenaer Nahverkehrsgesellschaft is the most important maintenance and storage location for trams and buses in Jena and also the JNVG's place of business.

Personalities

• Ferdinand Wachter (1794–1861), historian, fell victim to a robbery at the old bridge across the Saale.

literature

• Burgau Almanach 2012. A publication of the local history group of the Burgau local association [2011]. [Contributions to: The elementary school in Burgau, The Burgau mill around 1785, From the construction of water pipes in Burgau].
• Gerhard Cosack / Reinhard Jonscher: From Ammerbach to Zwätze. From the history of the Jena suburbs. Jena no year (series of Jena City Archives No. 2).
• Herbert Müller: The Jena-Burgau dual office looks at the origins, expansion and extent of Wettin sovereignty from the beginnings to the middle of the 16th century. Coburg 1929 (Phil. Diss. Jena 1929).
• Katrin Rohnstock / Rosita Müller: The village is alive. Residents tell stories from Burgau. Bucha near Jena: quartus-verlag 2007. ISBN 978-3-936455-53-3

Web links

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

• Homepage of the local association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Jonathan Carl Zenker : Historical-topographical pocket book of Jena and its surroundings, especially in natural science and medical relationship. With the plan from Jena and a geognostic profile . Frommann, Jena 1836, p. 141 .
2. ^ Andrei Zahn: The residents of the offices of Burgau, Camburg and Dornburg: a prayer register from around 1421–1425. AMF publication series; 55; Mannheim, 1998.
3. ^ Gerhard Cosack, Reinhard Jonscher: From Ammerbach to Zwatzen. From the history of the Jena suburbs . City archive, Jena 1995, p. 52 .