Labrun

Labrun City of Annaburg Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 15 ″  N , 12 ° 57 ′ 55 ″  E
Height :	77 m
Area :	5.01 km²
Residents :	133  (Dec 31, 2009)
Population density :	27 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2011
Postal code :	06922
Area code :	035386

Labrun is a district of the city of Annaburg in the district of Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

The place is about 45 km southeast of Wittenberg and about 20 km north of Torgau in the lowlands on the east bank of the Elbe west of the Annaburg Heath between Prettin , Bethau , Großtreben , Plossig and Groß Naundorf .

history

Labrun was probably founded in 1159 by Flemish immigrants. These were settled in this area by the Archbishop of Magdeburg Wichmann von Seeburg and Albrecht the Bear .

On January 1, 2011, Labrun was incorporated into Annaburg.

Attractions

The place has a new church built at the beginning of the 17th century by the Electress widow Hedwig with almost closed, construction-time furnishings of high artistic value ( pulpit , pulpit clock , altarpiece ). It is a branch of the Prettin parish office, named after the apostles “St. Peter and Paul ”. The sandstone baptism dates back to 1597.

The church, like the whole town, was flooded by the floods of the Elbe in August 2002 and has been extensively restored since then.

Transport links

Federal highway 182 runs west of the village and federal highway 187 to the north . Labrun borders on Saxony in the south .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011

Web links

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