Kirchberg (Saxony)
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Coordinates: 50 ° 37 ' N , 12 ° 32' E |
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| State : | Saxony | |
| County : | Zwickau | |
| Management Community : | Kirchberg | |
| Height : | 349 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 39.57 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 8179 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 207 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 08107 | |
| Primaries : | 037602 (except pole green) | |
| License plate : | Z, GC, HOT, WDA | |
| Community key : | 14 5 24 130 | |
| City structure: | Core city; 6 districts | |
City administration address : |
Neumarkt 2 08107 Kirchberg |
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| Mayoress : | Dorothee Obst ( FWV ) | |
| Location of the city of Kirchberg in the district of Zwickau | ||
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Kirchberg , the city of seven hills, is a small town in the south of the Zwickau district on the western edge of the Ore Mountains . Located in the Rödelbachtal and surrounded by seven mountains, Kirchberg is around ten kilometers south of Zwickau.
geography
Geographical location
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Kirchberg is located in the Rödelbach valley at an altitude of 350 m to 533 m above sea level. NN and is surrounded by seven mountains (Borberg 435 m; Geiersberg 426 m; Kreuzhübel 428 m; Krähenberg 441 m; Quirlsberg 398 m; Kratzberg 478 m; Schießhausberg 440 m)
geology
The city lies on the Kirchberg granite massif .
Expansion of the urban area
- North - South: approx. 6 km (including districts)
- East - West: approx. 6 km (including districts)
Neighboring places
Adjacent cities and towns are
- in the district of Zwickau: Hirschfeld , Wilkau-Haßlau , Wildenfels , Langenweißbach , Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg and Crinitzberg ;
- in the Vogtlandkreis : Steinberg , Rodewisch and Lengenfeld
| Hirschfeld | Wilkau-Haßlau | Wildenfels |
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Langenweißbach |
| Rodewisch | Steinberg , Crinitzberg | Hartmannsdorf near Kirchberg |
City structure
In addition to Kirchberg itself, the city includes the districts of Burkersdorf , Cunersdorf , Saupersdorf , Wolfersgrün , Leutersbach and Stangengrün .
history
The area between Borberg and Geiersberg was first settled around 1180 and 1212. The name Kirchberg is derived from the location of a church on a mining site. The town charter was granted to Kirchberg around 1310. The most important branch of business, the cloth making trade, has been located in Kirchberg since the 16th century. Modest mining began around the Geiersberg in 1710, but was stopped in 1723 due to unsuccessfulness. Kirchberg belonged to the Wiesenburg office until 1843 . This became part of the Kirchberg office in 1843 and a district court was set up in the city. In 1856, part of the Kirchberg office was formed into the Kirchberg court office, which in 1875 became part of the Zwickau administration . From 1881 to 1973 Kirchberg had a connection to the Saxon rail network through the Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld narrow-gauge railway. The Kirchberg-West prefabricated building area was built in 1983.
Religions
The two Evangelical Lutheran parishes of St. Margarethen Kirchberg and St. Katharinen in Burkersdorf form a parish. Furthermore, there is an Evangelical Methodist congregation in Kirchberg, the regional church community and an Evangelical free church congregation (Brethren Church). The Roman Catholic Church of Mary Queen of Peace is located on Neumarkt .
The Marienkirchgemeinde Stangengrün forms a parish with the neighboring communities in Wildenau and Obercrinitz .
Incorporations
- Burkersdorf : August 1, 1973
- Wolfersgrün : January 1, 1996
- Leutersbach : July 1, 1996
- Saupersdorf : January 1, 1997
- Pole green : January 1, 1997
- Cunersdorf : January 1, 1999
Development of the population
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from 1960: as of December 31, except 2007 (as of July 31).
Data source from 1998: State Statistical Office of Saxony
Memorials
In the entrance area of the "Ernst Schneller" primary school there is a memorial plaque in memory of the communist teacher and Reichstag member Ernst Schneller , who was murdered in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1944 .
politics
The city is the seat of the administrative community Kirchberg .
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City council
Since the municipal council election on May 26, 2019 , the 16 seats of the city council have been distributed among the individual groups as follows:
mayor
The current mayor is Dorothee Obst.
coat of arms
It is not exactly known since when Kirchberg had a city coat of arms . The first surviving city coat of arms shows three wooden towers and could come from the 14th century. The shapes of the towers changed until the 19th century, but they always symbolized the three city gate towers that were destroyed after 1830. When the town hall was rebuilt in 1852, a city coat of arms was attached to the facade as a half-relief. It corresponds to the shape from 1394 and still adorns Kirchberg's flags, letterhead, stamps and seals to this day. The three mountains seem to Borberg ( 435 m above sea level. HN ) Geiersberg ( 426 m above sea level. NN ) and shooting mountain ( 440 m above sea level. NN ) to symbolize. It is the mountains that enclose the city center in the Rödelbachtal in a triangle.
Town twinning
Kirchberg has had town twinning with Sendenhorst in North Rhine-Westphalia and Groß-Umstadt in Hesse since 1990 and with Houdain in the French region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais since 1991 .
Culture and sights
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Museums
Show mine "Am Graben" near the church.
Masters' house with exhibitions on local history and a model railway exhibition.
societies
- Village and homeland association Cunersdorf e. V.
- Erzgebirgischer Heimatverein Kirchberg e. V.
- Erzgebirgszweigverein Kirchberg e. V.
- Women's choir Kirchberg e. V.
- Men's choir "ARION 1898" Saupersdorf e. V.
- Male choir "Rödeltal" Kirchberg e. V.
Buildings
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St. Margaret's Church
St. Marienkirche in the district of Stangengrün
Fire station of the Kirchberg volunteer fire brigade
Building II of the "Ernst Schneller" primary school with accommodation for the after-school care center.
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- The baroque town church of St. Margareth dates from 1764 and is furnished with late Gothic elements.
- The St. Marien Church in Stangengrün was built in the 15th century.
- The St. Katharinen Church in Burkersdorf is home to the oldest still ringing bell in Saxony.
- König-Albert-Turm and Anton-Günther-Berghaus on the Borberg
- Catholic church "Maria Königin des Friedens" with church windows by the artist Norbert Marten , 1997, Neumarkt
Natural monuments
There is a nine-stem beech tree on the Borberg .
Sports
- SV 1861 Kirchberg e. V.
- ESV Lokomotive Kirchberg e. V.
- SV Rödeltal 1950 e. V.
- 1. Tennis Club Kirchberg e. V.
- 1. RC-Modellsportclub Kirchberg e. V.
- Motorbike club "Kirchberger Linksfahrer" e. V.
- Diving club TC "NEPTUN" Kirchberg e. V. at the Pinkfoss quarry
- LV Olympia Kirchberg
- Bowling Club 1845 Kirchberg
Regular events
- Old Town Festival (always on the 1st Saturday in October)
- Borgbergfest (always on the 1st weekend in June)
- Classic car meeting (always on the 1st weekend in June)
- Spring and Christmas concerts in the Christoph-Graupner-Gymnasium
- Christmas market (always on the 1st weekend in Advent)
- Left-hand driver meeting (always on the 1st weekend in August)
- Maypole positions with election of the Kirchberg May Queen (last Sunday in April, from 2:30 p.m. on Brühlplatz)
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
- Motorway connection to federal motorway 72 (Zwickau-Ost, Zwickau-West approx. 10 km)
- Bundesstraße 93 : approx. 3 km east
- Bus connections to Zwickau
- Next train station Wilkau-Haßlau : approx. 7 km ( Zwickau – Schwarzenberg line )
The narrow-gauge railway Wilkau-Haßlau-Carlsfeld ran through Kirchberg from 1881 to 1973 . In today's urban area, it had a train station and a stop each in Cunersdorf and Kirchberg, as well as two train stations in Saupersdorf. The Kirchberg (Sachs) train station , an iron bridge over the Rödelbach (Sun Bridge) at the former Kirchberg stop and a railway path on the Rödelbach on the old route in the Kirchberg city area are witnesses to this day .
Established businesses
- Behr Kirchberg GmbH , largest employer
education
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- Elementary School "Ernst Schneller"
- Europaschule Christoph-Graupner-Gymnasium
- High school "Dr. Theodor Neubauer "
- Sperlingsbergschule (school to promote learning)
Healthcare
- The hospital merged with the Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum Zwickau in 2012 . It is a standard public care hospital with 140 beds.
Personalities
Former honorary citizens (incomplete)
- Johann Baumgärtel († March 18, 1897; awarded after 1843), Nadler, founder of a department store, co-founder of the Kirchberg fire brigade, fire director, knight of the Royal Saxon Order of Albrecht, 2nd class
- Richard Dörfel (* 1838; † October 25, 1915; awarded on February 8, 1912), heating pipe manufacturer, councilor of commerce
sons and daughters of the town
- Christoph Graupner (1683–1760), musician and composer. The grammar school located in Kirchberg is named after him.
- Robert Seidel (1850–1933), politician, took part in the founding congress of the SPD. A street in Kirchberg is named after him.
- Friedrich Maximilian Bergfeld (1864–1934), elementary school teacher and dialect poet of the Ore Mountains.
- Albin Tröltzsch (1893–1973), engineer, Ore Mountains native and dialect poet and radio play author.
- Fried Noxius (1917–2007), officer and writer.
- Wolfgang Hofmann (1928–2019), cantor, organist and composer
Personalities related to the place
- Julius Kell (1813–1849), 1836–1841 school principal, member of the Saxon state parliament
- Ferdinand Querner (1816–1880), politician, member of the Saxon state parliament, mayor of Kirchberg
- Albert Sixtus (1892–1960), author of books for children and young people ("The Bunny School")
- Marianne Brandt (1893–1983), painter, sculptor and designer
- Gertrud Drechsler (1896–1984), dialect poet of the western Ore Mountains
- Algimantas Dailidė (1921–2015), Nazi war criminal, lived in the village since 2003
- Marion Hallbauer (* 1957), illustrator, graphic artist and painter
- Sven Günther (* 1974), soccer player who started his career at TSG Kirchberg
- Marie-Elisabeth Hecker (* 1987), cellist, won 1st prize at the Rostropovich Competition in 2005
literature
- Johannes Decker: Chronicle of the city of Kirchberg in Saxony . Geiger, Horb am Neckar 2000, ISBN 3-89570-671-X .
- Johannes Gündel: Stangengrün: genealogical development of a farming community in the district of Zwickau / Saxony 1460-1800 . (= Series of publications by the Stoye Foundation of the Working Group for Central German Family Research. 17/18). Degener, Neustadt an der Aisch 1988, ISBN 3-7686-4117-1 .
- Karl Lorenz: Family book for the city and the parish Kirchberg / Krs. Zwickau from the 16th to the 20th century . (= Writings of the German Central Office for Genealogy in Leipzig. 7). German Central Office for Genealogy , Leipzig 1994. (25 partial volumes, including a register volume. Copies of the family mapping. - Not in bookshops. Copies in the Kirchberg parish archive and in the German Central Office for Genealogy)
- Moritz Alexander Zille: Julius Kell, a life sketch. Grimma / Leipzig 1850.
Web links
- Side of the city of Kirchberg
- Kirchberg in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019 ( help on this ).
- ↑ Ernst Eichler , Hans Walther (ed.): Historical book of place names of Saxony. Volume I, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-05-003728-8 , p. 486.
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office (Ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states. Metzler-Poeschel publishing house, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .
- ↑ a b StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1996
- ↑ a b StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1997
- ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1999
- ↑ Result of the city council election of the city of Kirchberg on May 26, 2019
- ^ City of Kirchberg - city arms
- ^ City of Kirchberg - Partnerships , accessed on September 29, 2019
- ↑ http://www.ehv-kirchberg.de/
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 17, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Johannes Decker: The flag of the Kirchberg cloth makers guild. (PDF) In: Kirchberger Nachrichten. September 22, 2004, accessed March 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Johannes Decker: Der Ritter pp (PDF) In: Kirchberger Nachrichten. July 19, 2006, accessed March 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Johannes Decker: From here into the world. (PDF) In: Kirchberger Nachrichten. April 13, 2005, accessed March 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Uta Pasler: Doerfel heirs hope for buyers . In: Free Press . March 18, 2017, p. 11 .
