Maasdorf (Southern Anhalt)
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Maasdorf
City of southern Anhalt
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| Height : | 89 m above sea level NN | |
| Area : | 4.34 km² | |
| Residents : | 331 (Apr 13, 2016) | |
| Population density : | 76 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2010 | |
| Postal code : | 06388 | |
| Area code : | 034975 | |
Location of Maasdorf in Saxony-Anhalt |
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Maasdorf is a district of the city of Southern Anhalt in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Saxony-Anhalt .
geography
Maasdorf lies between Köthen (Anhalt) and Halle (Saale) and south-east of Edderitz .
history
Mastre was first mentioned in 1253 and was sold by Johann von Gatersleben to Prince Albrecht II in 1338. The place has been called Massdorf since 1469 . In 1844 279 people lived here. The old church of the place, which already existed in the 14th century, was demolished in 1901 and replaced by a new building.
Until the new formation of the unitary community of Southern Anhalt on January 1, 2010, Maasdorf was an independent community in the administrative community of Southern Anhalt .
politics
mayor
The last mayor of Maasdorf was Andreas Böhme, who is now the local mayor.
coat of arms
Blazon : "In blue a black contoured silver bell on a curved golden bell cage with five black nail heads."
The design of a coat of arms for Maasdorf was commissioned by the municipality in April 1998 in order to have an officially approved emblem of the place in the seal, on the flag and in other use, in accordance with the rules of heraldry.
Up until then, Maasdorf did not have an officially approved coat of arms, but it has been proven that it had used a bell in the image seal for many decades. This bell refers to a parish bell of the local church. It is the smaller of two existing bells and was probably cast in Reinsdorf in the 13th century. Her writing tape bears the words: "Oh, King of the Earth, come in peace, she should be called Johanna."
During the GDR era, Maasdorf also had its bell in a coat of arms designed by him. Since this was heraldically incorrect, however, a redesign was required for approval, which was carried out by the municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch .
memorial
- Grave site in the local cemetery for an unknown concentration camp prisoner who was murdered by SS men in April 1945 on a death march from the Langenstein-Zwieberge concentration camp , a satellite camp of the Buchenwald concentration camp
economy
On the outskirts is the pig tower of the company JSR Hybrid Deutschland GmbH. Around 500 hybrid sows were kept for breeding on a total of six floors .
Transport links
Bundesstraße 183 runs east of Maasdorf , from Bitterfeld-Wolfen to Köthen (Anhalt) .
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ a b c City of Southern Anhalt - Massdorf
- ^ Günther Hoppe: Domains, Drescher and Kossaten. Köthen 1983, p. 30.
- ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010