Gerbstedt (locality)

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Gerbstedt
City of Gerbstedt
Coordinates: 51 ° 37 ′ 48 ″  N , 11 ° 37 ′ 44 ″  E
Height : 158 m above sea level NHN
Area : 21.51 km²
Residents : 3007  (Dec. 31, 2009)
Population density : 140 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 06347
Area code : 034783
Gerbstedt (Ortschaft) Augsdorf Rottelsdorf Freist Friedeburg (Saale) Friedeburgerhütte Heiligenthal Hübitz Ihlewitz Rottelsdorf Siersleben Welfesholz Zabenstedt Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharzmap
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Gerbstedt is a village and capital of the municipality Gerbstedt in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt , Germany .

geography

Gerbstedt is located on the Mansfelder Platte , an undulating plateau at the meeting of two valleys that unite to form the Lobach valley , which flows off to the east, around 30 kilometers as the crow flies northwest of the city of Halle an der Saale in the northeastern district of Mansfeld-Südharz . Closer cities in the area are Hettstedt in the west, Eisleben in the southeast and Könnern in the northeast.

history

the holey stone

prehistory

Fertile soils moved the first settlers into the corridors around today's Gerbstedt in the Neolithic Age . Their traces can still be found today in the form of menhirs and burial mounds (e.g. on the Sehringsberg near Helmsdorf). In the Bronze Age around 800 BC Chr. There were many settlements around Gerbstedt, also in the area of today's urban core. For example, there was such a settlement in the area of ​​the school. Another settlement has also been found in the area of ​​today's sports field. Some of the desertions around Gerbstedt also originate from this time.

middle Ages

The present-day town of Gerbstedt was probably founded around 500 AD as a Gerbistide (home of the Gerbitz), and the town center at that time was probably located at the present-day cemetery. At that time Gerbstedt was just one small village among many, it was of no particular importance until a nunnery was founded in Gerbstedt in 985 by Rikdag , Margrave of Meissen , the first abbess was Rikdag's sister Eilsuid . At this time, the place was first mentioned as a Gerbizstidi . In 1014 the monastery passed to the Counts of Wettin .

On February 11, 1115 there was a major battle south of the Welfesholz district, the Battle of the Welfesholz . In it, the troops of Emperor Heinrich V fought against those of the Saxon princes, who then emerged victorious from the battle.

The "holy stone", a monolith, has been revised and repurposed as a monument. Before the battle, some people from the villages around Gerbstedt are said to have sought protection in the city.

Around 1199 an economic boom began due to the mining industry, Gerbstedt began to grow. In 1442 the market town was granted the fortification privilege by Archbishop Günter of Magdeburg , and the town was fortified with city walls. On August 10, 1530, the place was raised to a city by Emperor Charles V. Four years later, construction of the town hall began in the Renaissance style, it was completed in 1567 and is still standing today. This was sold to the Count of Mansfeld- Friedeburg in 1541 . Around 1730 the intensive mining of copper slate also begins in Gerbstedt (districts Sperlingsberg, Tieftal and Roter Berg).

Modern times

Dumps from Brosowski shaft (front) and Thälmann shaft

In the 17th century the city was almost completely depopulated and burned down by the plague and the Thirty Years War . In 1740 the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm I acquired the Steubsche Rittergut and the Gerbstedt office. The baroque Johanniskirche was built in 1740 and the city was declared a garrison city of the Prussian army , which it retained until 1749. Since 1780, the city has belonged to the Brandenburg-Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg together with the rest of the Prussian part of the County of Mansfeld .

The construction of the Halle-Hettstedter Railway in 1896 gave the city a further boost. The castle in the north of the old town was built in 1904 by the Schulenburg family , the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was built two years later (profaned in 2016). The Second World War ended for Gerbstedt with the invasion of American troops on April 14, 1945, and on September 3 of the same year the Soviet Red Army entered. When the so-called Otto Brosowski shaft was closed in 1969, copper slate mining in and around Gerbstedt ended.

economy

Established businesses

In Gerbstedt there are some metal processing companies, smaller craft businesses, retail and service companies.

traffic

The city is not connected to the rail traffic, the Gerbstedt station has not been in use since the Halle Klaustor – Hettstedt railway line was closed . The nearest train stations are in Belleben and Sandersleben (Anh) ( Halle – Vienenburg line ) and Hettstedt ( Berlin – Blankenheim line ). Gerbstedt is connected to its neighboring towns by country roads, the next federal road is federal road 180 ( Aschersleben - Naumburg (Saale) ) near Klostermansfeld 10 km southwest of the city. The next motorway exit is on the A 14 near Könnern, 11.5 km northwest of the village.

Culture and sights

Miniature version of the Quedlinburg Cathedral
Bell tower of the Gerbstedt monastery

The miniature castles by Günther Beinert, which are located within the urban area of ​​Gerbstedt, are unique worldwide. Most of the castles were built during the GDR era. There were often from middle-class rebellion Rhine castles built. These castles, usually only up to 1.70 m high, invite you to take a long walk. In the meantime, castles and palaces from the region have also been built as miniature structures.

Another fact still stirs many emotions in and around Gerbstedt to this day. From the monastery, tunnels were dug underground to ensure supplies and security within the city walls during sieges. These corridors are so large that horse-drawn vehicles can easily be driven through. Even bays to avoid oncoming traffic have been created. Rumors have grown up about the network of paths in these underground passages. Most of the stories speak of the fact that at least one corridor reached just before the gates of Eisleben . To be more precise, to Seeburg Castle on the Süßen See , a few kilometers from the city. This would mean an estimated length of the trail of 15 to 20 kilometers.
During the Second World War, some of the corridors were used as bunkers; NBC protective masks and other Wehrmacht equipment could be found down there until the 1990s. More information can be obtained from the local museum. Entry into the corridors can be found not far from the museum. However, access is now prohibited.

In the community cemetery there are the graves of seven Poles , one Polish woman and one Russian (all known by name), who were abducted to Germany during the Second World War and were victims of forced labor .

Buildings

  • The town hall , a Renaissance building from 1566
  • The church "Sankt Johannes", built in 1739 and enlarged in 1776 towards the east
  • The old bell tower of the Gerbstedt monastery
  • Gerbstedt Castle, built in 1905
  • Gerbstedt manor

Gardens and parks

In the northeast is the castle park, a larger park with a length of approx. 400 meters and a width of 300 meters. A school trail has been laid out in this park.

Sports

In Gerbstedt there is a sports field (in the south) and an outdoor swimming pool (near the former train station). There is also a bowling alley (at the castle) in Gerbstedt. The dog sports club is located below the sports field (in the south).

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

Others

Gerbstedt is popularly referred to as the country of cake in the Mansfeld region . The name goes back to an anecdote from the 1930s. At this time, the Gerbstedter men's choir was supposed to interpret the song "Oh Jugendzeit ...". Since the consonants are pronounced very softly in the Mansfeld dialect , the choir tried to sing particularly in High German. The result was “Oh Kuchendzeit…”, from which cakes are derived and the Gerbstedter are called cake countries.

Web links

Commons : Gerbstedt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Office for Surveying and Geoinformation Saxony-Anhalt: Saxony-Anhalt Viewer . Can be found online at: https://lvermgeo.sachsen-anhalt.de , accessed on: April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ F. Buttenberg, The Monastery of Gerbstedt, Zs. D. Harz Association for Business and Altertumskunde 52, 1919, pp. 1 ff
  3. ^ Website of the city of Gerbstedt on the Burgenwanderweg , accessed on April 22, 2019.
  4. ↑ Wolfram Bahn: Tourism in Gerbstedt Insights into the underground passages of the former nunnery. Article from September 3, 2016 on mz-web.de
  5. ^ Website of the castle in Gerbstedt , accessed on April 22, 2019.
  6. ^ Information from the city of Gerbstedt on the swimming pool , accessed on April 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Information from the city of Gerbstedt on the dog sports club , accessed on April 22, 2019.
  8. ^ Association of the Mansfeld Miners and Huts Association V .: Communication 51 3/2001 (PDF; 1.7 MB) p. 4; Retrieved July 18, 2013.