Laying field

Laying field City of Weimar Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 2 ″ N , 11 ° 17 ′ 35 ″ E
Height :	339 m above sea level NN
Area :	5.5 km²
Residents :	1844 (Dec. 31, 2008)
Population density :	335 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1994
Postal code :	99428
Area code :	03643
	Location of Legefeld in Weimar
	Village church

Legefeld is a district of the independent city of Weimar in Thuringia .

location

The district to the southwest of the city center covers an area of 5.5 km². Legefeld is located southwest of the former city limits and south of the federal highway 4 and close to the federal highway 85 in hilly terrain to the forests around Troistedt . The municipal area of the district is located on the southern edge of the Thuringian basin .

history

Legefeld stop (2017)

The village was first mentioned on May 13, 1290. A residential village has recently developed from a farming village, as the growing number of residents confirms. The district had 1,844 inhabitants on December 31, 2008. The district mayor is Petra Seidel. Legefeld with its industrial park is located south of the A4 directly at the “Weimar” motorway exit and directly on the B85 .

Holzdorf belongs to Legefeld , which until 1994 was part of the then independent municipality of Legefeld. Both are now part of Weimar as the Legefeld / Holzdorf district.

Holzdorf has a train station, Legefeld has a stop on the Weimar – Kranichfeld branch line . This railway line was formerly called "Berk'sche Bimmelbahn" or called "Kranichexpress". It has a traditional character and connects the city of Weimar with the city of Kranichfeld via Bad Berka .

→ See also Trinitatiskirche (Legefeld)

Sons and daughters

Max Koch (1852–1923) founded a canning factory in Braunschweig in 1881

Emil Schenk (1821–1902), Privy Councilor of State; Ministerial Director in Weimar; Honorary citizen of Jena ; Awarded honorary citizenship on June 16, 1895; Appointment on the 50th anniversary of the service: "He once made a name for himself as the local mayor by founding the gas company".

Web links

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

Individual evidence

^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 160.
↑ ^a ^b Description of the Legefeld district on stadt.weimar.de

[1] Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 160.

[stadtweimar-2] Description of the Legefeld district on stadt.weimar.de