Donndorf (Roßleben-Wiehe)
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Donndorf
City and rural community of Roßleben-Wiehe
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| Height : | 120 m |
| Area : | 11.54 km² |
| Residents : | 783 (December 31, 2017) |
| Population density : | 68 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 2019 |
| Postal code : | 06571 |
| Area code : | 034672 |
Donndorf is a district of the city and rural community Roßleben-Wiehe in the Kyffhäuserkreis in the state of Thuringia .
history
At the beginning of the 9th century, Donndorf is mentioned in a document in a list of the goods of the Hersfeld Monastery built by Archbishop Lullus († 786) of Mainz . A medieval castle is said to have stood on the site of the local monastery. Investigations confirmed this assumption. A Lord Hermanus de Tundorf was named in 1190. However, it has not yet been confirmed that the family was settled in the castle.
Kleinroda
Kleinroda was probably built in the 12th century. According to the name ending, Kleinroda was created through the clearing of forests and the subsequent settlement of the resulting areas. Many of these places created in this way end in -roda, rode or -reuth. Kleinroda was incorporated on July 1, 1950.
Donndorf Monastery
The Donndorf Monastery was first mentioned in a document in 1250 . His story began at about this year with the foundation of the Cistercian - nunnery in the county Wiehe-Rabiswalde . In 1525 the monastery was stormed by rebellious farmers. In the course of the Reformation it was converted into a monastery school as a Latin school . The administration of the monastery and the Donndorf monastery school had been held by the barons of Werthern-Wiehe since 1540 and the barons of Werthern-Bachra since 1869 . The monastery estate cultivated 170 hectares, plus 250 hectares of forest. The monastery school foundation formed an intellectual center of the region. The most famous students at the Latin School were the historian Leopold von Ranke and the chemist Fritz Hofmann . In 1924 the Latin school had to close its doors due to inflation-related difficulties. In 1928 the monastery was incorporated into Donndorf. In 1945 the von Werthern family was expropriated and expelled without compensation. After the fall of the Wall , the run-down buildings of the monastery and monastery property were extensively renovated from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 the rural folk high school moved in .
On January 1, 2019, the municipalities of Donndorf and Nausitz as well as the cities of Roßleben and Wiehe merged to form the new city and rural community of Roßleben-Wiehe . The town of Wiehe was the fulfilling municipality for Donndorf.
The districts of the Donndorf municipality were Kleinroda and Donndorf Monastery , which gave the place its name.
Population development
Development of the population (December 31) :
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- Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
politics
Former mayor
- 1955–1961: Oskar Gunatowski
- 1961–1971: Kurt Christ
- 1971–1975: Joachim Heller
- 1975–1990: Reinhard Heller
- 1990–2018: Gudrun Holbe
Attractions
- The St. Peter and Paul Church was first mentioned in the second half of the 13th century. The style Gothic built altar dates from the 15th century.
- An information board at the monastery church in the Donndorf monastery shows that the church was built in 1008 and that it came to the Reinsdorf dean's office around 1120 . It was first mentioned in 1253 as the Peterkirche and parish church. In 1658 the church received an organ. Around 1715 the middle tower bell was removed and re-cast. Around 1850 the oldest part of the church, the sandstone nave, was demolished. In 1938 the church was to be used as a granary, but this could be prevented. The church has been used by both denominations since 1964. With a festive service and a consecration of bells, the church was given its purpose again on May 14, 1954. In the years 2004 to 2008 the church was subjected to another renovation. On October 4th, 2008, the Old St. Peter and Paul Church was handed over to the congregation in an ecumenical service.
- The interior houses, among other things, a three-part winged altar with a predella showing a coronation of Mary with six apostles, including the two patron saints, plus six saints. The predella and the carved altar are dated to the first half of the 15th century. The predella shows in its center the thorn-crowned face of Jesus on the " handkerchief of Veronica ", which is held by the surrounding six apostles. This complete work was restored in 2010 and is an important work of art of the old Thuringian art of carving.
- The New Peter and Paul Church was built in the second half of the 19th century.
- Construction was planned as early as 1830, and on June 29, 1849, Peter and Paul’s Day, the foundation stone was laid on the site of the former Hornickel farm . The inauguration took place on May 18, 1856. The church has a slim, 48 m high tower with a long, slate-covered top. The bells were in the base of the tower, as there was no space in the bell floor. A roof eaves made of zinc sheet was embedded in the top of the wall, which was not cleaned due to a construction fault and which ultimately led to the nave's deterioration. On August 17, 1978, the roof collapsed. On September 20 and 21, 1986, the defective spire was removed. Under the leadership of the community, extensive renovation work was carried out from 1995 to 1997, the tower and ship were given new roofs.
- Immediately in front of the church are 3 war memorials for those who died in the village in the two world wars, in the war of 1870/71 and in the Prussian-Austrian war of 1866.
- The Donndorfer stone cross from the Middle Ages , the origin of which is unclear. It stands in front of the new church and is made of local red sandstone.
- The historic monastery with the monastery church, the buildings of which are now a listed building. Today the rural home folk high school of Thuringia is housed here. The 5 m high archway made of sandstone forms the northern end of the monastery building and was built in 1747.
The historical monuments Donndorf Monastery and Saint Peter and Paul Church were funded by the German Foundation for Monument Protection in the 1990s .
traffic
Donndorf is on the Unstrutbahn (since 2006 without regular local rail passenger transport), which connects the cities of Naumburg and Artern . Local rail passenger transport was canceled in December 2006 by the Free State of Thuringia between Nebra and Artern. The community of interests (IG) Unstrutbahn e. V., based in Donndorf, has endeavored since then to resume regular operations on the Unstrutbahn. In a partial step, the association orders over 80 special trains a year between Naumburg-Nebra-Roßleben-Artern. Several times a year, the Donndorf train station is also the destination of the Unstrut-Schrecke-Express, which brings people from Erfurt interested in nature to the Hohe Schrecke and the Unstrut Valley. The Donndorf train station plays an important role in this. The building was bought by a private person who set up an organic food shop with holiday apartments here in 2015. In addition, the road from Reinsdorf bei Artern to Wiehe runs through the municipality. The A 38 runs north about 15 kilometers from Donndorf .
Sons and daughters of the church
- Camillo Freiherr von Seebach (1808–1894), lawyer and Minister of State of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Beate Thomann (* 1951), member of the state parliament
literature
- Johannes Leipold: Donndorf and his monastery. A home book . Rochstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2009, ISBN 978-3-86777-123-8 , pp. 150 .
- F. Bornemann: Donndorf - an old Thuringian farming village introduces itself . In: From the chronicle of the Donndorf community . Donndorf 1995.
- Matthias Ludwig: Article Donndorf. In: The monasteries and nunneries of the Cistercians in Hesse and Thuringia. edit by Friedhelm Jürgensmeier and Regina Elisabeth Schwerdtfeger (Germania Benedictina IV), St. Otilien 2011, pp. 370–382.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Köhler: Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 85.
- ↑ Kleinroda ( 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.
- ↑ see: E. Böhme and E. Geiling: Contributions to the history of the monastery and monastery school Donndorf , Wiehe 1911
- ↑ Sebastian Garthoff: A place of learning . Thuringian General, September 6, 2011
- ↑ Thuringian Law and Ordinance Gazette No. 14/2018 , accessed on May 20, 2019
- ↑ a b Information board at the church in Donndorf Monastery
- ^ Rural Heimvolkshochschule Thuringia eV Donndorf Monastery
