Gadegast

The title of this article is ambiguous. Further meanings are listed under Gadegast (disambiguation) .

Gadegast City of Zahna-Elster
Coordinates: 51 ° 53 ′ 27 "  N , 12 ° 53 ′ 39"  E
Height :	77 m
Area :	11.15 km²
Residents :	204  (December 31, 2012)
Population density :	18 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2011
Postal code :	06918
Area code :	035387
Location of Gadegast in Zahna-Elster

Gadegast is a district of the town of Zahna-Elster in the district of Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

Gadegast is about 17 kilometers east of Lutherstadt Wittenberg .

history

The community was first mentioned in a document in 1385. The spelling of the place name was 1508 Gathegast and 1550 Gategast . The community was in the Saxon office of Seyda until 1815 and then became Prussian.

In 1550 32 possessed men lived here, including 18 gardeners who were directly subordinate to the Seyda office. At that time the village had its own thing chair and judge.

The place had its own parish church.

On January 1, 2011, Gadegast became part of the newly formed town of Zahna-Elster together with the municipalities of the dissolved Elbaue-Fläming administrative community .

coat of arms

Blazon : "Two crossed golden flails growing in blue from the lower edge of the shield, three golden ears of wheat above the intersection."

It was the decision of the municipality to include a coat of arms in the approval process, which simply relates to agriculture. The municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch was responsible for the design and incorporation into the approval process .

The colors of the parish are: yellow - blue.

traffic

To the federal road 187 , which connects Jessen and Wittenberg , it is eleven kilometers south.

Web links

• Gadegast at seyda.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Main statutes of the city of Zahna-Elster. (PDF) p. 12 , archived from the original on April 10, 2014 ; accessed on April 10, 2014 (approx. 6 MB). 
2. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011