Möllendorf (Mansfeld)

Möllendorf City of Mansfeld Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 19 ″ N , 11 ° 24 ′ 36 ″ E
Height :	227 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.89 km²
Residents :	279
Population density :	28 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2005
Postal code :	06343
Area code :	034782
	Location of Möllendorf in Mansfeld

Möllendorf is a district of Mansfeld in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in Saxony-Anhalt . Until December 31, 2004 it formed an independent municipality together with the districts of Blumerode and Bauernsiedlung.

Geography and description

location

The place is located in the eastern Harz between the Grillenberger slope and the Annaroder spur. The nearest large cities are Halle (Saale) , approx. 48 km southeast, Magdeburg , approx. 86 km north, Leipzig , approx. 93 km southeast and Erfurt , approx. 94 km south. The Hagenbach flows through the town center .

In the last few years a lot has been invested in the renovation of the village square. The administration building was rebuilt. In the middle of the village is the restaurant "Forellenhof". Another attraction is the Möllendorfer bowling alley .

62% of the area within the Möllendorf district is forest . Several hiking trails invite you to go hiking in the area. Möllendorf is also known for weekenders, anglers and short vacationers who appreciate the original character very much. Many companies in the GDR had a holiday home or a bungalow in the weekend settlements "Am Küsterberg" (at the Forstamtsteich), "Am Kirschberg" and "Schiefer Berg" (at the Mansfeld pond) . Today they are used as dachas and houses.

climate

Climate diagram

The Möllendorf climate is characterized by the wooded surroundings and the rain shadow of the Brocken . The weather data corresponds to that of Vatterode-Graefenstuhl, 5 km away:

average air temperature 8.2 ° C
annual rainfall 510 millimeters.

history

Origin of name

Möllendorf was probably named after an old water mill on the edge of the forest. The former name of the village of Muldorf can also indicate its location in a hollow (in the valley). A third possibility of the origin of the name is derived from the "Mylern" or coal piles . A lot of charcoal was produced in this area . The place was first mentioned in a document in 961.

Until the 19th century

On July 2, 1046, Emperor Heinrich III transferred. Meissen Abbey several goods in Schwabengau , including "in locis [...] Mecelesdorf ".

In 1420 Möllendorf belongs to the front town of the Counts of Mansfeld . In 1519 the place was destroyed by a dam break and flooding as a result of a storm.
1527 Peter Reinicke starts building a "guide unit" .
1529 plague epidemic - more than half of the population died.
1574 Sale of Möllendorf to Heinrich von Krosigk (noble family)
1596 Hans Ernst von der Asseburg (noble family) acquires Möllendorf
1596 Construction of the Neu-Asseburg Castle (currently unused). Several changes of ownership took place over the centuries.
1618–48 In the Thirty Years War over 50% of the houses were destroyed
1827 Construction of the new village church

20th century

The first street lamp was erected in 1909. The manor Möllendorf and Neu-Asseburg went into the possession of the Oberamtmann Carl Wentzel in 1919 . The aqueduct was completed in 1928. Today's Kreisstraße 2335 was paved in the direction of Mansfeld in 1936.

In 1944 a German military aircraft with a two-man crew crashed in the quarry. The manor was expropriated in 1945.

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent community of Blumerode was incorporated.

In 1978 the sewer system and new street lighting were built.

A dam of the Hagenteich broke during the floods in 1994. The protection of the forest office pond by the volunteer fire brigade prevented another flood disaster in Möllendorf.

21st century

On January 1st, 2005 Möllendorf becomes part of the unified community "Stadt Mansfeld".

Mining near Möllendorf

The Hans Reinickes family (friends of Martin Luther ) owned shafts near Möllendorf . The fathers of both personalities were very successful in the area in the 15th and 16th centuries in the fields of mining and metallurgy .

building

Jagdschloss Neu-Asseburg (vacant)

Economy and Infrastructure

Local public transport

Bus connection with line 431 in the direction of Gorenzen and Hettstedt via Mansfeld in connection with the Wipperliese from Mansfeld to Klostermansfeld and Wippra or the regional express RE 36088 from Hettstedt or Klostermansfeld to Erfurt or Magdeburg .

Private transport

Connection to the federal highway 86 via the country roads K2334 via Blumerode and K2335 via Mansfeld .

literature

Chronicle of the municipality of Möllendorf - prepared on behalf of the mayor Willi Tomljanovic
Report in the General Gazette for the County of Mansfeld from June 20, 1868
City information Mansfeld

Web links

Commons : Möllendorf - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

[1] German Weather Service, normal period 1961-1990

[2] StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2005