Ummendorf (Börde)
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Coordinates: 52 ° 9 ′ N , 11 ° 11 ′ E |
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| State : | Saxony-Anhalt | |
| County : | Börde | |
| Association municipality : | Upper all | |
| Height : | 134 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 15.68 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 953 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 61 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 39365 | |
| Area code : | 039409 | |
| License plate : | BK , BÖ, HDL, OC, OK, WMS, WZL | |
| Community key : | 15 0 83 505 | |
| Community structure: | 1 district | |
| Association administration address: | Zimmermannplatz 2 39365 Eilsleben |
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| Mayor : | Reinhard Falke | |
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Ummendorf 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 and geology
In the municipality of Ummendorf on the northwest edge of the Magdeburg Börde there are two sources of the Aller . Near the district of Gehringsdorf, the wooded ridge of Hohes Holz in Edelberg reaches 209 m above sea level. NN . Seehausen is approx. 10 km, the Lower Saxon town of Helmstedt approx. 18 km from Ummendorf.
Ummendorf is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Wefensleben in the north, Ingersleben and Erxleben in the northeast, Eilsleben in the east and south and Völpke in the southwest.
The Ummendorfer sandstone , which is also called Magdeburg sandstone and was quarried not far from Ummendorf, is of great art-historical importance because, on the instructions of Frederick the Great, a large part of these sandstones was built into his magnificent buildings in Potsdam . Ummendorf Castle and the Magdeburg Cathedral were built from this natural stone .
Community structure
The district of Neu Ummendorf, 3 km to the northeast, belongs to Ummendorf .
history
In 1145 Ummendorf appears for the first time in a deed of ownership. The holdings of the Berge monastery (near Magdeburg ) in Ummendorf were confirmed by Pope Lucius II .
At the end of the 12th century, the village was owned by the von Ummendorf family who built the original Ummendorf Castle during this period . In the 15th century the castle belonged to the von Veltheim family for a few years , who later emerged as robber barons and were driven out by the Magdeburgers in 1430.
From the middle of the 15th century the von Meyendorff family ruled , who built today's castle around the preserved tower in the middle of the 16th century.
In 1553 Andreas I von Meyendorff called Wolfgang Kropf as the first Protestant pastor to Ummendorf. In the years 1556 to 1566, the village church Ummendorf was extensively rebuilt on behalf of the lord of the castle, Andreas I. von Meyendorff. Meanwhile, a sexton school was founded in 1564 and the introduction of compulsory schooling for boys by Andreas I. von Meyendorff.
In 1667 the line of the von Meyendorff family dies out in Ummendorf.
The castle was conquered by Wallenstein during the Thirty Years War . In the 17th century Ummendorf was again owned by the von Veltheim family .
Due to the provisions of the Peace of Westphalia , the former archbishopric fell to the Electorate of Brandenburg. Ummendorf thus became an electoral domain.
Keep of Ummendorf Castle
population
| year | Residents |
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| 12/31/2003 | 1,063 |
| December 31, 2004 | 1,061 |
| December 31, 2005 | 1,053 |
| December 31, 2006 | 1,036 |
| 12/31/2007 | 1,039 |
| December 31, 2008 | 1.012 |
| December 31, 2009 | 1.006 |
| December 31, 2010 | 1.010 |
| December 31, 2011 | 1.009 |
| December 31, 2012 | 1.009 |
| December 31, 2013 | 993 |
| December 31, 2014 | 995 |
| December 31, 2015 | 987 |
(Sources: State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt)
politics
Ummendorf is the smallest independent member community of the Obere Aller community (with almost 1000 inhabitants). A citizens' initiative, the Ummendorfer Bürgerforum eV, has existed since 1990 and has been consistently represented in the local council since then. There has also been a CDU parliamentary group since 1990. A parliamentary group made up of Ummendorfer Sportfreunde was represented until the 2009 election. The interest in political participation was always secured by sufficient candidates for municipal council elections. The first mayor of Ummendorf after the fall of the Wall was Erhard Pötzsch (member of the Ummendorfer Bürgerforum eV). Reinhard Falke then became mayor of the Ummendorf community. The various factions always worked together as partners and in the interests of the village. As a result, numerous successes were achieved (e.g. in village renewal competitions).
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on August 10, 1995 by the Magdeburg Regional Council.
Blazon : "Split, in front in blue a silver swan at the crack with a red beak and red webbed foot, at the back seven times divided from silver over blue, in each of the blue bars a row of fallen silver monkshood stake."
It was designed on the basis of a coat of arms used by those of Ummendorf at the beginning of the 13th century .
Memorials
- There is a grave with a memorial stone at the end of the street "Thiemühle" for a Pole who is known by name and who was abducted to Germany during the Second World War and a victim of forced labor . He was publicly hanged on January 21, 1943, not far from today's memorial at "Thie", because he wanted to protect his wife and child from the beatings of the landlord Bethge.
- There are two war memorials in Sommerschenburger Strasse on the site of the old cemetery.
- A peace oak was planted in Ummendorf on the occasion of the peace after the Franco-German War after 1871. It stands on the former bakery square. It was not until after the Second World War that the square was named Friedensplatz.
Culture and sights
The protected cultural monuments of the municipality are listed in the local register of monuments.
- The Börde-Museum Burg Ummendorf located in Ummendorf shows not only changing special exhibitions, but also old agricultural machinery.
- Every year, the castle summer takes place in the courtyard of the castle complex . Concerts, a historic craft market, stage plays by the Ummendorfer Burgtheater eV and the meeting of historic vehicles are offered.
- After having participated several times in the competition Our village should become more beautiful - Our village has a future , Ummendorf was able to win the gold plaque of the national competition in 2002. On September 23, 2006, Ummendorf hosted the award ceremony for the winning village of the European Village Renewal Competition 2006.
- In 2004 Ummendorf took part in the competition for the European Village Renewal Award . The motto of the 8th competition of the European ARGE for Land Development and Village Renewal was “Departure for Uniqueness”. Ummendorf won this title for 2004 and 2005.
- The Christmas market held in the vicinity of the castle on two days a year is also of greater importance than the town itself.
Transport links
Ummendorf is located on the federal highway 245a ( Haldensleben - Halberstadt ), the Alleringsleben motorway junction ( A 2 ) is approx. 7 km from the community. There are further road connections to the surrounding towns of Helmstedt , Wanzleben and Seehausen . The train station in the neighboring municipality of Eilsleben is on the Magdeburg - Braunschweig railway line .
Personalities
- Irmingard II von Ummendorf , from 1298 to 1307 the abbess of the free secular monastery of Gernrode and Frose.
- Andreas von Meyendorff (1522–1583) was lord of the castle at Ummendorf from 1545 to 1583
- Gerhard Struve (1835–1904), member of the Reichstag and Landtag
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Statistical Office Saxony-Anhalt, population of the municipalities - as of December 31, 2019 (PDF) (update) ( help ).
