Ferna

Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Eichsfeld
Management Community :	Lindenberg / Eichsfeld
Height :	230 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.43 km 2
Residents:	563 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	127 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	37339
Area code :	036071
License plate :	EIC, HIG, WBS
Community key :	16 0 61 031
Association administration address:	Hauptstrasse 17 ; 37339 Teistungen
Website :	www.lindenberg-eichsfeld.de
Mayor :	Erich Oberkersch ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Ferna in the Eichsfeld district

Ferna is a municipality in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia . It belongs to the administrative community Lindenberg / Eichsfeld .

geography

Ferna is between Ohmgebirge and Hahlethal .

history

Ferna was first mentioned on July 19, 1090. From the 16th to the 19th century Ferna was under the Western Hagens court of Berlingerode. From 1815 to 1945 the community belonged to the Prussian province of Saxony . From 1945 it was part of the Soviet occupation zone, from 1949 the GDR . From 1961 until the turnaround and reunification in 1989/1990, Ferna was affected by the closure of the nearby inner-German border. Since 1990 the place belongs to the re-established state of Thuringia.

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

1994: 484
1995: 489
1996: 550
1997: 607
1998: 624
1999: 624

2000: 618
2001: 638
2002: 629
2003: 615
2004: 604
2005: 592

2006: 587
2007: 597
2008: 586
2009: 570
2010: 572
2011: 568

2012: 582
2013: 573
2014: 584
2015: 580
2016: 581
2017: 584

2018: 585
2019: 563

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Municipal council

The Ferna council consists of eight council members.

CDU : 8 seats

(As of: local elections on May 25, 2014)

mayor

The honorary mayor Erich Oberkersch (CDU) was elected in 2004 and re-elected in 2010 and 2016.

traffic

The B 247 and the L 2017 run through Ferna . A bypass is planned, but not in sight.

Ferna is located on the now disused Untereichsfeldbahn from Wulften via Duderstadt , Teistungen and Worbis to Leinefelde . That is why Bahnhofstrasse still exists today .

Attractions

Ferna Church

The patronage church of John the Baptist, rebuilt in 1736, belongs to the Catholic parish of St. Andreas Teistungen.

Individual evidence

^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics ( help on this ).
↑ Ferna. In: lindenberg-eichsfeld.de. Retrieved January 28, 2018 (German).
↑ 2014 municipal council elections in Thuringia - final result. The regional returning officer, accessed on May 29, 2017 .
↑ Mayoral elections in Thuringia. Thuringian State Office for Statistics, accessed on May 29, 2017 .

Web links

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

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-TH-1] Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics ( help on this ).

[2] Ferna. In: lindenberg-eichsfeld.de. Retrieved January 28, 2018 (German).

[3] 2014 municipal council elections in Thuringia - final result. The regional returning officer, accessed on May 29, 2017 .

[4] Mayoral elections in Thuringia. Thuringian State Office for Statistics, accessed on May 29, 2017 .