Leuthen (Drebkau)

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City of Drebkau
Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 48 ″  N , 14 ° 14 ′ 48 ″  E
Area : 17.5 km²
Residents : 796  (2011)
Population density : 45 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 31, 2001
Postal code : 03116
Area code : 035602

Leuthen , Lutol in Lower Sorbian , is a district of Drebkau in the Spree-Neisse district in Brandenburg .

location

The place is located in an open and predominantly agricultural landscape on the edge of an extensive lowland . This forms the southern edge of a terminal moraine in front of the Lausitz border wall . The southern part of the town hall is characterized by an extensive lowland area reaching as far as Laubst .

The place is 4.5 km northeast of the core area of ​​Drebkau. The B 169 runs east 1 km and the A 15 north 3 km away.

history

Leuthen emerged as a Slavic settlement and was first mentioned in documents in 1346. The origin of the place name is not clear. The current district developed from three settlement centers: Leuthen, Leuthen Kolonie and Wintdorf . While the "colony" (also Leuthener Winkel ), which consisted of only two buildings, was added in 1818, Wintdorf was not incorporated into Leuthen until 1924. The von Muschwitz family owned Leuthen and the Wintdorf Vorwerk from 1463 to 1945 . From 1564 Caspar Siegmund von Muschwitz had Wintdorf Castle built. Since 2001 the place belongs to Drebkau. Up to the present day, Sorbian folk customs such as the zamping and the Easter bonfire are maintained in Leuthen . In 1868 the evangelical pastor and linguist Gotthelf Matthias Bronisch was born in Leuthen.

lock

The castle in the district of Wintdorf was built in 1594 by Caspar Siegmund von Muschwitz and expanded several times. It was at the western end of the village and was originally surrounded by a wall and moat. According to legend, it was once connected to Drebkau by an underground passage. It remained the seat of the von Muschwitz family until 1945. In the post-war period, refugees were housed in the castle. On December 21, 1969, the castle burned down due to arson. The ruin was blown up in 1974.

church

Church in Leuthen

The Protestant church in the center of the village dates back to the second half of the 15th century and was first mentioned in 1346 in the Meißen monastery register. It is a late Gothic brick building to which a three-storey stepped gable and several extensions were added later. The vestibule with barrel vaults and a pointed arch portal , a three-part stepped gable and the east gable with flat-arched niches are remarkable . It was not until 1854 that the vestibule was added on the north side and today's church tower in the neo-Gothic style to the west . Remains of frescoes can still be seen on the south portal . It is believed that there are other such paintings hidden under the plaster inside. Inside the church there is a patronage box from the 16th century .

The oldest piece of equipment is the shrine of a Gothic carved altar from around 1435 . It shows Mother Mary in the glory of rays, surrounded by Saints John the Baptist , Dorothea , Margaret of Antioch and Catherine of Alexandria . A relief of Anna herself can be seen above the entablature .

A memorial in the town's cemetery commemorates those who died in the First World War . In addition, an oak was planted for almost every fallen victim and a field stone was laid with an engraved name.

Economy and Transport

Leuthen has several smaller craft businesses. There is also a Finnish sauna village in town. Thanks to its convenient location, Leuthen is also important as a place of residence for commuters. Several new residential areas have emerged in recent years.

Federal highway 169 runs west of the village and connects Leuthen with Drebkau and Cottbus. The federal motorway 15 (Berlin - Forst) , which is important for transit traffic to Poland, runs past the northern edge of the town hall . Leuthen also has a train station on the Dresden-Senftenberg-Cottbus line .

There is a partnership with the Polish town of Nietkowice .

education

There is a primary school in Leuthen, which was built in 1969 and extensively renovated from 1999 to 2005. It belongs to the administrative area of ​​the city of Drebkau. In addition to the sports field, the “Märchenland” day-care center is adjacent to the primary school. The building originally named "Villa Joachimstal" in 1907 is also used as a school day care center.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the Drebkau home collection - accessed on July 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ a b City of Drebkau: Brochure 10 Years of the City of Drebkau Free of Charge , 2012, p. 27.
  3. ↑ Monument project on German war memorials - accessed on July 1, 2013.
  4. ↑ 'Existing partnerships of the districts of the city of Drebkau' - Retrieved on July 4, 2013.
  5. ^ School development plan of the city of Drebkau ( Memento from July 4, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) - Retrieved on July 4, 2013.
  6. ^ Leuthen day care center - accessed on July 4, 2013.

Web links

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