Kottmar (municipality)

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	Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′  N , 14 ° 39 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Saxony
County :	Goerlitz
Area :	47.34 km 2
Residents:	7236 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	153 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes :	02739 (Eibau, Neueibau, Walddorf) 02708 (Kottmarsdorf, Nieder- and Obercunnersdorf, Ottenhain)
Primaries :	03586 (Eibau, Walddorf, Neueibau) 035875 (Kottmarsdorf, Nieder- and Obercunnersdorf) 03585 (Neucunnersdorf, Ottenhain)
License plate :	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Community key :	14 6 26 245
Community structure:	7 districts
Association administration address:	OT Eibau Hauptstrasse 62 02739 Kottmar
Website :	www.gemeinde-kottmar.de
Mayor :	Michael Goerke
Location of the municipality of Kottmar (municipality) in the district of Görlitz

The municipality of Kottmar is a unified municipality in the south of the East Saxon district of Görlitz between Zittau and Löbau , which was created on January 1, 2013 from the merger of the three surrounding municipalities of the Kottmar mountain . Since there was no incorporation for the benefit of one of the parishes, the formation of a new parish under this name became necessary. The community is located in the district of Eibau and, with around 8,000 inhabitants, is the largest non-urban community in the district.

geography

Geographical location

The community is located in the south of Upper Lusatia and partially forms a transition from the Upper Lusatian Bergland to the Eastern Upper Lusatia . It is centrally located between Löbau and Zittau. While the lowest point in Ottenhain at 295 m above sea level. NN, the highest point is on the local mountain, the Kottmar at 583 m above sea level. NN. One of the three sources of the Spree is also located on this . Since this is the highest point, it is also referred to as the main artery; the other two are in the neighboring town of Ebersbach-Neugersdorf.

Neighboring communities

Dürrhennersdorf and Großschweidnitz in the northwest, Löbau in the north, Rosenbach in the northeast, Herrnhut in the east, Oderwitz in the southeast, Leutersdorf in the south and Ebersbach-Neugersdorf and Neusalza-Spremberg in the west border the municipality of Kottmar .

Community structure

The community consists of the seven districts Eibau , Kottmarsdorf , Neueibau , Niedercunnersdorf , Obercunnersdorf , Ottenhain and Walddorf . The districts of Kottmarhäuser and Löbauer Wiese belong to Eibau and are not officially defined districts.

history

While the parts of the municipality in the north, such as Nieder- and Obercunnersdorf, were mentioned as Cunradisdorf as early as 1221 , and also the places Kottmarsdorf (1306 as Khotdmersdorpp ) and Ottenhain (1317 as Ottenhayn ) with a documentary mention at the beginning of the 14th century, the southern parts followed mentioned or founded later. Eibau, which was first mentioned as Kirchdorf in 1352, has existed for as long as Cunnersdorf, which was only divided into Nieder-, Neu- and Obercunnersdorf from around 1450. Walddorf ( Walddörfel ) did not receive a foundation permit from the Elector until 1691, new construction a little later, around 1714.

All places, except the newer districts of Walddorf and Neueibau, are laid out as Waldhufendörfer ; In addition, all places are characterized by the earlier linen weaving and are known for the large inventory of half-timbered houses , for which Obercunnersdorf has already been given the honorary name of a monument by UNESCO .

Eibau achieved above all with the rural brewery, which has existed since 1810, which is now known as Privatbrauerei Eibau i.Sa. GmbH operates, national awareness.

On January 1, 2013, the municipalities of Obercunnersdorf , Niedercunnersdorf and Eibau merged to form the new municipality of Kottmar.

politics

City council election 2019

Turnout: 68.5%

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Municipal council

Since the municipal council election on May 26, 2019 , the 22 seats of the municipal council have been distributed among the individual groups as follows:

• Citizens for Kottmar (BfK): 16 seats
• AfD : 3 seats
• CDU : 2 seats
• LEFT : 1 seat

mayor

Mayor of the municipality of Kottmar is Michael Görke.

In the mayoral election on March 24, 2013, the former mayor of the municipality of Eibau prevailed with a majority of votes against Dolores Weidner, from Obercunnersdorf. Both are non-party.

While the turnout was 58.2%, 68.4% of the voters voted for Görke and 31.6% for his competitor Weidner.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : A silver heart shield with green capital letters "K" lies on a shield split in blue and gold. On the right a three-tiered golden tower with a black gate and window and on the left two phale-white set seven green pine tips .

Town twinning

The community takes over the partnerships of its predecessors. Specifically, these are the German municipality of Sulzbach-Laufen , the Walddorf district of the city of Altensteig and the municipalities of Walddorfhäslach and Deggingen , all four are in Baden-Württemberg; also the cities of Krásná Lípa (Schönlinde) in the Czech Republic and Świerzawa (Schönau an der Katzbach) in Poland.

Culture and sights

Museums

In Kottmar there is a large selection of museums that illustrate the respective village history or report on the earlier work of linen weaving.

• Heimat- und Humboldtmuseum (in Eibau) in the Faktorhof (since October 31, 2012 near the B96, formerly on the Eibauer Beckenberg, built between 1864 and 1945; within the collecting activities of a scientifically oriented home association, the Humboldtverein von Alteibau; exhibition of the local history, a Natural collection as well as curiosities, rarities and two movable Christmas cribs)

• Barber Museum Kottmarsdorf (in Kottmarsdorf) (opened on 11 November 2000; shows old interiors of hairdressing salons and the tools of hairdressers yesteryear.)

• "Pfarrer-Heinz-Leßmann-Stube" (in Obercunnersdorf) (museum home room in the library, was given the name "Pfarrer-Heinz-Leßmann-Stube" in 2003 in memory of the Obercunnersdorf original Heinz Leßmann (1903–1983))

• Fire Brigade Museum (in Niedercunnersdorf)
• Museum Alte Weberstube (in Niedercunnersdorf)
• Technical Museum (in Niedercunnersdorf)

• School Museum (in Ottenhain)
• Agricultural collection (in Ottenhain)

Buildings

The streetscape of the Obercunnersdorf district is determined by the extraordinarily dense ensemble of over 250 slate-roofed timber-frame houses

Church in Niedercunnersdorf

• Basin mine with dome tower (built in 1905)
• Lookout tower on the Kottmar
• Dorfkirche Eibau (baroque church, built from 1703 to 1707; is the second largest village church in Upper Lusatia; 1702 Zittau council resolution for the new building, laying of the foundation stone on June 19, 1703, first service on September 27, 1707, the church tower construction began in 1709 and was completed on July 23 Completed in 1710; in 1751 it had to be rebuilt after a lightning strike, including bells and clockwork)
• Source of the Spree at Kottmar
• In the district of Kottmarsdorf one of the original three post windmills has been preserved and is accessible.

The cultural monuments are included in the list of cultural monuments in Kottmar .

Regular events

Since 1993, the traditional Eibauer beer train has taken place every year in the Eibau district at the end of June . The parade along Bundesstrasse 96 is a reminder of the historically guaranteed beer dispute between Löbau , Zittau and Görlitz in the 17th century.

Eibauer beer train

Which takes place in the district Niedercunnersdorf annual "Cunnerschdurfer Schiss'n" is a the Jacobi market in Neugersdorf similar festival, which dates back to the year 1839th It has around 20,000 visitors annually.

Sons and daughters of the church

Eibau:

• Christian August Pescheck (1760–1833), German doctor and writer
• Julius Frühauf (1829–1898), professor of economics and member of the Reichstag
• August Israel (1836–1906), educator
• Hermann Rudolph (1865–1946), German teacher and theosophist
• Martin Weise (1891–1952), educator
• Arthur Apelt (1907–1993), conductor

Obercunnersdorf:

• Karl Eiffler (1896–1974), painter
• Gerhard Schnitter (* 1939), Christian songwriter and musician
• Wolfgang Schütze, local landscape painter

Niedercunnersdorf:

• Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (1821–1889), astronomer
• Fritz Arlt (1912–2004), Nazi functionary, involved in “ethnic cleansing” in occupied Poland

Web links

Commons : Kottmar (municipality)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019  ( help on this ).
2. ^ Municipality of Kottmar: Current information. March 24, 2013. Retrieved March 25, 2013 . 
3. ^ Sächsische Zeitung, local edition Löbau: Michael Görke is the first mayor of the municipality of Kottmar. March 25, 2013, accessed April 13, 2020 . 
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5. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 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. 
6. ↑ http://www.zittauer-anzeiger.de/zittau/politik/8916_spd-kandidatin--parteilos-und-kompetent.html
7. ↑ http://www.habenhof-eibau.de/museum.htm