Merkendorf (Zeulenroda Triebes)

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Merkendorf
Coat of arms of the former municipality of Merkendorf
Coordinates: 50 ° 41 ′ 24 ″  N , 11 ° 58 ′ 23 ″  E
Height : 373 m above sea level NN
Area : 9.53 km²
Residents : 289  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density : 30 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : December 1, 2011
Postal code : 07950
Area code : 036626
Merkendorf (Thuringia)
Merkendorf

Location of Merkendorf in Thuringia
View of Merkendorf
View of Merkendorf

Merkendorf is a district of the town of Zeulenroda-Triebes in the Greiz district in Thuringia .

geography

The place is on a hilltop in the Thuringian Slate Mountains above the Weidatalsperre . Neighboring communities are the city of Auma-Weidatal and Weißendorf . The incorporated town of Piesigitz belongs to Merkendorf .

history

The pond in the place

In 1324 Merkendorf was first mentioned as Myrkindorf (mixed name, contains an old Slavic first name). Until the Weidatalsperre was built , the town had three mills, namely the Büchersmühle, the Pisselsmühle and the Holzmühle, all located on the Weida . The village had the right to brew .

On July 1, 1950, the previously independent municipality of Piesigitz was incorporated.

Merkendorf was a member of the Weidatal administrative community until January 3, 1996 , after which the community belonged to the Auma-Weidatal administrative community . On December 1, 2011 Merkendorf was incorporated into Zeulenroda-Triebes.

Religions

The church

The place has been evangelical and Lutheran since the Reformation . Ecclesiastically the place belongs to the parish of Göhren-Döhlen in the Evangelical Church in Central Germany . The church was consecrated in 1772 .

Population development

Development of the population (as of December 31st) :

  • 1994: 319
  • 1995: 335
  • 1996: 334
  • 1997: 329
  • 1998: 330
  • 1999: 348
  • 2000: 338
  • 2001: 333
  • 2002: 342
  • 2003: 339
  • 2004: 327
  • 2005: 330
  • 2006: 322
  • 2007: 318
  • 2008: 307
  • 2009: 296
  • 2010: 290
  • 2013: 289
Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

coat of arms

Blazon : Split; in front in silver over a lowered blue wavy bar a blue, four-spoke mill wheel; behind in red a fallen silver sword, on the left side in the middle accompanied by a silver chalice.

Merkendorf and the district of Piesigitz have a common coat of arms. The right half of the coat of arms shows a mill wheel and a stream and symbolizes the three water mills of the place. The stream is the Trübebach, which flows below the village into the current Weidatalsperre. The left half shows a blade and a chalice, symbols of St. Barbara, patron saint of Piesigitz below Merkendorf.

Culture

A village festival of regional importance is the international scalding trough race , which has taken place every two years in summer since 1989 , in which scalding troughs have to be used to negotiate a route across the four village ponds.

City friendships

Merkendorf maintains friendly relationships with other places in German-speaking countries with the same name. The following places have become the Verein Europäische Merkendorfs e. V. united:

Every two years a meeting takes place in a different Merkendorf to exchange ideas and experience cultural events from sports to guided tours.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Wolfgang Kahl: First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual, Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 179
  2. ^ Günter Steiniger: Mühlen im Weidatal Verlag Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza, 2010, m ISBN 978-3-934748-59-0 , pp. 123-139
  3. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 1st to December 31st, 2011