Herges-Vogtei

View of the densely populated Trusetal with Herges-Vogtei and Auwallenburg

Herges-Vogtei is part of the Trusetal district of the Brotterode-Trusetal municipality in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district in Thuringia .

The Herges district was first mentioned in a document on February 17, 1185 as "Herigest".

The origin of this district was in the meadow area Alt-Herges , through which the Truse (Drusandra = the end of the shower) originally flowed. As a result of the mining activity, a smelter was built below. It was given the nickname "Vogtei" and was administered by a Hüttenvogt foreman on behalf of the Herrenbreitungen Monastery . The iron ore from the Mommel and Klinge mines was smelted in this hut . During the construction of moats for mining, the river bed of the Truse was also relocated. The river was dammed by a dam and used as a water reservoir. At the same time, there was now a lack of water in the village of Herges. The residents had to give up the place and moved to the Vogtei, then called Herges-Vogtei - today Herges-Auwallenburg.

At the end of the 16th century copper mining found its origin around Herges-Vogtei and Auwallenburg. The Kupfer- und Saigerhütte was in operation until 1713, and the iron hammers in Herges-Vogtei also had to do well with the annual processing of up to 1310 t of iron ore, which was mainly supplied by up to 40 miners from the Mommel mine and smaller shafts.

In 1874 there were 7 iron ore, 12 spar and 3 alabaster gypsum pits as well as 4 spade mills in the valley. With the population growth, the demand for work increased, entrepreneurs from Schmalkalden founded the first metal goods factories in 1871, and the mining towns quickly became industrial communities.

The community of Trusetal was founded on July 1, 1950 by the merger of the towns of Herges-Auwallenburg, Trusen , Elmenthal and Laudenbach . In 1994 the place Wahles was added. In 2011, Brotterode and Trusetal merged.

literature

Between Ruhla, Bad Liebenstein and Schmalkalden. Results of the local history inventory in the areas of Ruhla and Schmalkalden (= values of our homeland . 48). Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-05-000378-2 , p. 96 f.

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , pp. 119 and 22.
↑ Harry Gerlach : Brotterode, Pappenheim, Trusetal, Steinbach near Bad Liebenstein (= Wanderheft . Volume 10 ). 3. Edition. VEB Tourist-Verlag, Berlin et al. 1987, ISBN 3-350-00202-1 , p. 25-30 .

50.7862 10.408Coordinates: 50 ° 47 ' N , 10 ° 24' E

[1] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , pp. 119 and 22.

[WH10-2] Harry Gerlach : Brotterode, Pappenheim, Trusetal, Steinbach near Bad Liebenstein (= Wanderheft . Volume 10 ). 3. Edition. VEB Tourist-Verlag, Berlin et al. 1987, ISBN 3-350-00202-1 , p. 25-30 .