Greed City
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Coordinates: 51 ° 3 ′ N , 10 ° 50 ′ E |
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| State : | Thuringia | |
| County : | Gotha | |
| Management Community : | Fahner height | |
| Height : | 245 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 10.6 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 822 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 78 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 99100 | |
| Area code : | 036206 | |
| License plate : | GTH | |
| Community key : | 16 0 67 026 | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Markt 7 99958 Tonna |
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| Mayor : | Ulf Henniger ( CDU ) | |
| Location of the municipality of Gierstädt in the district of Gotha | ||
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Gierstädt is a municipality in the Gotha district in Thuringia . It belongs to the administrative community Fahner Höhe .
Community structure
The districts of Gierstädt and Kleinfahner belong to the municipality of Gierstädt .
history
Gierstädt, together with Burgtonna, was part of the southern border of the Altgau Emperor Charlemagne . A document dated August 3, 775 reports how agriculture was carried out on small fields and how the forest had to be cleared beforehand. Gierstädt belonged to the domain of the Lords of Vanre . The name of the neighboring village Großfahner (Gross-Vanre) and Kleinfahner (Wenigen-Vanre) is derived from this. In 1412 the Lords of Seebach were given the loan to the two Fahner villages and Gierstädt, in 1434 Thilo von Seebach bought Groß- and Kleinfahner. From then until 1945 these goods remained in the hands of the family. From 1640 the place was part of the Fahner rule under the sovereignty of the Duchy of Saxony-Gotha and Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg .
The Thirty Years War brought a great deal of hardship and suffering to the places. In the subsequent reconstruction phase, the oldest half-timbered house still inhabited today was built in Gierstädt (1666).
In 1806 Napoleon's troops attacked the place and in the Wars of Liberation of 1813 they were sacked by Cossacks .
Fruit growing flourished in the region from 1791 . The Fahnersche Höhe became the "orchard of Thuringia".
Because of its idyllic location at the foot of the Fahner Höhe nature reserve, Gierstädt was already used for recreational purposes at the beginning of the 20th century. The outdoor pool, inaugurated in 1929, is one of the oldest in Thuringia. It was extensively renovated in 2004/05.
The occupation by US troops in April 1945 was followed in July by integration into the Soviet Occupation Zone (later GDR), with expropriations, land reform, forced collectivization and the establishment of the LPG. With successful fruit growing and processing, Gierstädt became a kind of model village in the GDR.
In 1986 Erich Honecker visited Gierstädt and planted an apple tree, which, however , was removed during the fall of the Wall .
After the turnaround and reunification , many houses were renovated, some in the old half-timbered style, but not a few are uniformly plastered and are increasingly covered with insulation panels. Modern new housing estates also emerged.
In the middle of October 2006 the commemorative event Fahner Höhe Biwak anno 1806 took place in the corridor of the Kleinfahner district . This commemorated the events of 1806, when around 20,000 French soldiers set up an army camp on the outskirts and completely plundered the village, which at that time had barely 200 inhabitants. In addition to a historical parade, the pastor Johann Volkmar Sickler was also thought of, who brought about the introduction of fruit growing in the Fahner Höhe.
Population development
Development of the population (December 31) :
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- Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
economy
The largest employer is Fahner Obst e. G., which emerged from the former LPG Fahner Obst. Naba Feinkost GmbH, which has existed since 1994, employed around 100 people in 2019.
Culture and sights
societies
Important associations in the community of Gierstädt are the SV Fahner Höhe (bowling club), the volunteer fire brigade and the traditional Gierstädter club.
The comrades of the Kleinfahner volunteer fire brigade and their traditional fire brigade keep old devices and equipment ready for use and present them in traditional uniforms.
Attractions
Gierstädt and Kleinfahner are connected along the edge of the forest by a nature trail that provides information on the site-specific flora and fauna on several wooden signs .
Greed City
- St. Bonifatius Church on Kirchberg above Gierstädt on the edge of the forest: built in 1844/46, combines English and German neo-Gothic as well as Italian Renaissance. The church is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the area. The view of the Thuringian Basin is great. Old grave monuments in the churchyard. The organ in the St. Bonifatius Church was made in 1846 by the Thuringian organ builder Friedrich Knauf . It has 25 stops on two manuals and a pedal.
- Old village well on the main street not far from the rectory.
- Large weeping willow
- The natural monument "Vier Linden" on the edge of the forest above Gierstädt.
Kleinfahner
- St. Vitus Church : built in 1865 in neo-Gothic style, on the site of a previous pilgrimage church.
- Parsonage next to the church: plaque in memory of Johann Volkmar Sickler , the "founder of fruit growing along the Fahner Heights", who was pastor here from 1770 to 1820.
- Massive stone cross in the NE corner of the churchyard: 2.20 m high, the largest atonement cross in the region, limestone, Gothic shape. Until 1959, the original location was 20 m away near a demolished house.
- The Fahner Mühle is east of Kleinfahner and is a post mill , it was first mentioned in 1728 as a fiefdom of the Seebach estate. Rebuilt after the fire in 1893, it was in operation until 1970 and was partially renewed in 1986 and the mid-1990s.
- Double-stemmed linden tree as a natural monument in Kleinfahner, near the western exit of the town.
Regular events
The traditional blossom festival in spring for the cherry blossom and the apple festival for the harvest with the largest selection of apples in all of Thuringia are annual highlights in Gierstadt's community life. The flower festival was celebrated for the 111th time at the end of April 2009.
The cherry festival in Kleinfahner with the cherry pit spitting competition has achieved cult status. The cherry run as a family-oriented running event is listed in the running calendar.
Personalities
- Johann Volkmar Sickler (born 1742 in Günthersleben, died 1820 in Kleinfahner): was pastor in Kleinfahner from 1770 to 1820. He founded fruit growing on the Fahner Höhe from 1791 together with the landlord (and cathedral provost in Naumburg) Friedrich Wilhelm von Seebach . Bred apple and pear trees as well as the heart cherry. Leading German fruit specialist. Published "Der teutsche Obstgärtner", the "Allgemeine Teutsche Garten-Magazin" and the "Gartenlexikon für Infahrene".
literature
- Lothar Hess: The fruit growing on the Fahner height . In: NABU Landesverband Thüringen (Hrsg.): On the nature and history of the Fahner height . Armstroff design, Gotha 1999, ISBN 3-00-005479-0 , p. 60-68 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics ( help on this ).
- ↑ National Park Administration : Fahner Höhe Biwak sanno 1806 . In: moment. The culture magazine . tape 10/2006 . Sonsdruck, Bad Langensalza 2006, p. 29 .
- ↑ Hartmut Schwarz: Gierstadt-based company celebrates 25 years of success with canned food , in: Thüringer Allgemeine, September 25, 2019.
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