Etgersleben
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Etgersleben
Börde-Hakel municipality
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| Height : | 76 m |
| Area : | 13.26 km² |
| Residents : | 758 (Dec 31, 2008) |
| Population density : | 57 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2010 |
| Postal code : | 39448 |
| Area code : | 039268 |
Etgersleben is a district of the municipality of Börde-Hakel and is located on the northern edge of the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt .
geography
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The place is on the right bank of the Bode about 25 kilometers southwest of Magdeburg .
history
Etgersleben was first mentioned in a document in 1051 . In 1839 a malt factory was built in the village, which was converted into a stock corporation in 1898 (today a ruin). The Evangelical Church of St. Michael from 1881 is one of the most important sights in the area.
On January 1, 2010 the communities Etgersleben, Hakeborn and Westeregeln merged to form the new community Börde-Hakel.
badges and flags
Blazon : "In blue a silver pelican with outspread wings on a black nest, scratching his chest and nourishing his three cubs with his blood."
The coat of arms was designed by the municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch based on a historical image seal of the municipality and included in the approval process.
The pelican has a centuries-old tradition in mythology as in heraldry. As a symbol of the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ, pelicans are also part of Christian iconography . According to a mythological tradition, the pelican is said to nourish its young with its own blood. This version goes back to the depiction of the pelican in the Physiologus , an early Christian animal compendium, according to which the pelican opens its own breast with its beak in order to bring its starving or dead young back to life. This was allegorically related to the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ or as a symbol of charity, making the pelican a motif that is often used in church heraldry and all of Christian art.
The flag of the former municipality shows the colors silver (white) - blue with an applied coat of arms.
Personalities
- Richard Mahrenholtz (1849–1909), literary historian and writer, born in Etgersleben
- Manfred Püchel (* 1951), SPD politician, born in Etgersleben
traffic
Etgersleben lies on the former railway lines Staßfurt – Blumenberg and Etgersleben – Förderstedt . Both routes are closed and partially (Staßfurt – Blumenberg) or completely (Etgersleben – Förderstedt) dismantled.
