Rogätz
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Coordinates: 52 ° 19 ′ N , 11 ° 46 ′ E |
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| State : | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| County : | Börde | |
| Association municipality : | Elbe Heath | |
| Height : | 39 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 23.86 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 2187 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 92 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 39326 | |
| Area code : | 039208 | |
| License plate : | BK , BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL | |
| Community key : | 15 0 83 440 | |
| LOCODE : | DE RGZ | |
| Association administration address: | Magdeburger Strasse 40 39326 Rogätz |
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| Mayor : | Wolfgang Grossmann | |
| Location of the community of Rogätz in the district of Börde | ||
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Rogätz is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt .
geography
Rogätz is a partly industrial community. It is located directly on the western steep bank of the Elbe ( Elbe kilometer 351.5), about 20 kilometers north of Magdeburg , the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. The river Ohre flows into the Elbe south of the village . The foothills of the Colbitz-Letzlinger Heide end on the western edge of the village with the Heinrichshorster Forest, in which the 105 meter high Dornberg is the highest point in the vicinity. The nature reserve " Rogätzer Hang-Ohremündung " was established near Rogätz .
The village is the starting point of several state and district roads. To the south, the L 44 leads to federal highway 189 with a connection to the state capital. On the L 29 you also come to the north on the B 189 and from there to the Altmarkzentrum Stendal . District road 1176 establishes the connection to the northern neighboring village of Mahlwinkel , the K 1209 begins in Rogätz as a ferry connection to the eastern bank of the Elbe and ends after eight kilometers in Burg (near Magdeburg). The Angern-Rogätz train station is located on the Magdeburg – Wittenberge railway line , 2.3 kilometers north of the village.
Community structure
The following districts are identified:
history
King Conrad III. mentioned Rogätz in writing for the first time in a document issued in Magdeburg in 1144. The place name used at the time, Rogatz, came back later in the versions Ragusti, Ragusy, Rugusura, Ragetz or Rögetz. Archaeological finds show that in the Rogätzer area already between 4000 and 2000 BC. BC people have settled. The Entzeltsche Chronik mentions Rogätz in connection with Emperor Charlemagne on the occasion of his war against the Saxons around 800. According to the "Topography of Alvensleben", Rogätz must have been desolate for a long time, because only after the victory of King Heinrich I in 929 the place became rebuilt. At that time, Rogätz was conveniently located on the trade route from the North Sea to Silesia or Magdeburg.
With the aforementioned document from 1144, the village passed from the Counts of Hillersleben to the diocese of Havelberg . In the 13th century Rogätz got into the dispute between the Magdeburg archbishopric and the Brandenburg margraves. At this time, the Magdeburg Archbishop Wilbrand is said to have built the Rogätzer Castle, although there are suspicions that parts of the complex are older. Only in 1336 did the Brandenburgers renounce Rogätz in favor of the archbishopric, which was finally confirmed in the Zinna Treaty of 1449. After the Brandenburg vassals Sack were enfeoffed with the castle at the beginning of the 14th century, from 1369 the place was gradually transferred to the von Alvensleben family , who founded a manor there.
Rogätz experienced difficult times during the Thirty Years' War . Between October 1625 and April 1626 the castle was fought over between the imperial troops of Count Schlick and the Protestant army of Ernst von Mansfeld. After he had taken the castle and the village with the help of Danish companies, Rogätz was devastated and abandoned by its inhabitants. Reconstruction only began in 1650, two years after the end of the war. As early as 1681, 14 craftsmen were mentioned again. 100 years later the number of inhabitants had grown to 644, including 36 agricultural workers and 24 craftsmen. 15 km² of fields and 7 km² of forest belonged to the village, while the estate had 26 km² of fields and 67 km² of forest. Two mills, a brickworks, a brewery and a distillery were operated in the village. Two ferries created crossings both over the Elbe and over the Ohre.
In the autumn of 1806 a French army of 40,000 men passed through Rogätz, took up quarters here and plundered the place. After Napoleon's victory over Prussia , Rogätz was assigned to the Kingdom of Westphalia , which was under French rule, and was subordinate to the Neuhaldensleben district as "Canton Rogätz" . After the expulsion of the French, Prussia placed Rogätz in the newly created Wolmirstedt district in 1815 . In 1842, 1,370 people lived in the village, which now had 142 houses. On July 1, 1849, the Magdeburg - Wittenberge railway line was opened, with stations in the neighboring towns of Loitsche and Angern . The Elbe had also developed into an important transport route. Many Rogätzer worked as boatmen, who in 1884 founded the Schiffer Brotherhood with around 200 members. In 1887, the shipbuilder Karl Blanke founded a shipyard with 30 workers in Rogätz, which built 60 ships by the beginning of the 20th century. More and more Rogätzer found work in the brickworks, which steadily increased its production with the commissioning of a new brick press in 1855. From 1895 fruit growing began to develop strongly with the establishment of fruit plantations, which in 1905 led to the construction of a canning factory. In 1851, after almost 500 years, the Rogätz estate was transferred to new ownership by the von Alvensleben family. After a 20-year interlude with Count Schwerin-Putzar as the owner, Reinhold Himburg von Schricke acquired the estate in 1871. In 1898 he had a new manor house built.
After the First World War, the shipyard, brickworks and canning factory were among the most important businesses in Rogätz. In 1918 the property passed into the possession of the manufacturer Carl Still . Within 80 years the population had doubled and in 1925 it was 2595. The Second World War ended with severe destruction for Rogätz. When the place was taken by American troops in April 1945, 55 buildings were totally destroyed, 130 houses were partially damaged. In July 1945, Soviet troops replaced the Americans as the occupying power. Under her command, the Rogätzer companies resumed work, and a new mayor was appointed who first had to take care of housing the population. The place, which was severely destroyed, had to accommodate around 3,600 residents due to the immigration of refugees from the east and bombed-out people. In February 1946, as part of the land reform, the property was expropriated and the land was moved to small and new farmers . In the 1950s, the farms were transferred to an agricultural production cooperative, the industrial companies were converted into state-owned companies. The canning factory developed into the most important company in the town, producing 4,000 tons of canned food a year, exporting abroad and working in a two-shift system since 1977. The brick factory was converted into a concrete factory in 1971 because the clay and clay pits were exhausted. In 1959, a workers housing cooperative was founded, which in the following years 60 new apartments z. Some built in apartment blocks. When the nearby Zielitz potash works went into operation in 1965, many Rogätzers found a new job there.
After the political change in 1989 , the economic situation in Rogätz changed fundamentally. While the shipyard was closed on September 1, 1991 after 104 years, the concrete plant and the canning factory, which had been converted into a fine-cost plant, could continue to operate privately. The community opened up a new 128,000 m² industrial park on which several companies and craft businesses settled. In order to stop the decline in the population (1982 = 2800, 2000 = 2300), two new residential areas were developed. When the Elbe-Heide administrative community was set up, Rogätz was designated the administrative center.
politics
mayor
The honorary mayor Wolfgang Großmann has been in office since June 27, 2004; he was re-elected in March 2011 with 100 percent of the valid votes.
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on March 25, 1996 by the Magdeburg Regional Council.
Blazon : "In silver Justitia in a blue robe, in her right hand a raised silver sword, in her left hand holding a golden balance."
people
- The von Alvensleben family had a lasting impact on Rogätz. From 1369 to 1850 it was owned by the castle and the Rogätz manor.
- Arthur König , teacher and politician, was born in Rogätz on January 22nd, 1876.
- Carl Still , blast furnace specialist, was the last landlord on Rogätz from 1918 to 1945. He introduced horse breeding on the estate. In 1946 he was expropriated by the land reform.
- Walter Meier , a track and field athlete and Olympic participant, was born on August 3, 1927 in Rogätz.
- From October 1943 to May 1945, the physicist Max Planck and his wife were a guest in the Still'schen Gutshaus after their Berlin apartment had been bombed.
- Werner Moritz , Former Director of POS in Rogätz that the railway accident Langenweddingen died
buildings
The manor church, which was originally medieval in its core, was rebuilt in its present form after its destruction in the Thirty Years War. It has both Romanesque and late Gothic building elements. Its massive three-story west tower has a decisive influence on the town center. The church houses valuable furnishings from the early 17th and 18th centuries.
The sometimes over 900 years old and 32 meters high Klutturm is the remnant of the former Rogätzer Castle , which was destroyed in the Thirty Years War. It is built from boulders and extends over three floors. It was used as a residential tower for a long time and in 1924 Still converted it into a water tank. It has served as an exhibition space and observation tower since the 1990s.
The community's cultural monuments are listed in the local register of monuments.
traffic
The station Angern-Rogätz lies at the Magdeburg-Wittenberge railway .
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
- ↑ http://www.stala.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/gw09/erg/gem/gw.15083440.ergtab.frametab.html
- ↑ http://www.stala.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bm11/erg/gem/bm.15083440.20110320.ergtab.dr.html
