Farsleben
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Farsleben
City of Wolmirstedt
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| Height : | 57 m | |
| Area : | 7.12 km² | |
| Residents : | 965 (Dec. 31, 2007) | |
| Population density : | 136 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2009 | |
| Incorporated into: | Wolmirstedt | |
| Postal code : | 39326 | |
| Area code : | 039201 | |
Location of Farsleben in Saxony-Anhalt |
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 Farsleben village church
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Farsleben is a district of the city of Wolmirstedt in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt .
geography
Farsleben is located in the lower Ohretal , a few kilometers from where it flows into the Elbe . To the northwest of Farsleben, the terrain gradually rises to the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide (74 m above sea level ). South of Farsleben is the conservation area Moortalsee .
history
The place appears for the first time in a document as Fadesleve in 1197 . This confirms the ownership of the von Elbeu family and the Ammensleben monastery in the village.
The Lords of Elbeu were followed by those of Irxleben . In 1418, half of the town fell victim to the fire that plundered robber barons from the Altmark region had set. In 1441 the von der Schulenburg family received the entire Farsleben estate.
Farsleben was robbed several times by various warring parties during the Thirty Years' War . The favorable location north of the Ohre crossing between the Elbe and Heide was the reason that troops passed through and camped here - including the Tillys in 1626. The village of Farsleben fell into desolation after the war - only six residents are said to have survived the war, while for 1584 22 families were still attested.
In the gradual reconstruction phase, a new church was consecrated in 1655. The Farsleben village church received its current shape after structural changes until the middle of the 18th century. In 1820 the village had 250 inhabitants again.
From 1910 to 1966 the community was on the Wolmirstedt – Colbitz railway (with its own train station). The fire brigade founded in 1888 became the volunteer fire brigade in 1928 .
A train with Jewish prisoners, which was the first of three death transports in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp at the beginning of April 1945, each with 2500 so-called exchange Jews in approx. 45 wagons (some older third-class passenger wagons, some covered freight wagons) to take them to the Theresienstadt concentration camp left the Bergen-Belsen camp station on April 6, 1945 and came to a halt on April 13, 1945, shortly before the end of the Second World War, between Farsleben and Zielitz . Many citizens helped those who were now rescued. Despite the help, many died of illnesses and exhaustion. 22 victims of the transport were buried in a specially created Jewish cemetery in Hillersleben and a memorial stone was later erected in the local cemetery. While the second of the trains reached its destination, the third train stranded on April 23, 1945 in Tröbitz, Brandenburg and became known as the Lost Train .
Agriculture also shaped the community of Farsleben after the Second World War. In 1963, the two local LPGs were merged, and a few years later a dairy and pig breeding facility started operations. Some residents work in the Zielitz potash plant . The Farsleber Church, which was closed in 1985 due to structural damage, has since been repaired and services have been taking place there again since 1997.
On January 1, 2009, the previously independent community of Farsleben was incorporated into Wolmirstedt.
politics
Local council
The current local mayor is Mr. Rolf Knackmuß from the Independent Voting Association Farsleben (UWG).
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Local council Farsleben consists of 5 members.
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Members of the local council
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coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on October 28, 1999 by the Magdeburg Regional Council.
Blazon : “In silver between two red bulwarks, on a green Dreiberg covered with a silver sea leaf, a green clad soldier from the Thirty Years' War with a wide silver collar, gold sash, green plumed hat, red gauntlets and black cannon boots with gold spur clips, his left hand in his Chiseled on the side, holding a partisan with a black rod, golden tip and golden iron in his right hand. "
Farsleben has a coat of arms that was officially approved in 1938, but there is no evidence that it was used, so that sixty years later no Farsleben resident can remember it. Previously, the place had a picture seal on which the Moorthalberg (now buried under a potash dump) is shown with three pine trees growing on it between two entrenchments. Finally, a coat of arms was designed, which was worn in common law from 1985 onwards, but which was not approved in this way. In 1999 the municipal council commissioned the Magdeburg municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch to develop a heraldically correct emblem.
There is a legend of the Moorthalberg, according to which soldiers of the imperial- wallenstein army built entrenchments on the Moorthalberg during the Thirty Years' War . They served to defend against the Protestant army of King Gustav Adolf of Sweden, whose troops were advancing from the Werbener Schanze (Altmark).
During the Thirty Years' War Farsleben was hit several times by Swedish or Austrian troops. Because of the strategically favorable location, troops often camped on the Moorthalberg. In 1626 Tilly advanced with his troops as far as Wolmirstedt. The villages of Burgstall, Sandbeiendorf and Angern were occupied by Pappenheim riders. An infantry camp is said to have existed on the Moorthalberg. Werben was besieged by Tilly in vain. An imperial general who was fatally wounded in battle is said to have died and been buried on the Moorthalberg. At the beginning of the last century, a large stone covered the burial site, which is now under potash.
The municipal council decided to develop a synthesis of symbols based on the two coats of arms that existed before. The coat of arms from 1938, the design of which goes back to the graphically gifted Magdeburg State Archives Councilor Otto Korn (1898–1955), was designed in a less colorful way by the heraldist Mantzsch and given him a three mountain (Moorthalberg) with a sea leaf (Moorthalsee) instead of the shield base. To stick with the now traditional green and white tinctures, the main coat of arms symbolism is green, the shield is tinged with silver (white).
The community colors were green and silver (white).
Coat of arms of Farsleben
old seal of the community of Farsleben
own coat of arms of the community
Historical coat of arms
The coat of arms was awarded on September 6, 1938 by the President of the Province of Saxony.
Blazon : "In gold on green ground between two red bulwarks, a soldier in the costume of the Thirty Years' War in a blue uniform, with a red sash, silver collar, silver hat with red and blue ostrich feather, gold gun boots and gold leather gear, silver gauntlets, in the Holding a partisan on the right, the left braced in the side. "
The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg State Archives Councilor Otto Korn .
flag
The flag is green and white striped with the coat of arms.
Culture and sights
- Memorial stone in the local cemetery for murdered Jewish concentration camp prisoners, erected by the synagogue community in 1985
- Farsleben village church
- Rural culture and event center "Weber 'Hof"
Economy and Infrastructure
Transport links
The federal road 189 ( Magdeburg - Stendal ) passes near Farsleben and has two lanes to the south. Further road connections exist to Wolmirstedt and via Zielitz to Rogätz . The nearest train stations are in Wolmirstedt and Zielitz on the Magdeburg – Stendal – Wittenberge railway line , which directly affects the town of Farsleben. In addition to regional trains, the Mittelelbe S-Bahn trains also stop there .
Established businesses
The Farsleben sand and gravel works is located on the northern edge of the village . On the occasion of the floods in Central Europe in 2013 , tens of thousands of sandbags were filled here for the charging of the dikes of the nearby rivers north of Magdeburg.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mario Köhne: Difficult Search for Traces: The Story of the Stranded Train from Farsleben , MDR SACHSEN-ANHALT, June 8, 2020
- ↑ StBA: Area changes on 01/01/2009
- ↑ Official Journal for the Reg.-Bez. MD 1/00
- ↑ Comrades from the city of Wanzleben-Börde show their full commitment during floods
