Goßmar (Sonnewalde)

Goßmar City of Sonnewalde Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 27 "  N , 13 ° 40 ′ 52"  E
Area :	7.96 km²
Residents :	228
Population density :	29 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	May 1, 2002
Postal code :	03249
Area code :	035323
Aerial view with the village church

Goßmar ( Lower Sorbian Gósmar ) is a district of the town of Sonnewalde in the Elbe-Elster district in Brandenburg .

history

A valuable Old Sorbian liturgy from the tenth century, the Goßmar manuscript, was found in Goßmar . The village was first mentioned in a document in 1231. As early as 1550, a schoolmaster (verifiable) was active in the village . The local church is one of the oldest in the area and was built as a fortified church . It has its own well system. In 2004 the roof of the village church was renewed. In the 20th century, the independent manor district Clementinenhof , which had been located in the southeast, was incorporated. On May 1, 2002 Goßmar was incorporated into the district of Sonnewalde.

geography

Goßmar is located in the southwest of Niederlausitz , about two kilometers south of Sonnenwalde and only about fourteen kilometers as the crow flies from Goßmar of the same name south of Luckau . Federal highway 96 runs west of the village . The next larger town is Finsterwalde , south of the village.

politics

The local mayor and chairman of the local council is Fred Müller and the local council consists of two people.

Web links

Commons : Goßmar  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Lower Sorbian-German dictionaries. niedersorbisch.de, accessed on November 29, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Church renovation in Goßmar almost complete. In: Lausitzer Rundschau .
3. ^ City of Sonnewalde - Goßmar. Retrieved November 28, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Area changes from 01.01. until December 31, 2002. Retrieved November 29, 2019 . 
5. ^ Goßmar local advisory board. City of Sonnewalde, accessed on November 29, 2019 .