Little buckedra

coat of arms	Germany map
Help on coat of arms	Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '  N , 11 ° 39'  E
Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Saale-Holzland district
Management Community :	Hills / valleys
Height :	280 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.83 km 2
Residents:	34 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	12 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	07646
Area code :	036428
License plate :	SHK, EIS, SRO
Community key :	16 0 74 046
Address of the municipal administration:	Dorfstrasse 15 07646 Kleinbockedra
Website :	www.huegelland-taeler.de
Mayor :	Lars Koszarek
Location of the municipality of Kleinbockedra in the Saale-Holzland district

Houses on the village square with the war memorial in Kleinbockedra

Kleinbockedra is a municipality in the north of the Saale-Holzland district and part of the Hügelland / Täler administrative community . With 35 inhabitants, it is the smallest municipality in Thuringia and Eastern Germany.

location

The place is located above the Saale in a wooded area around 10 km southeast of Jena city ​​center. Kleinbockedra can only be reached via a small road leading in from the east from the immediately neighboring Großbockedra ; Großbockedra serves the place as a parish. Kleinbockedra is located on a hill from which the surrounding area with Jena, Kahla and Hermsdorf can be seen.

Village panorama from Kleinbockedra

history

Small buckedra was first mentioned in 1395 as Wynczigen Bugkedrow ; At that time, the place was the seat of the Knights of Bockedra, who worked as robber barons around 1400. The name Bockedra is of Sorbian origin and means "beech peeler", a settlement of the Angerdorf by Sorbs in the early Middle Ages can therefore be assumed. Initially belonging to the Zeitz region, the place later came to the Electorate of Saxony and was owned by the Ernestine Wettins after the division of the country in the 15th century . Ecclesiastically, the parish Großbockedra, to which Kleinbockedra belongs, was subordinate to the diocese of Naumburg . The Reformation arrived here in 1539. As part of the Ernestine partitions, the place came to the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg , within which it was administered by the western district. Kleinbockedra has belonged to the state of Thuringia since 1920. Kleinbockedra has always retained the character of a tranquil rural community despite its proximity to Jena. In 1910 the population was 78.

politics

Kleinbockedra has a six-member local council. In the mayoral election in 2004, 29 of the 39 eligible voters took part; Monika Mehlhorn was elected with 65% of the valid votes. Lars Koszarek was elected mayor on June 5, 2016. Twenty of the 33 eligible voters took part in the election. Koszarek accounted for 90%.

Attractions

Kleinbockedra does not have its own church, churchgoers visit the church of the Großbockedra, 1 km to the east . Kleinbockedra owns a parish hall on the rough village square. Some half-timbered buildings are also worth seeing.

See also

• List of the smallest municipalities in Germany by population

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Election results on wahlen.thüringen.de (as of September 17, 2018)

Web links

Commons : Kleinbockedra  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kleinbockedra on the website of the Hügelland-Täler administrative association. Retrieved May 2, 2019 .