Kerspleben

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Kerspleben
State capital Erfurt
Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′ 32 ″  N , 11 ° 6 ′ 7 ″  E
Height : 191  (184-197)  m
Area : 10.43 km²
Residents : 1697  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 163 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1994
Postal code : 99098
Area code : 036203
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Location of Kerspleben in Erfurt
Holy Spirit Church ( Location → )

Kerspleben is a district of the Thuringian capital Erfurt .

geography

Kerspleben is about six kilometers east-northeast of Erfurt's old town. The Thuringian Basin is characteristic of the landscape with its fertile loess soils and the absence of forests. The Linderbach , a tributary of the Gramme, flows through the village, which is about 190 meters above sea level .

In addition to the round village of Kerspleben, the Unterm Fichtenwege industrial area to the south-west also belongs to the village. Between 1960 and 1994, the northeastern village of Töttleben also belonged to the municipality of Kerspleben. In addition to Töttleben, neighboring towns are also Azmannsdorf in the south and the Ringelbergsiedlung in the Krmpfervorstadt in the southwest. The corridor is bounded by the Erfurt districts of Schwerborn , Töttleben, Vieselbach , Azmannsdorf, Krämpfervorstadt, Johannesvorstadt and Hohenimmern, as well as by the municipality of Kleinmölsen in the Sömmerda district .

Between Kerspleben and Schwerborn lies a chain of hills with protected dry biotopes and orchards . The highest point in this area is the Kleine Katzenberg at 236 meters.

The total annual precipitation is around 500 millimeters.

history

Kirpersleybin was first mentioned in a document in 1104 in the property register of the Erfurt Peterskloster. As a Germanic foundation, however, it is likely to be much older. In a document from 1184, the village was also referred to as Krispeleben . Between the 13th and 16th centuries, the entire Erfurt area flourished economically, due to the cultivation of woad , which also ensured a good livelihood for the Kerspleber farmers. With the discovery of America and the introduction of indigo , this flowering phase came to an end. It was advantageous that the village was on the Via Regia from Erfurt to Leipzig .

Since 1343 the county of Vieselbach with Kerspleben belonged to the area of ​​the city of Erfurt . In 1345 a bailiwick of 18 villages was established in Kerspleben. During the Peasant Wars , Hans Tunger , who came from Kerspleben, led the farmers of the Erfurt region against the city. Since 1664 Erfurt - and thus also Kerspleben - belonged to Kurmainz , in whose care it remained until 1802. In 1815, Kerspleben with the Azmannsdorf office was added to the Grand Duchy of Saxony-Weimar-Eisenach ( Vieselbach office ), while Erfurt became Prussian again. The national border between town and village initially inhibited Kerspleben's development. In 1920 Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach came to the state of Thuringia , while Erfurt remained with Prussia.

In April 1945 the place, like all of Thuringia, was occupied by US troops and handed over to the Red Army at the beginning of July . So it became part of the Soviet Zone and in 1949 the GDR . In 1952 Kerspleben came to the district of Erfurt and was now subordinate to the nearby city and no longer to Weimar, which was further away . In the course of the Thuringian municipal reform, the place was finally incorporated into Erfurt on July 1, 1994.

The farmhouses were renovated after 1990, so that an attractive townscape was created again. Between 1997 and 2003, in the course of suburbanization in the north and east of the village, numerous new detached houses were built by Erfurters who moved to the countryside.

religion

Kerspleben is the seat of an evangelical parish of the superintendent of Weimar. The parish includes the parishes in Kerspleben, Töttleben, Kleinmölsen and Ollendorf .

Population development

In the course of suburbanization, the village has grown considerably since it was incorporated into Erfurt in 1994.

Number of inhabitants
year 1843 1910 1939 1994 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015
Residents 0548 0791 0999 0877 0917 1,493 1,770 1,710 1,708
Sources: 1843, 2012

politics

The local mayor is Mr. Henkel from the Töttleben district. He is supported by a ten-member local council.

Culture and sights

The cultural life of the village is largely shaped by the 13 Kerspleber associations.

The Protestant village church is consecrated to the Holy Spirit and has a 52 meter high tower, which dates from 1456. In 1721 the nave was rebuilt and the church tower rebuilt. After 1990 the church was restored. A plaque on the rectory reminds us: “ Friedrich the Great lived here in difficult times from 17th to 27th centuries. September 1757 ".

In Kerspleben there must have been a Johanneskapelle in earlier times , which is contained in documents of the State Archives. It burned down in the 12th century but was rebuilt.

Since the fall of the Wall, many half-timbered houses in the village have been renovated by the owners at great expense . In 2014 one of the largest farms on the village square was demolished. Four city villas are to be built here (2015), which represent a style break and are therefore rejected by the residents.

In 2004 a local museum was opened by the Heimatverein . It presents various objects from the history of Kerspleben.

Economy and Transport

The town's economy is characterized by its proximity to the state capital. Around 60 companies have set up shop in the 40 hectare Unterm Fichtenwege industrial park west of the village. There are 16 large wind turbines on the heights north of Kerspleben . From there you can see over 125 other systems in the Thuringian Basin.

Kerspleben is located on the Erfurt – Buttelstedt state road , a section of the former Via Regia . To the west of the town runs the Erfurter Ring , which creates a fast connection to the federal autobahn 71 and the federal autobahn 4 via the junction Ringelberg . Two EVAG bus lines run to the Ringelberg, where there is a direct connection to the tram in the direction of Anger. The nearest train station is Vieselbach in the southeast on the Thuringian Railway . The new Erfurt – Leipzig / Halle line runs southeast of the village.

Personalities

Grave monument of Dorothea Jünge († 1781) at the village church

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thuringia sacra. Document book, history and description of the Thuringian monasteries Enter Kerpsleben in the search window ; accessed on December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Description of the Erfurt prayer, p. 15
  3. ^ Johann Friedrich Kratzsch : Lexicon of all localities of the German federal states . Naumburg, 1843.
  4. ↑ Population of the city districts
  5. ↑ Thuringia sacra. Document book, history and description of the Thuringian monasteries . Enter Johanniskapelle in the search window ; accessed on December 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ City villas under review . Thuringian regional newspaper, January 26, 2015.

literature

  • Frank Störtzner: Kerspleben and Töttleben. 1104-2004. Contributions from 900 years of local history . Ed .: Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Kerspleben eV Erfurt 2004. OCLC 249594486 .

Web links

Commons : Kerspleben  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files