Seifertsmühl
Seifertsmühl is part of the municipality of Merzdorf in the south of Brandenburg in the Elbe-Elster district .
history
Seifertsmühl was first mentioned in 1403 as the Sifridismoel . It is therefore the youngest of the Schraden villages, with the exception of Schraden itself. The name probably means Siegfried's mill .
Seifertsmühl was originally the Vorwerk of the Elsterwerda Manor . The village originated in the 16th century.
Ecclesiastically, Seifertsmühl belonged to the Frauenhain, 5 kilometers away . The children of Seifertsmühl were taught by two teachers in Merzdorf .
Agriculture has always been the main source of income for the place. Merzdorf and Seifertsmühl were still producing 1000 to 3000 tons of onions per year at the beginning of the 20th century , which were mainly sold in the cities of Saxony . But cucumbers and carrots were also grown.
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1816 | 86 |
| 1910 | 287 |
| 1926 | 297 |
Footnotes and individual references
- ^ Emilia Crome: The place names of the Bad Liebenwerda district . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1968
- ^ Heinrich Nebelsieck : History of the Liebenwerda district . In: Stories of the Territories and Districts of the Province of Saxony , Volume 1.
- ^ O. Bornschein, OF Gandert: Local history for the Liebenwerda district . Verlag C. Ziehlke, 1929
Coordinates: 51 ° 24 ' N , 13 ° 33' E