Gernrode (Eichsfeld)

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Coat of arms of the community of Gernrode
Gernrode (Eichsfeld)
Map of Germany, position of the municipality of Gernrode highlighted

Coordinates: 51 ° 24 '  N , 10 ° 24'  E

Basic data
State : Thuringia
County : Eichsfeld
Management Community : Eichsfeld-Wipperaue
Height : 280 m above sea level NHN
Area : 7.37 km 2
Residents: 1470 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 199 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 37339
Area code : 036076
License plate : EIC, HIG, WBS
Community key : 16 0 61 037
Association administration address: Weststrasse 2
37339 Breitenworbis
Website : www.gernrode-eic.de
Mayor : Gerhard Hellrung ( CDU )
Location of the community of Gernrode in the Eichsfeld district
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The intersection in Gernrode with municipal administration
The Catholic St. Stephen Church
The L1015 road towards Gernrode
The A38 motorway between Kirchworbis and Gernrode

Gernrode is a municipality in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia . It belongs to the Eichsfeld-Wipperaue administrative community . The fields of the village are among the most productive in the Eichsfeld district . In 2015, Gernrode celebrated its 650th anniversary.

geography

Gernrode is located in the Obereichsfeld in the southern Harz foreland . It lies on both sides of the Wipper River, framed by the Dün and Ohm Mountains, in the middle of the Eichsfeld basin.

history

The place is likely to have been founded between the 8th and 12th centuries, as indicated by the ending -rode . The first written mention as Germenroth was in 1267. The village was administered at this time by the Harburg Office and later by the Harburg-Worbis Office. The relocation of the Wipper in the Middle Ages made it possible to set up three mills within the local area. From 1586 Germenrode and Kirchworbis temporarily formed a common parish. In 1632 the Weimar troops burned down most of the houses and the old church during the Thirty Years' War . The new Catholic St. Stephen's Church from 1654 (expanded in 1932) with its baroque altar is one of the largest and is considered one of the most beautiful churches in Eichsfeld. Church registers have been kept since 1662. The population was reduced by war and the plague in 1656, 382. The place recovered again with influx from the surrounding later desert. In 1802 Gernrode came with the Principality of Eichsfeld to Prussia and temporarily to the Kingdom of Westphalia during the Napoleonic Wars . In the 18th century the place experienced an economic boom due to the flax cultivation, which was later immortalized in the municipality's coat of arms. In 1810, 820 people lived in Gernrode. In 1867, the town was granted for the construction of the railway line Nordhausen  - Arenshausen ( . Railway line Halle-Hann Munden ) one of the three stations of the Eichsfeld, which, however, later due to confusion with Gernrode (Harz) in Niederorschel has been renamed. During a ceremony on December 9, 2007, the station was renamed Gernrode-Niederorschel when the timetable changed . In 1878 the school was rebuilt and later the great hall was built. After hand-weaving and bleaching of cloth as a result of industrialization, the residents found work in the plywood and mechanical weaving mills near the train station and in the cigar factories. Today Gernrode is one of the largest towns in the Eichsfeld district .

coat of arms

Blazon : "Azure, a silver occupied with a blue flax plant oblique Links bar, above a silver Hochkreuz, down a silver mill wheel."

The stylized flax plant is supposed to symbolize the previously economically formative cultivation and processing of the flax up to the linen cloth. The Passion Cross symbolizes the deeply rooted faith of the residents. The mill wheel stands for the three mills in town.

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

  • 1994: 1,618
  • 1995: 1.610
  • 1996: 1.611
  • 1997: 1,628
  • 1998: 1,680
  • 1999: 1,697
  • 2000: 1,703
  • 2001: 1,721
  • 2002: 1,701
  • 2003: 1,691
  • 2004: 1,690
  • 2005: 1,671
  • 2006: 1,692
  • 2007: 1,684
  • 2008: 1,678
  • 2009: 1,651
  • 2010: 1,638
  • 2011: 1,587
  • 2012: 1,558
  • 2013: 1,537
  • 2014: 1,531
  • 2015: 1,526
  • 2016: 1,518
  • 2017: 1,500
  • 2018: 1,489
  • 2019: 1,470
Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Local election 2014
Turnout: 64.7% (2009: 65.9%)
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Municipal council

The municipal council of Gernrode consists of twelve council members.

  • CDU : 7 seats
  • FDP : 1 seats
  • Free community of voters Gernrode: 3 seats
  • DSU : 1 seat

(As of: local elections on May 25, 2014 )

mayor

The honorary mayor Gerhard Hellrung (CDU) was re-elected on June 5, 2016.

Partnerships

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Gernrode has a train station (Gernrode- Niederorschel ) on the Halle – Hann railway line. Münden , where the RB 51 runs to Nordhausen and Heilbad Heiligenstadt via Leinefelde every 2 hours. This service has been provided by Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH since December 2015 . Gernrode is connected to the Südharzautobahn (A 38) via exits 6 Leinefelde-Worbis and 7 Breitenworbis . The former grass airfield has not been in operation since reunification.

Established businesses

"Nottenröder Berg" industrial park.

In Gernrode there are a number of medium-sized companies and also larger employers, such as a WERZALIT Deutschland GmbH plant.

education

Gernrode has a Catholic kindergarten and a primary school for music.

Sons and daughters of the church

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ 2014 municipal council elections in Thuringia - final result. The regional returning officer, accessed on May 25, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Mayoral elections in Thuringia. Thuringian State Office for Statistics, accessed on May 25, 2017 .

See also

Web links

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