Kirnitzschtal

This article describes the former municipality of Kirnitzschtal, for the valley of the Kirnitzsch brook see Kirnitzsch .

Location of the municipality of Kirnitzschtal in the Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains district (territorial status: September 30, 2012)

Kirnitzschtal was a municipality in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains in Saxony . It was incorporated into the city of Sebnitz on October 1, 2012 , with which it previously worked in the Sebnitz administrative community.

Geography and traffic

The five districts of the Kirnitzschtal community were Altendorf , Mittelndorf , Lichtenhain , Ottendorf and Saupsdorf , which stretch from west to east in this order.

All districts are located on the plateaus north of the eponymous Kirnitzsch brook in the Kirnitzschtal at about 365  m above sea level. NN . The 44.2 km² large community area stretched from Bad Schandau on the Elbe to the east as far as the Czech border.

The districts of Altendorf, Mittelndorf and Lichtenhain are on the state road S 154 Bad Schandau and Sebnitz. The district of Mittelndorf has a stop on the Bautzen – Bad Schandau railway line , which is only of importance for hikers. In the Kirnitzschtal, the electrically operated Kirnitzschtalbahn runs from Bad Schandau to the Lichtenhain waterfall .

history

The community of Kirnitzschtal was created on March 1, 1994 from the three communities Lichtenhain (with Altendorf and Mittelndorf), Ottendorf and Saupsdorf. The municipal administration got its seat at Schulstrasse 4 in the district Lichtenhain. On October 1, 1998, Kirnitzschtal entered into an administrative partnership with the neighboring town of Sebnitz . Since then, Sebnitz has done part of the administrative work for Kirnitzschtal and received a contribution from the community.

Due to the difficult budget situation in Kirnitzschtal, the local council decided to integrate it into Sebnitz. The county approved the merger on June 25, 2012. The incorporation came into force on October 1, 2012, and the administrative community was dissolved. The former districts of Kirnitzschtal became districts of Sebnitz. The last honorary mayor of the community was Norbert Läsker ( CDU ). Until the local elections in 2014, the five former Kirnitzschtal districts had a joint local council. Since then they each have their own local council.

The population of the municipality rose slightly after its formation to the highest level of 2271 in 1997, but then fell until 2083 in 2011 (December 31st each). The most recently determined population density as of December 31, 2011 was 47 inhabitants per km².

year Residents 1994 2247 1995 2252 1996 2247 1997 2271 1998 2267 1999 2266

year Residents 2000 2222 2001 2203 2002 2218 2003 2222 2004 2230 2005 2171

year Residents 2006 2158 2007 2180 2008 2147 2009 2126 2010 2121 2011 2083

Web links

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

• Kirnitzschtal in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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
2. ^ New formation of the community Kirnitzschtal in the regional register Saxony
3. ↑ Saxon Official Gazette No. 29/2012
4. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2012

Coordinates: 50 ° 57 '  N , 14 ° 15'  E