Messdorf

Messdorf City of Bismark (Altmark)
	Coordinates: 52 ° 43 ′ 14 ″ N , 11 ° 33 ′ 18 ″ E
Height :	39 m
Area :	27.89 km²
Residents :	697 (Dec. 31, 2008)
Population density :	25 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2010
Postal code :	39629
Area code :	039083
Location in Saxony-Anhalt
	Evangelical Church in Meßdorf (October 2018)

Meßdorf is a village and part of the town of Bismark (Altmark) in the Stendal district in Saxony-Anhalt ( Germany ).

geography

The Altmark village of Meßdorf is halfway between Stendal and Salzwedel . In the west of the district the Milde forms the border to the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel - north of the Mildebrücken to Beese the river Biese is called . Meßdorf itself is slightly elevated above the Milde / Biese valley, in the south the terrain slopes down to the Markgraben .

Local division

The districts of Biesenthal , Meßdorf, Schönebeck and Späningen belong to the village of Meßdorf .

history

The parish village of Meßdorf was first mentioned in a document in 844 and was founded by the Corvey monastery in Westphalia. The name Methisdorpe is passed down from the year 1060 , in 1541 it was already called Metzdorf . Messdorf was a bailiwick with which the von Bartensleben were enfeoffed.

The municipality of Meßdorf originally belonged to the district of Osterburg and was incorporated into the district of Kalbe (Milde) on July 25, 1952 . After the dissolution of the district on January 1st, 1988, the community came to the Osterburg district , after its dissolution on July 1st, 1994 to the current district of Stendal . Until December 31, 2009, Meßdorf remained an independent municipality with the associated districts of Biesenthal, Schönebeck and Späningen.

The municipality council of the municipality of Meßdorf decided on June 4, 2009 to approve an area change agreement, which dissolved its municipality and became part of a new unified municipality called the city of Bismark (Altmark) . This contract was approved by the county as the lower local supervisory authority and came into effect on January 1, 2010.

A local council with seven members, including the local mayor, was formed in the commune and now the village of Meßdorf.

politics

mayor

Uwe Lenz (* 1951) has been the mayor since 2014.

Local council

The local council has seven members, plus the local mayor.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on August 18, 1995 by the Magdeburg Regional Council.

Blazon : “Split in silver; at the front of the gap a gold-armored, red-tongued red eagle; at the back of the gap a black rooted oak with four green leaves, in stakes. "

The half mark eagle symbolizes the affiliation of the four villages of the municipality to the Altmark, one of the ancestral lands of the Mark Brandenburg. The coat of arms is based on the Stendal eagle. The places belonged to this district in the 18th century and today again after the district reform of 1994. The four oak leaves represent the districts of Biesenthal, Meßdorf, Schönebeck and Späningen. The four pages of equal size are intended to underline the population's desire for equality.

The oak, sacred tree of the Teutons and a symbol of strength and durability, served as a timber reservoir for the typical half-timbered construction, for the manufacture of equipment and furniture and especially as a windbreak for the villages. It has been proven custom since 1686 that married couples were obliged to plant six oaks at the wedding. Even today, mighty old oaks can be seen as witnesses of the past in all four districts of the municipality. The roots in the coat of arms indicate a close connection between the residents and their homeland, the village tradition, the soil and nature.

The colors of Meßdorf are red - silver (white).

flag

The flag is red and white (1: 1) striped with the coat of arms.

memorial

Burial in the local cemetery for an individual known Polish prisoners of war , who during the Second World War, a victim of forced labor was

Transport links

The Meßdorf stop was on the Stendal – Uelzen railway line . Since December 10, 2017, all trains have been running without stopping in Meßdorf. The road from Bismark (Altmark) to Salzwedel runs through Meßdorf . Another country road runs from Meßdorf to Osterburg (Altmark) .

Religions

In Meßdorf there is a Protestant church , a Romanesque building from the 12th century. Your parish is part of the parish area Gladigau the church district Stendal the Evangelical Church in Central Germany . The annual Meßdorfer Music Festival has been held in the church since 1999.

Former Catholic church

The Catholic Church of St. Mary of the Annunciation has been closed. The outwardly inconspicuous church building on Triftweg was named after the biblical event in which the angel Gabriel Maria announced the birth of her son Jesus Christ . In 1944, Catholic worship was held again in the Meßdorf, which has been Protestant since the Reformation , because temporarily Catholic evacuees from the Rhineland had come to the Meßdorf area. In 1946 Catholic expellees came to Messdorf , mainly from the Schneidemühl area . Initially, Catholic services were held in the Protestant church. In 1950 a curate was set up in Meßdorf . From 1987 the Catholic Church in Meßdorf was also cared for by the parish vicarie Hl. Kreuz in Bismark, and from 2007 by clergy from the parish of St. Anna in Stendal. Around 2009 the church was closed and sold, after which the Holy Cross Church in Bismark, 7 km away, was the closest Catholic church. Since this church was also closed in 2014, St. Joseph in Osterburg, 17 km away, is the closest Catholic church to Messdorf.

literature

Wilhelm Zahn: Local history of the Altmark . Edited by Martin Ehlies based on the bequests of the author. 2nd Edition. Verlag Salzwedeler Wochenblatt, Graphische Anstalt, Salzwedel 1928, p. 187 .

Individual evidence

↑ Landkreis Stendal (ed.): Official Journal . 20th year, no. 4 . Stendal February 10, 2010, p. 48 ff . ( landkreis-stendal.de [PDF; 3.5 MB ; accessed on August 10, 2015]).
↑ ^a ^b ^c City of Bismark, localities on www.stadt-bismark.de. Meßdorf with districts Späningen, Biesenthal and Schönebeck. Retrieved May 27, 2017 .
↑ Landkreis Stendal (ed.): Official Journal . 19th year, no. 17 . Stendal August 12, 2009, p. 192 ff . ( landkreis-stendal.de [PDF; 6.8 MB ; accessed on December 2, 2015]).
^ Gerhard Feige: Obituary for Pastor i. R. Heinz Czarnojanczyk. On http://www.bistum-magdeburg.de/ . Retrieved May 17, 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Meßdorf - collection of images

[1] Landkreis Stendal (ed.): Official Journal . 20th year, no. 4 . Stendal February 10, 2010, p. 48 ff . ( landkreis-stendal.de [PDF; 3.5 MB ; accessed on August 10, 2015]).

[messdorf-2] City of Bismark, localities on www.stadt-bismark.de. Meßdorf with districts Späningen, Biesenthal and Schönebeck. Retrieved May 27, 2017 .

[3] Landkreis Stendal (ed.): Official Journal . 19th year, no. 17 . Stendal August 12, 2009, p. 192 ff . ( landkreis-stendal.de [PDF; 6.8 MB ; accessed on December 2, 2015]).

[4] Gerhard Feige: Obituary for Pastor i. R. Heinz Czarnojanczyk. On http://www.bistum-magdeburg.de/ . Retrieved May 17, 2017 .