Lugau

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Lugau
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Coordinates: 50 ° 44 '  N , 12 ° 45'  E

Basic data
State : Saxony
County : Erzgebirgskreis
Management Community : Lugau
Height : 400 m above sea level NHN
Area : 22.29 km 2
Residents: 8005 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 359 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 09385
Area code : 037295
License plate : ERZ, ANA, ASZ, AU, MAB, MEK, STL, SZB, ZP
Community key : 14 5 21 380
City structure: Core city; 3 districts

City administration address : 		Obere Hauptstrasse 26
09385 Lugau
Website : www.stadt-lugau.de
Mayor : Thomas Weikert ( The Left )
Location of the city of Lugau in the Erzgebirge district
Sachsen Amtsberg Annaberg-Buchholz Aue-Bad Schlema Auerbach (Erzgebirge) Bärenstein (Erzgebirge) Lauter-Bernsbach Bockau Börnichen/Erzgeb. Breitenbrunn/Erzgeb. Burkhardtsdorf Crottendorf Deutschneudorf Drebach Ehrenfriedersdorf Eibenstock Elterlein Gelenau/Erzgeb. Geyer Gornau/Erzgeb. Gornsdorf Großolbersdorf Großrückerswalde Grünhain-Beierfeld Grünhainichen Heidersdorf Hohndorf Jahnsdorf/Erzgeb. Johanngeorgenstadt Jöhstadt Königswalde Lauter-Bernsbach Lößnitz (Erzgebirge) Lugau Marienberg Mildenau Neukirchen/Erzgeb. Niederdorf (Sachsen) Niederwürschnitz Oberwiesenthal Oelsnitz/Erzgeb. Olbernhau Pockau-Lengefeld Raschau-Markersbach Scheibenberg Schlettau Schneeberg (Erzgebirge) Schönheide Schwarzenberg/Erzgeb. Sehmatal Seiffen/Erzgeb. Stollberg/Erzgeb. Stützengrün Tannenberg Thalheim/Erzgeb. Thermalbad Wiesenbad Thum Wolkenstein (Erzgebirge) Zschopau Zschorlau Zwönitzmap
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View of Lugau

Lugau is a city in the northwest of the Erzgebirge in Saxony . It is the seat of the administrative community Lugau .

geography

Lugau is about 12 kilometers southwest of Chemnitz and about 20 kilometers northeast of Zwickau on the northern edge of the Ore Mountains . Most of the city is located on the ridge between the Hegebach and Würschnitztal valleys. The origin of the city can be found in the Lugau valley.

The Lugau brook , which rises in the parish forest in the town, flows into the Hegebach in the neighboring community of Gersdorf , which in turn flows into the Lungwitzbach . The former Waldhufendorf stretches along this stream.

The large district town of Stollberg / Erzgeb is located about 6 km south of Lugau .

To the west of the city of Lugau is the approx. 300 hectare Steegenwald.

Neighboring communities

The following cities and municipalities border Lugau in the area:

City structure

In local usage, Lugau is divided into Upper and Lower Lugau. In addition, at the upper end of Chemnitzer Strasse is the Neukirchberg district, which is only listed on a few maps. The district also does not have its own place-name sign and is therefore fully integrated into the city of Lugau.

history

The God's blessing shaft around 1900

Lugau was founded as a Waldhufendorf towards the end of the 12th century. The first documentary mention was made in 1438 as zcum Luge . Around 1470 one wrote Lugk . Lugau remained a poor little village until the 19th century . In 1844 hard coal was found and as a result several mines were built to mine it ( Lugau-Oelsnitzer Revier ). This upswing drew a large number of new residents to the region and within 50 years the population increased twenty-fold to around 8,000. On July 1st, 1867 there was a serious mine accident, 101 miners were killed when the shaft collapsed on “ Neue Fundgrube ”.

The town charter was awarded Lugau 1924th

After the coal reserves in the district were exhausted, the loss of jobs was countered by the settlement of various companies. Closed shaft buildings were partly used as residential buildings or for commercial purposes.

The Motorsport Club Lugau was founded in 1983, then as MC Stahl Lugau.

Since January 1, 1994, Lugau, Erlbach-Kirchberg and Ursprung - incorporated into Erlbach-Kirchberg since 1999 - formed an administrative community. Since January 1, 2000, the Niederwürschnitz community has also been part of it. The community of Erlbach-Kirchberg was incorporated into Lugau on January 1, 2013.

Lugau received international attention through Margaret Roberts' book "The Fiddler of Lugau", published in London in 1887, which described the living conditions during the Napoleonic Wars .

politics

City council election 2019
Turnout: 61.8%
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43.4%
21.8%
15.8%
15.7%
3.3%
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Allocation of seats in the city council from 2019
    
A total of 18 seats

City council

Since the local elections in 2019, the city ​​council has consisted of 18 city councils from 4 parties / groups of voters. The mandates are distributed as follows:

Political party FWG CDU AfD LEFT total
Seats 8th 4th 3 3 18th

mayor

In June 2015 Thomas Weikert was re-elected with 87.1% of the valid votes.

Town twinning

There is a partnership with the city of Sallaumines (France), which can also be found in the naming of Sallauminer Straße .

City friendship

The city of Penzberg in the Upper Bavarian district of Weilheim-Schongau maintains a friendship with Lugau / Erz.

Culture and sights

Buildings

Town hall with Christmas decorations in the center of Lugau
Lugau bell tower in winter
Meinert spinning mill from 1812
Manhole cover from Lugau in Berlin

Probably the most famous building in Lugau is the "Old Bell Tower" . The town hall is just as interesting . The city's most valuable building in terms of architectural history, the "Meinertsche Spinnmühle", also known as the "brass mill" after its later use, was demolished in 2016. The building erected in 1812 by Johann Traugott Lohse was one of the earliest examples of industrialization in Saxony.

In the architectural field, you can still find many industrial witnesses of the mining era in Lugau. The Moritz Walther iron foundry also dates from this time , the ruins of which are located in the lower part of the city towards Oelsnitz. This is known for its cast iron manhole cover production . Manhole covers produced there can still be found in large numbers today, primarily in Berlin .

In the cemetery there is an obelisk created by the Chemnitz sculptor Delling to commemorate the mining disaster of 1867.

In the Kreuzkirche in Lugau there is a pneumatic organ manufactured in 1906 by the Ladegast company from Weißenfels . It was consecrated again on May 13, 2007 after extensive restoration.

Just behind the confluence of Flockenstrasse and Stollberger Strasse is the old Jägerhaus. The building, which is now in the city center, was located before industrialization on the edge of the Steegenwald, which extended far into today's urban area.

Former buildings

Model of the former Lugau spinning mill

The tavern "Deutsche Eiche" , one of the first functional entertainment centers, was found in the area. Here a cinema, dance hall, industrial production (stocking knitting), a restaurant and living space were united under one roof. It was not until several decades later that this principle prevailed in the area and led to other similar functional buildings. Wall paintings from the 1920s and putti decorations were a reminder of the successful times. The building was demolished in late 2007.

In Niederlugau there was the Meinertsche spinning mill, built by the master builder Johann Traugott Lohse in 1812 in the classical style . It was one of the oldest preserved factory buildings in Germany and looked like a mansion from the outside. The valuable architectural monument was in a state of disrepair until July 2016. “It's a scandal,” said the deputy chairman of the German Werkbund , the architect Bernd Sikora. In the period from the beginning of July to mid-July 2016, the building was demolished due to the steadily increasing endangerment of the surrounding residents by the district office of the Erzgebirgskreis.

Memorials

Natural monuments

The spoil heaps created by coal mining in the area are now partially no longer recognizable as such; they used to be formative images of the city that were visible from afar.

View of the renatured heaps of the Lugau-Oelsnitz coal mine: treasure trove, trust shaft, God's blessing shaft, Saxonia shaft and Victoria shaft (from right to left). In the background you can see the winding tower of the former Karl Liebknecht shaft (formerly the “Kaiserin Auguste” pit). Including the dump of the God's blessing shaft, which is now home to the “Glückauf” race track.

Sports

Lugau football ground

There is a diverse club life in Lugau, including Motorsport MSC Lugau, Ringen Wrestling Association Eichenkranz 1908 e. V., table tennis , volleyball , soccer with a women's and men's team and gymnastics .

The Glück Auf race track is located on a former spoil dump of the God's Blessing Shaft. Events in the categories motocross , enduro and off- road vehicles take place here on a regular basis . The course gained its fame through international German championship runs.

Parks

The city park of Lugau with sports facilities
  • City park in the center of the city on the former freight yard.
  • Pfarrgrund: In Niederlugau there is the Pfarrgrund right next to the cemetery. This includes a smaller forest and recreation area.
  • Parish forest: The parish forest is located between the district of Erlbach-Kirchberg and Lugau.
  • Steegenwald: The Steegenwald lies between Lugau and the municipality of Niederwürschnitz and extends as far as Leukersdorf .
  • Park with an outdoor pool
  • Green heaps from the mining era
  • Erlbach-Kirchberg bathing area: There are regular events on the former bathing area.
  • Lugau-Mittelbach cycle path: On the former Lugau-Wüstenbrand railway line there is a cycle path that connects the core city of Lugau with the Ursprung district, and a later continuation to the Wüstenbrand district of Hohenstein-Ernstthal is planned. In 2015 the cycle path was extended towards Niederwürschnitz. In 2018 the cycle path was expanded again - it now goes from state road S 246 to Gewerbeallee in Mittelbach. This extension of the section began in October 2017, the costs were around 310,000 euros. The planning assumes that the section will be extended to the city limits. This should create the connection to the future Wüstenbrand-Chemnitz cycle path, which should also use the old railway line.

An already existing path was paved with asphalt to enable better cycling. Since its completion, there has been a continuous asphalt connection to the Alte Ziegelei leisure area in Niederwürschnitz.

Events in the core city of Lugau

  • Street festival of the trade association
  • Motocross
  • Lugau Town Hall Concert
  • Lugau summer night
  • Advent start with pushing the pyramid in front of the town hall
  • Niederlugau bell tower festival
  • Christmas market (4th Advent)

Events OT Erlbach-Kirchberg

  • Witch fire
  • Pentecost
  • Autumn festival
  • Christmas Market

All events in the Erlbach-Kirchberg district take place on the swimming pool area.

Events OT origin

  • Witch fire
  • Forest sports festival, forest sports field
  • Open Monument Day, Bahnhof Ursprung
  • Simson meeting

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

Road traffic

  • The federal motorways A4and A72Lugau pass in the immediate vicinity .
  • The federal road B180runs through the city.
  • The state road S 246 and the district roads 8807, 8806 and 8804 run through the urban area.

Bus transport

  • Several bus lines connect Lugau with the surrounding area and open up the city.
  • The so-called "Green Line" connects Lugau with Oelsnitz and the large district town of Stollberg.
  • City-Bahn Chemnitz GmbH trains run from Stollberg and Neuoelsnitz in the direction of Chemnitz and St.Egidien / Glauchau.
  • The company "Regionalverkehr Erzgebirge" (RVE) maintains a location in Lugau with a workshop and garages.

Rail transport

Lugau is located on the Neuoelsnitz – Wüstenbrand railway line , which has been closed and decommissioned since 2003 (towards Wüstenbrand) and 2018 (towards Neuoelsnitz). The northern section of the Lugau – Wüstenbrand section was dismantled in 2009. At the end of 2013, a cycle path called “Coal Railway Cycle Path” was opened on the Lugau-Ursprung section. In 2018 the cycle path was extended to Mittelbach. The continuation to the desert fire is still pending.

  • Lugau train station, reception building (2016)

  • Tracks in Lugau station (2016)

  • Lugau railway station, Güterboden (2016)

  • Lugau railway station, level crossing (2016)

  • Railway line at Lugau station (2016)

On December 2, 1856, the Chemnitz-Würschnitzer Eisenbahngesellschaft received the concession for a route that began at Wüstenbrand on the main line from Dresden to Werdau and was largely straight to the one at Lugau / Erz. located mines. The line was opened for freight traffic on November 15, 1858. Almost four years later, on August 1, 1862, the originally unplanned passenger traffic began. By 1875 most of the Lugau mines had a rail connection. On May 15, 1879, the extension to Neuoelsnitz station (then Höhlteich station ) was opened. The largest station on the route between Wüstenbrand and Neuoelsnitz was the Lugau / Erz station. On August 10, 1990, passenger traffic was stopped, and on September 28, 1996, freight traffic on the route was officially stopped.

Bicycle traffic

In 2012, work began on building the coal railway cycle path on the disused Neuoelsnitz – Wüstenbrand railway line in the Lugau area to the S246 exit at Leukersdorf. For this purpose, the former railway line was dismantled in previous years. The actual route construction began in early 2013. The cycle path was opened in October 2013. In 2018, the extension to Mittelbach was opened. In the future, the cycle path will also be extended to Neuoelsnitz and connect to the Oelsnitz / Erzgebirge mining museum .

Established businesses

Between Lugau / Erzgeb. and Oelsnitz / Erzgeb. There is an industrial park on Pflockenstrasse. In addition, Lugau / Erzgeb. with the city of Oelsnitz / Erzgeb. the "Hoffeld" industrial park.

The largest company in Lugau / Erzgeb. is the BGH Edelstahl Lugau GmbH with around 260 employees.

media

  • Lugauer Anzeiger - Official Gazette for Lugau (with districts Erlbach-Kirchberg and Ursprung)

education

Pre-school care

  • "Kinderland" kindergarten run by Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe - Vertrauenschachtstraße 2
  • Kindergarten "Friedrich Fröbel" - Hohensteiner Straße 3
  • Kindergarten "Sonnenkäfer" of the Association of the Disabled - Clara-Zetkin-Straße 11
  • Kindergarten "Gockelhahn" - Dorfstrasse 90, district Erlbach-Kirchberg

Public schools

  • Primary school with after-school care center - Schulstrasse 6
  • Oberschule am Steegenwald - Sallauminer Straße 88

Private schools

  • Protestant Montessori primary school - Dorfstrasse 150, district Erlbach-Kirchberg

Vocational education

  • NB Education Center Lugau - Feldstrasse 13

Library

  • Lugau City Library in the “Villa Facius” cultural center - Hohensteiner Strasse 2
  • Erlbach-Kirchberg Library - Dorfstrasse 154

Museums

  • Gallery in the cultural center "Villa Facius" - Hohensteiner Straße 2
  • Railway station museum of the Lugauer Eisenbahnfreunde - Am Bahnhof 2

Personalities

sons and daughters of the town

People related to Lugau

literature

  • Richard Steche : Lugau. In:  Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 7th issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Chemnitz . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1886, p. 45.

Web links

Commons : Lugau / Erzgeb.  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019  ( help on this ).
  2. ↑ Karlheinz Blaschke, Ed. Historisches Ortverzeichnis von Sachsen , Leipzig 2006, p. 449, ISBN 3-937209-15-8
  3. ↑ Results of the city council elections 2019 ( Memento from May 27, 2019 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Public announcement of the final results of the mayoral election on June 7, 2015 ( PDF ). In: Lugauer Anzeiger . No. 06/2015, p. 10
  5. ↑ Industrial monument before decay. Thuringian regional newspaper , January 5, 2009.
  6. ↑ Meinert's spinning mill demolished. www.kultur-im-erzgebirge.de, July 10, 2016, archived from the original on July 25, 2016 ; Retrieved July 25, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Dankwart Guratzsch: Germany's oldest industrial castle demolished. Die Welt , August 15, 2016, accessed on August 17, 2016 .
  8. ^ Thomas Weikert (Mayor): Information on the walking and cycling path Lugau - Erlbach-Kirchberg / Origin district. (No longer available online.) In: stadt-lugau.de. Technical Committee, City of Lugau, December 16, 2012, formerly the original ; Retrieved May 17, 2013 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.stadt-lugau.de
  9. ↑ Viola Gerhard: At the beginning of February, construction of the cycle path will start. In: Freiepresse.de. Chemnitzer Verlag und Druck GmbH & Co. KG, January 15, 2013, accessed on May 17, 2013 .
  10. ↑ Achim Bartoschek: Railroad cycling: SN 2.08 Lugau - desert fire (under construction). January 27, 2013, archived from the original on August 19, 2013 ; Retrieved May 17, 2013 .