Tiefenbach (Striegistal)

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Tiefenbach
Striegistal municipality
Tiefenbach coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 48 ″  N , 13 ° 10 ′ 9 ″  E
Height : 300-570 m above sea level NN
Area : 43.9 km²
Residents : 3462  (Dec. 31, 2007)
Population density : 79 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 2008
Postal code : 09661
Area code : 034322

Tiefenbach was a municipality in the Saxon district of Mittweida, which existed from 1994 to 2008. It was located on the northeastern edge of the Mittweida district and directly bordered the Döbeln and Meißen districts . Tiefenbach emerged from the merger of the towns of Arnsdorf , Böhrigen , Dittersdorf , Etzdorf (with Gersdorf ), Marbach (with Kummersheim ) and Naundorf and was part of the Striegistal administrative community until June 30, 2008 . Since then, the places have been part of the enlarged Striegistal community , which was also created in 1994. The name Tiefenbach comes from a stream that flows through the community.

Geography and traffic

Tiefenbach was about 10 km south of Döbeln on the Striegis . The B 169 ran through Arnsdorf in the west of the former municipality. The place can also be reached via the A 4 Berbersdorf connection running south .

Adjacent places were the city of Hainichen and the communities Kriebstein , Rossau and Striegistal in the district of Mittweida, the community of Niederstriegis and the city of Roßwein in the district of Döbeln and the city of Nossen in the district of Meißen.

history

The villages of the former municipality of Tiefenbach were laid out in 1162 before the Alt-Zella monastery was founded . Böhrigen was mentioned in a document from 1183. Marbach was first mentioned in 1264, Etzdorf in 1314. The other settlements are mentioned later. In 1450, migrating Hussites caused great damage in the area.

On January 1, 1994, the individual formerly independent municipalities merged to form the municipality of Tiefenbach. Since July 1, 2008, the former districts (Arnsdorf, Böhrigen, Dittersdorf, Etzdorf, Gersdorf, Kummersheim, Marbach and Naundorf) have been part of the Striegistal municipality in the Central Saxony district .

Population development

Development of the population (December 31) :

  • 1998: 3847
  • 1999: 3817
  • 2000: 3779
  • 2001: 3756
  • 2002: 3734
  • 2003: 3672
  • 2004: 3601
  • 2005: 3556
  • 2006: 3511
Data source: Saxony State Statistical Office

coat of arms

In the blue there is a silver wave bar, which shows the streams and rivers in the districts. The three golden ears of corn arranged above symbolize the predominantly agricultural use of the community areas. The symbol below (diagonally crossed mallets and iron) refer to the earlier silver mining in the oldest silver mining area in Saxony.

Attractions

  • Blessing God's Erbstollen in Gersdorf
  • old castle complex with a sweet chestnut tree (the oldest in Saxony) in Gersdorf
  • Striegistal landscape protection area
  • Aschbachtal nature reserve
  • Marbach Church
  • Lookout tower Böhrigen

economy

The area of ​​the former municipality is mainly agricultural. With the construction of the Am Saubusch wind farm in 2000, the largest wind farm in Saxony was created here .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1994
  2. ↑ StBA Area: changes from 01.01. until December 31, 2008

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