Fichtenberg (Mühlberg / Elbe)

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Fichtenberg is a district of the official city of Mühlberg in the Brandenburg district of Elbe-Elster and is located about 5 kilometers southeast of the core city. On December 31, 2011, Fichtenberg had 469 inhabitants. The district is now divided into the inhabited districts of Borschütz, Gaitzsch and Schweditz in addition to the core town.

history

Fichtenberg in a cabinet card from 1762 by Isaak Jacob von Petri

In 1280 the place was first mentioned in a document as Vichtimberg (place on the mountain on which spruce trees grow). An apparently older document from 1202 is now considered a forgery. A Heinrich von Vichtenberg is mentioned in 1282, but Ulrich von Pack zu Mühlberg was probably Lord von Fichtenberg. In 1289, Bishop Withego zu Meißen granted the Marienstern monastery the tithe donated by Ulrich von Pack . In 1389, the Meissen burgrave Heinrich sold the interest on a field near Fichtenberg to the Meissen canon Rambold von Polentz . Heinrich Graf zum Hartenstein guarantees the "Rezoa" monastery in Riesa an interest from Fichtenberg. In 1406 the family of Taupadel owned the place. The family of Pflugk had in 1547 some goods in their possession. In 1547 39 possessed men are mentioned. Until 1550 Fichtenberg belonged to the Hayn office and was then transferred to the Mühlberg office . However, the hereditary landlord continued to rule over part of the place. Therefore, until 1945 the place consisted of an estate district and a municipality. Fichtenberg was an independent parish until 1540, but was then united with Boragk. In the Thirty Years' War only one estate was devastated until 1648. In 1716 38 houses burned down, in 1808 Fichtenberg also survived a major fire. In 1816, as a result of the results of the Congress of Vienna , Fichtenberg became part of the Prussian district of Liebenwerda .

LPG "Frieden" built new stables in 1955

Up to the middle of the 20th century, around a third of the population worked in agriculture and two thirds in industry, mainly as ironworkers in Riesa . But working from home was also done as a sideline. The baking bowl weaving from pine roots was particularly widespread, as was work in the Bach bowl factory in the village.

In 1816 Fichtenberg had 452 inhabitants, in 1910 there were 936 inhabitants.

On April 1, 1974, the municipalities of Altenau and Fichtenberg were merged to form the new municipality of Fichtenberg-Altenau. On February 1, 1990, both communities became independent again. On August 31, 2001, Fichtenberg merged with Altenau , Brottewitz , Koßdorf , Martinskirchen and Mühlberg / Elbe to form the new town of Mühlberg / Elbe and has been part of the town of Mühlberg / Elbe ever since.

Parts of the parish of Fichtenberg

The former Gaitzsch, Schweditz and Borschütz estates are formerly independent places.

Gaitzsch (also Gaitzschhäuser), was first mentioned in 1550 as Kaitschitz . The original field name is based on connections from Upper Sorbian khójca or Lower Sorbian chójčka (pine, pine), including Chvojnička (small pines). In German this was also translated as Haidehäuser .

Because of the location of the place directly on the Elbe, it was regularly flooded. Therefore, from 1847 to 1862, a dam was built from the Gaitzsch houses to Köttlitz for 46,145 thalers . This sum (minus the state subsidy of 300 thalers) had to be raised by the villages of Fichtenberg, Borschütz, Güldenstern, Mühlberg, Köttlitz and Boragk, which were organized in a dike association. From 1815 to 1945 the border on the Elbe between the Kingdom of Saxony and the Prussian province of Saxony ran right next to the town.

The former Vorwerk Schweditz was first mentioned in a document as Zvetiz in 1251 . The current place name developed from the Sorbian. The meaning of the original field name is unclear , but Světici (country people or people of light) is suspected, which was later pronounced with an "r" and reinterpreted as Schwerz (black).

The former manor Borschütz was first mentioned in a document as Bursluwicz in 1277 . The place name means something like The People of Borisłav . Around 1285 the estate was owned by the Marienstern monastery in Mühlberg. In 1550 it became part of the Mühlberg Office and thus a chamber property , and later also a domain . The Schweititz Vorwerk was part of Borschütz. In 1816 Borschütz, together with Schweditz, had 95 inhabitants; by 1910 there were 114 inhabitants.

Culture and sights

Fichtenberg village church
Fire station of the Fichtenberg Volunteer Fire Brigade

Buildings

In the center of the village is the village church of Fichtenberg, built at the beginning of the 19th century, with a cemetery surrounding it. It was created using the remains of a previous medieval building. Inside you will find, among other things, a horseshoe gallery, some figures from a medieval altar and a classicist baptism made of cast bronze. The church, which was extensively restored between 1986 and 1997, is now a listed building.

Other registered monuments are a Kumthalle at Fichtenberger Schloßstraße 8 and a warehouse with a residential building in Gaitzsch. To the right of the main entrance to the cemetery there is also a memorial to the fallen in memory of the residents of Fichtenberg who died in the two world wars.

Club life

There are some active clubs in Fichtenberg:

  • Heimatverein Fichtenberg
  • Fichtenberg Music Association
  • Shawm orchestra of the MSV Grün-Weiß Fichtenberg
  • MSV Grün-Weiß Fichtenberg (soccer)
  • Fichtenberg Volunteer Fire Brigade
  • Fichtenberg / Elbe youth club
  • German Red Cross Local Association Fichtenberg / Elbe
  • Allotment gardeners association Fichtenberg / Elbe
  • Fichtenberger carnival friends

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Main statutes of the city of Mühlberg / Elbe from January 28, 2009 PDF
  2. a b c d The place names of the Bad Liebenwerda district Emilia Crome, Akademie-Verlag Berlin, 1968
  3. a b History of the Liebenwerda District Stories of the Territories and Districts of the Province of Saxony, Volume 1: History of the Liebenwerda District , Heinrich Nebelsieck
  4. a b Local history for the Liebenwerda district O. Bornschein, OF Gandert 1929 Verlag C. Ziehlke
  5. State Office for Data Processing and Statistics State of Brandenburg Historical community directory of the State of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005 19.4 District Elbe-Elster PDF
  6. Formation of the new city of Mühlberg / Elbe, which is free of office Announcement of the Ministry of the Interior of July 30, 2001. Official Gazette for Brandenburg Common Ministerial Gazette for the State of Brandenburg, Volume 12, 2001, Number 34, Potsdam, August 22, 2001, p. 587 PDF

Web links

Commons : Fichtenberg / Elbe  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 24 '  N , 13 ° 15'  E