Silbitz

Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Saale-Holzland district
Management Community :	Heideland-Elstertal-Schkölen
Height :	187 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.2 km 2
Residents:	642 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	57 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	07613
Area code :	036693
License plate :	SHK, EIS, SRO
Community key :	16 0 74 092
Community structure:	2 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	An der Elster 2 ; 07613 Silbitz
Mayor :	Silvio Mahl
Location of the municipality of Silbitz in the Saale-Holzland district

Silbitz is a municipality in the northeast of the Saale-Holzland district near Eisenberg and part of the Heideland-Elstertal-Schkölen administrative community . It consists of the districts of Silbitz and Seifartsdorf .

geography

The district of Silbitz is located on the east bank of the White Elster . This district is intersected by the 12th degree of longitude.

Neighboring communities are Crossen an der Elster , the city of Eisenberg , Hartmannsdorf , Rauda and Tautenhain in the Saale-Holzland district, the city of Bad Köstritz and Caaschwitz in the district of Greiz , the independent city of Gera and the community of Wetterzeube in the Saxony-Anhalt Burgenland district .

history

The first documentary mention of Silbitz was on September 24, 1217 and Seifartsdorf in 1274. On May 16, 1678, Hans Bastian II von Zehmen acquired the Silbitz manor with the outwork from Hofmeister Ludwig Ernst von Pöllnitz . The prince. Saxon. Naumburg. He received a feudal letter on June 10, 1678. In his will he laid down a legacy for the clergy and the poor at Silbitz. On October 13, 1713, his son Hans-Georg von Zehmen sold the manor to Hermann Andreas Krumme. Since he had no male descendants, the legacy was converted into a permanent stock of capital by Hans George von Zehmen and with the approval of the Zeitz Consistory in 1729 . The administration of the capital was carried out by the Silbitzer pastor. It was customary to bake small loaves of bread or rolls and distribute them to the local and foreign poor. Due to the increased grain prices, this could not be continued after 1814.

In the corridor of the incorporated village of Seifartsdorf there are eight grave mounds from the Neolithic Age in the area of Alte Straße on the eastern edge of the "Grolle". During excavations one found grave installations and stone slabs. The two best preserved burial mounds have been marked with an oak. Four burial mounds were excavated in 1924.

On March 16, 2004 Seifartsdorf was incorporated into Silbitz. The new municipality, which has more than doubled in area, has since consisted of two areas that only touch at one point and are separated by a street that belongs to Caaschwitz.

Population development

Development of the population of the municipalities of Silbitz and Seifartsdorf up to 2003 (December 31) :

Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003

Silbitz
588
564
544
530
529
528
546
551
551
560

Seifartsdorf
157
158
162
169
162
159
160
164
166
162

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

Development of the population from 2004 *(December 31)*
2004 - 713 2005 - 714 2006 - 721 2007 - 710 2008 - 714 2009 - 696	2010 - 699 2011 - 676 2012 - 656 2013 - 646 2014 - 631 2015 - 629	2016 - 630 2017 - 651 2018 - 642 2019 - 642

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

politics

Since the election on April 15, 2018, the municipal council has been composed as follows:

Political party	% 2018	Seats 2018
CDU	64.7	5
SPD	35.3	3
total	100	8th
voter turnout	64.4%

mayor

In the mayoral election on November 16, 2014, Silvio Mahl was elected mayor.

Economy and Infrastructure

The economy of the community has been determined for several decades by the iron foundry , which produced during the time of the GDR under the name VEB Stahlgießerei Silbitz . In 1990 the company name was renamed Silbitz Guss GmbH and was again the largest employer in the region with a turnover of approx. 75 to 80 million euros per year and with approx. 400 employees and 40 trainees. (As of 06/2008). In addition to the acquisition of the Eurocast foundry in Košice, Slovakia in 2006 and the establishment of Zeitzer Guss GmbH in 2007, the long-established company was taken over by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2015 and, one year later, under the name after the acquisition of the former axle bearing works in Straßfurt Silbitz Group GmbH changes its name. Today, with over 1000 employees, it is still the largest employer in the region.

Sports

The most important sports club in the community is SV Elstertal Silbitz / Crossen, whose men's soccer team has played in the Thuringia district league since 2007. After the class reform from the district league to the regional class, the Elstertaler played in the 2010/11 and 2011/12 season in the regional class season 2. In 2012, they were promoted to the regional class East. In the years 1958 to 1962 the soccer team played as BSG Stahl Silbitz in the third class II. GDR league , 1981/82 in the second class GDR league .