Gornau / Erzgeb.

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 50 ° 46 '  N , 13 ° 3'  E
Basic data
State :	Saxony
County :	Erzgebirgskreis
Management Community :	Zschopau
Height :	445 m above sea level NHN
Area :	19.78 km 2
Residents:	3767 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	190 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	09405, 09437 (Witzschdorf) , 09573 (Dittmannsdorf)
Area code :	03725
License plate :	ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Community key :	14 5 21 220
Community structure:	3 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Rathausplatz 5 09405 Gornau
Website :	www.gornau.de
Mayor :	Nico Wollnitzke ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Gornau / Erzgeb. in the Erzgebirgskreis

Gornau / Erzgeb. is a municipality in the Erzgebirge district of the Free State of Saxony .

geography

The community of Gornau is located on a plateau west of the Zschopau and east of the Dittersdorfer Höhe ridge (554 m). The highest point of the place is the Götzhöhe with 493 m between the districts, the lowest point is the Zschopau valley with 290 m in the district of Witzschdorf . The district of Gornau is a Waldhufendorf , which lies west-east facing on the plateau. The district of Dittmannsdorf , also a Waldhufendorf, is located north of Gornau in the valley of the Dittmannsdorfer Bach. The district of Witzschdorf is located northeast of Gornau, on the steep western slope of the Zschopau valley.

Neighboring communities

In the west the city of Chemnitz borders with the Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain district , in the north and northeast Augustusburg with the districts Kunnersdorf and Hennersdorf , in the east Grünhainichen and Zschopau and in the south and southwest Amtsberg on the municipality.

Chemnitz , Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain	Dittmannsdorf	Witzschdorf , Augustusburg with Hennersdorf
Dittersdorf		Waldkirchen
Weissbach	Amtsberg with little castle	Zschopau

structure

In addition to Gornau there are the following districts:

• Dittmannsdorf
• Witzschdorf

history

Gornau was 1403 demonstrably first documented as yarns mentioned in the law firm register of Markgrafens William I have a document issued: The Marquis of Meissen William I the one-eyed Barbara invested by Wiczscherstorff, wife of Caspar von Wiczscherstorff with jointure in Gornau and Kunnersdorf in office Schellenberg . With the Reformation in 1539 Gornau belongs to the Parish of Zschopau. The place was the official village of the Office Augustusburg (formerly Schellenberg). In 1673 a teacher Christoph Merbeth is mentioned for the first time. In 1738, the community of Gornau acquired the house that Merbeth had already used as a school building. A new school building was inaugurated on November 21, 1841. In 1891 the municipality's own cemetery with mourning hall is inaugurated. A larger school building is inaugurated in October 1897. Gornau was connected to the central electricity supply in 1907. In 1926 the municipal water pipeline and the municipal gas pipeline are built. In August 1929 a newly built church was opened as a prayer house in the cemetery. The swimming pool was inaugurated in 1932. In 1934, as part of job creation measures, footpaths and locks were created. The local stocking factories are dismantled in 1946 as reparations . 1962 Gornau becomes an independent parish. On March 1, 1994 Dittmannsdorf and Witzschdorf are incorporated. The bypass of the federal highway 174 is completed in 1995. An administrative partnership has existed with the city of Zschopau since July 1, 2000 .

Documented forms of name

1445 Gorne, Gorn

1449 zcur Gorne

1457 Gornaw

1529 Gorn

1551 Gornna

1572 Gorna

1592 to the Aldenhain and the Gornau

Population development

The following population figures refer to December 31 of the previous year with the territory January 2008:

1982 to 1988 1982: 3,920 1983: 3.879 1984: 3,796 1985: 3.730 1986: 3,696 1987: 3,654 1988: 3,616

1989 to 1995 1989: 3,560 1990: 3,439 1991: 3.424 1992: 3.426 1993: 3,483 1994: 3,608 1995: 3,805

1996 to 2002 1996: 3,977 1997: 4.054 1998: 4,080 1999: 4.079 2000: 4.134 2001: 4.110 2002: 4,103

2003 to 2010 2003: 4.103 2004: 4,099 2005: 4,086 2006: 4,039 2007: 4,099 2009: 3,942 2010: 3,893

2011 to 2013 2011: 3,803 2012: 3,775 2013: 3,755

Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony

politics

Municipal council

City council election 2019

Turnout: 69.3% (2014: 58.7%)

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Gains and losses

compared to 2014

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CDU

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Gornau municipal council seat distribution 2019     A total of 14 seats SPD : 1 BFWG : 5 CDU : 8

Since the municipal council election on May 26, 2019 , the 14 seats of the municipal council have been distributed among the individual groups as follows:

• CDU : 8 seats
• BFWG : 5 seats
• SPD : 1 seat

mayor

• June 1990: Michael Demmler (acting)
• 1990–1996: Rolf Hänel (independent)
• 1996–1997: Manfred Meter (acting)
• 1997–2001: Gerhard Olschewski (independent)
• 2001–2015: Johanna Vogler (CDU)
• since 2015: Nico Wollnitzke (CDU)

coat of arms

In silver in front of a green mountain on a winged silver ball rolling on a globe with blue seas and silver continents, a natural-colored Fortuna, holding a golden cornucopia with both hands on the left side, from which twelve red flowers fall.

Community partnerships

In 1990 Gornau entered into a friendly partnership with the Lower Saxony joint municipality of Apensen and the French municipality of Ploërmel , which was contractually consolidated in 2003.

Culture and sights

• see also: List of cultural monuments in Gornau / Erzgeb.

Buildings, facilities and landmarks

• Distance column from 1833 as a contemporary witness of the lively commercial activity of the past
• Evangelical Lutheran churches in Gornau / Dittmannsdorf / Witzschdorf
• Methodist Church in Witzschdorf
• Gornau and Witzschdorf libraries
• Gornau senior center
• Medical care center MVZ Gornau

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Zschopautalbahn has a stop in the Witzschdorf district .

The federal highway 180 runs through the village . The B 174 leads since the completion of the bypass in 1995 south past Gornau.

education

• Gornau primary school
• Kunterbunt Gornau day care center
• Pusteblume Witzschdorf day care center
• Day care center Zwergenland Dittmannsdorf

Sport and recreation

Gornau has a soccer field and a summer swimming pool (outdoor pool), which was reopened in 2011 after a thorough renovation.

Personalities

• Eckhard Börner (* 1951 in Colmnitz), politician (CDU), former mayor of Witzschdorf, MdL
• Harald Sturm (* 1956 in Witzschdorf), former enduro athlete and four-time European champion

Regular events

• Bathing party in the outdoor pool
• Bonfire with marching band and torchlight parade
• Fair
• Pushing the pyramid and the Erzgebirge Christmas market

Club life (excerpt)

Gornau with its three municipalities has a lively club life that is organized in registered associations or interest groups.

• Witzschdorf Fishing Association
• DRK local association
• Fire brigade chapel
• Gornau women's meeting place
• Association of the community fire brigade Gornau e. V.
• Garden Association "Eisenstraße" Gornau e. V.
• Garden Association "Heiterer Blick" e. V. Dittmannsdorf
• Garden Association "Zschopautal" Witzschdorf e. V.
• Heimatverein Dittmannsdorf
• Dittmannsdorf youth club
• Bobbin lace women Gornau
• Amateur play group Dittmannsdorf / Witschdorf e. V.
• Pyramid builder Gornau
• Judoclub Gornau e. V.
• Church choir / trombone choir
• Poultry Breeding Association Gornau e. V.
• Rabbit breeders association S 181 Gornau e. V.
• Sports club 1990 Tirol Dittmannsdorf / Witzschdorf e. V.
• Sports club Germania Gornau e. V.
• Sports club Witzschdorf e. V.
• Witzschdorfer Carnival Association

literature

• Gornau, Gorna . In: August Schumann : Complete State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony. 3rd volume. Schumann, Zwickau 1816, p. 271.
• The middle Zschopau area (= values ​​of our homeland . Volume 28). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1977, pp. 150–151.

Web links

Commons : Gornau / Erzgeb.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Gornau / Erzgeb. in the digital historical directory of Saxony
• Gornau website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019  ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Lt. Ernst Eichler , Hans Walther (Hrsg.): Historisches Ortnamesbuch von Sachsen , Berlin 2001, Volume I, S. 335, ISBN 3-05-003728-8 and Karlheinz Blaschke (Hrsg.): Historisches Ortverzeichnis von Sachsen , new edition, Leipzig 2006 , P. 295, ISBN 3-937209-15-8 , Gornau was first mentioned in 1445.
3. ↑ Results of the 2019 municipal council elections
4. ↑ Wollnitzke is the new boss in Gornau. In: www.frei-presse.de. September 22, 2015, accessed April 13, 2016 .