Large corga

Large corga City of Jessen (Elster) Coordinates: 51 ° 48 ′ 17 ″  N , 13 ° 5 ′ 1 ″  E
Area :	5.16 km²
Residents :	79  (June 1, 2017)
Population density :	15 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1992
Postal code :	06917
Area code :	035389
Location of Großkorga in Saxony-Anhalt

Großkorga is a district of Jessen in the eastern part of the state of Saxony-Anhalt , in the district of Wittenberg .

Geographical location

Großkorga is located about 3 km northeast of the town of Schweinitz and can be reached from this town via the road to Reicho. From the north you can also get to the place via Kleinkorga. The Berlin - Dresden railway line , which has a train station in Holzdorf, runs east of the town .

history

Großkorga was first mentioned in 1377 as Korgow . The place name means something like an area with stunted, low trees. The place is separated from Kleinkorga by the Schweinitzer Fließ, which was regulated in 1919 by the installation of several weirs. Until 1815 Großkorga was a direct administrative village in the Schweinitz office in the Kurkreis of the Kingdom of Saxony and then came to the administrative district of Merseburg in the Prussian province of Saxony . At that time there were 16 houses in the village, which were inhabited by 16 farmers, three gardeners and five cottagers. They mainly operated flax cultivation and forestry.

On January 1, 1992, the previously independent community Großkorga was incorporated into the city of Jessen. The district has an area of ​​515 ha, on which 94 residents live.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.jessen.de/stadtportal/ortsteile/mellnitz.html
2. ↑ Municipalities 1994 and their changes since January 1, 1948 in the new federal states , Metzler-Poeschel publishing house, Stuttgart, 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 , publisher: Federal Statistical Office

Web links

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

• Homepage of the city of Jessen specifically for Großkorga