Greiz district

Basic data
District of the GDR	Gera
County seat	Greiz
surface	228 km² (1989)
Residents	54,971 (1989)
Population density	241 inhabitants / km² (1989)
License Plate	N (1953–1990) NF (1974–1990) GRZ (1991–1994)

The Greiz district in the Gera district

The Greiz district was a district in the Gera district in the GDR , which existed from 1952 to 1990. From 1990 it existed as the district of Greiz in the newly formed state of Thuringia in the Federal Republic of Germany . His area is today in the district of Greiz in Thuringia and in the Vogtlandkreis in Saxony. The seat of the district administration was in Greiz .

geography

The Greiz district was the smallest in terms of area and the most densely populated district in the Gera district.

Neighboring areas

The Greiz district bordered clockwise in the north, beginning with the Gera-Land , Werdau , Reichenbach , Plauen-Land and Zeulenroda districts .

Natural space

The south of the district, including the cities of Greiz and Elsterberg, was part of the 400 to 500 m high Central Vogtland hill country , which was traversed by the 40 to 60 m deep valley of the White Elster . The fertile loess soil made it possible to grow wheat in this area. The southwest and the entire northern half of the district were part of the East Thuringian-Vogtland plateau , a slate mountain range in which a flat, undulating land surface had developed due to the similarity of the rock.

History from 1952

The area around the city of Greiz was characterized by agricultural production, which before the Second World War was characterized by many smaller farms. With the invasion of the Red Army and the introduction of socialist structures, this situation changed in 1952. Now the goods and livestock were redistributed and the farms were merged into large agricultural production cooperatives (LPG).

The first of these newly founded cooperatives were the "LPG Edwin Hoernle" in Markersdorf, the "LPG Philipp Müller" in Lunzig Kauern, the "LPG Thomas Müntzer" in Greiz-Schönfeld and the "LPG Neues Leben" in Wolfersdorf.

Territorial structure

Circle formation

Greiz and Zeulenroda districts on July 25, 1952 and changes until 1956.

Light green: Greiz district before July 1, 1950 Dark green: from July 1, 1950 to the district of Greiz Status of municipal boundaries, state boundaries and black district boundaries: July 1, 1950 Status of red circle borders: January 1, 1956

The law on the further democratization of the structure and functioning of the state organs in the states in the German Democratic Republic of July 23, 1952 resulted in an extensive district reform in the five remaining states of the GDR .

On July 25, 1952, the federal states were dissolved and 14 districts were established. In doing so, traditional circles were dissolved or split up into smaller circles, with changes of area also taking place beyond the borders of the former five countries. The district of Greiz , which has existed since 1922, gave 38 communities to the newly founded district of Zeulenroda, with Fraureuth and Gottesgrün two communities moved to the district of Karl-Marx-Stadt ( Werdau district ). The district was assigned to the newly formed district of Gera, district town and seat of administration (council of the district until 1990; then district office) was Greiz.

The following 36 communities remained in the district and together with the city of Elsterberg and the communities of Cunsdorf, Görschnitz, Noßwitz, Pansdorf and Tremnitz (from the Plauen district) formed the new Greiz district :

Altgernsdorf, Albersdorf, Berga ad Elster, Clodra, Cossengrün, Culmitzsch, Daßlitz, Eula, Friedmannsdorf, Greiz, Großkundorf, Großdraxdorf, Hohndorf, Katzendorf, Kahmer, Kleinkundorf, Kleinreinsdorf, Kühdorf, Markersdorf, Mohlsdorf, Neugernsdorf, Ngeißdorf, Reinsdorf, Obergeißdorf, Reudnitz, Sorge-Settendorf, Teichwolframsdorf, Tschirma, Untergeißendorf, Waltersdorf bei Berga / Elster, Wernsdorf, Wildenaube, Wittchendorf, Wolfersdorf, Zickra bei Berga and Zoghaus.

Municipal area changes and reclassifications until 1994

Chronology of incorporation and reclassification
on July 1, 1950, the municipality of Wittchendorf moved from the Gera district to the Greiz district Dec. 04, 1952 - Erbengrün, Leiningen, Lunzig, Naitschau and Wellsdorf are reorganized from the Zeulenroda district into the Greiz district Dec. 04 , 1952 - Divest Green from the Werdau district to the Greiz district January 01, 1956 - Schoenbach hived off from Cossengrün Mar. 08, 1956 - Incorporation of Markersdorf into the city of Berga / Elster Jan. 01, 1958 - Incorporation of Erbengrün into Wellsdorf July 1, 1958 - Albersdorf is incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster July 01, 1958 - Incorporation of Pansdorf in Tremnitz July 1, 1958 - Katzendorf incorporated into Großkundorf Apr. 01, 1959 - Eula is incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster Jan. 01, 1960 - Wittchendorf is incorporated into Wildenaube Jan. 01, 1960 - Formation of the Neumühle / Elster community from parts of the Kleinreinsdorf, Nitschareuth, Tschirma and Waltersdorf communities July 1, 1961 - Obergeißendorf and Untergeißendort merge to form Geißendorf November 4, 1961 - Incorporation of Cunsdorf into Schönbach June 1, 1968 - Reclassification from Friedmannsdorf to the Gera district July 15, 1968 - Incorporation of Culmitzsch into the city of Berga / Elster July 01, 1971 - Incorporation of Altgernsdorf into Wildenaube May 01, 1972 - Incorporation of Noßwitz into the city of Elsterberg January 01, 1974 - Zickra incorporated at Berga in Clodra January 01, 1974 - incorporation of Sorge-Settendorf into Teichwolframsdorf January 1, 1974 - Grossdraxdorf and Wernsdorf are incorporated into Wolfersdorf May 15, 1974 - Incorporation of Kleinkundorf into the city of Berga / Elster July 1, 1991 - Geißendorf is incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster April 1, 1992 - Reclassification of the city of Elsterberg and the municipality of Görschnitz to the district of Plauen (Saxony) January 22, 1994 - Leiningen and Tremnitz are incorporated into Hohndorf January 22, 1994 - Tschirma is incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster March 8, 1994 - Clodra and Wolfersdorf are incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster March 8, 1994 - Gottesgrün, Kahmer and Reudnitz were incorporated into Mohlsdorf March 8, 1994 - incorporation of Naitschau, Wellsdorf and Zoghaus into Langenwetzendorf (Zeulenroda district) March 25, 1994 - Großkundorf incorporated into Teichwolframsdorf June 30, 1994 - Reinsdorf is incorporated into the city of Greiz August 1, 1994 - Cunsdorf was outsourced from Schönbach and reintegrated into the Plauen-Land district

Development of the community structure

July 25, 1952: Formation of the Greiz district - 42 communities

December 4, 1952: Erbengrün, Leiningen, Lunzig, Naitschau and Wellsdorf from the Zeulenroda district and Gottesgrün from the Werdau district to the Greiz district - 48 communities

January 1, 1956: Schönbach was hived off from Cossengrün, the Göltzschhammer was regrouped from Kleingera (Reichenbach district, Karl-Marx-Stadt district) to Greiz - 49 municipalities

March 8, 1956: Incorporation of Markersdorf into the city of Berga / Elster - 48 communities

January 1, 1958: Erbengrün is incorporated into Wellsdorf - 47 communities

July 1, 1958: incorporation of Albersdorf into the town of Berga / Elster, of Pansdorf in Tremnitz and of Katzendorf in Großkundorf - 44 communities

April 1, 1959: Eula is incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster - 43 communities

January 1, 1960: Wittchendorf is incorporated into Wildenaube; Formation of the community Neumühle / Elster from parts of the communities Kleinreinsdorf, Nitschareuth, Tschirma and Waltersdorf - 43 communities

July 1, 1961: Obergeißendorf and Untergeißendorf merge to form Geißendorf - 42 communities

November 4, 1961: Cunsdorf is incorporated into Schönbach - 41 parishes

June 1, 1968: Reclassification from Friedmannsdorf to the Gera district - 40 communities

July 15, 1968: Integration of Culmitzsch into the city of Berga / Elster - 39 communities

July 1, 1971: incorporation of Altgernsdorf into Wildenaube - 38 communities

May 1, 1972: Noßwitz incorporated into the city of Elsterberg - 37 communities

January 1, 1974: Integration of Zickra near Berga in Clodra, Sorge-Settendorf in Teichwolframsdorf and Großdraxdorf and Wernsdorf in Wolfersdorf - 33 communities

May 15, 1974: incorporation of Kleinkundorf into the town of Berga / Elster - 32 communities

June 1, 1991: Geißendorf incorporated into the city of Berga / Elster - 31 communities

April 1, 1992: Reclassification of the city of Elsterberg and the municipality of Görschnitz into the district of Plauen (Saxony) - 29 municipalities

January 22, 1994: incorporation of Leiningen and Tremnitz in Hohndorf and Tschirma in the city of Berga / Elster - 26 communities

March 8, 1994: Integration of Clodra and Wolfersdorf into the city of Berga / Elster, of Gottesgrün, Kahmer and Reudnitz in Mohlsdorf and of Naitschau, Wellsdorf and Zoghaus in Langenwetzendorf (Zeulenroda district) - 18 communities

March 25, 1994: incorporation of Großkundorf in Teichwolframsdorf - 17 communities

June 30, 1994: Incorporation of Reinsdorf into the city of Greiz - 16 communities

On May 17, 1990 the district was renamed the district of Greiz. On the occasion of the reunification of the two German states, the district of Greiz was assigned to the re-established state of Thuringia by the Land Introduction Act in October 1990 . During the district reform in Thuringia , it went up on July 1, 1994 together with the Gera-Land district in the Greiz district . Between 1990 and 1994 the number of municipalities in the (rural) district was reduced to half (32/16) through incorporations and reclassifications.

Population data of cities and municipalities

Population overview of all 32 municipalities in the district that came to the re-established state of Thuringia in 1990.

Municipalities of the Greiz district on October 3, 1990 and today's affiliation. As of December 31, 2019

AGS	local community	Residents		Area (ha)	current affiliation
AGS	local community	Oct 3, 1990	Dec 31, 1990		local community	district
16021020	Berga / Elster , city	3,273	3,241	1,668	Berga / Elster	Greiz
16021030	Clodra	385	384	836	Berga / Elster	Greiz
16021040	Cossen green	486	482	185	Greiz	Greiz
16021060	Daßlitz	365	365	468	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021070	Elsterberg , city	4,709	4,596	698	Elsterberg	Vogtland district
16021090	Geißendorf	189	190	390	Berga / Elster	Greiz
16021100	Gorschnitz	240	240	254	Elsterberg	Vogtland district
16021110	God green	255	257	396	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021120	Greiz , city	32,653	32,408	5.011	Greiz	Greiz
16021140	Großkundorf	164	165	460	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021150	Hohndorf	461	461	747	Greiz	Greiz
16021160	Kahmer	255	260	335	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021180	Kleinreinsdorf	475	469	334	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021190	Kühdorf	89	90	220	Kühdorf	Greiz
16021200	Leiningen	125	123	358	Greiz	Greiz
16021210	Lunzig	188	189	376	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021220	Mohlsdorf	1,655	1,643	1,338	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021230	Naitschau	482	483	387	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021240	Neugernsdorf	200	197	380	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021250	Neumühle / Elster	524	520	838	Greiz	Greiz
16021260	Nitschareuth	276	278	264	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021280	Reinsdorf	425	421	379	Greiz	Greiz
16021290	Reudnitz	860	855	360	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021300	Schönbach	385	360	745	Greiz OT Cunsdorf: Elsterberg	Greiz Vogtlandkreis
16021320	Teichwolframsdorf	1,946	1,948	1,277	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021330	Tremnitz	145	146	403	Greiz	Greiz
16021340	Tschirma	142	140	309	Berga / Elster	Greiz
16021350	Waltersdorf near Berga / Elster	496	501	543	Mohlsdorf-Teichwolframsdorf	Greiz
16021360	Wellsdorf	287	285	433	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021380	Wild pigeon	819	820	726	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021390	Wolfersdorf	606	606	1,214	Berga / Elster	Greiz
16021410	Zoghaus	273	275	449	Langenwetzendorf	Greiz
16021000	District of Greiz	53,833	53,398	22,781

Economy and Transport

Following on from the traditional trade (cloth makers' guilds had existed since 1627), the textile industry determined the economic structure of the district. The district town of Greiz has been the center of the East Thuringian textile industry with wool and silk weaving mills and textile finishing companies (VEB Greika) since 1900. In Berga, the two textile companies VEB alwo and VEB Greika determined the economic profile of the city. Elsterberg was the location of the VEB Kunstseidenwerk "Clara Zetkin" and several other smaller companies for the production of cotton fabrics, bed linen and linings. Of the companies in other branches of industry in the district, only the VEB Chemiewerk Greiz-Dölau, which produced the materials required in the plastics industry, was of greater importance. Kitchen stoves were produced in Elsterberg (VEB Warming Equipment), and VEB Landtechnischer Anlagenbau was located in Berga.

The Gera – Plauen railway line ran parallel to the White Elster. It touched all three cities in the district. There were no transit roads. In the vicinity of Greiz the west-east running F 94 (Reichenbach-Zeulenroda) and the north-south running F 92 (Gera-Plauen) crossed.

License Plate

Motor vehicles (with the exception of motorcycles) and trailers were assigned three-letter distinctive signs starting with the pair of letters NF from around 1974 to the end of 1990 . The last number plate series used for motorcycles was NZ 30-01 to NZ 40-00 .

At the beginning of 1991 the district received the distinctive sign GRZ .

literature

Manfred Reiser: The place names of the Greiz and Zeulenroda districts . Leipzig 1967.

Web links

Commons : Kreis Greiz - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Statistical yearbooks of the German Democratic Republic. In: DigiZeitschriften. Retrieved October 6, 2009 .

^ Henriette Joseph, Gerhard Hempel, Haik Thomas Porada: The northern Vogtland around Greiz. A geographical inventory in the area of Greiz, Weida, Berga, Triebes, Hohenleuben, Elsterberg, Mylau and Netzschkau. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar 2006, pp. 57–60. ( online )

↑ Law on the further democratization of the structure and functioning of the state organs in the states in the GDR of July 23, 1952. Online on verfassungen.de.

↑ ^a ^b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .

↑ Law on the self-administration of municipalities and districts in the GDR (municipal constitution) of May 17, 1990

^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics - information service

↑ various (ed.): Diercke Lexicon Germany - German Democratic Republic and Berlin (East), p. 120 . Georg Westermann Verlag GmbH, Braunschweig 1986, ISBN 3-07-508861-7 .

↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 302 .

↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 514 .

[digi-1] Statistical yearbooks of the German Democratic Republic. In: DigiZeitschriften. Retrieved October 6, 2009 .

[2] Henriette Joseph, Gerhard Hempel, Haik Thomas Porada: The northern Vogtland around Greiz. A geographical inventory in the area of Greiz, Weida, Berga, Triebes, Hohenleuben, Elsterberg, Mylau and Netzschkau. Böhlau Verlag, Cologne / Weimar 2006, pp. 57–60. ( online )

[3] Law on the further democratization of the structure and functioning of the state organs in the states in the GDR of July 23, 1952. Online on verfassungen.de.