Ebersbach (near Großenhain)

Basic data
State :	Saxony
County :	Meissen
Height :	238 m above sea level NHN
Area :	84.38 km 2
Residents:	4384 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	52 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	01561
Area code :	035208
License plate :	MEI, GRH, RG, RIE
Community key :	14 6 27 030
Community structure:	14 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Am Bahndamm 3 ; 01561 Ebersbach
Website :	www.gemeinde-ebersbach.de
Mayor :	Falk Hentschel (CDU)
Location of the municipality of Ebersbach in the district of Meißen

Ebersbach is a municipality in the district of Meißen in the Free State of Saxony . It is one of the largest municipalities in the district in terms of area.

Geography and traffic

The community is in the Grossenhainer care . Large parts of the landscape protection area Mittlere Röderaue and Kienheide lie in the territory of the municipality. The neighboring cities are the city of Großenhain (10 km), Radeburg (5 km) and Meißen (15 km). The A 13 runs east of the community and can be reached via the Radeburg junction . The Große Röder flows through the districts of Rödern, Freitelsdorf, Cunnersdorf , Bieberach and Kalkreuth .

Community structure

The official districts belong to the municipality:

Beiersdorf
Bieberach
Cunnersdorf
Ebersbach (Nieder-, Mittel- and Oberebersbach)
Ermendorf
Freitelsdorf
Gohra
Hohndorf
Kalkreuth
Lauterbach
Marschau
Naunhof
Reinersdorf
Rödern (Nieder- and Oberrödern)

Neighboring communities

Ebersbach is completely surrounded by towns and communities in the district of Meißen. These are Lampertswalde in the north, Schönfeld in the northeast, Thiendorf in the east, Radeburg in the southeast, Moritzburg in the south, Niederau in the southwest, Priestewitz in the west and Grossenhain in the northwest.

history

Kalkreuth was first mentioned in a document at the beginning of the 13th century.

On September 1, 1961, the community Ebersbach was formed through the merger of the predecessor communities Niederebersbach and Ober- and Mittelebersbach. On January 1, 1994, several formerly independent places were incorporated. On January 1st, 1998 Naunhof was incorporated. On January 1, 1999, Beiersdorf and Reinersdorf followed.

Incorporations

Former parish	date	annotation
Beiersdorf	January 1, 1999
Bieberach	January 1, 1994
Cunnersdorf	1st January 1973	Merger with Freitelsdorf to form Freitelsdorf-Cunnersdorf
Ermendorf	July 1, 1950	Incorporation to Beiersdorf
Freitelsdorf	1st January 1973	Merger with Cunnersdorf to form Freitelsdorf-Cunnersdorf
Freitelsdorf-Cunnersdorf	January 1, 1994
Gohra	January 1, 1995	Re-congregation from Weßnitz to Reinersdorf, 1973 incorporation to Weßnitz
Hohndorf	July 1, 1950	Incorporation to Beiersdorf
Kalkreuth	January 1, 1994
Lauterbach	July 1, 1948	Incorporation to Beiersdorf
Marschau	April 1, 1937	Incorporation to Lauterbach
Naunhof	January 1, 1998
Niederebersbach	September 1, 1961	Merger with Ober- and Mittelebersbach to Ebersbach
Letting down	July 1, 1950	Merger with Oberrödern to Rödern
Oberrödern	July 1, 1950	Merger with Niederrödern to Rödern
Ober- and Mittelebersbach	September 1, 1961	Merger with Niederebersbach to Ebersbach
Reinersdorf	January 1, 1999
Rödern	January 1, 1994

politics

Municipal council

City council election 2014

Turnout: 62.6%

%

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

51.4%

21.2%

11.9%

7.1%

8.3%

FFW

Gains and losses

compared to 2009

% p

6th

4th

2

0

-2

-4

-6

-8th

-10

+1.8 % p

-9.4 % p

+ 4.8 % p.p.

-1.8 % p

+ 4.5 % p

FFW

The local election on May 25, 2014 resulted in the following distribution of seats in the local council:

Party / list	CDU	FWG	The left	fire Department	FDP	total
Seats 2014 (2009)	10 (10)	4 (6)	1 (1)	2 (1)	1 (0)	18th
Share of votes	51.4%	21.2%	7.1%	11.9%	8.3%	18th

Community partnerships

Ebersbach's partner communities are Kalchreuth in Bavaria and Krautheim in Baden-Württemberg.

traffic

State road 91 runs through the municipality of Ebersbach from the north (Kalkreuth) to the east (Rödern) . The closest junction to the A 13 is in Radeburg.

At no time did Ebersbach have its own rail connection. Depending on the district, the nearest train station is Großenhain Cottb Bf or Lampertswalde on the railway line from Priestewitz to Cottbus or Weinböhla on the railway line Leipzig – Dresden . The terminus of the narrow-gauge Lößnitzgrundbahn is located in Radeburg .

Attractions

Rödernsche Heide
Lauterbach Castle and Park
Naunhof Castle and Nature Park
Niederrödern Church from 1651
Hunting villa in the castle park in Rödern, the important Renaissance castle was demolished after the Second World War
Church in Niederebersbach
Church in Oberebersbach from 1220
numerous half-timbered houses
Gut Kalkreuth with castle, sheep and farm yard

Lauterbach Castle, as of April 2017
Naunhof Castle
Cellar tavern Lauterbach
Naunhof windmill
Naunhof Church
Reinersdorf Church
Oberebersbach Church
Niederebersbach church

Personalities

Christian Schütz (1526–1592), Saxon court preacher, worked in Reinersdorf in 1550
Johann Michael Francke (1717–1775), German librarian
Walter Woldemar Wilhelm (1886 – after 1945), Saxon Minister of Economics 1927, owner of Lauterbach Castle
Albrecht Schultz (1919–2007), manager
Horst Rasch (* 1953), politician and Saxony Minister of the Interior from 2002–2004