Otterwisch
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Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ' N , 12 ° 37' E |
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Saxony | |
| County : | Leipzig | |
| Management Community : | Bad Lausick | |
| Height : | 159 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 22.76 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 1381 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 61 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 04668 | |
| Area code : | 034345 | |
| License plate : | L , BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR | |
| Community key : | 14 7 29 330 | |
| Community structure: | 2 villages Otterwisch and Großbuch | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Hauptstrasse 7 04668 Otterwisch |
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| Mayor : | Matthias Kauerauf | |
| Location of the community Otterwisch in the district of Leipzig | ||
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Otterwisch is a municipality in the Leipzig district . It belongs to the Bad Lausick administrative community .
Geography and traffic
It is located 12 km southwest of Grimma and 10 km northeast of the district town of Borna . Otterwisch has good transport links thanks to the Leipzig – Geithain railway line . The B 176 runs south of the community.
coat of arms
Description : A natural otter turned to the left with shaken water in a shield with a narrow black border, divided diagonally into green and silver .
Symbolism: The heraldic animal makes the heraldic speak .
history
The place Otterwisch was first mentioned in writing in 1269. The meaning of the place name cannot be determined with certainty. It can be assumed that otter is derived from the German name for the otter , but the second part of the name cannot be precisely explained. It probably comes from Wische = Wiese .
Großbuch has been part of Otterwisch since 1970. Its origin can be traced back to Wiprecht von Groitzsch and can be related to the year 1104. The focal point is the church, in whose massive tower three valuable bronze bells from the pre-Reformation period are still in service today.
The district of Großbuch was affected by the persecution of witches from 1488 to 1489 . The potter in large book got into a witch trial .
politics
Since the municipal council election on May 26, 2019 , the 12 seats of the municipal council have been distributed among the individual groups as follows:
- Voters' Association (WV) not organized as members: 9 seats
- CDU : 3 seats
Mayor Matthias Kauerauf was confirmed for a sixth term in June 2015 with 94% of the votes.
Culture and sights
- see also: List of cultural monuments in Otterwisch
Otterwisch Castle
The Otterwisch Castle , which shapes the townscape together with the church, was built in the Baroque style in 1727–1730 for Countess Rahel Charlotte Vitzthum von Eckstädt ; the widow of the secret cabinet minister under August the Strong, Friedrich I. Vitzthum von Eckstädt (1675–1726), also had Schönwölkau Palace completed. In 1779 Prince August II of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1738–1806), a son of Prince August I , bought Otterwisch Castle and his granddaughter, Princess Güntherine von Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (1791–1875), sold it again in 1852. It was last owned 1904 to 1945 of the von Arnim family . During the Second World War, the Swiss consulate with consul HM Hürzeler was housed there. The municipality sold the castle to Marco Cormann in 2001. Comprehensive renovation work has been carried out since then.
Otterwisch Castle
Park side
education
Otterwisch has a primary school built in 1991 and, together with Großbardau, forms a primary school district. For the older pupils the middle schools or high schools in the area are available. There is also a ball game hall, which was inaugurated in 1999. B. for table tennis, tennis, soccer, badminton, volleyball, gymnastics or for school events with up to 300 people. Over 80 children are currently being cared for in the local day-care center. The crèche and after-school care children are looked after together.
Sport and customs
The Otterwischer sports club is known beyond the town. There is an annual club festival and equestrian events. The Groitzschfest is also celebrated.
The children's and village festival association Großbuch, with which many citizens feel connected, has been holding a village festival for many years. The annual children's carnival has become a tradition and football in the club is not neglected either.
The Hahn family's farm attracts many agriculturally interested visitors to Otterwisch for the annual farm festival on the second weekend in June and for the farm Christmas on every second Advent.
Sons and daughters
- Christoph Gertner von Gartenberg (1626–1689), lawyer and language teacher for the King of Sweden, born in Großbuch
- Fear god Christian Fulda (1768–1854), Protestant theologian and pastor
literature
in order of appearance
- Cornelius Gurlitt : Otterwisch. 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. 201.
- Karl Müller: The parish Otterwisch with Stockheim . In: Die Geistlichen der Ephorie Grimma (Hrsg.): Die Ephorie Grimma (series Neue Sächsische Kirchengalerie , edited by Georg Buchwald ), Volume 1: Die Ephorie Grimma left der Mulde . Arwed Strauch, Leipzig 1911, Sp. 527-550.
- Helmuth Gröger: Schloss Otterwisch , In: Castles and Palaces in Saxony , Verlag Heimatwerk Sachsen, 1940, p. 82
- Ingeburg Manig: Family book of the parish Großbuch with branch church Bernbruch (Grimma district) 1645–1885. 2nd edition, Leipzig: AMF 2005 (= Central German local family books of the AMF 9)
Web links
- Otterwisch in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population of the Free State of Saxony by municipalities on December 31, 2019 ( help on this ).
- ↑ Address on gemeinde-otterwisch.de
- ↑ Manfred Wilde : The sorcery and witch trials in Kursachsen , Cologne, Weimar, Vienna 2003, p. 476.
- ↑ Results of the 2019 municipal council elections
- ↑ http://www.gemeinde-otterwisch.de/index.php/historisches
- ^ Hofladen Hahn: Agriculture Hahn: Events. Retrieved June 12, 2017 .