Eldena

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Office :	Grabow
Height :	22 m above sea level NHN
Area :	33.99 km 2
Residents:	1132 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	33 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	19294
Area code :	038755
License plate :	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Community key :	13 0 76 037
Community structure:	4 districts
Office administration address:	Am Markt 1 ; 19300 Grabow
Website :	www.grabow.de
Mayor :	Oliver May
Location of the municipality of Eldena in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district

The municipality of Eldena is located on the Elde and belongs to the Grabow district in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany).

geography

The place is 14 kilometers southwest of Ludwigslust and about 15 kilometers northeast of Dömitz . The Elde Lateral Canal, which is part of the Müritz-Elde waterway , branches off from the original course of the Elde , which is called Alte Elde from the fork .

In addition to the main town Eldena, the districts Güritz, Stuck and Krohn belong to the community.

history

The place name goes back to the river Elde, which flows by close to the place. Eldena was founded by the establishment of a nunnery ( Kloster Eldena ) of the Benedictine order between 1229 and 1235. In a major fire in the village in 1835, the church, as the former center of the monastery, was almost completely destroyed. Today's neo-Gothic St. John's Church was built on the preserved walls from 1835 to 1839 . The spire dates back to 1850, the organ was built in 1840. From 1974 to 1978 the church was renovated, a new altar was consecrated in 1991, the organ was repaired in 1995.

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent communities of Günz, Krohn and Stuck were incorporated. On September 1, 1973, Bresegard was incorporated, but the place regained its independence shortly before the fall of the Wall .

politics

coat of arms

Blazon : "Above a golden, humiliated wave shield foot in blue, a resisting silver Easter lamb with a four-fold openwork golden halo and with the angled right front foot holding a golden paw cross with a three-lipped golden flag."

The coat of arms was designed by the Schwerin heraldist Karl-Heinz Steinbruch . It was approved on May 13, 2014 by the Ministry of the Interior and registered under the number 352 of the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Justification of the coat of arms: The history of the nunnery has a decisive influence on the design of the community's coat of arms. The symbolism of the convent seal from 1345 is taken over by the depiction of the Easter lamb with a halo. The Lamb of God carries the flag of John the Baptist, the patron saint of the nunnery. The corrugated shield symbolizes the Elde, which gives the community its name.

flag

The municipality does not have an officially approved flag .

Official seal

The official seal shows the municipal coat of arms with the inscription "GEMEINDE ELDENA".

Attractions

The monuments of the municipality are listed in the list of monuments in Eldena .

Transport links

Eldena is on federal highway 191 . Since the Ludwigslust – Dömitz railway line was closed , the next train station has been in the city of Ludwigslust. There is also a connection to the Müritz-Elde-Wasserstraße via a local boat harbor.

Sports

The local sports club has been called "LSV Schwarz-Weiß Eldena" since 1990. The footballers of this club celebrated their greatest success in 2014 with promotion to the Landesliga West. In June 2009 the 90th anniversary was celebrated.

Elde Canal Bridge
Johanneskirche
Station on the dismantled Ludwigslust – Dömitz line

Web links

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

Wikisource: Topographia Saxoniae Inferioris: Eldena - Sources and full texts

Individual evidence

↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
↑ § 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the municipality.
↑ ZEBI e. V., START e. V. (Ed.): Village and town churches in the Parchim parish . Edition Temmen, Bremen / Rostock 2001, ISBN 3-86108-795-2 . P. 83 f.
↑ ^a ^b ^c main statute, section 3, paragraph 2

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-MV-1] Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).

[2] § 2 Paragraph 1 of the main statute of the municipality.

[3] ZEBI e. V., START e. V. (Ed.): Village and town churches in the Parchim parish . Edition Temmen, Bremen / Rostock 2001, ISBN 3-86108-795-2 . P. 83 f.

[Hauptsatzung-4] statute, section 3, paragraph 2