Leps

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Leps
Local coat of arms of Leps
Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 29 ″  N , 12 ° 3 ′ 1 ″  E
Height : 67 m
Area : 21.9 km²
Residents : 298  (Dec 31, 2008)
Population density : 14 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 2010
Postal code : 39264
Area code : 039248
Leps (Saxony-Anhalt)
Leps
Leps
Location in Saxony-Anhalt

Entrance gate of the former Friederikenburg Castle near Leps

Leps is a district of the city of Zerbst / Anhalt in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

Until December 31, 2009 Leps was an independent municipality with the associated districts of Eichholz and Kermen. 297 inhabitants lived on a community area of ​​21.9 km² (December 31, 2008). On January 1, 2010 the incorporation into Zerbst / Anhalt took place .

geography

The village of Leps between Zerbst and the Steutz district of Steckby an der Elbe is located on the edge of the Middle Elbe river landscape biosphere reserve . The terrain near the protected alluvial forests ( Steckby-Lödderitzer Forest ) is mostly flat.

The road connection from Zerbst via Leps to Steutz runs parallel to federal highway 187a (Zerbst– Köthen (Anhalt) ). The next train station is in Zerbst, 4 km away (train line Magdeburg - Dessau-Roßlau ).

history

The districts of Leps, Kermen and Eichholz belong to the community. The place Eichholz was first mentioned in 1173. In the village there is a very old fortified church from 1189. The place Leps (name of Slavic origin - Hübschmann) was first mentioned in 1303. Kermen (name of Slavic origin - Masthof) was first mentioned in documents from 1298 and 1330. It originally belonged to the noble family von Statius and later passed into the possession of the princes of Anhalt-Zerbst. A ducal domain was located in the village until 1945. All three places belonged to Anhalt. The main branch of the economy was agriculture until the political change. The linden leaf depicted in the coat of arms is a symbol that has long been used in this municipality. The three linden leaves are supposed to symbolize the three villages. The metal gold is an indication of Anhalt. Large parts of the regional authority are located in the international Steckby-Lödderitzer Forest biosphere reserve. The color green is supposed to symbolize this nature reserve. Leps lives mainly from tourism and pond management.

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent communities of Eichholz and Kermen were incorporated.

politics

mayor

The last mayor of Leps was Herbert Smolinski and Annika Johannis from Eichholz has been the local mayor since 2019.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on May 11, 1995 by the Dessau Regional Council and registered in the Magdeburg State Archives under the coat of arms roll number 32/1995.

Blazon : "In green three (2: 1) fallen golden linden leaves."

The community colors show gold (yellow) - green.

The coat of arms was designed by the Heraldische Gesellschaft ”Schwarzer Löwe“ Leipzig and registered on May 20, 1989 in the Quedlinburg coat of arms roll under QWR II / 89017.

Web links

Commons : Leps  - Collection of Images

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  1. ↑ statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de, PDF file ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de
  2. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010