Lobenstein district

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Basic data
District of the GDR Gera
County seat Praise stone
surface 356 km² (1989)
Residents 28,525 (1989)
Population density 80 inhabitants / km² (1989)
License Plate N (1953–1990)
NJ (1974–1990)
LBS (1991–1995)
Lobenstein district in the Gera district
The Lobenstein district in the Gera district

The Lobenstein district was a district in the Gera district of the GDR . From 1990 to 1994 it existed as the district of Lobenstein in Thuringia . Today, its area is largely in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia. The seat of the district administration was in Lobenstein .

geography

location

The Lobenstein mountain district was in the south of the Gera district. It bordered directly on the Federal Republic of Germany.

Neighboring areas

The district of Lobenstein bordered clockwise in the north-west, beginning with the districts of Saalfeld , Pößneck , Schleiz , Naila (until 1972) or Hof (from 1972) and Kronach .

Natural space

Two important natural areas met in the circle. The northwest belonged to the Vogtland ( East Thuringian-Vogtland plateau ), the southwest to the Thuringian-Franconian low mountain range ( Thuringian Slate Mountains ). The highest point in the Thuringian Slate Mountains was the whetstone south of Lehesten at 792 m . The Kulmberg with 729 m was south of Lobenstein also in the slate mountains. To the north and northeast, however, the heights decreased. To the north of Liebschütz on the East Thuringian-Vogtland plateau, only 500 m were reached. The Saale , coming from the south, flowed in many turns through the south-eastern district. The Bleilochtalsperre (Schleiz district) dammed it along its entire length . The nature reserves Jägersruh (46 hectares) near Grumbach, Kulm (15 hectares) near Schlegel, Ziegenholz (10 hectares) near Weitisberga, Heinrichstein (18 hectares) near Ebersdorf and Alpensteig (15 hectares) near Harra were in the circle.

history

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. Here traditional circles were dissolved or divided into smaller circles, whereby there were also changes of area beyond the borders of the former five countries. The Lobenstein district was mainly formed from communities in the Schleiz district. The district was assigned to the newly formed district of Gera , the district town and seat of administration ( council of the district until 1990; then district office ) was Bad Lobenstein .

The following 42 municipalities formed the new Lobenstein district :

Brennersgrün, Gleima, Lehesten, Röttersdorf, Schmiedebach and Weitisberga.
Altengesees, Birkenhügel, Blankenberg, Blankenstein, Ebersdorf, Eliasbrunn, Friesau, Gahma, Grumbach, Harra, Heberndorf, Heinersdorf, Helmsgrün, Lichtenbrunn, Liebengrün, Liebschütz, Lobenstein, Lückenmühle, Neundorf (near Lobenstein), Oberlemnitz, Oßla, Potteseiga, Remptendorf, Röppisch, Ruppersdorf, Saaldorf, Schlegel, Schönbrunn, Thierbach, Thimmendorf, Titschendorf, Unterlemnitz, Weisbach, Wurzbach and Sopoten.

As a result of reclassifications across district boundaries and changes to the municipal area, the number of municipalities fell to 31 when the district was dissolved at the end of June 1994:

  • December 4, 1952 Relocation of Burglemnitz and Lothra from the Saalfeld district to the Lobenstein district
  • August 1st, 1962 Saaldorf is incorporated into the town of Moorbad Lobenstein
  • May 1, 1965 Incorporation of Lückenmühle in Remptendorf
  • 1st January 1991 incorporation of Oberlemnitz into the town of Moorbad Lobenstein
  • May 6, 1993 incorporation of Friesau, Röppisch, Schönbrunn and Sopoten in Ebersdorf / Thuringia
  • 4th August 1993 Incorporation of Helmsgrün and Lichtenbrunn into the town of Moorbad Lobenstein
  • January 22nd, 1994 Incorporation of Brennersgrün into the city of Lehesten
  • April 6, 1994 Incorporation of Röttersdorf and Schmiedebach into the city of Lehesten
  • April 6, 1994 Incorporation of Lothra in Drognitz

On May 17, 1990, the district was renamed the Lobenstein district. On the occasion of the reunification of the two German states, the district of Lobenstein was awarded to the re-established state of Thuringia by the Land Introduction Act in October 1990 . During the district reform in Thuringia on July 1, 1994, it was almost completely absorbed into the Saale-Orla district , only the city of Lehesten became part of the Schwarza district (name from September 28, 1994: Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district ).

Population development

Lobenstein district
year 1960 1971 1981 1989
Residents 29,386 29,182 28,698 28,525

economy

Previously played mining a major role in this room. The processing of slate has survived to this day. A part of the VEB Vereinigte Schiefergruben Unterloquitz was located in the small industrial town of Lehesten. There was a modern investment casting plant in Lobenstein, which produces precision cast parts for machine, vehicle and device construction. Companies in the wood, textile, electronics and construction industries were also located in the district. There was a brewery in Lehesten.

Important companies were among others:

  • VEB Lobensteiner shoe factory
  • VEB Elektronik Lobenstein
  • VEB Brewery Oberland Lobenstein
  • VEB Feingußwerk Lobenstein
  • VEB Brewery Lehesten
  • VEB slate quarries Lehesten

Tourism gained particular importance. The Lobenstein mud bath had developed into a much-visited spa and relaxation area.

traffic

Only one long-distance road, the F 90 (Saalfeld-Gefell), crossed the district from northwest to southeast. Coming from the Saalfeld district in the north-west, a railway line ( to Unterlemnitz ) led almost to the gates of Bad Lobenstein and merged in Unterloquitz with a line coming from Triptis ( Triptis – Marxgrün line ), which led to the Bavarian border, to the border station Blankenstein.

Population data of the municipalities

Population overview of all 42 municipalities in the district that came to the re-established state of Thuringia in 1990.

AGS local community Residents Area (ha)
3rd October 1990 December 31, 1990
16027010 Altengesees 212 219 423
16027020 Birch hill 437 436 557
16027030 Blankenberg 1,316 1.311 374
16027040 Blankenstein 1,215 1,212 69
16027050 Burner green 175 174 743
16027060 Burglemnitz 106 110 290
16027070 Ebersdorf 1,428 1,410 281
16027080 Eliasbrunn 245 247 608
16027090 Friesau 421 423 1,043
16027100 Gahma 216 213 745
16027110 Gleima 90 89 286
16027120 Grumbach 203 200 672
16027130 Harra 1,152 1,079 1,485
16027140 Heberndorf 317 316 917
16027150 Heinersdorf 449 425 729
16027160 Helmet green 345 350 689
16027170 Lehesten / Thür.Wald , city 1,658 1,644 1,777
16027180 Lichtenbrunn 312 314 819
16027190 Love green 498 494 1.012
16027200 Liebschütz 608 608 1,056
16027210 Lobenstein, mud bath , city 6,636 6,601 2,190
16027220 Lothra 174 173 457
16027230 Neundorf 788 803 1,180
16027240 Oberlemnitz 183 185 498
16027250 Oßla 425 426 923
16027260 Pottiga 471 471 759
16027270 Rauschengesees 141 141 462
16027280 Remptendorf 1,328 1,331 2,092
16027290 Röppisch 236 235 658
16027300 Röttersdorf 234 235 255
16027310 Ruppersdorf 344 337 882
16027320 Schlegel 425 422 1,228
16027330 Schmiedebach 380 381 821
16027340 Schönbrunn 560 558 942
16027350 Thierbach 170 173 422
16027360 Thimmendorf 339 336 855
16027370 Titschendorf 267 268 950
16027380 Unterlemnitz 387 385 698
16027390 Remptendorf 216 211 584
16027400 Weitisberga 209 206 532
16027410 Wurzbach , city 2,459 2,452 2,509
16027420 Sopot 319 316 1,133
16027000 Lobenstein district 28.094 27,920 35,605

License Plate

Motor vehicles (with the exception of motorcycles) and trailers were assigned three-letter distinctive signs beginning with the pair of letters NJ from around 1974 to the end of 1990 . The last number plate series used for motorcycles was NZ 55-01 to NZ 60-00 .

At the beginning of 1991 the district received the distinguishing mark LBS . It was issued until January 31, 1995. It has been available again in the Saale-Orla district since November 29, 2012 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistical Yearbooks of the German Democratic Republic. In: DigiZeitschriften. Retrieved October 6, 2009 .
  2. ↑ a b various (ed.): Diercke Lexicon Germany - German Democratic Republic and Berlin (East), p. 167 . Georg Westermann Verlag GmbH, Braunschweig 1986, ISBN 3-07-508861-7 .
  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 at www.verfassungen.de.
  4. ↑ a b c 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 .
  5. ↑ Law on the self-administration of municipalities and districts in the GDR (municipal constitution) of May 17, 1990
  6. ^ Thuringian State Office for Statistics - information service
  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 .
  8. ↑ 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 .

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