Drewitz (Möckern)

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Drewitz
City of Möckern
Coat of arms of Drewitz
Coordinates: 52 ° 12 ′ 48 ″  N , 12 ° 9 ′ 59 ″  E
Height : 84 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.09 km²
Residents : 337  (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 42 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 2010
Postal code : 39291
Area code : 039225
Kulturhaus near the intersection of Hauptstr. (L 52), Altengrabower Str. (K 1004) and Lindenstr.
Kulturhaus near the intersection of Hauptstr. (L 52), Altengrabower Str. (K 1004) and Lindenstr.
Drewitz village church

Drewitz is a village and part of Möckern in the Jerichower Land district in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

The village is located about eleven kilometers southwest of Ziesar and just under two kilometers north of the Altengrabow military training area .

Drewitz is located on the Magdeburgerforth-Möckern nature reserve; this covers a section of the southern ridge in western Fläming.

history

The community was first mentioned in a document in 1464. It was on the old Brandenburg – Magdeburg military road .

In 1843 313 residents lived here and were parishioners in the village of Gloine . In 1889 the village itself became a parish church and since Gloine had to be evacuated in favor of the Altengrabow military training area, it was necessary to build a separate church here.

In 1897 the village church Drewitz was built in the village.

In 1973 the village had 508 inhabitants.

Until December 31, 2009 Drewitz was an independent municipality and the last mayor was Cornelia Vietmeyer. On January 1, 2010 Drewitz was incorporated into the city of Möckern .

politics

Local mayor is Thomas Wartenberg.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved by the district on February 13, 2008.

Blazon : "In silver, an eight-spoke black water wheel above on a black grooved red battlement wall, this is covered with three golden linden leaves with their stems pointing towards the hub."

The colors of Drewitz are: gold (yellow) - red. The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg local heraldic Jörg Mantzsch .

flag

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

Transport links

To the federal road 107 , which connects Genthin with Coswig (Anhalt) , it is about eleven kilometers in a north-easterly direction. The federal motorway 2 with the junctions Ziesar (76) and Theeßen (75) is reached in eight kilometers.

Infrastructure and economy

In the village of Drewitz there is a municipal day-care center, which was completely renovated in 2008. The day-care center has a capacity of 55 children, 15 children in the crèche area and 40 kindergarten children.

The economy is characterized by craft and service businesses and agriculture.

Local life

Local life is shaped, among other things, by its clubs. In addition to the volunteer fire brigade, the carnival club and the people's solidarity, the Drewitz cultural center has been established since 2008. The support and cultural organization is ensured by a support association.

Sons and daughters of the place

  • Horst Mertens (* 1941), former member of the state parliament (DVU)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The localities of the city of Möckern. City of Möckern, accessed on January 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ City of Möckern - Main Office (ed.): Development of the inhabitants in the districts and localities of the city of Möckern - Basis: City residents' registration file - as of December 31, 2018 . January 25, 2019.
  3. ↑ Main statute of the city of Möckern in the version of September 25, 2014 - including 1st and 2nd amendment . June 1, 2018 ( full text [PDF; 115 kB ; accessed on December 28, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Historical Commission for the Province of Saxony and for Anhalt (ed.): Historical sources of the Province of Saxony and the Free State of Anhalt . Volumes 8–9. Self-published by the State Historical Research Center, Magdeburg, p. 30 ( Google Books [accessed January 24, 2014]).
  5. ^ Local lexicon of the GDR. Compiled and edited by Heinz Adomeit. 2nd, revised edition. Staatsverlag der DDR, Berlin 1974, p. 96
  6. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010
  7. ↑ local mayor. City of Möckern, accessed on September 30, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b Official Journal of the District No. 7/2008, page 143
  9. ↑ day care center. City of Möckern, accessed on November 11, 2014 .