Elbe-Elster district
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Coordinates: 51 ° 42 ' N , 13 ° 14' E |
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| State : | Brandenburg |
| Administrative headquarters : | Herzberg (Elster) |
| Area : | 1,899.54 km 2 |
| Residents: | 101,827 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Population density : | 54 inhabitants per km 2 |
| License plate : | EE, FI, LIB |
| Circle key : | 12 0 62 |
| NUTS : | DE425 |
| Circle structure: | 33 municipalities |
| Address of the district administration: |
Ludwig-Jahn-Strasse 2 04916 Herzberg (Elster) |
| Website : | |
| District Administrator : | Christian Heinrich-Jaschinski ( CDU ) |
| Location of the Elbe-Elster district in Brandenburg | |
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The Elbe-Elster district is a district in the south of the state of Brandenburg . It marks the Elbe-Elster-Land and part of the Niederlausitz . The northern parts of the district, in particular the town of Schönewalde , still have shares in the Fläming .
→ See also: Elbe-Elster-Land
geography
The district can be divided geographically into three parts:
- the Elbe-Elster-Land in the west and south
- the western part of Niederlausitz in the east
- the southern edge of the Lower Fläming in the far north
The Elbe-Elster-Land is relatively sharply demarcated from the rest of the district as a distinct lowland by the two rivers that give it its name, with all their rivers and tributaries. The western part of Niederlausitz begins southeast of Schlieben with the districts Doberlug-Kirchhain and Finsterwalde . The places north of the Schweinitzer Fließ are still counted directly to the Fläming , while the more southern parts extend further into the country and shape the villages in terms of cultural history. In particular, the areas of the city of Schönewalde and the northern communities in the office of Schlieben are mentioned .
location
The district is in the south of Brandenburg. Besides the district of Prignitz , it is the only Brandenburg district that (with the city of Mühlberg ) lies on the Elbe . The other two rivers that give it its name are the Schwarze Elster , which flows through the south and west of the district, and the Kleine Elster , which crosses the district from northeast to southwest in the middle.
Neighboring districts are the Saxony-Anhalt district of Wittenberg in the north-west, the districts of Teltow-Fläming and Dahme-Spreewald in the north, the district of Oberspreewald-Lausitz in the east, the Saxon district of Meißen in the south and the district of North Saxony in the west .
The total area of the district is 1899 km², of which 972 km² are used for agriculture, 673 km² for forestry, and 66 km² as buildings and open space (as of December 31, 2005). The geographical center of the district is north of Tröbitz , was determined in 2011 and marked with a column near the center at 51 ° 36'51.0 "N - 13 ° 25'32.6" E.
Communities
→ See also: List of places in the Elbe-Elster district
After the municipal reform in 2003 , the district still comprises 33 municipalities, including eleven cities. In brackets the population on December 31, 2019
- Doberlug-Kirchhain (8920)
- Elsterwerda (7853)
- Finsterwalde (16,068)
- Herzberg (Elster) (8917)
- Schoenewalde (3006)
- Sonnewalde (3210)
- Roederland (3853)
Association municipality and associated municipalities
(seat of the association administration *)
- Liebenwerda (24,332)
- Bad Liebenwerda , City * (9140)
- Falkenberg / Elster , City (6315)
- Mühlberg / Elbe , city (3671)
- Uebigau-Wahrenbrück , City (5206)
Offices and associated municipalities
(seat of the official administration *)
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1. Elsterland (4477)
2. Kleine Elster (Lower Lusatia) (5451)
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3. Plessa (6024)
4. Close (5267)
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5. Schradenland (4449)
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history
→ See also: History of the Elbe-Elster-Land
The district of Elbe-Elster was created on December 6, 1993 in the course of the district reform in Brandenburg from the former (state) districts of Finsterwalde , Bad Liebenwerda and Herzberg , without the community of Schöna-Kolpien of the Dahme / Mark office .
On May 25, 2009, the district received the title “ Place of Diversity ” awarded by the federal government .
Today's district was subject to an eventful history and today unites different cultural and linguistic areas. Above all, there is a cultural and historical contrast between the areas of West Lower Lusatia around Finsterwalde and Doberlug-Kirchhain and the former Electoral Saxon , later Prussian ( Province of Saxony ), but never before Brandenburg territories in the north, west and south of the district.
Population development
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Territory and number of inhabitants on December 31 of the respective year, from 2011 based on the 2011 census
politics
District council
Since the election on May 26, 2019, the 50 seats in the district council have been distributed among parties and groups of voters as follows:
| Party / group | Voices 2014 | Voices 2019 | Seats 2014 | Seats 2019 | |
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| CDU | 35.1% | 25.0% | 18th | 13 | |
| AfD | 2.4% | 17.3% | 1 | 9 | |
| SPD | 16.6% | 12.4% | 8th | 6th | |
| THE LEFT | 16.6% | 10.2% | 8th | 5 | |
| Voting group for agriculture and nature Elbe-Elster (WG LUN) | 11.3% | 8.7% | 6th | 4th | |
| Independent electoral community Elbe-Elster (UWG) | - | 6.7% | - | 3 | |
| BVB / FREE VOTERS | 6.1% | 4.7% | 3 | 2 | |
| GREEN / B90 | 2.0% | 3.5% | 1 | 2 | |
| FDP | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2 | 2 | |
| Rural voter group District town Herzberg (LWG) | - | 3.0% | - | 2 | |
| Herzberg voter group counts (Hz) | 1.8% | 2.1% | 1 | 1 | |
| Citizens for Finsterwalde (BfF) | 2.6% | 2.0% | 1 | 1 | |
| NPD | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1 | - |
District Administrator
- 1994–2002: Walter Kroker (CDU)
- 2002–2010: Klaus Richter (SPD)
- since 2010: Christian Heinrich-Jaschinski (CDU)
Heinrich-Jaschinski lost to his competitor Iris Schülzke (independent) in the district election on January 24, 2010, who received 51.4% of the valid votes. However, due to the low turnout of 25.1%, she missed the required quorum of 15% of the eligible voters. As a result, the district council had to decide. He elected Heinrich-Jaschinski on March 29, 2010 in accordance with § 72 (3) of the Brandenburg Local Election Act for eight years as district administrator.
In the district election on April 22, 2018, Heinrich-Jaschinski was confirmed in his office for another eight years with 52.1% of the valid votes.
coat of arms
On April 24, 1995, the Elbe-Elster district was granted the right to use a coat of arms.
Blazon : “In the quartered shield at the top nine times divided by gold and black, behind in silver a gold-armored red bull looking back; below in front in gold a red-armored and red-tongued, erect black lion, in the back divided nine times by red and silver. "
The gold-armored retro-looking red bull is the Lower Lusatian bull (also Luckauer bull). With the red-armored and red-tongued, erect black lion around the Meissnian lion. Both go in the same direction together, vigilant on all sides. The black and gold stripes go back to the Duchy of Saxony-Wittenberg in the late 12th century. The red and silver stripes stand for the Brandenburg coat of arms, since in 1815 the Saxon offices of Doberlug and Finsterwalde , as well as the state rule Sonnewalde , which was under Saxon feudal sovereignty, in 1815 the province of Brandenburg in the Luckau district of Niederlausitz, which they owned until the 15th century already belonged, were assigned.
The coats of arms of the offices, cities and municipalities of the district can be found in the list of coats of arms in the district of Elbe-Elster .
Official seal
- "The official seal contains the coat of arms of the district of Elbe-Elster and is written above the coat of arms in capital letters: LANDKREIS Elbe-Elster."
- (Section 2 (1) of the main statutes)
flag
- “The district wields a flag divided by black and gold. The colors of the flag are derived from the Saxon coat of arms. The flag is vertically divided both vertically and horizontally and bears the coat of arms in such a way that the split line of the shield comes to lie on the color separation line. "
- (Section 2 (3) of the main statutes)
traffic
The following traffic routes run through the Elbe-Elster district:
- Federal highways: B 87 , B 96 , B 101 , B 169 , B 182 , B 183 , B 187
- Waterways: Elbe
- Railway lines: Berlin – Dresden , Halle – Cottbus , Finsterwalde – Luckau , Jüterbog – Röderau , Neuburxdorf – Mühlberg , Węgliniec – Roßlau
- There are no motorways in the district
Culture and sights
Regular festivals and events
- Rothsteiner Felsenfest
- Schliebener Moienmarkt
- Finsterwalder Singing Festival
- Spring Festival Elsterwerda
- Zoo Festival ( Herzberg (Elster) )
- Herzberger Telescope Meeting
- Big Herzberg farmers market (Herzberg (Elster))
- Oktoberfest Munich (Elster)
- Beach party at Lake Kiebitzer
- Historic Elsterwerda shopping night
- International puppet theater festival in the Elbe-Elster-Land
- International Music Festival Hirschfeld
- Inflatable races in Bad Liebenwerda
- Farmers market in Prestewitz
- Elsterlauf in Bad Liebenwerda
- Well festival of the mineral springs Bad Liebenwerda
- Motocross races in Maasdorf and Kröbeln
- Pond driving in Ossak
- Linden blossom festival in Lindena
- Open gardens Elbe-Elster-Land
Museums
- Visitor mine overburden conveyor bridge F60 in Lichterfeld
- Niederlausitzer museum railway
- Briquette factory Louise in Domsdorf
- Plessa power plant
- District museums in Bad Liebenwerda and Finsterwalde
- Fire Brigade Museum Finsterwalde
- White Tanner Museum Doberlug-Kirchhain
- Mühlberg City Museum
- Lindena Farm Museum
Historical monuments
- Memorial to the memory of the prisoner-of-war camp Stalag IV-B and the special camp No. 1 Mühlberg near Neuburxdorf that followed it
- Jewish cemetery and other memorials in Tröbitz in memory of the victims of the lost train
- Memorial site in memory of the Schlieben subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp
Protected areas
There are 26 designated nature reserves in the district (as of February 2017).
Natural monuments
See the list of natural monuments in the Elbe-Elster district
License Plate
On January 1, 1994, the district was assigned the distinctive sign EE and has been issued since then. The distinctive symbol FI (Finsterwalde) has been available since April 2, 2013, and LIB (Bad Liebenwerda) since May 29, 2013 . The HZ (Herzberg) license plate , which has since been assigned to the Harz district, is not available.
Incorporation and amalgamation of municipalities
The table shows the incorporations and mergers of municipalities since the district was formed on December 5, 1993
| local community | date | Inclusion of | to | Merger of | to |
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| Bad Liebenwerda | December 6, 1993 |
Dobra Kosilenzien Kröbeln Lausitz Maasdorf Möglenz Neuburxdorf Oschätze Prieschka Thalberg Theisa Zeischa Zobersdorf |
Bad Liebenwerda | ||
| Crinitz | 10/26/2003 | Gahro | Crinitz | ||
| Doberlug-Kirchhain | 08/31/2001 |
Dübrichen Hennersdorf Nexdorf Prießen Werenzhain |
Doberlug-Kirchhain | ||
| Doberlug-Kirchhain | December 31, 2001 | Buchhain | Doberlug-Kirchhain | ||
| Doberlug-Kirchhain | 10/26/2003 |
Arenzhain Lugau Trebbus |
Doberlug-Kirchhain | ||
| Elsterwerda | December 6, 1993 | Kraupa | Elsterwerda | ||
| Falkenberg / Elster | December 31, 2001 |
Beyern Großrössen Kölsa Rehfeld |
Falkenberg / Elster | ||
| Falkenberg / Elster | 10/26/2003 | Schmerkendorf | Falkenberg / Elster | ||
| Spruce forest | December 31, 2001 |
Hillmersdorf Naundorf Stechau |
Spruce forest | ||
| Finsterwalde | December 6, 1993 | Sorno | Finsterwalde | ||
| Gorden-Staupitz | December 31, 2001 |
Gorden Staupitz |
Gorden-Staupitz | ||
| Heathland | December 31, 2001 |
Eichholz - Drößig Fischwasser |
Heathland | ||
| Herzberg (Elster) | December 31, 2001 |
Arnsnesta Borken Buckau Fermerswalde Friedersdorf Graefendorf Löhsten Mahdel Osteroda Rahnisdorf Züllsdorf |
Herzberg (Elster) | ||
| Hohenbucko | December 31, 2001 | Hohenbucko Proßmarke |
Hohenbucko | ||
| Kremitzaue | December 31, 2001 |
Kolochau Malitschkendorf Polzen |
Kremitzaue | ||
| Lebusa | 12/15/2001 |
Free life Körba Lebusa |
Lebusa | ||
| Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf | December 31, 1997 |
Lichterfeld Schacksdorf |
Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf | ||
| Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf | December 31, 1998 | Lieskau | Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf | ||
| Mass Lower Lusatia | December 31, 1997 |
Babben beds Lindthal Massen |
Mass Lower Lusatia | ||
| Mass Lower Lusatia | December 31, 2001 |
Groebitz Ponnsdorf |
Mass Lower Lusatia | ||
| Mühlberg / Elbe | 08/31/2001 |
Altenau Brottewitz Fichtenberg Koßdorf Martinskirchen Mühlberg / Elbe |
Mühlberg / Elbe | ||
| Plessa | December 31, 2001 |
Döllingen Kahla |
Plessa | ||
| Röderland | 10/26/2003 |
Haida Prösen Reichenhain Saathain Stolzenhain on the Röder Wainsdorf |
Röderland | ||
| Rückersdorf | December 31, 2001 |
Oppelhain Rückersdorf |
Rückersdorf | ||
| Sallgast | December 31, 1997 |
Dollenchen Sallgast |
Sallgast | ||
| Sallgast | 10/26/2003 | Göllnitz | Sallgast | ||
| Close | 11/01/2001 |
Frankenhain Jagsal Oelsig Schlieben Wehrhain Werchau |
Close | ||
| Schönborn | 09/27/1998 |
Gruno Lindena Schadewitz Schönborn |
Schönborn | ||
| Schönewalde | December 31, 1998 |
Ahlsdorf Brandis Stolzenhain |
Heideeck | ||
| Schönewalde | December 31, 1998 |
Bernsdorf Dubro Grassau Jeßnigk |
Themesgrund | ||
| Schönewalde | December 31, 1998 |
Knippelsdorf Wiepersdorf Wildenau |
Wildberg | ||
| Schönewalde | December 31, 2001 | Heideeck Themesgrund Wildberg Schönewalde |
Schönewalde | ||
| Sonnewalde | 09/27/1998 |
Munchausen Schönewalde |
Munchausen | ||
| Sonnewalde | 05/01/2002 |
Stretchers Brenitz Friedersdorf Goßmar Großkrausnik Kleinkrausnik Pahlsdorf Sonnewalde Zeckerin |
Sonnewalde | ||
| Sonnewalde | 10/26/2003 |
Breitenau Munchausen |
Sonnewalde | ||
| Uebigau-Wahrenbrück | 09/27/1998 |
Beiersdorf Beutersitz Bönitz Domsdorf Kauxdorf Marxdorf Prestewitz Rothstein Saxdorf Wildgrube Winkel |
Wahrenbrück | ||
| Uebigau-Wahrenbrück | December 31, 1998 | Langennaundorf | Uebigau | ||
| Uebigau-Wahrenbrück | December 31, 2001 |
Railway village Drasdo Uebigau Wiederau |
Wahrenbrück |
Wahrenbrück was renamed Uebigau-Wahrenbrück on January 1st, 2002.
On January 1, 2020, Bad Liebenwerda, Falkenberg / Elster, Mühlberg / Elbe and Uebigau-Wahrenbrück merged to form the community of Liebenwerda .
Others
In the Elbe-Elster district, the Brandenburg dialects meet the Upper Saxon dialects from the neighboring federal states. In the villages of the northern district area, one occasionally still encounters Flemish Platt, a Low German dialect , while in the south a pronounced Upper Saxon already predominates.
The special situation can lead to confusion about the origin of the speaker, especially in the rest of Brandenburg .
literature
in alphabetical order by authors / editors
- Author collective of the MUG Brandenburg e. V .: Heimatbuch Landkreis Elbe-Elster . Herzberg 1996.
- Sybille Gramlich, Irmelin Küttner: Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany . Monuments in Brandenburg 7.1 = The city of Herzberg / Elster and the offices of Falkenberg / Uebigau, Herzberg, Schlieben and Schönewalde . Wernersche Verlagsgesellschaft , Worms 1998. ISBN 978-3-88462-152-3
- Sven Gückel: In Elbe-Elster Land - In Elbe-Elster Country . Ed .: KDI Euroverlag. Cottbus 2005, ISBN 3-938634-09-X . (German English)
- Cultural Office of the Elbe-Elster District, Bad Liebenwerda District Museum, Sparkasse Elbe-Elster (publisher): Elbe-Elster organ landscape . Herzberg / Elster 2005.
- NN: Monuments of the Elbe-Elster district. (Collection of sheets of listed buildings in the Elbe-Elster district)
- Andreas Pöschl (Ed.): Coal, Wind and Water. An energy historical foray through the Elbe-Elsterland. Edited by Cultural Office of the Elbe-Elster District. Herzberg / Elster 2001, ISBN 3-00-008956-X .
- Juliane Stückrad: I don't scold me, I just tell the truth - an ethnography of discontent using the example of the residents of the Elbe-Elster district (Brandenburg) . Ludwig, 2011, ISBN 978-3-86935-046-2 .
- Renate Völker, Anja Schmidke: Discoveries in the Elbe-Elster district . Ed .: Printing and Publishing House Delitzsch. Delitzsch 1995, OCLC 75737052 .
- Manfred Woitzik: “First come - first served” a cultural history of mills in the Elbe-Elster district . Ed .: Cultural Office of the Elbe-Elster District. Herzberg 1997, OCLC 255728482 .
Periodicals
- Home calendar for the Bad Liebenwerda district . (for the old district of Bad Liebenwerda , the Mückenberger Ländchen , outskirts on Schraden and Uebigau - Falkenberg , published annually)
- The black magpie. (local history series for the old district of Bad Liebenwerda)
- Heimatkalender Herzberg (Region Herzberg , annual publication)
- Finsterwalder home calendar (annual publication)
- Der Bomätscher (local history book of the city of Mühlberg / Elbe , quarterly publication)
- Der Speicher (annual publication of the Finsterwalde District Museum)
- EE-Grafik (art portfolio with graphics by local artists, published annually)
Web links
- Official website of the Elbe-Elster district
- Elbe-Elster historical landscape
- Link catalog on the Elbe-Elster district at curlie.org (formerly DMOZ )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population in the State of Brandenburg according to municipalities, offices and municipalities not subject to official registration on December 31, 2019 (XLSX file; 223 KB) (updated official population figures) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Elbe-Elster balances on a disposable syringe. In: Lausitzer Rundschau. Retrieved September 5, 2011 .
- ↑ Population in the State of Brandenburg according to municipalities, offices and municipalities not subject to official registration on December 31, 2019 (XLSX file; 223 KB) (updated official population figures) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Elbe-Elster district ( Memento from July 19, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) on "Places of Diversity"
- ↑ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. Elbe-Elster district . Pp. 8-9
- ↑ Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2015 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities , Table 7
- ^ Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg (Ed.): Statistical report AI 1, A II 4. Population development and population status in the state of Brandenburg. (respective editions of the 4th quarter)
- ↑ Local elections in the state of Brandenburg on May 26, 2019 , p. 16
- ↑ Result of the district administrator's election on January 24, 2010 ( Memento of April 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ § 126 of the municipal constitution of the state of Brandenburg
- ↑ Final result of the district election on April 22, 2018 in the Elbe-Elster district ( Memento from April 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Coat of arms information on the service portal of the state administration of Brandenburg
- ↑ a b Main statutes for the Elbe-Elster district of December 2, 2014.
- ^ David Falkenberg: From the idea to a fixed event. Retrieved February 24, 2020 .
- ^ Historical municipality register of the State of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. Elbe-Elster district , pp. 34–37.
Counties: Barnim | Dahme-Spreewald | Elbe Elster | Havelland | Märkisch-Oderland | Oberhavel | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | Oder-Spree | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | Potsdam-Mittelmark | Prignitz | Spree-Neisse | Teltow-Fläming | Uckermark
Independent cities: Brandenburg an der Havel | Cottbus | Frankfurt (Oder) | Potsdam