Jänkendorf
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Jänkendorf
Community Waldhufen
Coordinates: 51 ° 15 ′ 5 ″ N , 14 ° 48 ′ 45 ″ E
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| Height : | 163 m above sea level NN |
| Area : | 22.02 km² |
| Residents : | 917 (Jun. 30, 2014) |
| Population density : | 42 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1994 |
| Postal code : | 02906 |
| Area code : | 03588 |
 Jänkendorfer church with cemetery and back of the Waldhufens parish hall
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Jänkendorf , in Upper Sorbian Němske Jenkecy , is a village in the district of Görlitz . In March 1994 it was merged with Diehsa, Nieder Seifersdorf and Thiemendorf to form the community of Waldhufen .
geography
Geographical location
Jänkendorf is located in the east of Saxony , around 15 km northwest of Görlitz and around 80 km east of Dresden , in the Schwarzen-Schöps lowland . To the northwest lies the Quitzdorf reservoir , to the south the Ullersdorfer pond area.
The following communities or localities border on Jänkendorf, naming in clockwise order starting in the east: Wiesa , Thiemendorf , Nieder Seifersdorf , Diehsa and finally Niesky .
Local division
The districts of Wilhelminenthal , Schäferei and Ullersdorf belonged to the community of Jänkendorf . The latter was incorporated in 1938. The district of Reichendorf (formerly Kaana ) incorporated in 1950 was devastated in 1981 for the Quitzdorf reservoir.
history
Jänkendorf was first mentioned in a document in 1346, at that time still under the name Jenikendorff . In the 15th century, the goods were divided up, and until the 19th century the area was administered by several lords of the castle. In 1557 three von Nostitz brothers were living in Jänkendorf, and their descendants stayed there until the 18th century. After several changes of ownership (among others from Ferber, von Schönberg ) it came to Johanne Friederike Countess Reuss née. von Schönberg, then to a nephew of her husband. Eleonore Princess Reuß-Köstritz lived on Gut Jänkendorf from 1855 to 1884 .
On July 1, 1950, the previously independent community of Reichendorf was incorporated.
While numerous smaller trades settled, agriculture developed into the main occupation.
Culture and sights
The town center of Jänkendorf with its municipal administration, church and rectory (built in 1801) and the Ullersdorfer church (built from 1515) are worth seeing .
The Ullersdorfer pond area is popular with hikers and cyclists.
Sports
In Jänkendorf there are two sports clubs, the "RSV Frisch Auf Jänkendorf" with the departments of bike ball, bike polo, billiards and gymnastics, and the "SV 90 Jänkendorf" with the departments of football, table tennis and general sports.
Regular events
Every year after Ascension Day, the Jänkendorfer Spring Festival takes place from Friday to Sunday. A highlight in autumn is fishing for the Ullersdorfer ponds and the poet pond.
Personalities
- Heinrich XXXI. Reuss zu Köstritz (1868–1929), landowner and politician
- Arnim Brux (* 1952), politician (SPD), district administrator
Web links
- Information about Jänkendorf website from Waldhufen
- Material on Jänkendorf Castle (PDF; 233 kB) in the Duncker collection of the Central and State Library Berlin
- Jänkendorf in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony