Frankena

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Frankena
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 41 ″  N , 13 ° 35 ′ 28 ″  E
Height : 97 m above sea level NN
Residents : 315
Incorporation : December 31, 1999
Postal code : 03253
Area code : 035322
Frankena (Brandenburg)
Frankena

Location of Frankena in Brandenburg

Frankena is a district of the town of Doberlug-Kirchhain in the Elbe-Elster district in southern Brandenburg with around 315 inhabitants.

location

Frankena is located on the L701 about 2 km northeast of Doberlug-Kirchhain in the direction of the town of Sonnewalde .

Frankena, aerial photo (2019)

history

The place was first mentioned in 1229 as Vrankynow . In 1543 it was the largest village in the area with 35 hoppers and 8 cottages and belonged to the Saxon office from 1624 to the Congress of Vienna in 1815 , then to the Prussian rent office Dobrilugk . During the Thirty Years' War it was occupied by Swedish troops, but was spared from destruction after a large part of the population had moved to safety.

Incorporation

On December 31, 1999, Frankena was incorporated into Doberlug-Kirchhain.

Population development

Population development in Frankena from 1875 to 2005
year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents
1875 434 1946 631 1989 344 1995 337 2005 315
1890 457 1950 591 1990 341 1996 333
1910 430 1964 449 1991 352 1997 340
1925 409 1971 424 1992 343 1998 345
1933 421 1981 366 1993 336 1999
1939 413 1985 361 1994 328 2000

Culture and sights

The church

The Protestant village church of St. Pantaleon dates from the middle of the 13th century and is a field stone building. The tower was rebuilt in 1488. The altarpiece is from the end of the 17th century.

Regular events

Annual events are

Personalities

  • Georg Schönmuth (1928–2016), agricultural scientist, animal breeder and university professor

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Frankena's private homepage
  2. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1999
  3. ^ Historical municipality directory 2005 for Brandenburg Online as a PDF file
  4. ^ Georg Dehio, Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Brandenburg, Deutscher Kunstverlag Munich Berlin, ISBN 3-422-03054-9 , page 294

Web links

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