Oberspier

Oberspier City of Sondershausen Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 31 ″  N , 10 ° 51 ′ 14 ″  E
Height :	298  (195-430)  m
Area :	9.36 km²
Residents :	611
Population density :	65 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 1997
Postal code :	99706
Area code :	03632
The location of the Oberspier district in the city of Sondershausen (Thuringia).
The St. Johannis Church in Oberspier

Oberspier is a district of the city of Sondershausen in the Kyffhäuserkreis in Thuringia .

geography

The Oberspier district is located on the southwestern roof of the Hainleite . The soils of the district are mostly made of weathered shell limestone . The corridor of the district comprises 936 ha. The altitude varies from 195 (Spier Berg) and 430 (antics) meters above sea level. In terms of traffic, the place is well connected by the federal highway 4 . There is a rail connection via Hohenebra to Nordhausen and Erfurt .

history

In a document from the Fulda monastery from 840, the name Mittiges Spier in Altgau is mentioned. This document is probably justified to refer to Oberspier. Wolfgang Kahl proves that it was first mentioned in a document from 1220. But it is also known that the villages south and west of the Hainleite were settled much earlier by the Germanic fishing and warning . Therefore the date 840 is to be regarded as probable. Politically, the place belonged to the Altgau in the 12th century, which developed from the settlement of the fishing and warning. Then the insinuations changed from the Hohnsteiners to the Schwarzburgers . Later, in the 14th century, the church ruled over the Jechaburg monastery . The Reformation in Oberspier, as in the entire region, was successful early on .

The place has always been characterized by agriculture by farms and a manor . In the Thirty Years War , Oberspier was plundered by armies passing through, and in 1806 by Napoleonic troops. Until 1918 the place belonged to the rule of the principality Schwarzburg-Sondershausen .

On April 6, 1945, US tank formations moved into Oberspier, and in July 1945 the Red Army arrived in accordance with the contract . The land reform followed in 1946 , the expropriation of the manor without compensation , the destruction of his manor house and other buildings, and in 1953 the establishment of the LPG "Vorwärts". Large farms later developed in the countryside, which then found new forms of ownership of agricultural work in 1990 after German reunification. There were privatizations of local businesses and start-ups. Since 2000 there has been a home parlor in the village community center.

Oberspier has belonged to Sondershausen since 1998 and is called the Oberspier district. New businesses and businesses settled here.

Attractions

• Evangelical Church of St. John from 1778 with old gravestones and a war memorial in the churchyard
• The antics belongs to the district, a worthwhile excursion destination.

Personalities

• Otto Fleischhauer (1861–1939), born in the neighboring town of Holzengel , was a pastor in Oberspier for many years and a deserving local friend and poet. He is the namesake of the Oberspier home club.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 210
2. ↑ History of the City of Sondershausen ( Memento of the original from March 13, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 28, 2012