Cattenstedt

Cattenstedt City of Blankenburg (Harz)
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 33 ″  N , 10 ° 58 ′ 1 ″  E
Height :	250 m
Area :	8.01 km²
Residents :	628  (Feb. 15, 2018)
Population density :	78 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2010
Postal code :	38889
Area code :	03944
Cattenstedt from the Luisenburg

Cattenstedt is a district of the town of Blankenburg (Harz) in the Harz district in Saxony-Anhalt .

Geographical location

Cattenstedt is located in the north of the Harz, southeast of the city of Blankenburg (Harz) , on federal highway 81 , which continues south towards Hasselfelde . The nature reserve and excursion destination Teufelsmauer extends northeast of the village . The Jordanbach flows through Cattenstedt.

history

Cattenstedt was first mentioned in 1199 as the seat of Burcadus de Cattenstede. Representatives of this noble family are documented until 1287 at the manor house in the village. A chapel , the predecessor of St. Martin's Church, and a mill in the village are mentioned as early as 1204 . The St. Martin Church was initially just a fortified church and was only expanded later. It was renovated in 2013. In winter, services do not take place in the church (except for Christmas Eve), but in the church's premises on the B 81 . These are called the consumer church.

From 1630 to 1865 the manor Cattenstedt was owned by the von Kropff family, who in 1717 initiated the baroque building that is still in existence today. The manor is privately owned.

On January 1, 2010, the previously independent municipality of Cattenstedt was incorporated into the city of Blankenburg (Harz) together with the municipalities of Heimburg , Hüttenrode , Wienrode and Timmenrode and the city of Derenburg .

Economy and Infrastructure

In 2012, DSL was expanded by Telekom.

Leisure and sports facilities

Cattenstedt has a soccer field with an adjoining multi-purpose building, which z. B. is used for the annual Easter fire. There is also a riding arena called "Rittergut".

politics

Werner Greif has been the local mayor since 2017.

The community office is located in Oberdorfstrasse.

coat of arms

Blazon : "In gold over a blue corrugated shield base, three blue oak leaves, the middle one larger and the two outer leaves slanted towards the edge of the shield."

The colors of the district are blue - yellow.

The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch and included in the approval process.

flag

The flag is blue-yellow (1: 1) striped (horizontal shape: stripes running horizontally, lengthways shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the municipal coat of arms.

Culture and sights

The graves of seven concentration camp inmates who perished at the end of the Second World War are located in the local cemetery .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ History of the manor Cattenstedt
2. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1 to December 31, 2010
3. ↑ ^{a b} Official Journal of the District No. 11/2008 p.11  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.