Frohburg

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Coat of arms of the city of Frohburg
Frohburg
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Coordinates: 51 ° 3 '  N , 12 ° 33'  E

Basic data
State : Saxony
County : Leipzig
Height : 176 m above sea level NHN
Area : 145.28 km 2
Residents: 12,443 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 86 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 04654
Primaries : 034348, 034341, 034344 , 034345Template: Infobox municipality in Germany / maintenance / area code contains text
License plate : L , BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Community key : 14 7 29 140
LOCODE : DE FOG
City structure: 33 districts

City administration address : 		Markt 13–15
04654 Frohburg
Website : www.frohburg.de
Mayor : Wolfgang Hiensch (BuW)
Location of the city of Frohburg in the Leipzig district
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Frohburg is a small town in the district of Leipzig , Free State of Saxony , on the border with Thuringia .

Geography and traffic

geography

Frohburg is located roughly in the middle between Leipzig and Chemnitz at the transition from the Leipzig lowland bay to the Saxon castle and heathland , about 35 km south of Leipzig and 10 km south of Borna . The river Wyhra flows through Frohburg and the streams Eula and Kleine Eula through some districts.

Name and city structure

The name is considered to be a Germanization of the French castle name type of the Crusader period, which in Middle Low German had the meaning "vro" (i.e. happy, happy), which is synonymous with "the castle that was happy or on which there was a happy knight life" . The districts of Frohburg are:

Local division of the city of Frohburg

Neighboring communities

Borna Kitzscher Bad Lausick
Fockendorf Compass card (de) .svg Geithain
Windischleuba Langenleuba-Niederhain Penig

traffic

railway station

State road 51 (former federal road B95) runs through Frohburg . The federal road B7and the state road 51 intersect south of Frohburg. The current federal B7traffic route A72plan includes a new construction of the federal road from Altenburg via Benndorfer Flur directly to a new freeway junction "Frohburg" on the freeway near Bubendorf. The federal motorway runs about 5 km east of the city of Frohburg, A72and the city can be reached from the south or north via the AS Geithain or Borna Süd. The federal road leads through the district of FlößbergB176

The Frohburg railway station on the railway line (Leipzig) Neukieritzsch Chemnitz each hour the trains S-Bahn central Germany served. The Leipzig – Geithain railway line runs through the districts of Hopfgarten and Tautenhain, each with one stopping point.

line Train run Cycle (min.)
S 6 Leipzig Messe - L. Essener Straße - L. Nord - Leipzig Hbf (deep) - L. Markt - L. Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz - L. Bayerischer Bahnhof - L. MDR - Leipzig-Connewitz - Markkleeberg Nord - Markkleeberg - Markkleeberg- Großstädteln - Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz - Großdeuben - Böhlen (near Leipzig) - Böhlen Werke - Neukieritzsch - Lobstädt - Borna (near Leipzig) - Petergrube - Neukirchen-Wyhra - Frohburg - Geithain
Stop on demand at the stops Böhlen Werke, Petergrube and Neukirchen-Wyhra. 		60

history

The protective castle of the same name, today's Frohburg Castle , was first mentioned at the end of the 10th century. In 1198 Frohburg was first mentioned as a settlement (Albertus de Vroburc, Albrecht I, Burgrave of Altenburg ) and in 1233 as a town. At that time the city did not have any city rights and was ruled by the landlord. It was not until 1831 that Frohburg was granted city rights by the new Saxon constitution. The first mayor was elected three years later.

Frohburg Castle around 1840

The possession of the Frohburg sideline of the burgraves of Altenburg was already in the 14th century in the possession of Wettin marshals from the von Schladebach family (later called Marshal von Bieberstein), who called themselves Marshal von Frohburg. The ownership later came to the von Falkenstein family and finally belonged to Friedrich Krug von Nidda and von Falkenstein and his heirs.

Frohburg was in the care of Altenburg until the middle of the 16th century , then until 1856 in the Electoral Saxon or Royal Saxon Office of Borna . From 1856 the city belonged to the Frohburg court office and from 1875 to the Borna district administration , which from 1939 was called the Borna district.

The city only recovered from the economic decline that began in the middle of the 19th century with the establishment of a calico printing plant in 1883 and the beginning of brown coal mining north of the city.

Until 1952 Frohburg belonged to the Borna district and from 1952 until the district reform in 1994 to the Geithain district , then to the Leipziger Land district and since the 2008 district reform to the Leipzig district .

On January 1, 2008, the administrative community Frohburg was founded with the municipality of Eulatal , which was dissolved a year later when the municipality of Eulatal joined Frohburg.

Incorporations

In 1973, Streitwald and in 1995 Greifenhain became part of Frohburg. In 1997 Benndorf was added, and on January 1, 1999, Eschefeld, Frauendorf, Roda, Nenkersdorf and Schönau. On January 1, 2009, the previously independent municipality of Eulatal was incorporated into Frohburg. The urban area increased from 60.74 km² to 108.06 km². On January 1, 2018, Kohren-Sahlis and its numerous districts were added.

Origin of name

It is not possible to say exactly where the name Frohburg comes from. According to one possible interpretation, it comes from ahd.frō for mr. This name is not suitable to distinguish it from other castles, because almost all medieval feudal castles were manor castles. If the name were derived from frōne = "gentlemen's service", an "n" should appear in the tradition. The derivation happy , happy, for example "the castle that was happy" or on which there was a happy knightly life, could, according to the name researchers Eichler and Walther, be a contemporary Germanization from French analogous to "Freudenberg" or "Starkenberg" after the crusade. .

In any case, the name has nothing to do with the fact that passing merchants were happy when they reached the place and no longer had to fear attacks by robber barons. However, according to stories, there is this derivation for the name Himmelreich , the area beyond the railway line.

politics

City council election 2019
Turnout: 62.7%
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11.4%
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Gains and losses
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City council

Town hall and Centaurenbrunnen

Since the municipal council election on May 26, 2019 , the 17 seats of the city council have been distributed among the individual groups as follows:

CDU 7 seats
AfD 3 seats
BuW * 3 seats
LEFT 2 seats
FWV ** 1 seat
SPD 1 seat

* Citizens 'community of independent voters Frohburg ** Free voters' association

mayor

Mayor of the city of Frohburg has been Wolfgang Hiensch (independent) since 1990. He was last confirmed in office on June 7, 2015 with 76.9 percent of the valid votes. His competitor Karsten Richter (CDU) received 23.1 percent. The turnout was 53.9 percent.

Local councils

Local councils have formed individual districts .

  • The Kohren-Sahlis local council consists of 8 members, the mayor is Siegmund Mohaupt.
  • The local council “ Eulatal ” consists of 8 members, Karsten Richter is the local mayor.
  • The local council "Nenkersdorf / Schönau" consists of 6 members, the local mayor is Andreas Mertin.
  • The local council "Roda" consists of 6 members, the mayor is Torsten Biringer.

Partner communities

Demographic statistics

Population as of December 31, 2019 | Resident source =: 12,672

District Residents
City of Frohburg 3,859
Kohren-Sahlis 1012
Priessnitz 703
Griffin Grove 620
Flößberg 597
Frankenhain 591
Eschefeld 500
Tautenhain 452
Benndorf 408
Roda 354
Frauendorf 348
Gnandstein 314
Streitwald 283
Hopfgarten 269
Nenkersdorf 249
Schönau 238
Terpitz 211
Rudigsdorf 205
Dolsenhain 189
Altmörbitz 188
Elbisbach 179
Bubendorf 177
Jahnshain 146
Trebishain 146
Linda 127
Ottenhain 96
plow 43
Meusdorf 43
Neuhof 41
Walditz 33
Desert grove 32
Alt-Ottenhain 15th
Eckersberg 4th

Memorials

Attractions

Pottery fountain in Kohren-Sahlis
Centaurs fountain on the market square
Pottery girl at the old sports field
Saxon post mile column from 1727
Frohburg Castle

Palaces and castles

  • Frohburg Castle with City Museum
  • Gnandstein Castle
  • Manor Benndorf, owned by the von Einsiedel family from 1848 to 1945
  • Hopfgarten Castle, owned by the von Einsiedel family from 1455 to 1945
  • Manor house on Gut Nenkersdorf
  • Prießnitz Castle (1605–1606), owned by the von Einsiedel family from 1380 to 1919
  • Wolfitz Castle , owned by the von Einsiedel family from 1419 to 1945, bought back after 1990
  • Kohren castle ruins

  • Gnandstein Castle

  • Manor Benndorf

  • Hopfgarten Castle

  • Manor house Nenkersdorf

  • Prießnitz Castle

  • Wolftitz Castle

  • Kohren castle ruins

St. Michaelis Frohburg

Churches

Frohburg and the incorporated places have many remarkable churches

  • Church of St. Michaelis in Frohburg, 1233
  • St. Gangolf Church in Kohren
  • Gnandstein village church with Einsiedel's grave
  • Greifenhain Church
  • Romanesque hall church in Eschefeld, with late Gothic carved altar around 1510
  • Benndorf Church
  • Flößberg Church
  • Large Romanesque hall church, Marienkirche Nenkersdorf, consecrated in 1187, former pilgrimage church
  • Baroque village church Elbisbach
  • Originally Romanesque church in Oberfrankenhain, built around 1200, rebuilt in late Gothic style in 1514 with a carved altar, crucifixion group and sacrament niche
  • Rectory in Oberfrankenhain, built around 1726
  • Tautenhain church with pictures by Conrad Felixmüller
  • Frauendorf Church
  • Altmörbitz Church
  • Church in Rüdigsdorf
  • Late Gothic cruciform church (around 1500) in Prießnitz (rebuilt in 1616 in the style of the Dutch late renaissance )
  • Jahnshain Church

  • St. Gangolf in Kohren

  • Church in Gnandstein

  • Griffin Grove

  • Eschefeld

  • Benndorf

  • Nenkersdorf

  • Upper Franconia

  • Tautenhain

  • Frauendorf

  • Jahnshain

Educational institutions

  • Primary school Frohburg (250 pupils and 18 teachers in the school year 2018/19)
  • Elementary school " Hans Coppi " Frankenhain (85 students in the school year 2018/19)
  • Primary school Kohren-Sahlis (90 students in the school year 2018/19)
  • "Maxim Gorki" secondary school (430 students and 35 teachers in the 2018/19 school year)
  • Evangelical Heimvolkshochschule Kohren-Sahlis

sport and freetime

Frohburg is known to motorsport fans for the annual racing events. Road races have been held on the Frohburger Dreieck since 1960, and motocross races on the Am Kaplanberg track since 1962 .

Stadtbad

Frohburg has a natural swimming pool, which is located in a former quarry. To the north of Frohburg there are bathing opportunities in the Harthsee, which was created from a former open-cast lignite mine in the Bubendorf-Nenkersdorf-Neukirchen triangle . In the west, the district of Eschefeld is bordered by the Pahna recreation area, part of Thuringia , with a swimming lake and campsite.

The district of Streitwald is a suitable starting point for extensive hikes through the Stöckigt to Kohren-Sahlis and to other sights and leisure activities in the Kohrener Land with a summer toboggan run , mini golf course and the "maze of the senses" at the Lindenvorwerk . In addition, the " Eschefelder Teiche " nature reserve is located in the community .

The large discotheque "Cult" is located in the production rooms of the former Neukirchen lignite factory north of Frohburg. The "Cult" is the successor to the "Tiffany", in which DJs such as Tom Novy , Paul van Dyk , Dr. Motte , Westbam or Hooligan appeared.

The Maisterlabyrinth Benndorf is open between the end of July and the end of September.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Otto Nuschke monument

Personalities who have worked on site

literature

  • Chronicle of Frohburg and the surrounding area . multi-volume work, Frohburg 1852 ff. ( digitized version )
  • Stefan Hansel Family Book Bubendorf 1665-1799. epubli, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-8442-9982-3 , 372 families
  • Johann C. Arnold: History of the parish Frohburg . B. Geissler Publishing House, 1905.
  • Richard Steche : Frohburg. In:  Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 15. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Borna . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1891, p. 25.
  • Guntram Vesper : Frohburg. Novel . Schöffling, Frankfurt am Main 2016. ISBN 978-3-89561-633-4 .

Web links

Commons : Frohburg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Frohburg  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Wikivoyage: Frohburg  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019  ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Frohburg.de - Impression. Retrieved August 8, 2017 .
  3. ^ Ernst Eichler and Hans Walther : Saxony. All city names and their history , Faber and Faber Verlag, Leipzig 2007, ISBN 978-3-86730-038-4 , p. 62f.
  4. ^ Website about the Marschall von Bieberstein family
  5. ^ Karlheinz Blaschke , Uwe Ulrich Jäschke : Kursächsischer Ämteratlas. Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-937386-14-0 ; P. 62 f.
  6. ^ The Borna District Administration in the municipal directory 1900
  7. ↑ Municipalities in 1994 and their changes since January 1st, 1948 in the new federal states. Metzler-Poeschel publishing house, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 . Publisher: Federal Statistical Office.
  8. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities of Germany, see 1995
  9. ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1997
  10. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1999
  11. ↑ StBA: Area changes on 01/01/2009
  12. ↑ State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony, municipal council elections 2919, result Frohburg
  13. ↑ Chronicle of Frohburg and the surrounding area 2019
  14. ↑ Flößberg commemorates the victims of the subcamp on the Flößberg initiative
  15. ^ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mühlenkunde ( Memento from January 17, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 8, 2015
  16. ^ Castle and manor in Prießnitz
  17. ↑ http://www.maisterlabyrinth.de/Labyrinth/Das-Labyrinth/441/
  18. ↑ Experiences with Borna's disease in the horse