Schadewitz (Calau)

Schadewitz Škódow City of Calau Coordinates: 51 ° 44 ′ 6 ″  N , 13 ° 54 ′ 5 ″  E
Height :	100 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	22  (Jun 1, 2020)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1926
Incorporated into:	Pinching
Postal code :	03205
Area code :	03541

Schadewitz , Škódow in Lower Sorbian , is an inhabited part of the municipality in Kemmen , a district of the city of Calau in the northern part of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district in southern Brandenburg .

location

Schadewitz is located in Niederlausitz in the Niederlausitzer Landücken nature park on the Kleptna . Kemmen is one kilometer southeast of Schadewitz. The Gollmitz district of Calau is located south to south-west . From the southwest to northwest follow Craupe , Groß Mehßow with Klein Mehßow and Mallenchen . In the north, Schadewitz borders Buckow . To the northeast are the Säritz district and the town of Calau.

history

Local history

Schadewitz was first mentioned in 1434. The name can be traced back to the Lower Sorbian personal name Škoda . In German, this name Schkode could also correspond to damage . In the 15th century the place was called Schadewitz , the Sorbian name variant Schkodow in 1761.

As a result of the Congress of Vienna , Schadwitz came to the Kingdom of Prussia and belonged to the district of Calau . On January 1, 1926, Schadewitz was incorporated into Kemmen. After the Second World War, Kemmen and Schadewitz belonged to the Calau district, which was newly founded in 1952 . The place belongs to the church district Niederlausitz . On October 26, 2003, Kemmen was incorporated into the town of Calau with Schadewitz and the towns of Mlode , Groß Mehßow , Saßleben , Bolschwitz and Werchow .

Population development

Population development in Schadewitz from 1875 to 1925
year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents
1875	78	1890	74	1910	62	1925	60

Attractions

To the west of the village there are two boulders in the forest , the devil's stones .

Economy and Infrastructure

Federal motorway 13 runs west of the village and federal motorway 15 runs north . Not far from Schadewitz are four wind turbines , which are to be expanded by 12 to 16 more. The wind farm would have a size of over 316 hectares.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information from the residents' registration office of the city of Calau from June 18, 2020.
2. ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2003
3. ↑ Brandenburg Statistics (PDF)
4. ↑ Residents from Säritz and Kemmen are fighting against the expansion of the wind farm  ( 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. Article in the Lausitzer Rundschau from October 30, 2009  

literature

• Ernst Eichler : The place names of Niederlausitz . VEB Domowina-Verlag, Bautzen 1975.

Web links

• Homepage of the city of Calau - representation of the district of Kemmen with the municipality of Schadewitz , accessed on November 30, 2009.