Nimritz

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	Coordinates: 50 ° 42 '  N , 11 ° 39'  E
Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Saale-Orla district
Management Community :	Oppurg
Height :	255 m above sea level NHN
Area :	2.13 km 2
Residents:	315 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	148 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	07381
Area code :	03647
License plate :	SOK, LBS, PN, SCZ
Community key :	16 0 75 074
Association administration address:	Am Türkenhof 5 07381 Oppurg
Website :	www.vg-oppurg.de
Mayor :	Peter Graetsch
Location of the municipality of Nimritz in the Saale-Orla district

Nimritz Castle

Nimritz is a municipality in the administrative community of Oppurg in the Saale-Orla district in Thuringia .

geography

Nimritz is located southwest of Oppurg and south of the federal highway 281 from Gera to Saalfeld and also south of the railway line between the two cities. The corridor of the municipality of Nimritz lies on a flat northern slope, which is traversed by jagged erosion channels and a stream. It is the transition from the southeast Thuringian slate mountains to the Orlasenke.

history

Nimritz was first mentioned in a document in December 1074.

In the 13th century a ministerial family von Nimritz was mentioned, who were in allegiance of the Orlamünder counts and later became Wettin fiefdoms . In 1383 the castle was owned by the lords of Beulwitz and in the 16th century the lords of Etzdorf owned it . The Gothic building was rebuilt in 1560 and expanded in the 17th and 18th centuries.

The Nimritz Volunteer Fire Brigade was founded in autumn 1883.

Population development

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

1994: 291 1995: 296 1996: 319 1997: 342 1998: 344 1999: 335

2000: 340 2001: 332 2002: 331 2003: 336 2004: 335 2005: 332

2006: 326 2007: 321 2008: 324 2009: 317 2010: 344 2011: 337

2012: 333 2013: 331 2014: 326 2015: 329 2016: 324 2017: 316

2018: 327

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

Attractions

• A striking building in the municipality is Nimritz Castle , which was once a moated castle . It is a multi-part Renaissance castle with a tower and a baroque extension. Until 1945 it belonged to the Beust-Nimritz . In 1946 part of the tower was demolished. The castle is now privately owned again, the building contractor Dr. Wulf Bennert redeveloped it with great dedication and received the Thuringian Monument Protection Prize in 2006 .
• The village church Nimritz in its current form dates from the 18th century.

Web links

Commons : Nimritz  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).
2. ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. 5th, improved and considerably enlarged edition. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 201.
3. ↑ Entry on Nimritz Castle in the private database "Alle Burgen". Retrieved May 20, 2020.
4. ↑ Michael Köhler : Thuringian castles and fortified prehistoric and early historical living spaces. Jenzig-Verlag Köhler, Jena 2001, ISBN 3-910141-43-9 , p. 190.
5. ↑ Thomas Bienert: Medieval castles in Thuringia. 430 castles, castle ruins and fortifications. Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2000, ISBN 3-86134-631-1 , pp. 217-218.
6. ↑ Im Spiegel der Presse - 2006. In: kirche-in-schleiz.de. Retrieved May 20, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Architects' office Elster + Henker: Schloss Nimritz, renovation of a single monument ( Memento from June 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
8. ^ Churches of the administrative community Oppurg - Church Nimritz. Retrieved May 20, 2020 .