Obergrunstedt
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Obergrunstedt
Rural community of Grammetal
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 10 ″ N , 11 ° 16 ′ 0 ″ E
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| Height : | 338 m |
| Residents : | 200 |
| Incorporation : | April 9, 1994 |
| Incorporated into: | Nohra |
| Postal code : | 99428 |
| Area code : | 03643 |
Obergrunstedt is a district of the rural community Grammetal in the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia .
geography
Obergrunstedt is located in a shallow hollow on the south-eastern edge of the Thuringian Basin at an altitude of about 350 m above sea level. NHN . The district is north of the federal highway 4 between Weimar and Erfurt . The village can be reached via local roads and the Weimar-Berka-Blankenhainer railway .
history
The district of Obergrunstedt has a first mention from 1289, whereas Wolfgang Kahl determined April 30, 1319 for the first documentary mention. The square village once belonged to the Counts of Orlamünde-Weimar. In the 16th century outweighed Waidanbau in agricultural production. The village has always been characterized by agriculture. The Nohra industrial park extends almost to the northern edge of the village and influences the place.
On Feb. 27, 1945 attacked US - low-flying planes a convoy of Allied prisoners of war on the highway in the amount of Obergrunstedt. They killed 117 men (Russians, French, Belgians and English). These were buried by the survivors below the cemetery wall. In 1965 a memorial was erected for them, which has been forgotten and is now to be renewed with the support of the Volksbund Deutsche Kriegsgräberfürsorge .
Around 200 citizens currently live in the village.
Attractions
- Obergrunstedt village church
- Backhaus and the gate in the upper village
- Waidmühlstein in Oberdorf
- War cemetery below the cemetery: February 27, 1945
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 205.
- ↑ Sibylle Göbel: Torn from oblivion. Grave site for 101 killed prisoners of war in Obergrunstedt is being redeveloped - work by young people . Thuringian newspaper, June 12, 2017
- ↑ Obergrunstedt on the website of the community of Nohra. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
