Pelkwitz

Pelkwitz City of Luckau Coordinates: 51 ° 51 '54 "  N , 13 ° 38' 47"  E
Height :	67 m above sea level NHN
Incorporation :	1st August 1973
Incorporated into:	Zöllmersdorf
Postal code :	15926
Area code :	03544

Pelkwitz ( Lower Sorbian Pełkojca ) is a part of the municipality of the district Zöllmersdorf of the city of Luckau in the district of Dahme-Spreewald ( Brandenburg ).

Geographical location

Pelkwitz is an anger village , in the center of the village there is a wide anger with the church, on which the houses are built. At the entrance to the village, a small stream, the Mühlenfließ, runs through the village. It later flows into the bursts .

In 1933, 82 people lived in Pelkwitz. In 1939 there were 75 inhabitants, today the number of inhabitants fluctuates around 40.

history

On August 1, 1973 Pelkwitz was incorporated into Zöllmersdorf.

On June 24, 1977, a Russian military aircraft of the Sukhoi Su-7 B type crashed in the village, damaging the church, and the roof and tower had to be replaced. Some surrounding buildings caught fire.

church

The field stone church dates from the 14th / 15th centuries. Century. The half-timbered roof turret was put on in the 17th century, the galleries also date from this time. The windows in the south wall date from the time it was built. The inside of the church is clad with a flat ceiling made of boards. The two bells inside are rung by hand. The organ's bellows are still operated manually. A special feature is the arrangement of the console : the organist sits across the organ. In 2007 the church was renovated.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Main Statute of the City of Luckau (from February 24, 2005) PDF ( Memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Historical community directory of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005 PDF