Castle donna
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Castle donna
Tonna municipality
Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 7 ″ N , 10 ° 43 ′ 25 ″ E
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| Height : | 208 (186–384) m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 13.59 km² |
| Residents : | 859 (Dec. 31, 2010) |
| Population density : | 63 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | November 25, 1993 |
| Postal code : | 99958 |
| Area code : | 036042 |
 Tonna-Bach in the village of Burgtonna
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Burgtonna is a part of the municipality of Tonna in the Thuringian district of Gotha .
geography
Burgtonna is located in the valley of the Tonna stream, which gives it its name, between Gräfentonna in the north and Ballstädt in the south. Aschara and Eckardtsleben , both districts of Bad Langensalza , are in the southwest and west, Döllstädt and Großfahner in the east and southeast. The K19 runs through the village between Ballstädt and Gräfentonna.
history
Burgtonna owes its place name to its former castle and the stream of the Tonna . In prehistoric settlements to the Stone Age indicate numerous sites. The place is mentioned for the first time in a document from the year 874 . In 1030 the eponymous castle was built by Count Busso.
In the Thuringian War of Succession , the last lord of the castle, Berthold von Burgtonna, fought on the side of the Counts of Tonna. In his absence the place and castle were completely destroyed in 1249. Burgtonna then became the property of the Thuringian Landgraves , later it belonged to the County of Tonna / Gleichen .
In the past, due to its valley location, the village was hit several times by the stream of the Tonna. During the Burgtonna flood of 1558, 46 residents drowned and 40 properties were destroyed.
At the end of 1695, farmers discovered the bones of a fossil forest elephant while digging for sand in a tunnel near the village green of Burgtonna . The ducal chamber in Gotha was informed immediately . The find was then completely salvaged in 1696 on behalf of the Duke , and an international scientific dispute began immediately.
The discovery of the forest elephant from Burgtonna thus became the cradle of paleontological research in Germany.
In 1799 another elephant skeleton was excavated not far from the site.
On December 15, 1889, the Ballstädt – Burgtonna – Gräfentonna – Döllstädt – Herbsleben railway line was inaugurated .
The outdoor pool in Burgtonna was completed in 1934 and still offers good conditions for recreational activities in the summer months.
Towards the end of the Second World War , the Wehrmacht soldier Ernst Wolf hid in the Dreilindenhof in the “Fasanerie” forest area because he did not want to return to the front from a vacation. When this became known, a battalion of soldiers combed the forest, seized the deserter and shot him. His parents were arrested on suspicion of supporting their son and were arrested. The deserter's father, Albin Wolf, was one of the 149 people shot dead by the Gestapo in Webicht in Weimar .
In 1948 the dismantling of the rails was carried out as a war repair for the USSR .
In 1973 the old village church collapsed . On December 9, 1990, the inauguration of the new Christ Church took place, the construction of which was made possible by the local residents through voluntary work.
The historical development of Burgtonna was celebrated in six local anniversaries (1954, 1959, 1974, 1985, 1994 and 2004). After the local history collection was expanded , the attractive local history museum was opened to the public on May 30, 1999 . With extensive construction and renovation measures as well as the active participation of the population, an appealing townscape was created in Burgtonna. The two residential areas "Am Weinberg" and "Kirschwiese" as well as the industrial area "Hinter der Schenke" were created. Burgtonna itself has a modern day-care center that offers the little ones in the village the best possible care conditions.
Today Tonna is characterized by a few medium-sized businesses and a rural structure.
Worth seeing
Christ Church next to the ruins of the Cäcilienkirche
Of the once imposing, late Gothic church, only part of the choir masonry remains today. The church was built in 1470 and rebuilt or renovated in 1586, 1695 and 1733. Static problems in the tower, which had been noticeable for over 100 years through cracks in the walls, led to the collapse of the tower in 1973, and the nave was also destroyed. It was not until 1988 that the site began to be cleared. The remains of the church are now used for open-air concerts. The new building of the Christ Church from 1990 is right next to it. Old grave slabs from the former cemetery and a church bell are kept under an open, covered shelter.
More Attractions
- Local history museum in the former manor Burgtonna .
- List of cultural monuments in Tonna
Ruins of the Church of St. Cecilia
Exhibition of figure grave plates
Bell from the Church of St. Cecilia
Old half-timbered house near the church
former manor house of the manor Burgtonna
Associations in Burgtonna
- Fire Brigade Association Burgtonna e. V.
- FSV 78 Burgtonna e. V. (football club)
- SG Burgtonna e. V. (chess game)
- Small animal breeding association Burgtonna e. V.
- Burgtonna Kirmesgesellschaft (KGB)
- Burgtonna Carnival Society
traffic
The Ballstädt – Straußfurt railway line has been closed.
Personalities
- Albin Wolf (1880–1945), resistance fighter against the Nazi regime, who was murdered by the SS in Weimar in 1945
Individual evidence
- ^ VG Fahner Höhe
- ↑ Burgtonna. mdr Thuringia , December 30, 2017, accessed on February 7, 2019 (with further links).
- ↑ H. Claus: The geological-palaeontological exploration of the Burgtonna travertine deposit. In: Hans-Dietrich Kahlke (Ed.): The Pleistocene of Burgtonna in Thuringia. Quaternary Palaeontology 3 (Berlin), 1978, pp. 9–41
- ↑ Hans Dietrich Kahlke: The Ice Age. Leipzig, Jena, Berlin, 1981
- ↑ Authentic message from a complete elephant skeleton found in Burgtonna , monthly correspondence for the conveyance of earth and sky customers , volume 1, p. 21 digitized
- ↑ Heimatgeschichtlicher Wegweiser to Places of Resistance and Persecution 1933–1945 , Volume 8 Thuringia; Edited by TVVdN-BdA and the German Resistance Study Group 1933–1945 ; Hamburg undated, ISBN 3-88864-343-0 , p. 102 ff.
