Ellingen (Prenzlau)

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Ellingen
City of Prenzlau
Coordinates: 53 ° 20 ′ 55 ″  N , 13 ° 49 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : 18–30 m above sea level NN
Area : 26 ha
Residents : 90  (Dec 31, 2008)
Population density : 346 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1961
Incorporated into: Dedelow
Postal code : 17291
Area code : 03984

Ellingen is a small village in northeast Brandenburg ( Germany ) in the Uckermark district . With only about 90 inhabitants, the place is one of the smallest districts of Prenzlau . The village is part of the municipality of Dedelow .

geography

The village is about 108 km north of Berlin and 58 km west of Szczecin ( Poland ). In the east of Ellingen the river Ucker, coming from Prenzlau, runs on its way to the Stettiner Haff .

history

Ellingen was first mentioned in 1285 with the name "Otto de Ellinge". Slavic settlements existed before the town was founded . In the Middle Ages , Ellingen belonged to the von Arnim family. Later the village came into the possession of the city of Prenzlau. In 1961, Ellingen was incorporated into the municipality of Dedelow .

Population development

year Residents
1774 151
1803 164
1816 141
1840 213
1861 230
2009 90

Important buildings and memorials

Ellingen village church

Village church


The church Ellingen is a half-timbered building from the 17th century and was changed at the beginning of the 19th century. The wooden west tower next to the church was built at the end of the 17th century. The inner construction of the tower dates from 1456 and the weather vane from 1738. The church tower in Ellingen is the oldest wooden tower in the Uckermark. It is believed that in the Middle Ages the church in Ellingen was a field stone church . The altarpiece dates from the 1st half of the 17th century and is decorated with lots of decorations, passion reliefs , figural decorations and a cartouche with a Majestas Domini picture scheme . Above are two late Gothic carved figures. The pulpit dates from the 17th century, the seats and the gallery are from a more recent construction period. The organ in the gallery dates from 1873.

Monument to the fallen in Ellingen

Fallen memorial

The monument to the fallen is on the street opposite the church. On a granite pedestal stands a stele . On the top of the stele is an iron cross with a W (for Wilhelm II ). The base contains a plate with the inscription " Heroes died for the fatherland ". Below the inscription are the names of fallen soldiers. In front of the base is a plate with the inscription " In memory of the victims of World War II 1939 - 1945 ".

Atonement Cross Ellingen

Atonement Cross Ellingen

The atonement cross is made of granite and shows a hand with spread fingers in a circle on the east side. Four crosses are placed equidistant from one another. The west side also has a circle, which however contains a cross from the two diameters that bisect. The ends of the diameters again show the four attached crosses outside. The stone cross originally stood on the edge of the Chauseer, but was moved in 1938. Today it stands at the junction of the L 258 from the B 198 .

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Transport links

The L258 runs through Ellingen in the direction of Prenzlau (south) and Pasewalk via Trebenow and Nechlin (north), the B 198 runs only approx. 1 km west of Ellingen. The federal highways 11 and 20 run near the village near Prenzlau. Until May 27, 1995 there was still a station in Ellingen with trains in the direction of Strasburg (Uckermark) , Fürstenwerder (only until September 30, 1978) and Prenzlau, which was operated by the Prenzlauer Kreisbahnen before the Second World War and from April 1, 1949 was served by the Deutsche Reichsbahn .

Today there is a bus stop within the village and one outside on the B 198 (approx. 1 km from the village). At the bus stop within the village, buses 411 (Prenzlau – Dedelow) and 414 (Prenzlau – Wolfshagen) run Monday to Friday, both of which run every 2 hours between Prenzlau and Ellingen. At the bus stop outside the village, buses 401 (Prenzlau– Woldegk ) and 413 (Prenzlau – Strasburg (Uckermark)) run Monday to Friday , which together make a 2-hour cycle between Prenzlau and Ellingen. On Saturday, Sunday and on public holidays only three on-call buses run on line 401. The Berlin – Usedom long-distance cycle route and the wind turbine tour run right next to the town (to the east) . The next international airport, Szczecin-Goleniów, is approx. 88 km northeast of Ellingen.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ellingen on prenzlau.eu
  2. ^ Adolph Friedrich Riedel : Codex diplomaticus Brandenburgensis : Collection of documents, chronicles and other source documents . Main part 1st volume 21 . Berlin 1861, p. 4 ( digitized version ).
  3. ↑ Historical municipality directory of the State of Brandenburg (PDF; 386 kB)
  4. ^ The territories of the Mark Brandenburg: District of Prenzlau
  5. ↑ Christ Church in Ellingen
  6. ↑ Ellingen (I) / OT from Prenzlau on suehnekreuz.de