Elbenau

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Elbenau
Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′ 46 ″  N , 11 ° 45 ′ 54 ″  E
Height : 47  (46-49)  m
Area : 7.7 km²
Residents : 542  (2018)
Population density : 70 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1913
Postal code : 39218
Area code : 03928

Elbenau is a district of the town of Schönebeck (Elbe) in the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt ( Germany ).

geography

The village is located three kilometers from the city center and on the eastern side of the river , in Ostelbien located. Elbenau is located on the Elbenauer Werder , a large Elbe island between today's Stromelbe and Old Elbe . Elbenau is characterized by agriculture, but also has large forest areas in the vicinity.

history

Signet in the form of a coat of arms used as local advertising

Elbenau was first mentioned in 1269 in a document from the diocese of Magdeburg. Proven variations of the place name are Elvenow (1311), Elvenowe (14th / 15th century), Elluenowe (1343), Elbenawe (1419), Elvenow (1478), Elbenaw (1529), Elbenau (1725, 1753, 1758). The place name goes back to the location in the Elbe.

In 1656 there was a witch trial against Dorothea, widow of Hans Curt in Elbenau . Its outcome is unknown.

In 1745 the Protestant Church of St. Pankratius was completed as a replacement for a previous building located in the same place.

Until 1806 Elbenau belonged to the Kurkreis , in which an office Elbenau existed. Remnants of Elbenau Castle could still be seen until around 1800. The stones of the castle were later removed and reused for other buildings, the so-called castle hill has now been completely plowed over. During the French occupation, Elbenau was incorporated into the Kingdom of Westphalia .

From 1816 to March 31, 1913 Elbenau belonged to the district of Jerichow I , after which a district change took place in the district of Calbe a./S. and the place was incorporated into Schönebeck together with Grünewalde on April 1, 1913, as a prerequisite for the approval to build the Elbe bridge . At that time the village had about 550 inhabitants.

In 1875 the Pretziener weir and the associated flood canal were completed. Since then, the Old Elbe has not flowed past Elbenau anymore. Until then, part of the Elbe water flowed through the Old Elbe, which branches off at Pretzien and is partly navigable.

From around the second half of the 19th century, with the onset of industrialization, an excursion culture for workers developed. Because of the forest areas on the East Elbe side and the easy accessibility, first via the ferry connection, later via the Elbe bridge, Elbenau became a popular excursion destination for the people of Schönebeck. Several excursion restaurants in Elbenau and the surrounding area invite you to go on excursions, e.g. B. the inns Goldene Blume and Zur Stadt Schönebeck . From Elbenau you can reach other destinations in the area (e.g. Calenberge , Pechau , Gommern , Alte Fähre) on foot and later by bike . This tradition has been preserved up to the present day.

After the completion of the Schönebecker Elbe bridge, Elbenau was connected to the power grid from Schönebeck in 1912 via a cable laid under the Elbe bridge.

Towards the end of the Second World War , on April 13, 1945, fighting broke out in Elbenau between units of the American 2nd Armored Division and parts of the Wehrmacht's "Scharnhorst" Volksgrenadier Division .

In 1998 Elbenau was included in the village renewal program of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. Numerous streets and buildings were renewed. In 2014 a cemetery was set up in Elbenau .

The population density of the place is 83 inhabitants per square kilometer. 0.48 square kilometers of the local area are built on.

Attractions

St. Pankratius, Elbenau
  • The Evangelical Church of St. Pankratius was built in 1743 in half-timbered construction.
  • Old dykes (approx. 16th century), in the area of ​​the Old Elbe, in so-called Elbenau Switzerland
  • Former dairy in Elbenauer Strasse, now a residential building.
  • Old, former farms that were built on higher places to protect against flooding.

literature

  • Justus Christian Thorschmidt : Antiquitates Plocenses et adiunctarum Prezzin et Elbenau. Leipzig 1725
  • In German translation and annotated: Martin Jordan: Altertümer von Plötzky, Prezzien and Elbenau. August Hopfer Verlag, Burg 1939
  • Hans-Joachim Geffert , District Museum Schönebeck (Hrsg.): Architectural monuments in the district of Schönebeck. Schönebeck 1988
  • Dieter Dreyer: Gommern and the surrounding area in grandfather's time. Someren-Eind (NL): Verlag Europäische Bibliothek, 1997. ISBN 978-9028864771
  • Hans-Joachim Geffert, Kreissparkasse Schönebeck (Hrsg.): Search for traces: From the migration of peoples to today's district of Schönebeck. Grafisches Centrum Cuno, Calbe 1999, ISBN 3-9806327-1-7
  • Hans-Joachim Geffert: The salt town of Schönebeck (Elbe) and the saltwater spa Bad Salzelmen . Calbe: Graphic Center Cuno, 2004
  • Joachim Freyer, parishes of the district of Schönebeck (Hrsg.): Churches of the district of Schönebeck. Graphic Center Cuno, Calbe 2004

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inge Bily: Place name book of the Middle Elbe region. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1996, p. 160
  2. ↑ Manfred Wilde : The sorcery and witch trials in Kursachsen, Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2003, p. 505
  3. ^ Charles B. MacDonald: "Victory in Europe, 1945: The Last Offensive of World War II" Dover Publications 2013 ISBN 978-1306357777 p. 397