Jerchel (Tangerhütte)

Jerchel City of Tangerhütte
Coordinates: 52 ° 27 ′ 44 ″  N , 11 ° 56 ′ 35 ″  E
Height :	35 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.98 km²
Residents :	124  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	14 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	May 31, 2010
Postal code :	39517
Area code :	039362
Location in Saxony-Anhalt
Schelldorf (right), lower left Jerchel, upper left book

Jerchel is a district of the town of Tangerhütte in the south of the Stendal district in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

The location on the southeastern edge of the Altmark is located on an old cut Elbearm , the crescent, under nature conservation standing Schelldorfer lake . The cities of Stendal and Tangermünde are north of Jerchel. The terrain west of Jerchel is mostly flat and very wooded.

history

The place was first mentioned in a deed of ownership in 1345, but is said to have existed 350 years earlier as an outpost (castle) against the Wends . The Jerchel church dates from the 13th century and has a baroque interior with a coat of arms of the von Itzenplitz family on the east wall of the choir, whose patronage over Jerchel is attested for the 15th century.

On September 30, 1928 the manor district of Jerchel was united with the rural community of Jerchel.

On May 31, 2010 Jerchel merged with the other municipalities of the Tangerhütte-Land administrative community to form the new town of Tangerhütte.

As part of the village renewal, the former manor house, which today houses the community office, hall and a youth club, was expanded, the fire station was expanded and streets, paths and street lighting were renewed.

The village maintains partnerships with the two places of the same name Jerchel in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel and the current district of Jerchel in the municipality of Milower Land (near Rathenow ).

politics

Local Mayor

Thekla Möws is the local mayor.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved by the district on August 13, 2009.

Blazon : "Split of green and silver under a golden shield head, in front three golden ears of corn with stalk leaves, behind three staggered black bear heads with knocked out red tongues and golden collars with ring, in the shield head a green acorn with two oak leaves pointing to the sides."

The colors of the place are - derived from the main coat of arms motifs (ears of corn) in the heraldically more elegant front half of the shield - gold (yellow) -green.

The coat of arms was designed in 2009 by the heraldist Jörg Mantzsch .

flag

The flag is yellow - green (1: 1) striped (landscape format: stripes running horizontally, lengthwise format: stripes running vertically) and centered with the municipal coat of arms.

Culture and sights

• "Penko" clock tower from the 18th century

Transport links

Country roads lead from Jerchel to Tangermünde and via Grieben to Tangerhütte. Regular buses and on-call buses run by Regionalverkehrsbetriebe Westsachsen (RVW) under the brand name stendalbus . In Tangerhütte, 15 kilometers away, there are rail connections to Magdeburg and Stendal.

Web links

Commons : Jerchel (Elbe)  - Collection of images

• Jerchel in the unified community of Tangerhütte

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrative region of Magdeburg (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Government of Magdeburg . 1928, ZDB -ID 3766-7 , p. 209 .
2. ↑ Official Gazette for the district of Stendal dated May 30, 2010 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Official Gazette of the District No. 18/2009 page 230 (PDF; 406 kB)