Mehna

Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Altenburger Land
Management Community :	Rositz
Height :	240 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.7 km 2
Residents:	271 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	58 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	04626
Area code :	034495
License plate :	ABG, SLN
Community key :	16 0 77 031
Community structure:	Main town, 2 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Dorfstrasse 32a ; 04626 Mehna
Mayor :	Jens Stallmann
Location of the municipality of Mehna in the Altenburger Land district

Mehna is a municipality in the Altenburger Land district in Thuringia . It is located about nine kilometers west of Altenburg and is a member of the Rositz administrative association .

geography

View over Mehna

Mehna is located west of Altenburg in the Altenburger-Zeitzer-Lösshügelland , a branch of the Leipzig lowland bay around Schmölln and Dobitschen . Neighboring communities are Dobitschen, Göllnitz and Starkenberg in the Altenburger Land district. To the south of the village is the Kleine Gerstenbach , a source river of the Gerstenbach .

Community structure

The districts of Mehna are Rodameuschel and Zweschen .

history

In July 1172 the place was first mentioned in a document. Mehna belonged to the Wettin office of Altenburg , which from the 16th century was under the sovereignty of the following Ernestine duchies due to several divisions during its existence : Duchy of Saxony (1554 to 1572), Duchy of Saxony-Weimar (1572 to 1603), Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg (1603 to 1672), Duchy of Saxony-Gotha-Altenburg (1672 to 1826). When the Ernestine duchies were reorganized in 1826, the place came back to the duchy of Saxony-Altenburg. After the administrative reform in the duchy, Mehna belonged to the eastern district (until 1900) and to the Altenburg district office (from 1900). From 1918 the village belonged to the Free State of Saxony-Altenburg , which was added to the State of Thuringia in 1920. In 1922 it came to the district of Altenburg .

On July 1, 1950, the places Rodameuschel and Zweibschen were incorporated into Mehna. During the second district reform in the GDR in 1952, the existing states were dissolved and the districts were redesigned. Thus, the community Mehna came with the county Schmölln to the district of Leipzig , which since 1990 belonged to the district Schmölln to Thuringia and opened in 1994 Altenburger in the district of the country. From January 1, 1992 to December 31, 2018, the municipality of Mehna belonged to the Altenburger Land administrative association, which was also based in Mehna. This was dissolved and Mehna moved to the administrative community Rositz . After the reunification , an agricultural cooperative was founded in the village.

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

1994: 402
1995: 402
1996: 399
1997: 400
1998: 385
1999: 380

2000: 379
2001: 360
2002: 364
2003: 360
2004: 362
2005: 363

2006: 354
2007: 347
2008: 360
2009: 350
2010: 344
2011: 322

2012: 313
2013: 308
2014: 293
2015: 289
2016: 291
2017: 294

2018: 279
2019: 271

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Municipal council

Since the local elections on May 25, 2014 , the local council has been composed as follows:

DIE LINKE - 2 seats (27.1%)
Free voter association Mehna - 2 seats (37.4%)
THE REGIONALS - 2 seats (35.5%)

The turnout was 70.6% (−0.5% p).

mayor

Jens Stallmann has been the mayor since June 29, 1997. He was last confirmed in office on June 5, 2016 with a majority of 66.5% and a voter turnout of 86.9% (+ 15.8% p). The previous mayor was Karola Engelmann.