Cronschwitz

Cronschwitz Community of Wünschendorf / Elster Coordinates: 50 ° 47 '22 " N , 12 ° 5' 52" E
Height :	210–230 m above sea level NN
Incorporation :	August 1, 1945
Postal code :	07570
Area code :	036603
Location of Cronschwitz in Thuringia
	Former monastery

Cronschwitz is a district of Wünschendorf / Elster in the district of Greiz in Thuringia .

geography

Cronschwitz is located at the confluence of the Bendelbach in the White Elster and is today on the southern edge of Wünschendorf / Elster.

history

Due to its special location on the southern edge of the Wünschendorf basin, the elongated ridge of the Veitsberg was inhabited by Wünschendorf in prehistoric times. This then also had significance for the later settlement of the founding of villages and religious institutions. In addition, the bailiffs von Weida founded the Mildenfurth monastery in 1193 . The abundance of fish in the Elster and its favorable natural location were also reasons for the settlement. Cronschwitz was first mentioned on October 4, 1209. In 1238 Jutta, the wife of Heinrich IV., Vogt von Weida, founded another house monastery for female family members and the female nobility , the Cronschwitz Monastery . A ruin still exists today.

Cronschwitz also appears in history under the spellings Cronspitz and Kronschwitz .

Cronschwitz today

Today the people of the area also use the favorable location for tourism from the nearby large cities and from afar. With the Kanu-Scheune-Cronschwitz, the Gasthof zum Klosterhof and the parish of Sankt Veit, the community is supported in its work. The agricultural areas are also cultivated according to the signs of the new times.

Web links

Commons : Cronschwitz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 50.
↑ Hans Müller: Thuringia. Landscape, culture and stories in the green heart of Germany. Du Mont, Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, 2005, ISBN 3-7701-3848-1 , p. 262.
↑ Views of Cronschwitz on the website of the municipality of Wünschendorf / Elster. Query on January 10, 2012

[1] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 50.

[2] Hans Müller: Thuringia. Landscape, culture and stories in the green heart of Germany. Du Mont, Reiseverlag, Ostfildern, 2005, ISBN 3-7701-3848-1 , p. 262.

[3] Views of Cronschwitz on the website of the municipality of Wünschendorf / Elster. Query on January 10, 2012