Tornau in front of the heath

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Tornau in front of the heath
Coat of arms of Tornau in front of the heather
Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 5 "  N , 12 ° 10 ′ 51"  E
Height : 84 m
Area : 14.78 km²
Residents : 176  (Jun 30, 2017)
Population density : 12 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 2010
Postal code : 06779
Area code : 034906

Tornau vor der Heide is a district of the town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

Tornau vor der Heide lies between Dessau-Roßlau and Halle (Saale) on the edge of the Middle Elbe biosphere reserve .

history

Tornau vor der Heide was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century.

On January 1, 2010, the previously independent municipalities of Tornau vor der Heide, Marke , Retzau , Schierau , Thurland and Altjeßnitz as well as the cities of Jeßnitz (Anhalt) and Raguhn merged to form the city of Raguhn-Jeßnitz. At the same time, the Raguhn administrative community , to which Tornau vor der Heide belonged, was dissolved.

politics

mayor

The last mayor of the municipality of Tornau before the Heide was Lothar Krause.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on December 30, 2009 by the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district.

Blazon : “Split by blue and gold; In front three slanting silver arrows in front of stakes, in the back three stakes in stake green oak leaves opposite to the arrows. "

The colors of the former parish are gold (yellow) - blue.

The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch . With the oak leaves it refers to the three districts, with the arrows on the coat of arms of the once resident and wealthy von Schierstedt family.

flag

The flag is yellow - blue (1: 1) striped (horizontal shape: stripes running horizontally, lengthways shape: stripes running vertically) and centered with the municipal coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Village church

Buildings

The village church in the center of Tornau has been restored.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

To the east of the community, the federal motorway 9 runs from Leipzig to Berlin , and the federal road 184 Bitterfeld-Wolfen - Dessau-Roßlau.

Web links

Commons : Tornau vor der Heide  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official Journal of the District No. 2/2010 Certificate for the approval of coat of arms and flags (PDF; 69 kB)