Heidelberg (Seiffen)
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Heidelberg
Municipality of Seiffen / Erzgeb.
Coordinates: 50 ° 38 ′ 34 " N , 13 ° 28 ′ 26" E
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| Height : | 697 m | |
| Incorporation : | April 1, 1939 | |
| Postal code : | 09548 | |
| Area code : | 037362 | |
Location of Heidelberg in Saxony |
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Heidelberg is part of the Saxon community of Kurort Seiffen / Erzgeb. in the Erzgebirgskreis .
geography
location
The scattered settlement of Heidelberg is about 2 kilometers east of Seiffen. The Seiffenbach flows through its location and flows towards the southwest of the Schweinitz . The Erzgebirge Open-Air Museum, which opened in 1973, is located at the eastern end of the village . This is also where the Heidengraben flows into the colliery pond . The artificial moat originally served as additional water supply for mining. State road 213 Niederlochmühle – Deutscheinsiedel
runs through the village . There is still a connection to Bad Einsiedel and the S 207 Eppendorf –Deutscheinsiedel via a municipal road .
Neighboring places
| Steinhübel | Neuhausen | Bad Einsiedel |
| Seiffen |
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| Oberseiffenbach | Brothers meadow | German hermit |
history
The first documentary mention dates from 1670, the place name is written like today's.
In 1656 six Seiffner residents bought land from landlord Caspar Heinrich von Schönberg on Purschenstein . Two years later the settlement on the Horn or Hörnel was named. On May 16, 1670 the place was officially founded and came to the parish Neuhausen. In 1758 a hydropower slewing gear was built, which can still be seen today, integrated into the open-air museum. During this time, the wood turning trade enjoyed a strong boom.
August Schumann mentions Heidelberg in 1816 in the State Lexicon of Saxony concerning a. a .:
- “It was built in modern times, and the greater part of the population made Seyffner toys and wooden goods; the local turners work for Erzgeb. Merchants, but have to make do sparingly enough. "
In 1822, the wooden toy factory was founded in Oberleutensdorf from Heidelberg . In 1833 the place became part of the Seiffen Parish. A school is first mentioned in 1837, and a new building was built in 1891. Construction of a central water supply began as early as 1927. In 1928 the large pond was expanded into a swimming pool.
On April 1, 1939, the place was incorporated into Seiffen.
Development of the population
| year | population |
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| 1787 | 108 cottagers |
| 1834 | 1349 |
| 1871 | 1990 |
| 1890 | 1967 |
| 1910 | 1742 |
| 1925 | 1872 |
Personalities
- Willy Reichelt (* 1880 in Heidelberg), German politician (NSDAP)
- Gotthelf Friedrich Haustein , first manufacturer of an Ore Mountain smoker (1856/57 in Heidelberg)
literature
- District Office Middle Erzgebirgskreis (Hrsg.): On the history of the cities and communities in the Middle Erzgebirgskreis . A timetable, (Parts 1-3).
Web links
- Heidelberg in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b cf. Heidelberg in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
- ↑ Heidelberg. in: G. Buchwald (Ed.): New Saxon Church Gallery, Ephorie Freiberg. Strauch Verlag, Leipzig 1901, p. 239 ( digitized version )
- ↑ cf. Heidelberg . In: August Schumann : Complete State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony. 3rd volume. Schumann, Zwickau 1816, p. 750 f.