Unseburg

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Unseburg
community Bördeaue
Unseburg coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 50 ″  N , 11 ° 31 ′ 4 ″  E
Height : 68 m above sea level NN
Area : 16.78 km²
Residents : 1243  (Dec. 31, 2008)
Population density : 74 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 2010
Postal code : 39435
Area code : 039263

Unseburg is part of the municipality of Bördeaue and is located in the north of the Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt .

geography

The place lies on both sides of the Bode , about 30 kilometers northeast of the Harz , and about 25 kilometers south of Magdeburg .

Unseburg, aerial photo (2019)

history

The Mesolithic grave near Unseburg was found during excavations that were carried out on the vineyard between 1984 and 1999. The place was first mentioned on June 7, 939 in the record book of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg in connection with the Unseburg Castle .

On January 1, 2010, the previously independent communities Unseburg and Tarthun merged to form the new community Bördeaue.

politics

coat of arms

Blazon : "In red a silver castle with two tinned towers and tinned side walls and black gate and window panels above a blue shield base with black wavy lines."

The coat of arms was heraldically correct designed by the Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch after an unapproved submission of the Heraldic Society "Black Lion" in Leipzig and included in the approval process.

flag

The flag of the former municipality has blue, white and red stripes and is centered with the local coat of arms.

The Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch designed the flag.

Attractions

One of the places of interest is the Evangelical Church of St. Stephan . The tower of the church dates from the 12th century, the nave was built in 1839.

On an open area at the intersection of Ernst-Thälmann- Strasse / August-Bebel- Strasse / Bäckergasse is a memorial stone for the Johanne-Henriette lignite mine , which was in operation from 1849 to 1963.

Former windmill near Unseburg, aerial photo (2017)

societies

  • The sport fishing club "Am Bodestrand" 1922 Unseburg eV , based in Unseburg, is affiliated to the state association of the VDSF Saxony-Anhalt. The association consists of around 100 members from the surrounding area and even from the Harz region. The club's waters are the Kamplake , which is around 13 hectares in size , the Westerwiese ( 8 hectares) , the Holl'sche Bruch (around 2.5 hectares) and the Bode section from the Wolmirsleben Stappenbrücke to the Rothenförde weir .
  • The Heimatstube Unseburg eV association is active in local lore with its location on Schulstrasse.

Religions

The St. Stephen's Church is part of the parish area leeches in the parish of leeches of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .

The Catholic Church was profaned and sold in 2012. It was built towards the beginning of the 20th century.

traffic

Unseburg was on the almost 18 km long Etgersleben – Förderstedt railway line . This is shut down.

Sons and daughters

  • Hans-Joachim Einbrodt (1927–2007), German doctor, hygienist and university professor
  • Walter Müller (* 1931), German major general in the National People's Army
  • Hermann Kasten (1885–1933) social democratic politician and a victim of National Socialism

literature

  • Willi Nehrig: family book Unseburg . Magdeburg: Working Group for Genealogy 2007 (= family research today special volume 5)

Web links

Commons : Unseburg  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010
  2. ↑ Church becomes a residential building , accessed on April 14, 2017.