Koenigshofen (Heideland)

Koenigshofen Municipality of Heideland Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 8 " N , 11 ° 54 ′ 22" E
Height :	309 m
Incorporation :	April 9, 1994
Postal code :	07613
Area code :	036691
	Village church

Königshofen is a district of the municipality of Heideland in the Saale-Holzland district in Thuringia , which is part of the Heideland-Elstertal-Schkölen administrative community .

geography

Königshofen is on the left of the federal highway 9 from Munich to Berlin in a rural area. State road 1073 runs through the village from Eisenberg north to Lindau bei Eisenberg. To the west there are two smaller forests in the area. Agricultural areas predominate.

history

The first documentary mention of Königshofen is dated 1256. The place belonged proportionally to the Electorate of Saxony / Kingdom of Saxony ( Office Weißenfels ) and from 1815 to Prussia ( Province of Saxony ) as well as to the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg ( District Office Eisenberg ). It was not until 1868 that the place came completely to Sachsen-Altenburg, which in return gave its share in Willschütz to Prussia.

On the south-eastern outskirts of the village in the direction of Gösen there is a clearly visible stone cross in a garden next to a striking oak . The original location is not recorded. The stone was probably moved during the construction of the motorway. The stone cross, which is 1.5 km southeast of the village in the direction of Eisenberg, in a fenced area of the water supply association, has an eventful history. The original location is said to have been the hill, which is also the watershed . During a storm, monks are said to have been struck by lightning at this point . Later attempts were made to drive away storms at this location by singing and cannon shots. This led to the naming "weather cross". In 1945 it was destroyed. In 1959 it was professionally rebuilt.

Web links

Commons : Königshofen (Heideland, Thuringia) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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 , p. 150.
^ 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. 44, 73, 285, 287, 102, 166, 241, 150 and. 315
↑ Sven Ostritz (Ed.): Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Ost (= Archaeological Hiking Guide Thuringia. H. 9). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-937517-51-3 , p. 50.
↑ Sven Ostritz (Ed.): Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Ost (= Archaeological Hiking Guide Thuringia. H. 9). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-937517-51-3 , p. 51.

[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 , p. 150.

[2] 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. 44, 73, 285, 287, 102, 166, 241, 150 and. 315

[3] Sven Ostritz (Ed.): Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Ost (= Archaeological Hiking Guide Thuringia. H. 9). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-937517-51-3 , p. 50.

[4] Sven Ostritz (Ed.): Saale-Holzland-Kreis, Ost (= Archaeological Hiking Guide Thuringia. H. 9). Beier & Beran, Langenweißbach 2007, ISBN 978-3-937517-51-3 , p. 51.