Neuwürschnitz

Neuwürschnitz City of Oelsnitz / Erzgeb. Coordinates: 50 ° 42 ′ 13 ″ N , 12 ° 44 ′ 2 ″ E
Height :	412 m
Residents :	3004 (Dec. 31, 2005)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1999
Postal code :	09376
Area code :	037296
Location of Neuwürschnitz in Saxony

Oberwürschnitz district

Neuwiese district

Neuwürschnitz has been part of the city of Oelsnitz / Erzgeb since January 1st, 1999 . in the Erzgebirge in Saxony .

geography

The location Neuwürschnitz (city of Oelsnitz / Erzgeb.) Is embedded in the valley of the Würschnitz , between the cities of Oelsnitz / Erzgeb. and Stollberg / Erzgeb. Neuwürschnitz consists of two former independent locations: Oberwürschnitz and Neuwiese . The core of the settlement lies on both sides of the village green and follows the course of the Würschnitz. The valley hugs the foothills of the Erzgebirge foothills of the central western Saxon region. The village is bounded by mostly agricultural land and forests. In the south, adjacent to the federal motorway 72, are the 3 forests of the Schusterbruch . In the south-west of the Beuthaer forest , in the north-west of the Oelsnitzer Kirchenforst , in the north the so-called sand pit and in the north-east the cave wood .

Neuwürschnitz has two main access axes: Oberwürschnitz Straße is part of the connection from Oelsnitz to Stollberg (it runs from northwest to southeast), Hartensteiner Straße crosses the two districts of Neuwürschnitz in a north-south direction and connects Neuwürschnitz with the villages of Thierfeld and Hartenstein in South and Niederwürschnitz in the north.

history

Neuwürschnitz was created in 1934 by amalgamating the previously independent towns of Oberwürschnitz (called Neuwürschnitz I during the National Socialist and Socialist period) and Neuwiese (previously: Neuwürschnitz II). After the fall of the Wall, Neuwürschnitz entered into an administrative partnership with the neighboring village of Niederwürschnitz . In the late 1990s, against the will of the majority of the population, Neuwürschnitz broke away from Niederwürschnitz and became part of the city of Oelsnitz / Erzgeb on January 1, 1999.

Culture and sights

The Luther beech 2012 (left), 2013 after Storm Xaver (center) and the new planting in 2014 (right)

Elementary school Neuwürschnitz
Kindergarten Neuwürschnitz
Club house Neuwiese (former Neuwiese school)
Forest pool with forest stage
Luther beech , natural monument (planted in 1883, uprooted in 2013 by hurricane Xaver and replanted in 2014)
Luther Church, architect: Prof. Paul Kranz , figures: sculptor Bruno Ziegler , painting: Mönkemeyer-Corty
"Rote Erde" football stadium

religion

Evangelical Lutheran parish
Regional church community
Evangelical Lutheran Free Church

Manners

The Metten

Every year on December 25th, Metten takes place in the Luther Church in Neuwiese at 5 a.m. This event is a special service which annually addresses the birth of Jesus Christ . A traditional Erzgebirge nativity play has been performed for about 60 years , which has its origins in Schneeberg . For a few years now, this traditional piece has been alternating with more modern variants of the depiction of the birth of Jesus. The actors are mostly recruited from the local young community .

traffic

Neuwürschnitz is located between the Stollberg-West (13) and Hartenstein (12) junctions of the federal motorway 72 . The Stollberg – St. Egidien runs through the northeastern part of Neuwürschnitz, but without stopping.

Personalities

Gert Bahner (born March 26, 1930 in Neuwiese; † December 9, 2019 in Leipzig), general musician, conductor and from 1980 director of the Leipzig Opera
Eberhard Kunz (born May 11, 1937 in Neuwürschnitz), diplomat, former ambassador of the GDR in Somalia (1978–1981) and the Philippines (1986–1989)