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City of Calau
Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 58 ″  N , 13 ° 54 ′ 40 ″  E
Height : 100 m above sea level NHN
Area : 14.14 km²
Residents : 73  (Jun 1, 2020)
Population density : 5 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : October 26, 2003
Postal code : 03205
Area code : 03541
Kemmen village church

Kemmen , Kamjeny in Lower Sorbian , is a district of the city of Calau in the northern part of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district in southern Brandenburg .

location

Kemmen is located in Niederlausitz in the Niederlausitzer Landücken nature park . The Kleptna flows through the village .

To the north lies the Säritz district and the Buckow district of Calau . The city of Calau follows in the northeast. To the east and south-east, Kemmen borders the Werchow district and its Cabel district ; further to the south-east is the Luckaitztal community . To the south lies Settinchen , a part of the municipality of Gollmitz , which lies to the southwest. The community of Bronkow follows further south . To the west are the districts of Craupe and Groß Mehßow . The municipality of Schadewitz borders Kemmen directly in the north-west, while Mallenchen lies further to the north-west.

history

Local history

Kemmen was first mentioned in 1495. The place name is derived from the Lower Sorbian word kamjeń and denotes a place in stony terrain or on a stone stream. In 1761 the place was mentioned as Kamenej and in 1843 as Kamena . The place was a manor village, the farms were built on the north side of the road.

After the Congress of Vienna , Kemmen came with the entire Lower Lusatia to the Kingdom of Prussia and belonged to the district of Calau . On January 1, 1926, the place Schadewitz was incorporated into Kemmen. After the Second World War, Kemmen belonged to the Calau district, which was newly founded in 1952 . On May 1, 1974, the neighboring town of Säritz was incorporated into Kemmen. The place belongs to the church district Niederlausitz . On October 26, 2003, Kemmen was incorporated into the city of Calau with its parts of the municipality and the places Mlode , Groß Mehßow , Werchow , Bolschwitz and Saßleben .

Population development

Population development in Kemmen from 1875 to 2002
year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents
1875 145 1933 209 1964 206 1989 241 1993 218 1997 260 2001 279
1890 134 1939 185 1971 172 1990 236 1994 220 1998 268 2002 275
1910 147 1946 302 1981 277 1991 228 1995 224 1999 279
1925 175 1950 272 1985 252 1992 225 1996 236 2000 287

Culture and sights

Kemmen estate

The foundation walls of the village church of Kemmen date back to 1346. It was destroyed in the Thirty Years' War . Georg Planck , the Chancellor of Niederlausitz and landowner, had it rebuilt. The sculptor Andreas Schultze and the painter Martin Heber were hired for the furnishings . The church is one of the architectural monuments of the city of Calau .

The former manor house with its commercial facilities and the adjacent park and garden landscape are also among the architectural monuments.

Economy and Infrastructure

Kemmen is on the 6625 district road from Calau to Finsterwalde . The federal motorway 13 runs west of the village .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information from the residents' registration office of the city of Calau from June 18, 2020. Excluding Säritz (109 residents) and Schadewitz (22 residents).
  2. ↑ Municipalities 1994 and their changes since January 1, 1948 in the new federal states , Metzler-Poeschel publishing house, Stuttgart, 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 , publisher: Federal Statistical Office
  3. ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2003
  4. ↑ Brandenburg Statistics (PDF)

literature

  • Ernst Eichler : The place names of Niederlausitz . VEB Domowina-Verlag, Bautzen 1975.

Web links

Commons : Kemmen  - collection of images, videos and audio files