Lengefeld
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Lengefeld
City of Pockau-Lengefeld
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| Height : | 440 m | |
| Residents : | 4224 (Dec. 31, 2013) | |
| Incorporation : | 1st of January 2014 | |
| Postal code : | 09514 | |
| Area code : | 037367 | |
Location of Lengefeld in Saxony |
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Lengefeld is a former mountain town on the Silberstrasse in the central Ore Mountains in Saxony . The place is also known as the “city between the three dams”. On January 1, 2014, the city of Lengefeld and the municipality of Pockau formed the city of Pockau-Lengefeld . In the nearby Kalkwerk district , the last mine in Saxony or the German side of the Ore Mountains was working with shaft extraction .
geography
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The city lies on a ridge west of the Flöha valley . The lowest point in the urban area is 373 m above sea level. NN in the Flöhatal near the district Rauenstein, the highest point is 686 m above sea level. NN the summit of the Adlerstein . Lengefeld lies in the middle of the dam triangle between the upper and lower Neunzehnhainer and the Saidenbach dam (the largest of the three), which are used as drinking water reservoirs, especially for the region around Chemnitz .
The radial Waldhufendorf Wünschendorf is located northwest of the city of Lengefeld. The Stolzenhain settlement is located north of Wünschendorf. To the northeast on the other side of the Flöha are Reifland and Lippersdorf. To the south and south-west of the city are the lime works, the Vorwerk and the Obervorwerk.
A large, contiguous forest area, the Bornwald / Heinzewald, extends west of Lengefeld . The area is well served by hiking trails. The city is approx. 25 km from Chemnitz , 25 km from Freiberg and 25 km from the border with the Czech Republic ( Reitzenhain border crossing ).
Neighboring places
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Pockau |
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history
Lengefeld with Rauenstein, Kalkwerk and Obervorwerk
In 1360 Lengefeld was first mentioned as Lenginfelt and in 1369 as Lengefeld , Rauenstein Castle as early as 1323.
The lords of Rauenstein Castle founded the mountain town of Lengefeld in 1522 with a square market square floor plan. In the area of the Kalkwerk district, silver , iron and limestone were mined without reaching the amounts found in Annaberg or Marienberg. In 1813 Lengefeld lost the mining rights . The last ore mine was closed in 1851. Zinc blende and galena were found in the early 1940s . After the Second World War , the Soviet-German stock corporation Wismut ( SDAG Wismut ) looked for uranium in the tunnels . The yield was too low, however, and the company was given up. Limestone mining remained - from 1528 until today without interruption.
With the Reformation in 1539, Lengefeld remained an independent parish . A Latin school was first mentioned in 1541. The inhabitants of the Ore Mountains - also in Lengefeld - had to try other branches of business after the brief boom of mining (" Berggeschrey "). This was like linen weaving in Silesia. The first guild was founded here as early as 1587 . Up to 450 house weavers pursued this activity in Lengefeld around 1900. The city had a variety of craft businesses, including a. Butchers, shoemakers, hat makers, locksmiths, joiners, wagons, tailors, blacksmiths, wood grinders.
Around 1835 the town and village of Lengefeld were united. Both places belonged to the office of Wolkenstein until 1856 . In 1845 and 1846 the roads to Marterbüschel and to the Heinzewald were expanded, in this context the Wolkensteiner Tor was demolished. In 1855 construction began on Johnsdorf (today Obervorwerk). The Lengefeld lime works came to Lengefeld from the Lauterbach district in 1859. The volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1874. With the opening of the Flöhatalbahn in 1875, Lengefeld in Pockau was connected to the railway network. A new church was inaugurated in 1886. In 1898 a high pressure water line was laid. The power station first delivered electricity on December 14, 1903.
In addition to cotton weaving, however, lighting construction was the largest operation in the city. Founded in 1906, this factory had 1,000 employees at times and supplied the area of the GDR with living room lighting. The successor company produced until 1999. In the district of Marterbüschel, Hermann Lorenz founded the community in Christo Jesu in 1914 . A ski jump was built in the Vorwerk district in 1924 and the swimming pool was opened in 1929. The Saidenbach Dam was built between 1929 and 1933 . A new school was inaugurated in 1939. In 1944 and 1945, holdings from the German Museum of Books and Writing in Leipzig as well as the German Library in Leipzig and from the Dresden State Art Collections were stored in Rauenstein Castle and in the lime works.
The trout farm closed in 1998. After the political change, new businesses were created and existing ones renovated. The nationally known Haflinger breed is also independent again today.
Lippersdorf, Reifland and Wünschendorf were incorporated on January 1, 1999.
During the flood of the century in the summer of 2002 , the Flöha Bridge was washed away and the city was thus divided. Except in the district of Rauenstein, however, there was no major damage in the city.
On January 1, 2014, Lengefeld merged with Pockau to form the new town of Pockau-Lengefeld.
Population development
The following population figures in the independent town of Lengefeld refer to December 31 of the previous year:
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1982 to 1988
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1989 to 1995
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1996 to 2002
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2003 to 2009
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2010 to 2013
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- Source: State Statistical Office of the Free State of Saxony
Memorials
- Memorial stone from 1955 for the 60 local victims of fascism in the park on the market square ; since 1992 a stone for victims of Stalinism has been added
politics
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mayor
- 1994–1999: Rolf Kunze (voters' association)
- 1999–2013: Ingolf Wappler
coat of arms
Blazon: three black posts in gold, covered with silver crossed mallets and irons ; Only 10 places in the Ore Mountains have this symbol.
Town twinning
- Ilshofen in Baden-Württemberg (since 1990)
- Osek (Ossegg) in Northern Bohemia (in planning)
Other sponsorships
Lengefeld sponsors the 5th Company of the 371 Panzer Grenadier Battalion in neighboring Marienberg. The sponsorship has existed since 1999 and goes back to the active initiative of Mayor Wappler.
Culture and sights
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- Marketplace
- Rauenstein Castle
- Stadtbad Lengefeld
- Church of the Holy Cross
The current church dates from 1885/1886 with organ by Zacharias Hildebrandt , which was completed in 1726 and survived the fire of the previous building. A grave slab of Pastor Pancratius Himmelreich, who worked in Lengefeld for around 40 years at the turn of the 17th century, has been preserved and can be seen behind the altarpiece. The organ was renovated from 2010 to 2014. It was restored to its condition from 1726. Next to the church is a statue of Martin Luther, which was created at the time the church was built.
- Museum lime works
The Technical Museum Kalkwerk with an exhibition about the storage of Dresden art treasures shortly before the end of the war and the transport of the treasures to the Soviet Union as spoils of war is located in the historic lime works. In summer, many rare orchids bloom on the broken floor of the museum. During the Advent season you can attend Mettenschicht celebrations.
Economy and Infrastructure
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Established businesses
- GEOMIN Erzgebirgische Kalkwerke GmbH
- paper + design GmbH (paper napkins and tablecloths)
- aim Stanz- und Fügetechnik GmbH
- PWO Werkzeugbau Oertel GmbH
- Mechanical engineering Stankus
- Bruno Wagner and Sons metal goods factory
as well as other craft businesses, freight forwarders, agriculture and forestry companies.
Transport links
The Pockau-Lengefeld train station and the Lengefeld-Rauenstein and Reifland - Wünschendorf stops are on the Flöha – Marienberg / Olbernhau railway line . The RB 81 Chemnitz – Olbernhau-Grünthal line of the Erzgebirgsbahn stops at the stations every hour Monday to Friday and every two hours on weekends.
Lengefeld is close to the intersection of federal highways 101 ( Freiberg - Annaberg-Buchholz ) and 174 ( Chemnitz - Marienberg - Prague ).
education
There are two day-care centers in the city, two elementary schools and one high school.
Personalities
- Karl Leberecht Krutzsch (1772-1852), forest scientist
- Daniel Amadeus Neander (1775–1869), bishop in Berlin
- Hermann Schubert (1886–1938), politician (KPD)
- Walter Findeisen (1903–1986), local writer and publisher
- Corner of Zezschwitz (1922–2003), soil scientist, agricultural chemist and geologist
- Gisela Glende , née Trautzsch (* 1925), politician (SED) and functionary
- Iris Wittig (1928–1978), military pilot
- Ines Geißler (* 1963), 1980 Olympic champion over 200 m butterfly
- Janice Jakait (* 1977), extreme athlete and author
literature
- Lengefeld . In: August Schumann : Complete State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony. 5th volume. Schumann, Zwickau 1818, pp. 618–620.
- The parish of Lengefeld. In: New Saxon Church Gallery, Ephorie Marienberg. Strauch Verlag, Leipzig, Sp. 395–457 ( digitized version )
- Hermann Endler: Historical news about Lengefeld and Rauenstein . Verlag Herm. Richter, Lengefeld 1893 ( digitized version )
- District Office Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis, Ed .: On the history of the cities and communities in the Middle Erzgebirgskreis. A timetable (parts 1-3)
- Richard Steche : Lengefeld. In: Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 5th issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Marienberg . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1885, p. 12.
Web links
- Official website of the city of Lengefeld
- Lengefeld in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony