Sommersdorf (Borde district)
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Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ' N , 11 ° 5' E |
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| State : | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| County : | Börde | |
| Association municipality : | Upper all | |
| Height : | 165 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 29.32 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 1394 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 48 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 39365 | |
| Primaries : | 039402, 039400 | |
| License plate : | BK , BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL | |
| Community key : | 15 0 83 485 | |
| Community structure: | 3 districts | |
| Association administration address: | Zimmermannplatz 2 39365 Eilsleben |
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| Mayor : | Peter Müller | |
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Sommersdorf is a municipality in the Börde district in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). It belongs to the community of Obere Aller , which has its seat in the community of Eilsleben .
geography
The municipality of Sommersdorf is located in the area of the southern foothills of the Lappwald ridge , not far from the state border with Lower Saxony (the Lower Saxony cities of Helmstedt and Schöningen are 8 km and 9 km away, respectively). The surrounding area between Aller , Lappwald and Elm is hilly and has heights of up to 200 m above sea level. NN ("Fuchsberge" 202 m, "Hochberg" 200 m above sea level). The highest point is the "Heidberg" at 211.1 m.
Sommersdorf is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ingersleben in the north, Wefensleben in the east, Völpke in the south, Helmstedt in the south-west and Harbke in the north-west.
Community structure
The following districts belong to the municipality of Sommersdorf:
- Marienborn
- Sommerschenburg
- Sommersdorf
history
Sommersdorf appears for the first time in 983 in a recording of the St. Ludgeri monastery in Helmstedt as Sumarasthorpa . The origin of the name can be derived from the old Saxon meri (= lake, swamp) contained in the word . This refers to the meadows west of Sommersdorf - a former marshland that is drained via the Schöninger Aue to the Großer Bruch . The area around Sommersdorf was settled as early as the Neolithic era, which is indicated by artefacts that were found during construction work (stone ax, remains of a stilt village).
The history of Sommersdorf in the Middle Ages is closely linked to the Sommerschenburg. Here Heinrich the Lion fights against the Archbishop of Magdeburg Wichmann von Seeburg and King Otto IV against Philip of Swabia .
From 1208 the Sommerschenburg and Sommersdorf belonged to the sphere of influence of the Archdiocese of Magdeburg , from 1680 within the Duchy of Magdeburg to the Prussian Brandenburg .
In the second half of the 16th century, Sommersdorf had about 270 inhabitants, which can be deduced from the hereditary register. During the Thirty Years War , imperial troops invaded the area, which was later plundered by the Bishop of Halberstadt, Christian von Braunschweig . Wallenstein's troops then conquered the castle. Robbery, murder and plague (1636) left many desert and semi-desert villages in the area.
Sommersdorf was gradually resettled, at the beginning of the 18th century the population of the place was around 500. During the Seven Years' War Sommersdorf suffered from French billeting - the Napoleonic campaign in 1806, however, left little traces in the place.
In the years between 1807 and 1813 Sommersdorf belonged temporarily to the Kingdom of Westphalia , which meant that most of the tax burdens were abolished for the farmers.
The further development of the area around Sommersdorf was dominated by lignite, which was developed and mined from the middle of the 19th century. In the nearby Helmstedt mining area, there were in some cases considerable deposits of brown coal. Industrial extraction began after 1847. With the industrial boom, the population in the area increased - until the 1930s, the population grew to around 1000 due to the influx of miners to Sommersdorf. In the First World War , the community had 55 fallen dead , 39 Sommersdorfer did not return from the Second World War .
After the American invasion in April 1945, the Red Army followed . Sommersdorf was in the restricted area of the inner German border , in the period from 1961 to 1989 many young people left the community. In 1974 a local recreation area with a bathing establishment at a former ore mine was created near the lower castle. In 1978 the construction of the central drinking water pipeline was completed.
On April 12, 1990, the border crossing to Büddenstedt -Hohnsleben was opened. After the political change in 1989, many jobs were lost: the Wulfersdorf open-cast lignite mine was closed in 1989, and the power station in neighboring Harbke also closed in 1991. Finally, in 1992, production at the Völpker briquette factory was also discontinued. The massive job cuts also posed major problems for Sommersdorf.
Sommersdorf was included in the village renewal program in 1992, new roofs, heating systems and windows were financially supported, and a central sewer line has been in operation since 1999. Other extensive renovations affected the church and the entire Bergstrasse.
Incorporations
On July 1, 1950, the previously independent community of Sommerschenburg was incorporated. On January 1, 2010, the previously independent community of Marienborn was incorporated.
Population development
| year | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2015 |
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| Residents 1 | 1109 | 1119 | 1090 | 1084 | 1065 | 1030 | 1419 |
1 Population as of December 31st.
(Sources: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt)
politics
Municipal council
After the municipal elections on June 7, 2009, the local council of Sommersdorf is composed as follows:
| Party / list | Seats |
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| Pro Marienborn | 5 |
| SPD | 4th |
| CDU | 2 |
| non-attached | 1 |
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on March 24, 2000 by the regional council.
Blazon : "Split of silver and red, in front seven red bars, behind a silver jug at the gap."
Sommersdorf has had a coat of arms since 1983 that has been popularized so far and with which the population identifies. On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary, the local council of Sommersdorf, to which Sommerschenburg also belongs, decided to use a split coat of arms on June 28, 1983. The right side refers to the traditional colors from the affiliation of the community to the lordship of Sommerschenburg-Seehausen, to the bishopric of Quedlinburg and to the ore monastery of Magdeburg. Since the pottery was widespread in the districts in earlier times, a jug at the gap was chosen as a symbol on the left side of the coat of arms.
The colors of the community are red-silver (white).
The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch .
flag
The flag is striped red and white with the coat of arms of the municipality.
Culture and sights
- Sommerschenburg district with the final resting place of the Prussian field marshal and army reformer August Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760–1831)
- The active Sommersdorfer associations include the men's choir "Glück-auf", the shooting club and the volunteer fire brigade founded in 1890.
The cultural monuments in the municipality are entered in the local monument register.
Transport links
Summer village is close to the national road 245 ( Helmstedt - Barneberg ), the motorway connection Helmstedt ( A 2 ) is about 10 km away from the commune. There is a train station each in the Marienborn district and in the neighboring municipality of Helmstedt.
Personalities
- Christoph Wilhelm Megander (1626–1676), pastor from 1673 to 1676
- Jacob Hosang (1840–1927), farmer, mine owner and member of the Reichstag
- Marta Rothe (* 1919 in Hornhausen), author of the East Westphalian Platts
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
- ↑ Federal Statistical Office (Ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 , pp. 321 .
- ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010
