Kirchgandern

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	Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '  N , 9 ° 58'  E
Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Eichsfeld
Management Community :	Hanstein-Rusteberg
Height :	205 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.39 km 2
Residents:	580 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	132 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	37318
Area code :	036081
License plate :	EIC, HIG, WBS
Community key :	16 0 61 057
Association administration address:	Steingraben 49 37318 Hohengandern
Website :	www.kirchgandern.de
Mayor :	Frank Wandt ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Kirchgandern in the Eichsfeld district

Village church

Kirchgandern is a municipality in the Eichsfeld district in Thuringia . It belongs to the administrative community Hanstein-Rusteberg and is located about one kilometer south of the federal highway 38 .

geography

View of Kirchgandern from the west (the Rusteberg can be seen on the right edge of the picture)

Kirchgandern is located in the Upper Leinegraben about 2.5 km northeast of the border triangle of Hesse-Lower Saxony-Thuringia . The 4.37 km² large community area extends at altitudes from 192 to 329  m above sea level. NN . To the north rises the Pferdeberg (approx.  300  m above sea level ; former place of sacrifice) and to the northeast the Kahle Berg (approx.  325  m above sea level ; location of a chapel). The Leine forms the southwestern border of the municipality and the natural border to the neighboring Thuringian municipalities of Arenshausen in the southeast and Hohengandern in the southwest. Besenhausen in Lower Saxony is to the northwest . The Gänsebach rises in the forest towards Kahler Berg and flows through the village in an east-west direction and flows into the Leine a little west of it . It also divides the village into two halves: the northern half of the village is known as the upper village , the southern half as the lower village .

To the west of the village runs the state road  1001, which leads south to the federal road 80 and which has to the north-west via roads connected to it through Lower Saxony to the Neu-Eichenberg-Friedland junction of the federal freeway 38 in Hesse near Marzhausen .

The Neuwerth settlement to the southeast in the direction of Arenshausen belongs to the location .

Division of space

Kirchgandern has a total area of ​​439 hectares . Of this, only 44 ha (10%) are settled and 21 ha (4.8%) are traffic areas . Settlement and traffic areas together have a size of 65 ha (14.8%). The largest proportion of the area is made up of vegetation with 368 ha (83.8%). The waters make up the smallest proportion of the area with 6 ha (1.4%).

vegetation

The area of ​​vegetation decreased from 381 to 368 hectares between 2015 and 2018. It has a share of 83.8% (368 ha) of the total area. Agriculture accounts for 76.4% of the vegetation area . The forest makes up 19% and the remaining wood around 3%. Unland or areas without vegetation account for 1.6% of the vegetation area.

settlement

The settlement area increased by 14 ha between 2015 and 2018, from 30 to 44 ha. It accounts for 10% (44 ha) of the total area. The largest share of the settlement area is made up of sports, leisure and recreational areas with 29.5%, which has increased significantly in recent years. This is followed by residential space with 38.6% and industrial and commercial space with a total of 25%. Areas with particularly functional use make up a small percentage at 1 ha. The cemetery has also lost its total area. The rest is allotted to smaller areas with other uses.

traffic

The traffic area decreased slightly from 2015 to 2018. It has a share of 4.8% (21 ha) of the total area of ​​439 ha. The smaller share of the traffic area is made up of roads, with 47.6%. The rest are paths and other areas used by traffic, which make up 57.1% of the traffic area.

Waters

The body of water in Kirchgandern has remained constant over the years. It has a share of 1.4% (6 ha) of the total area. Running waters (Leine, Gänsebach) make up almost 100% of the water area. The rest are standing water with less than 1% of the water surface.

history

Kirchgander was first mentioned in a document in 1118. Kirchgandern takes its name from the original settlement "Ganderaha". "Gander" means gander and "Aha" is the name for water, so the place name means "located on the Gänsebach". The village was given the nickname "Church" because its church was the main church of the spiritual ban. The church is one of the oldest churches in the vicinity, according to a document it was built in 1300. In the course of time, the place name "Ganderaha" developed into today's place name Kirchgandern. From 1802 to 1807 the place became Prussian and then became part of the Kingdom of Westphalia . From 1815 he was part of the Prussian province of Saxony . 1945 to 1949 the place belonged to the Soviet occupation zone and from 1949 became part of the GDR . From 1952 until the fall of the Wall and reunification in 1989/1990, Kirchgandern was affected by the closure of the nearby inner-German border. Among other things, the Way of the Cross, located directly on the border, and the Magdalenen Chapel from 1852 were no longer accessible and were destroyed by decay and destruction. In the 1990s the Way of the Cross and the chapel were rebuilt. Since 1990 the place belongs to the re-established state of Thuringia.

In Kirchgandern there used to be many handicraft businesses such as bakeries, butchers, a mill, grocery stores, restaurants, a cigar factory , doctors, hairdressers, a hat factory, tailors, a shoemaker, a plate maker, carpenters, a blacksmith , painters, plumbers, a trucking company and much more more. Kirchgandern was also comparatively well equipped with two schools in the field of education.

Over the years, a lively club life has developed in Kirchgandern. So z. B. the warrior club, the pigeon club, the virgin club and the cycling club, which no longer exist today. The singing club, the dog sports club, the VFR sports club, the old men Kirchgandern, the forest community, the Kolping family, the friends' association Kirchgandern and the volunteer fire brigade Kirchgandern are still very active today.

After the fall of the Wall , Kirchgandern was included in the village renewal program; the community developed an industrial area and built a village community center in which assemblies, club meetings and celebrations take place today.

Population development

Development of the population:

1994: 614 1995: 615 1996: 602 1997: 597 1998: 611 1999: 596

2000: 601 2001: 597 2002: 603 2003: 603 2004: 626 2005: 624

2006: 623 2007: 635 2008: 633 2009: 625 2010: 602 2011: 588

2012: 586 2013: 575 2014: 568 2015: 570 2016: 579 2017: 582

2018: 587 2019: 580

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

Kirchgandern: Population from 1994 to 2019
year				Residents
1994			614
1995			615
1996			602
1997			597
1998			611
1999			596
2000			601
2001			597
2002			603
2003			603
2004			626
2005			624
2006			623
2007			635
2008			633
2009			625
2010			602
2011			588
2012			586
2013			575
2014			568
2015			570
2016			579
2017			582
2018			587
2019			580
Sources: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Municipal council

City council election 2019

Results

 %

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

61.6%

38.4%

CDU

FDP / Free Voting Community

The parish council of Kirchgandern consists of eight parish council members.

• CDU : 5 seats
• FDP / Free Community of Voters: 3 seats

In the municipal council election on May 26, 2019, 612 votes (61.6%) went to the CDU , and 382 votes (38.4%) to the FDP / Free Voting Community. There were a total of 994 valid votes. 479 people were entitled to vote. A total of 357 voters voted, with 334 valid and 23 invalid votes being counted. The turnout was 74.5%.

Overview of the results of the municipal council election:

Political party	%	be right	Seats
CDU	61.6	612	5
FDP / Free Voting Community	38.4	382	3

(Status: municipal council election on May 26, 2019 / data: Thuringian State Office for Statistics)

mayor

Mayoral election 2018

Results

 %

100

90

80

70

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

95.3%

4.7%

Wandt, Frank

Other applicants

The mayor (honorary) is Frank Wandt ( CDU ). He was elected with 281 votes (95.3%) in the mayoral election on November 25, 2018. 14 votes (4.7%) went to other applicants. 491 people were entitled to vote. A total of 300 voters voted, whereby 295 valid and 5 invalid votes were counted. The turnout was 61.1%.

Overview of the results of the mayoral election:

Nomination	%	be right
Wandt, Frank (CDU)	95.3	281
Other applicants	4.7	14th

(Status: Mayor election on November 25, 2018 / data: Thuringian State Office for Statistics)

Former Mayor (since 1994)

• Nolte, Werner ( CDU ) - (June 12, 1994 - January 22, 1995)
• Herwig, August ( FDP ) - (January 22, 1995 - June 6, 2010)
• Sieling, Wolfgang ( CDU ) - (June 6, 2010 - November 25, 2018)

administration

Kirchgandern is a member of the Hanstein-Rusteberg administrative community based in the neighboring community of Hohengandern . The administrative community was founded on May 4, 1993 and is used to deal with the administrative affairs of the 14 member communities.

See also : Hanstein-Rusteberg administrative community

Coat of arms of the municipality of Kirchgandern

coat of arms

The municipality of Kirchgandern has an official coat of arms and a flag .

Blazon : "In blue a silver ganter ready to fly with a hovering, shortened silver bar growing out of the neck to the right and left, covered with a red heart shield with a silver six-spoke wheel."

On the Redenden coat of arms you can see a goose with outstretched wings (wings are shown in a view from below), the neck and head of the goose combined with a crossbar to form a cross as a symbol of faith and the church. The heart shield with the silver wheel symbolizes the centuries-old affiliation to the Elector and Archdiocese of Mainz , thus to the Eichsfeld .

education and parenting

Kirchgandern is relatively well positioned in the education sector with a school and in the education sector with a day-care center . The day care center "Pfiffikus" Kirchgandern is a public day care center run by the municipality of Kirchgandern. It was opened in 1953 and expanded in recent years. The facility is located south of the village center on Heiligenstädter Straße and has an elongated outdoor area (renovation in summer 2018) with play facilities, two dining rooms, a gym and various group rooms. The Arenshausen regular school is a state school which is run by the Eichsfeld district . The school is located about 1 kilometer south-east of the village center on Bundesstraße 80 within the Kirchgandern district. The school yard and the sports hall as well as the Kirchgandern-Arenshausen sports complex border the school building .

Worth seeing

Magdalenenkapelle

The local attractions include:

• Village center with half-timbered houses
• St. Martin Church
• Way of the Cross and Magdalenen Chapel on the Loccum – Volkenroda pilgrimage route
• Circular hiking trail "Path of History" along the former inner-German border and in the former restricted area of the GDR

Personalities

• Ernst Bachmann (1901–1978), politician, member of the Lower Saxony state parliament
• Albert Krebs (* 1951), soccer player and coach

Web links

Commons : Kirchgandern  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.kirchgandern.de
• "Pfiffikus" day care center in Kirchgandern
• Arenshausen regular school

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Thuringian State Office for Statistics. Retrieved January 3, 2020 . 
3. ^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c} Thuringian State Office for Statistics: City council election 2019 in Thuringia - final result. In: https://wahlen.thueringen.de . Thuringian State Office for Statistics, May 26, 2019, accessed on December 31, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Mayoral election on November 25, 2018 - preliminary result. (PDF; 7.6 KB) In: www.wahlen.thueringen.de . Thuringian State Office for Statistics , November 26, 2018, accessed on December 29, 2019 . 
6. ^ Elections in Thuringia. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
7. ^ Elections in Thuringia. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
8. ^ Elections in Thuringia. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
9. ^ Elections in Thuringia. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
10. ^ Elections in Thuringia. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
11. ^ Elections in Thuringia. Accessed January 1, 2020 . 
12. ^ Administrative community Hanstein-Rusteberg: Administrative community Hanstein-Rusteberg. In: http://www.vg-hanstein-rusteberg.de/startseite.0.html?&L=0%2522%2522Rainer . Administrative community Hanstein-Rusteberg, January 1, 2020, accessed on January 1, 2020 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b} Kita Kirchgandern. Accessed January 2, 2020 . 
14. ^ State regular school in Arenshausen. Accessed January 2, 2020 .