Crostau
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Crostau
City of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau
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| Height : | 343 m |
| Area : | 9.32 km² |
| Residents : | 1602 (December 31, 2010) |
| Population density : | 172 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2011 |
| Postal code : | 02681 |
| Area code : | 03592 |
Crostau ( Upper Sorbian ) is a place in the district of Bautzen and is located in the middle of the Oberlausitzer Bergland at the southwestern tip of the district of Görlitz . It was an independent municipality until December 31, 2010 and has belonged to the city of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau since then .
As with Crostwitz , the place name is derived from the Old Sorbian word chróst for "bushes" (cf. Upper Sorbian chrósćina = undergrowth, bushes).
geography
Geographical location
Crostau is a classic mountain village . It extends at an altitude of 245 m to 380 m. It is framed by several mountains of the Oberlausitzer Bergland : the Kälbersteinen (487 m), the Potsberg (448 m), the Wolfsberg (347 m), the Horken (307 m) and the Callenberger Berg (360 m). Different hills also have their own names, for example the "Isabella" at the foot of the calf stones.
The place Crostau is divided into Niedercrostau around the former moated castle Kroste and Obercrostau with the village square at the former manor and the Crostauer church.
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Local division
Crostau has the following districts:
- Callenberg (Sorb. Chemberk ), 547 inhabitants
- Carlsberg , 131 Ew.
- Crostau ( Chróstawa ), 631 Ew.
- Halbendorf ( Wbohow ), 135 Ew.
- Wurbis ( Wjerbjež ), 153 Ew.
history
Local history
Crostau and its districts are located on old settlement land, even if the region has not been populated for as long as the Upper Lusatian area around the relatively close city of Bautzen . The Sorbian Milzeners probably settled in Niedercrostau as early as 800 AD.
With the German conquest in the 10th to 12th centuries, an older fortification was expanded into a small moated castle, the "Kroste". This presumably initially served to protect smaller trade routes, but soon developed into a " robber knight's nest ". In 1352 it is said to have been destroyed by the Upper Lusatian Union of Six Cities . This is why this year is sometimes referred to as the first year the place was mentioned. The place itself was first mentioned in a document in 1419. Except for Carlsberg, which is first documented in 1798, the other districts were built around the same time as Crostau.
For many centuries, Crostau was the seat of various old noble families, including those of Rechenberg . It came by inheritance, together with Numsdorf and Rodewitz, to Eva Katharina von Seydlitz (approx. 1640–1675), who was married to Christian Wilhelm von Watzdorf , Herr auf Birkenheide (1636–1690).
In 1869 the church at Crostau with its important Silbermann organ was built on the site of a previous building .
Until 1934 all districts were independent communities. Halbendorf came to the community association in 1972.
At the end of 2010, Crostau lost its independence as a municipality and was connected with the municipality of Kirschau and the city of Schirgiswalde to form the city of Schirgiswalde-Kirschau.
Religions
Crostau is traditionally an evangelical place. For a long time, the parish of Crostau also looked after the Protestant population in the nearby Catholic-influenced Schirgiswalde until it built its own Protestant church. At the moment (2005) the Protestant parishes of Crostau, Kirschau and Schirgiswalde work very closely together and have only one pastor (the one from Crostau), whom various pastors occasionally help out with the three Sunday services. Many citizens in Crostau do not profess any religion. About half of the population (approx. 900) belong to the parish of Crostau.
Population development
Since the fall of the Wall, Crostau had to accept population losses, which were, however, well below those of the larger cities in Upper Lusatia . However, the increasing aging of the population could prove to be problematic.
politics
The municipality of Crostau formed an administrative community together with the city of Schirgiswalde and the municipality of Kirschau until 2010 . Since the fall of the Wall , the CDU has consistently been the strongest party. On January 1, 2011, the three municipalities unified voluntarily.
Culture and sights
Museums
A very small village museum in the Ernst Bursche house.
Buildings
- The church in Crostau with its Gottfried Silbermann organ.
- Wasserburg Kroste (no longer recognizable)
- Half-timbered houses
- The former castle ( a hospital in GDR times) is surrounded by a 3.5 hectare park with ancient trees and is currently being renovated. There are also some old buildings from the former manor.
economy
Crostau advertises that it is "away from the busy streets" and in principle has no industry. It is also interestingly embedded in the Oberlausitzer Bergland and well connected to the network of hiking trails. These are ideal conditions for recreational tourism away from the tourist strongholds. There are about 70 guest beds in town.
The Crostauer Church is regularly included as a short excursion in bus travel programs through Upper Lusatia.
There are various small craft businesses in the village. In general, however, the residents commute to the nearby Schirgiswalde or to Bautzen.
The tradition of the farms in the village is as good as dead. Compared to the areas of the Upper Lusatian region, the yields were and are lower. In the past, the farmers regularly invited each other to celebrate. At the moment there is only one farmer left (some former farmers still do a little farming on the side).
education
In Crostau there is a further training academy for business executives, but no institutions of the first educational path. The primary school in Crostau was closed in 2002.
Sons and daughters of the church
- Ernst Bursche (1907–1989), painter
- Reiner Goldberg (* 1939), opera singer
- Falk Roscher (* 1944), lawyer
literature
- Cornelius Gurlitt : Crostau. In: Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 31. Booklet: Bautzen Official Authority (Part I) . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1908, p. 49.
Footnotes and individual references
- ↑ Ernst Eichler / Hans Walther : Ortnamesbuch der Oberlausitz. Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1975.
- ↑ Information from the registration authority in Schirgiswalde; As of December 31, 2009
- ↑ Organ portrait ( Memento of the original from March 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Gottfried Silbermann Society, accessed on April 9, 2013.
- ^ Website of the Silbermann organ Crostau , accessed on April 9, 2013.
Web links
- Crostau in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony