Großerkmannsdorf

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Großerkmannsdorf
Large district town of Radeberg
Großerkmannsdorf coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 5 ′ 14 "  N , 13 ° 55 ′ 27"  E
Height : 260  (250-270)  m
Residents : 1648  (2006)
Incorporation : January 1, 1999
Postal code : 01454
Area code : 03528
map
Location of Radeberg (red) in the Bautzen district
Aerial view
Aerial view

Großerkmannsdorf is a district of the large district town of Radeberg in Saxony . Until it was incorporated in 1999, the village was an independent municipality .

geography

Großerkmannsdorf includes the localities of Kleinerkmannsdorf , the Rossendorf settlement (north of Bundesstraße 6 ) and the mountain settlement on the northeastern edge of Ullersdorf .

The district is located in the south of the city of Radeberg. The state forest of Dresdner Heide extends northwest of Großerkmannsdorf , Ullersdorf to the southwest and the Rossendorf settlement to the south and the Karswald to the southeast . Further south is the Schönfeld highlands . The Goldbach flows through the village and, after crossing the Radeberger Südvorstadt, flows into the Große Röder on the left .

history

In the 12th century, settlers cleared the forests in the area and drained swamps, creating so-called hooves . The name of the emerging place goes back to a locator named Erkenbrecht , who led the first colonists. The first documented mention was the Waldhufendorf , then still as Erkenbrechtesdorf or Erkinbirchtesdorff referred, in a tax notice in 1353. The prefix case in place names was in 1560 for better differentiation of Klein introduced erkmannsdorf. During the Thirty Years War the village was plundered several times and partly burned down.

The church was built in 1702 and completed in 1721 with the construction of the church tower. Großerkmannsdorf already had a church in the 16th century, and the new building was built on the ground plan of the old one. The interior design was kept in the Baroque style.

In the first half of the 20th century, several settlements with one and two-family houses emerged in the area around the town. During the GDR era , Großerkmannsdorf had its own school, and in 1963 the Ullersdorf / Großerkmannsdorf school combination was founded. The place also had an outdoor swimming pool . The farmers of the village were organized in agricultural production cooperatives until the reunification of Germany : from 1956 as LPG Thomas Müntzer , from 1972 together with LPG Frohe Zukunft from Ullersdorf as LPG Type III unit . The LPG also belonged to the Arnsdorf cooperation community, friendship .

In the course of its history, the name Erkenbrechtesdorf was changed nine times up to today's Großerkmannsdorf. The affiliation to offices / administrations changed several times, for example in the 14th century to the Castrum Dresden , in the 16th century to the Amt Radeberg, from 1952 to the district of Dresden-Land and in 1996 in the course of a district reform to the district of Kamenz . On January 1, 1999, the place was incorporated into Radeberg. Since August 1, 2008 , he has been part of the Bautzen district .

church
Inauguration of the village community arch in the center of Großerkmannsdorf

Population development

In the year 1551 the local chronicle records 36 possessed men , 4 cottagers and 26 residents . The 1764 records include 34 possessed men and 35 cottagers .

year 1834 1871 1890 1910 1925 1939 1946 1950 1964 1990
Residents 508 665 850 1149 1198 1390 1639 1639 1434 1260

traffic

The federal road 6 runs on the southern edge of the municipality. State road 181 runs through Großerkmannsdorf from Radeberg to Dresden. Since December 2008, the Großerkmannsdorf / Radeberg bypass on Staatsstrasse 177 has passed the village. Großerkmannsdorf is connected to Dresden and Radeberg as well as other surrounding communities by bus routes 309 and 307 of the Dresden regional traffic .

societies

The "Heimatverein Großerkmannsdorf eV" deals with the local history and the design of the Heimatstube in the village community center. The members also organize excursions and senior citizens' get-togethers and organize, for example, the "Open Monument Day" in Großerkmannsdorf.

In 1967 the Carnival Club Großerkmannsdorf 1967 e. V. founded. Since the incorporation of Großerkmannsdorf, the members of the association have received the symbolic key of the city every year at Mardi Gras from the Mayor of Radeberg in a ceremony on the market square .

There has been a volunteer fire brigade in Großerkmannsdorf since 1900 . Before the fire brigade was founded, the fire fighting equipment was stored in the church.

The establishment of a fire brigade chapel has been handed down for 1930. The Großerkmannsdorfer Blasorchester eV left this band on February 17, 1961 . V. emerged. During the GDR era , the orchestra was able to win numerous national prizes and was named the district brass orchestra of the Dresden-Land district. After the political change in 1989 , the orchestra also expanded its performances beyond the region.

politics

In the municipal elections in Saxony in 2014 , the free voters achieved 91.61% of the vote ( SPD : 8.39%). The turnout was 68.3%. After this election, the free voters occupy all ten seats in the local council of Großerkmannsdorf. The office of mayor was held by Harry Hauck until 2019 and by Karl-Wilhelm Leege from 2019.

Others

The radio tower in the eastern part of the village is the “secret landmark ” of Großerkmannsdorf.

The police squadron of the Saxon state police is stationed in Großerkmannsdorf . This is the only mounted police unit in the new federal states .

There is an atonement cross on Staatsstraße 181 (exit towards the Radeberger industrial area Pillnitzer Straße ) . Until the beginning of the 20th century this was still in place, has been implemented several times over the years and has been at its current location since 1971. Tradition has it that a battle between the citizens of Radeberg and Großerkmannsdorf took place at this point in 1634.

In the competition Our village has a future in 2007, Großerkmannsdorf was honored by the Kamenz District Office with an award for “special achievements in maintaining and developing community life in the village”.

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

  • Großerkmannsdorf local council, Hans-Werner Gebauer, Otto Wittich: Großerkmannsdorf 1353-2003 , Alinea Digitaldruck GmbH, 2nd edition, 2007.
  • Dresdner Heide, Pillnitz, Radeberger Land (= values ​​of our homeland . Volume 27). 1st edition. Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1976. (pp. 120-123).

Web links

Commons : Großerkmannsdorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1999
  2. ^ Heimatverein Großerkmannsdorf e. V. Accessed December 2, 2017 .
  3. ^ History of the Großerkmannsdorf volunteer fire brigade. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 6, 2014 ; Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
  4. ↑ History of the Großerkmannsdorfer Wind Orchestra. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
  5. ↑ Results and statistics of the 2014 local council elections in Großerkmannsdorf. Retrieved May 28, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Atonement Cross Großerkmannsdorf. Retrieved June 17, 2013 .
  7. ^ Competition certificate "Our village has a future" 2007. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 3, 2016 ; Retrieved June 17, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heimat-dresdner-heide.de