Nepperwitz

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Nepperwitz is a village belonging to the Saxon community of Bennewitz . The small town is in the Muldenaue , on the left bank of the Mulde river, about two kilometers west of the town of Wurzen . Today (2006) Nepperwitz has 152 inhabitants.

history

There is no news about the origin of the village, but the name ending in -witz and the still recognizable complex suggest Sorbian settlers. Nepperwitz means settlement of the Nebor clan (Nebor = fighter). The place was first mentioned in a document in 1421. The old round shape of Nepperwitz was later expanded and a multi-part alley village was created. The center of the village is the Gothic church built at the end of the 15th century. On March 1, 1974 Nepperwitz was incorporated into Bennewitz.

Development of the population

year population
1548/51 21 possessed men , 30 residents , 13 hooves
1764 20 possessed men, 4 cottagers , 13 hooves
1834 185
1871 237
year population
1890 190
1910 178
1925 225
1939 166
year population
1946 188
1950 237
1964 179

church

The Nepperwitzer Church has recently become famous for a modern altarpiece that was created by the Leipzig artist Michael Fischer-Art and given to the parish. The reason for this was the destruction of the church inventory by the Mulde floods in 2002 . After a trial period of one year, the community decided at Easter 2007 to keep the modern winged altar.

  • church

  • entrance

  • Galleries

  • organ

literature

  • Cornelius Gurlitt : Nepperwitz. In:  Descriptive representation of the older architectural and art monuments of the Kingdom of Saxony. 20. Issue: Amtshauptmannschaft Grimma (2nd half) . CC Meinhold, Dresden 1898, p. 189.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cf. Nepperwitz in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
  2. ↑ Ev. Parish church Nepperwitz at architektur-blicklicht.de
  3. ↑ Distance and close-up views as well as information on the Fischer-Art-Altar at flickr.com

Coordinates: 51 ° 23 '  N , 12 ° 41'  E