Gnandstein
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Gnandstein
City of Frohburg
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 4 " N , 12 ° 34 ′ 26" E
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| Height : | 189 m | |
| Residents : | 314 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Incorporation : | April 1, 1996 | |
| Incorporated into: | Kohren-Sahlis | |
| Postal code : | 04654 | |
| Area code : | 034344 | |
Location of Gnandstein in Saxony |
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 Gnandstein from the keep
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Gnandstein is a district of the city of Frohburg in the south of the Leipzig district in Saxony .
geography
Gnandstein is located in the Saxon hill country . The neighboring towns are Streitwald , Dolsenhain , Kohren-Sahlis and Wüstenhain .
The townscape of Gnandstein is largely shaped by the castle, which can be seen from many places in the village. Most of the houses are old. The Wyhra flows through the place, dividing the place into two almost equally large halves. Gnandstein has a gradient from northwest to southeast: from 208 to 244 meters, 36 meters difference in altitude.
Climatically, the place has a special feature because it is bordered by a weather divide, the Stöckigt. If you go further to the northwest, you will usually encounter milder temperatures after this piece of forest.
history
Around 1200/1210 the Lords of Schladebach founded Gnandstein Castle with a residential tower and curtain wall . Until the mid-13th century it was Palas , kennel and in 1250 a round keep further. The first documented mention of the place Gnandstein is for the year 1228. The castle was expanded again around 1380/1400. The von Einsiedel family in Gnandstein was first recorded in 1409 and played an important role in the region for the next 450 years. Around 1480/1500 a fundamental late Gothic expansion of the castle took place. The farm was first mentioned in 1486. In 1508 the old village church was torn down and a late Gothic church was rebuilt. In the 15th century Gnandstein still belonged to the Altenburg care , later to the Borna office .
The Reformation was introduced in Gnandstein with the death of Duke George in 1539. Between 1535 and 1540 a modest schoolhouse was probably built under the name "Custodia". In 1547 the Gnandsteiners and their cattle were robbed while the imperial troops of Charles V were passing through, resulting in devastation and hardship. In 1577 a tower was added to the church. In 1583 the gatehouse and tower of the castle were increased. In 1598 a new cemetery was established. Gnandstein also suffered destruction during the Thirty Years War , for example that of two farms. In 1762 the village suffered devastation from a Prussian military camp.
The town had its first municipal ordinance since 1842. Today's rectory was built in 1844. Gnandstein was in the Electoral Saxon or Royal Saxon Office of Borna until 1856 . From 1856 the place belonged to the Frohburg court office and from 1875 to the Borna district administration . In 1863 the choral society was founded. In 1878 the Gnandsteiners built a new schoolhouse. The "Workers' Cyclists Association Gnandstein and Surroundings" was founded in 1907.
The neighboring village of Wüstenhain became part of the Gnandstein community in 1940. In 1945, with the expropriation, the rule of the von Einsiedel family ended and their property was completely divided up. In 1947 a museum was reopened at the castle.
In 1949 a sports community was founded with the "stallion meadow" as a sports field. In 1952 the water pipeline was completed. In 1953 a kindergarten was built in the south wing of the castle. The village street was paved in 1954. In 1955 the next construction project was the rebuilding of the Wyhrabrücke. In 1957 Gnandstein Castle became public property . In 1958, 16 farmers were connected to the "Karl Marx" LPG in Rüdigsdorf. In 1959 the LPG "Goldene Ähre" type I was founded on the initiative of Altbauer Hüfler. In 1965 a castle restaurant was completed. By 1974 the agricultural production cooperatives of Gnandstein, Altmörbitz and Dolsenhain were merged to form LPG Type III . In 1974 the allotment garden division "Burgaue" was founded with 22 gardens. After a day nursery was inaugurated in 1980, two new day care centers were created in 1987.
After German reunification, the Free State of Saxony took over Gnandstein Castle in 1992.
On April 1, 1996, Gnandstein was incorporated into Kohren-Sahlis. Since January 1st, 2018 the place belongs to the city of Frohburg.
Development of the population
| year | population |
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| 1551 | 16 possessed men , 47 residents |
| 1764 | 15 possessed men, 35 cottagers , 3 hooves |
| 1834 | 417 |
| 1871 | 482 |
| year | population |
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| 1890 | 443 |
| 1910 | 449 |
| 1925 | 463 |
| 1939 | 453 |
| year | population |
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| 1946 | 592 |
| 1950 1 | 676 |
| 1964 1 | 536 |
| 1990 1 | 445 |
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
The place lives heavily from tourism. The Gnandstein is the oldest preserved fortress in Saxony a popular destination. Right next to it is the "Tonkrug", a restaurant. The Reisse bakery is located in the village and also delivers its goods to a branch in Kohren-Sahlis.
traffic
The Gnandstein through-town leads from Kohren-Sahlis to Dolsenhain. Another road goes off to Wüstenhain and a fourth over the Sauberg to Streitwald. All other streets, except for the one past the castle, are more or less dead ends for larger vehicles.
Culture and sights
Attractions
- Gnandstein Castle
- Historic pleasure house at Sahlis Castle
- Ev. Parish church , Gothic hall church building
- Houses with buildings from the 18th century
- Fairytale garden
- Blueprint workshop
Regular events
Every year on April 30th the witch's fire and in the middle of October the autumn fire takes place on the meadow behind the sports field in the district of Neue Sorge.
literature
- Reinhold Grünberg: Chronicle of Gnandstein . Gnandstein 1901 ( digitized version )
- Richard Steche : Gnandstein. In: Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 15. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Borna . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1891, p. 44.
Web links
- Gnandstein in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chronicle of Frohburg and the surrounding area 2019
- ^ Karlheinz Blaschke , Uwe Ulrich Jäschke : Kursächsischer Ämteratlas. Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-937386-14-0 ; P. 62 f.
- ^ The Borna District Administration in the municipal directory 1900
- ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1996
- ↑ Cf. Gnandstein in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
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