Krauschütz (Elsterwerda)

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Magpie Castle

Krauschütz is a district of the city of Elsterwerda in the Elbe-Elster district in Brandenburg not far from the border with Saxony . It is located on the western border of the Schraden on the right-hand side at the confluence of the Pulsnitz and the Schwarze Elster and the Elsterwerda-Grödel raft canal .

History and Development

Krauschütz am Schraden
Seal mark of the municipality of Krauschütz (between 1850 and 1923)
Castle Park
The former domain in Krauschütz.
Dresdner Strasse

Krauschütz owes its name to the Sorbian "Kruschwiza" (krušwica) , which means something like pear tree. The first documentary mention of the place took place in 1406. Krauschütz was transferred as a fief to the Lords of Köckritz , who were seated at Elsterwerda Castle, by the Margraves of Meißen .

In 1502 Georg and Hans von Köckritz sold a number of interest on Krauschütz to Georg von Sachsen , and also in 1513 to Jacob and Otto von Köckritz. The Elsterwerda castle and the estate came in 1727 at a judicial auction to King Augustus the Strong , the one that belonged to Kammergut made. Extensive construction work was carried out on the palace and with the park an ensemble was created which Frederick the Great did not refuse to admire.

The electoral chamber property was leased from then on . The following were named here:

  • Samuel Gottlieb Langen, clerk and lawyer,
  • Johann Benjamin Grabner, Office Administrator,
  • 1754: Carl Christoph Beschorner, first as joint tenant, then sole tenant,
  • Gottfried Schneider,
  • around 1779: Friedrich Christian Hammer, electoral Saxon magistrate and father of the Elsterwerda Chamber Estate,
  • 1809: Mr. Freitag, official and court holder.

During the Wars of Liberation from September 28th to 30th, 1813, 30,000 men of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher's corps were encamped in Elsterwerda and Kotschka . As early as July 20 of the same year, Napoleon set off for a troop inspection in Luckau with his entourage through Krauschütz.

After the division of Saxony in 1815, according to the provisions of the Congress of Vienna, the chamber property became the royal domain of Krauschütz and had 187 inhabitants. Carl-Ludwig Hübler took over the domain and pension office and later passed it on to his son. This was followed by District Councilor August Müller, who received the honorary citizenship of the city of Elsterwerda on his 76th birthday because of his services to agriculture and the city . In April 1898 Richard Barthel took over the domain.

In 1932 the Krauschütz domain was parceled out by the Sachsenland settlement company and in 1940 it was compulsorily incorporated into the municipality of Elsterwerda. Despite the subsequent objection and petition, the residents' request to be removed from the community was not granted and Krauschütz continued as Elsterwerda-Süd until 1992. With a resolution of the city council, the district was able to continue its traditional name Krauschütz after the fall of the Wall .

The former domain, from which, according to legend, an underground, but sunken corridor leads to the castle, can still be recognized as such today. The former mansion with a hipped roof was probably built in the first half of the 18th century. The area of ​​the former farmyard is currently divided into several pieces of land that are privately owned. The old manor house was divided into two halves in 1945. In one part there was a local day nursery for years and after the fall of the Wall a homeless shelter until this part of the house was sold.

Krauschütz has retained its village character to this day, also because there is hardly any industry in this area of ​​the city. This includes preserving old traditions. The annual Zampern takes place in February, the maypole is set up on April 30th and the pond festival is the annual highlight of the district.

Population development

  • In 1835 Krauschütz owned 36 houses with 205 inhabitants, 20 horses, 255 cattle and 32 pigs together with the hammer mill.
Population development in Krauschütz from 1875 to 1940 when it was incorporated into Elsterwerda
year Residents year Residents year Residents
1875 400 1910 600 1933 891
1890 400 1925 809 1939 1073

literature

  • Luise Grundmann, Dr. Dietrich Hanspach: The Schraden. A regional study in the Elsterwerda, Lauchhammer, Hirschfeld and Ortrand area . Ed .: Institute for Regional Geography Leipzig and the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2005, ISBN 3-412-10900-2 .
  • Eberhard Matthes, Werner Galle: Elsterwerda in old views . Ed .: European Library. Zaltbommel 1993, ISBN 90-288-5344-8 .
  • M. Karl Fitzkow : On the older history of the city of Liebenwerda and its district area-Heft 2 . Bad Liebenwerda 1961.
  • The black magpie . No. 19 . Bad Liebenwerda 1985, p. 8 to 10 (local history series).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Matthias Donath : Castles between Elbe and Elster . Meißen 2007, p. 89 .
  2. ^ "Overview of the population and the cattle stock in 1835" in "The Black Elster - Our home in words and pictures" . No. 596 . Bad Liebenwerda 1985, p. 8 to 10 .
  3. ↑ Historical municipality directory of the State of Brandenburg (online as PDF file)

Coordinates: 51 ° 27 '  N , 13 ° 32'  E