Keula (Krauschwitz)
Keula , in Upper Sorbian Kij , is a formerly independent village in Upper Lusatia south of Bad Muskau , which was incorporated into Krauschwitz in the Görlitz district in northeast Saxony in 1938 .
history
Local history
Keula was first mentioned in 1380 in a Görlitz council bill under the name Kulen . The local iron hammer is of economic interest to the Muskau rulership , to which the village has belonged since 1597 at the latest . The Sorbian name Kij , from which the German was formed, is also derived from this .
With the construction of the Weißwasser – Muskau railway (1872), which was later extended to the Sommerfeld railway junction , Keula was connected to the railway network, which had a positive effect on the local economy. In addition to the ironworks, a brick factory also benefits from it, which is expanded into a large industrial company.
Due to the National Socialist policy of Germanization of place names of Slavic origin, Keula was renamed Rudolfhütte in 1936. In 1938 the district president in Liegnitz decided to merge with the northwestern municipality of Krauschwitz under this name.
After the Second World War, the ironworks, operating under the name Keulahütte since 1929 , gradually expanded over decades to become one of the largest industrial companies in the Weißwasser district .
Among other things, due to the merging of Krauschwitz and Keula, Keula has no district status. Keula, however, is the only place incorporated into Krauschwitz that is depicted in the municipal coat of arms.
Of the two volunteer fire brigades in Krauschwitz, Krauschwitz Ost and Krauschwitz West , the Krauschwitz Ost volunteer fire brigade is the former Keulas fire brigade. She takes care of fire protection and general help.
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1825 | 207 |
| 1871 | 509 |
| 1885 | 594 |
| 1905 | 1069 |
| 1910 | 1236 |
| 1925 | 1332 |
While Keula in 1630 three -obsessed husband and 18 Häusler has, it is only a man possessed, two in 1777, gardeners and 13 cottagers.
The number of inhabitants only rose sharply in the course of industrialization in the 19th century. In the 60 years between 1825 and 1885 the population tripled, in the next 40 it doubled again, so that Keula grew from 200 to over 1,300 inhabitants within 100 years. In Krauschwitz, the population is also growing, albeit not to the same extent, so that the two communities gradually merge. Compared to the state of 1925, the number of inhabitants in the double community will increase by over 900 within the next 40 years.
Sources and further reading
literature
- From the Muskauer Heide to the Rotstein. Home book of the Lower Silesian Upper Lusatia District . Lusatia Verlag, Bautzen 2006, ISBN 978-3-929091-96-0 , p. 237 ff .
- Wolfgang Koschke: Keulahütte - iron and steel works - foundry . Verlag Gunther Oettel, Görlitz 2011, ISBN 978-3-938583-59-3 (251 pages).
Footnotes
Coordinates: 51 ° 31 ' N , 14 ° 43' E