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Unified municipality of Niedere Börde
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| Height : | 95 m |
| Area : | 11.59 km² |
| Residents : | 711 (Dec. 31, 2007) |
| Population density : | 61 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2004 |
| Postal code : | 39326 |
| Area code : | 039202 |
 
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Location of Gutenswegen in Saxony-Anhalt |
Gutenswegen is a part of the community of Niedere Börde in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt .
geography
Gutenswegen is located about 15 km west of the state capital Magdeburg , near the Mittelland Canal and about 70 meters above sea level. The district has around 750 inhabitants. Gutenswegen is located in the south-west of the community of Niedere Börde. The landscape around Gutenswege is sparsely forested and consists mainly of hilly fields. Nevertheless, there is a protected "mixed deciduous forest headwaters" in the south of the village.
The place is characterized by the transition from the Hohe Börde to the glacial valley of the Elbe . Height differences of up to 70 m can be seen around Gutenswege, and large differences in height can also be seen within the village. The soil in this region is very fertile with soil values of up to 100 and a pH value of around 7.
Clockwise around Gutenswegen are the following locations:
- North: Vahldorf
- East: Groß Ammensleben , Klein Ammensleben
- South: Gersdorf, Hermsdorf , Groß Santersleben
- West: Ackendorf , Glüsig
history
Gutenswegen was first mentioned in a document in 937 under the name Wuatanesweg. In 1937 a celebration of the 1000th anniversary took place. The place is the oldest settlement in the area. The village was given to the Moritzkloster in Magdeburg by Emperor Otto I. In 1012 King Heinrich II appointed Gero from the family of the Counts of Gutenswegen as archbishop against the will of the cathedral chapter .
The oldest farms in town are near the Kirchenberg. There is no knowledge of the settlement history of the village. The upper part of the church hill initially formed a building boundary, from which the name "Before the gate" was formed. The poorer farmers settled in the eastern part of Gutenswegen, which is today's pants leg. The place survived the Thirty Years War relatively well in contrast to other places. But in 1689 and 1781 Gutenswegen was badly damaged by two large fires. In 1855 cholera struck the town.
In 1820 and 1836 the fields were redistributed through the separation . Large farms were created. Industrialization began in Gutenswegen in the 19th century. The place started to grow. As seen from the Kirchenberg, Gutenswegen was further developed to the northeast. After 1855 the first houses were built on Groß Ammensleber- and Vahldorfer Weg. After 1900 the first houses “Before the Gate” were built and after the First World War , construction began on Ackendorfer Weg.
In 1936 the Italian national team trained in Gutenswegen, mainly in the bathing establishment, for the Olympic Games in Berlin .
Gutenswegen has been known as a carnival stronghold since 1955, with its own Rose Monday parade in the area of the former Ohrekreis and with several hundred visitors a year far beyond the borders of the community.
1985–1988 Gutenswege could be connected to the central water supply network. After the reunification , agriculture had to be restructured. The LPG animal production was closed as the largest employer in town.
Gutenswegen was incorporated on January 1, 2004 through the voluntary merger with seven other municipalities in the newly formed community of Niedere Börde . Before that she belonged to the administrative community of Niedere Börde , which was founded on January 1, 1994 and dissolved on January 1, 2004.
Place name
Gutenswegen was first mentioned under the name Wuatanesweg , but it often changed its spelling. From 941 it was called Vodeneswege , from 973 Vodensweg , from 1231 Wodensweg , from 1300 Wodenswege , from 1382 it was called Gudenswege and from 1785 it was called Gutenswegen. Historians and name researchers attribute the name to the highest Germanic god Wotan . His sanctuary is said to have been in the area until Christianization .
politics
Local mayor
Lothar Chelvier (CDU) is the local mayor of the town. Deputy Mayor is Heinz-Jürgen Lamott (FWG).
Local council
The council consists of 5 council members.
- CDU 3 seats
- Free community of voters 2 seats
(Status: local elections of June 7, 2009)
coat of arms
The coat of arms was awarded on February 19, 1937 by the President of the Province of Saxony and confirmed by the Magdeburg Regional Council on March 25, 1996.
Blazon : "In silver on a green rooted tree stump with two branches that end in red, gold-tipped and gold-seeded roses, a crouching black, gold-armored raven."
The name Gutenswegen, in medieval form Wodeneswege, goes back to Wodan, to whom the raven is sacred. The tree stump with roses is taken from the coat of arms of the extinct noble family of Wodenswegen, which had one decorated with four roses. For good reason, the eponymous ancestral seat of the family was.
The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg State Archives Councilor Otto Korn .
Culture and sights
freetime and sports
societies
Several associations have their headquarters in Gutenswegen. Among others, the Gauseberg carnival association "Rot / Weiß" Gutenswegen eV, the choral association "Deutscher Sinn von 1862", the culture and local history association, the allotment garden association, the support associations for the Gutenswegen elementary school, for the Gutenswegen bathing establishment and for the church, the local chronicle, the sports club, the riding club, the people's solidarity and the volunteer fire brigade , which was founded in Gutenswegen in 1892.
leisure
- Gutenswegen nature camp
- Football field
- Riding stables
- playground
Sports
- SV Gutenswegen / Klein Ammensleben (soccer, table tennis, volleyball)
- SV Kali Wolmirstedt (athletics)
Regular events
- Gutenswegen has been the carnival stronghold in the area of the former Ohrekreis since 1955 . 11.11. The carnival season begins at 11:11 am and continues with a break until the end of January or the beginning of February. There the traditional torchlight parade follows from the Gauseberg to the village square and back. The flags of the carnival club are hoisted in front of the fire station on the village square. The solemn coronation of princes with a pair of princes, who are re-elected every year, takes place in the carnival house. There is a pension carnival celebration for pensioners . In the following week, the costume ball also takes place in the carnival house, as does the children's carnival and the red and white ball that takes place in the evening . On Rose Monday, the Rose Monday parade from Groß Ammensleben to Gutenswegen is organized. With several hundred visitors and over 30 moving trucks, the move is the highlight of the season and the largest event in town. After the move, the festival mile in the tarred road is open. Ash Wednesday is the end of the carnival season.
- On April 30th, a May fire will be organized by the Gutenswegen volunteer fire brigade at the sports field , which is made of wood that is piled up by the residents. It is celebrated there into May.
- The festival of the day care center Villa Kunterbunt , formerly the daisy festival , is celebrated annually in mid-June in the day care center “Villa Kunterbunt”, previously the day care center “Gänseblümchen”.
- At the end of June, around the time of the summer solstice , the “Astrid Lindgren” elementary school alternates between the Midsummer Night Festival and the Reading Night .
- At the beginning of September the cycle path festival takes place on the Gutenswegen – Groß Ammensleben cycle path.
- The Oktoberfest of the clubs which is celebrated at the end of September / beginning of October became a firm tradition . With the tapping of the draft beer, a festive weekend begins, which is celebrated with a small reference to the Munich Oktoberfest .
- The winegrowers festival is celebrated in October and is organized by the choral society "Deutscher Sinn von 1862".
- Cross-club is the traditional Christmas market on the village square, which takes place in December.
Rose Monday parade Gutenswegen 2010
Festival mile in the tar road 2010
Torchlight parade Gutenswegen 2009
Attractions
In the south of the village is the village church “St. Katharina ”(patronage at St. Sebastian Abbey in Magdeburg), which is a flat-roofed hall church with an apse . The oldest parts of the church date from the end of the 12th century , it was first mentioned in 1322 by the pastor Gebhard. Other parts, such as the Romanesque west transverse tower, were added later in the 13th to 16th centuries . The nave was completely rebuilt in 1771, the semicircular apse was added in 1888 and the interior of the church was artistically painted. The altar , the crucifix , the baptismal stand , the pulpit , the lectern and number boards , made in the workshop of the wood sculptor Gustav Kuntzsch , Wernigerode , also date from this time . There are five valuable wooden figures from the Gutensweg church in a museum in Halle.
In the post-war period and in the time of the GDR , the church building fell into disrepair. The parish had declining membership. The storm Quimburga in mid-November 1972 brought the roof of the church to collapse. The roof of the nave and the tower were renewed in 1992 with funds from the rectory sale. The tower of the church received its restored weather vane. It was designed by Adolf Rettelbusch , who became known as a Brocken painter . Until 2003 the church was constantly renovated. New windows were installed and the floor and the vaults in the tower were renewed on their own initiative. Therefore church services and concerts can take place again. Nevertheless, the church is threatened with decay. The west side of the tower was in ruins for a long time until it was renovated in 2010. There were also new sound hatches and a new dial for the clock.
The approximately 2 meter high village wall of Gutenswege, which used to protect the place, is still visible in some places today, including on the Gänseberg.
South of the village there is an extensive natural monument , the "mixed deciduous forest source area". Mainly there are beeches and ash trees . There are two springs in the south and west of the area. The herb layer contains rare plant species, e.g. B. the large two-leaf or the broad-leaved stendellum . A reed bed and ruderal vegetation have formed along the stream valley . Since such wetlands and natural spring areas are rarely found in Germany, especially in the Magdeburg Börde , this area has been protected.
The former manor house of the Riecke family, built in 1888/1889, is currently in use as a community center on Gutenswegen. In the meantime, it was first used as a company building, and after 1945 by the Soviet commandant's office even as an office building for the machine rental station, machine-tractor station and repair-tractor station. In 1971 the kindergarten moved into the premises of the building, in 1994 a branch of the Groß Ammensleben doctor's practice and the mayor's office. Meetings of the local council also take place in the building. The upper part of the building, a large hall with wood paneling, painted ceiling and leaded glass windows, is used for celebrations and other events.
Buildings that were built in the 19th or 20th centuries are also scattered throughout the village. Most of them have been restored. Examples are the primary school building, the gymnasium or the community hall. The famous “Wotanshof” is a listed, renovated four-sided courtyard and is around 250 years old. It was formerly owned by the well-to-do Gutensweg family Schneidewindt. It is the meeting point of the Heimat- und Kulturverein, and a brass band from Dresden comes there twice a year to rehearse in front of the backdrop.
Memorials
In the vicinity of the village church “St.Katharina” there is a memorial for the victims and soldiers of the First World War and another memorial for those of the Second World War from Gutenswegen. The grave of Pastor Eduard Steinbrecht (1812–1881) from Gutenswegen is also at the church.
The graves of three forced laborers from Poland and Yugoslavia who were deported to Germany during the Second World War and were victims of forced labor are located in the local cemetery .
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
Around 1820 there were large farms with industrial methods of agriculture in the village. At first, such farms were worked on a decentralized basis, but from 1860, after the beginning of industrialization in the village in the 19th century, an intensive expansion of the technical equipment began. The first silos were built on the kiln. After the fall of the Wall , a restructuring of agriculture was necessary. The LPG animal production was closed as the largest employer. What remained was the LPG plant production , today DAWA-Agrar GmbH base Gutenswegen. He is the largest employer in town. The primary sector is relatively large and important thanks to agriculture and the large surrounding fields with fertile soil. Several small and medium-sized enterprises in the secondary and tertiary sector are located in the village .
Public facilities
- “Gutenswegen parish hall”: It is the seat of the mayor of Gutenswegen and the “Villa Kunterbunt” day care center. In the upper part of the house there are larger event rooms that can be rented out.
- Day care center “Villa Kunterbunt”: It is located in the “Gutenswegen parish hall”. The full utilization of the day-care center is 51 children. (Status: 2010) It used to be called “KITA Gänseblümchen”.
- Day care center “Villa Kunterbunt”: It is located at the “Astrid Lindgren” elementary school and is the branch of the “Villa Kunderbunt” day care center.
- Former "Astrid Lindgren" elementary school: The "Villa Schneidewindt", in GDR times the Karl Marx polytechnic , later Astrid Lindgren elementary school , has been closed since 2010. The elementary school in Dahlenwarsleben was expanded for this purpose. In the courtyard of the old elementary school there is a gym, a workshop, a school garden and a small park with a rock garden. The annual reading competition is likely to continue after the closure. In November 2011 it was finally decided to continue using the building as a town center. According to the principle of a multi-generation house, the day-care center will be located in the building, a community center and a youth club will be built. In addition, some associations such as the choir will be brought under one roof. The conversions should cost 3.5 million euros.
Transport links
shipping
The community of Niedere Börde, to which Gutenswegen belongs, is located on the Mittelland Canal , which crosses the community from east to west. Gutenswegen is only near the canal . A transshipment port is located in the nearby industrial area in Vahldorf.
railroad
The nearest local train stops are Groß Ammensleben and Vahldorf on the Oebisfelde – Magdeburg railway line . There are trains between Magdeburg and Wolfsburg every hour .
Road traffic
The federal highway 14 and the federal highway 71 run nearby . An expansion of the BAB 14 towards Schwerin is planned. South of the municipality, the federal motorway 2 runs from Berlin to Hanover . The state capital Magdeburg can be reached via the B 71 and BAB 14. The state road 44 runs through Gutenswege and through other villages in the Lower Börde. There are two bus routes from the BördeBus Verkehrsgesellschaft to Gutenswegen .
The road network in Gutenswegen is still characterized by many cobblestone streets. In the last few years some roads have been renewed.
In August 2013, the cycle path planned for several years between Gutenswegen and Groß Ammensleben was completed and opened. The costs for the 1700 meter long cycle path amount to around 242,000 euros.
media
The Magdeburger, Haldensleber or Wolmirstedter Volksstimme appear as daily newspapers in Gutenswegen . The General-Anzeiger appears twice a week as a weekly newspaper . The Haldensleber and Wolmirstedter Sonntag and the ohre Kurier are also published once a week. The culture mirror of the Niedere Börde , the community newspaper, appears monthly . It also contains the Official Gazette of the Lower Börde.
people
Born in the place
- Eduard Steinbrecht (1812–1881), pastor in Gutenswegen
- Johann Andreas Druckerbrodt (1837-1892), land and factory owner
- Christian Andreas Wilhelm Truckenbrodt (1852–1910), German entrepreneur, councilor
- Werner Herzig (* 1928), local politician and Lord Mayor of Magdeburg
Connected to the place
- Friedrich Wilhelm Andreas Rauch (1871–1952), dialect poet, lived from 1898 to 1907 as an inspector in Gutenswegen, and from 1920 until his death on his own estate in Gutenswegen
- Gisela Perlet (1942–2010), translator of Scandinavian literature, spent her childhood in Gutenswegen and was buried in Gutenswegen in February 2011
literature
- Kurt Bartels: Gutenswegen family book (district of Börde), Saxony-Anhalt, 1619 to 1820. Leipzig: AMF 2013 (= Central German local family books of the AMF 76)
- Elisabeth Rüber Schütte, Reinhard Schmitt: Preservation of monuments in Saxony-Anhalt 2006. Book 2 (On the building history of the village church in Gutenswegen; pp. 103–115), ISSN 0949-3506
- Brochure municipality of Niedere Börde (general information about Gutenswege)
- Ludwig Weber: The print brodt (T.) to Gutenswege
- Friedrich Wilhelm Andreas Rauch: Minschen, Lüe and Kinner. Vorteillijen ut de Madeborjer Börde
- Friedrich Wilhelm Andres Rauch: The Wodenweg Christmas Peel (play)
- Lothar Chelvier, Gutenswegen , in: Rüdiger Pfeiffer, Erco von Dietze, Wilfried Lübeck (eds.): "Connections" in a thousand-year-old cultural landscape between Magdeburg and the Altmark. On the history, culture, music and way of life in the Niedere Börde, (= contributions to Central German cultural history, vol. 1), Frankfurt / M., Peter Lang European Publishing House of Science, 2003, ISBN 3-631-51376-3 , p. 46-56, 145-147.
- Heinrich Rebenklau, on settlement and contemporary history , in: Rüdiger Pfeiffer, Erco von Dietze, Wilfried Lübeck (eds.): "Connections" in a thousand-year-old cultural landscape between Magdeburg and the Altmark. On the history, culture, music and way of life in the Niedere Börde, (= contributions to Central German cultural history, vol. 1), Frankfurt / M., Peter Lang European Publishing House of Science, 2003, ISBN 3-631-51376-3 , p. 13-23.
- Rüdiger Pfeiffer, 150 years of mixed choir "Deutscher Sinn" Gutenswegen (= Music History of Saxony-Anhalt Ser. II, Niedere Börde, vol. 2), on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the mixed choir "Deutscher Sinn" Gutenswegen from 1862 and the singers' meeting in Niedere Börde 2012, Kulturhistorische Gesellschaft Groß Ammensleben an der Romanik eV, Groß Ammensleben 2012.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2004
- ↑ From the coat of arms approval documents in the State Main Archives Magdeburg
- ↑ Year of foundation of the Gutenswegen fire brigade
- ↑ Jochen Roessle: The Romanesque village churches of Magdeburg country. (PDF; 1.75 MB) Investigations of a design from the 12th and 13th centuries. (No longer available online.) In: Dissertation. University and State Library Bonn, 2006, p. 212 ff , archived from the original on February 3, 2014 ; Retrieved July 28, 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.
- ^ Soproni Múzeum, Sopron ( Hungary ), Inventory No. P. 2425 E 251 ( Storno Könyvtár): Gustav Kuntzsch folder , not paged .
- ↑ The old primary school becomes a community center
- ↑ bike path
- ↑ Latest edition of the Kulturspiegel
