Vetschau / Spreewald
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Coordinates: 51 ° 47 ' N , 14 ° 4' E |
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| State : | Brandenburg | |
| County : | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | |
| Height : | 60 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 111.6 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 7941 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 71 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 03226 | |
| Primaries : | 035433, 03541 (Gahlen) , 035436 (Briesen, Jehschen, Laasow, Missen, Ogrosen, Tornitz) , 035604 (desert grove ) | |
| License plate : | OSL, CA, SFB | |
| Community key : | 12 0 66 320 | |
| City structure: | 10 districts | |
City administration address : |
Schloßstraße 10 03226 Vetschau / Spreewald |
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| Mayor : | Bengt Chancellor (independent) | |
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Vetschau / Spreewald , Wětošow / Błota in Lower Sorbian , is a small town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district in the south of the state of Brandenburg .
geography
Vetschau is located on the southern edge of the Spreewald, east-southeast of Lübbenau and north of Calau . The northern districts are located directly in the Spreewald biosphere reserve .
City structure
The following districts are identified:
- Göritz (Lower Sorbian Chórice)
- Koßwig (Kósojce)
- Laasow (Łaz)
- Miss (Pšyne)
- Naundorf (Njabožkojce)
- Ogrosen (Hogrozna)
- Raddusch (Raduš)
- Repten (Herpna)
- Stradow (Tšadow)
- Suschow (Zušow)
In addition, there are the inhabited parts of the municipality Belten (Běłośin) , Fleißdorf (Długi) , Gahlen (Gołyń) , Lobendorf (Łoboźice) , Märkischheide (Husoka, officially German Weißagk until October 23, 1937) , Tornitz (Tarnojsk) and Wüstenhain (Huštań) and the Huštań Residential places Old Windmill (Stary Wĕtšnik) , Old Town (Stare Město) , Brandtemühle (Brandtowy Młyn) , Briesen (Brjaze) , Dubrau (Dubrawa) , Göritzer Mühle (Chóricański młyn) , Jehschen (Jažyn) , Knorraue (Knorawa) , Neustadt (Nowe Mesto) , Radduscher Buschmühlenteich (Radušański Młyn) , Radduscher Kaupen (Radušańske Kupy) , Radduscher brick (Radušańska Cyglownja) , Stradow expansion (Tšadojske Wutwaŕki) , Stradower mill (Tšadojski Młyn) and Suschower expansion (Zušojske Wutwaŕki) .
history
Vetschau was first mentioned in a document in 1302 as Veczicz. The place name changed in the course of time from Vetczaw in 1434 to Fetzow 1450 to Fetczaw in 1480. In 1527 the place was first referred to as a little town under the name Fetzscho , Vetschau received the formal town charter in 1543. The coat of arms for Rath and Gmaind des Marckhts Vetzschew was issued to the place on March 17, 1548 by King Ferdinand I in Augsburg . The certificate was long lost and was only rediscovered in an attic in Vetschau in July 2005.
Until the late 19th century, most of the villages in the vicinity of Vetschau were predominantly Sorbian-speaking . The language change to German took place here - accelerated by the abolition of Sorbian church services and the establishment of German in schools - essentially until the middle of the 20th century.
From 1929 to 1932, the Spreewald folk and costume festivals took place here at the beginning of August . They were organized by the then mayor Otto Rohde and the Lower Sorbian scientific society Maśica Serbska in Cottbus.
From 1964 to 1996, Vetschau was the location of one of the largest lignite power plants in the region, the Vetschau power plant . The chimneys of the power plant were symbols of the city, but also caused considerable sulfur dioxide pollution .
Vetschau belonged to the district of Calau from 1817–1952 (until 1947 in the Prussian province of Brandenburg , 1947–1952 in the state of Brandenburg ). 1952–1993 the city was part of the Calau district (until 1990 in the GDR - Cottbus district , 1990–1993 again in the state of Brandenburg). Since the district reform in 1993 , Vetschau has been in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.
With effect from April 1, 1997, the name of the city was changed to Vetschau / Spreewald.
- Incorporations
Märkischheide was incorporated in 1959. At the end of 2001 four, at the end of 2002 two and in October 2003 a further four former municipalities were incorporated.
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| Briesen | January 1, 1926 | Incorporation to Tornitz |
| Dubrau | October 1, 1966 | Incorporation to Koßwig |
| Fleissdorf | 1st January 1974 | Incorporation to Naundorf |
| Gahlen | January 1, 1957 | Incorporation after Missen |
| Goritz | December 31, 2001 | |
| Jehschen | January 1, 1928 | Incorporation after Missen |
| Koßwig | October 26, 2003 | |
| Laasow | October 26, 2003 | |
| Märkischheide | April 1, 1959 | |
| Miss | October 26, 2003 | |
| Naundorf | December 31, 2001 | |
| Ogroses | December 1, 2002 | |
| Raddusch | October 26, 2003 | |
| Repten | December 31, 2001 | |
| Schönebegk | January 1, 1928 | |
| Stradow | December 31, 2001 | |
| Suschow | December 31, 2002 | |
| Tornitz | May 1st 1974 | Incorporation to Laasow |
| Desert grove | May 1st 1974 | Incorporation to Laasow |
Population development
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Territory of the respective year, number of inhabitants: as of December 31 (from 1991), from 2011 based on the 2011 census
politics
City Council
The city council of Vetschau consists of 18 city councilors and the full-time mayor. The local election on May 26, 2019 resulted in the following distribution of seats:
| Party / group of voters | Seats |
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| CDU | 6th |
| AfD | 3 |
| SPD | 3 |
| Community of voters districts | 2 |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens | 2 |
| The left | 2 |
mayor
- 1994–2010: Axel Müller (SPD)
- since 2010: Bengt Chancellor
Chancellor was elected the new mayor of Vetschau on November 29, 2009 with 53.8% of the valid votes. In the mayoral election on October 8, 2017, he was confirmed in office for a further eight years with 51.7% of the valid votes.
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on May 3, 1993.
Blazon : “Split; in front in red an upright silver greyhound turned to the left with a gold collar, behind blue-silver sheathed. "
flag
The flag consists - when hung on a cross piece of wood - from two vertical stripes in the colors white and red, on which the city coat of arms is placed on the seam.
Town twinning
Bedburg ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) is twin town of Vetschau.
Sights and culture
The stork center Vetschau offers exhibitions on the white stork and information on the Spreewald biosphere reserve .
- Buildings
Vetschau has a partially well-preserved historical structure. Various buildings are entered in the list of monuments.
- Vetschau Castle , built around 1540, today the seat of the city administration
- Wendish-German double church from the 17th century
- Half-timbered house in Schlossstrasse 8 , the city's oldest residential building, built around 1710, painted longitudinal beam with a historical blessing
- Ratskeller at Markt 5 , built around 1890
- Catholic Holy Family Church from the end of the 19th century, Ernst-Thälmann-Straße
- Memorial stone commemorating the 1928 annexation took place in the village Schönebegk to Vetschau, 2008 in the street Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn- erected
- Slavic castle Raddusch , faithful replica of a Slavic castle in the district of Raddusch
The soil monuments are listed in the list of soil monuments in Vetschau / Spreewald .
Economy and Infrastructure
Established businesses
The peeling mill at the northern entrance to the village, together with the Spreewald mill in Burg, is owned by the Kümmel family and is a modern landmark of the city. Also the location of the steel construction company TransTec F&E Vetschau GmbH, a supplier of bogies for rail vehicles. Originated at the production site from Fahrzeug- und Gerätebau GmbH (FAGEB) and the later VEB Waggonauseinrichtungen Vetschau. Bolart Schweinproduktionsanlagen GmbH is located in the southern district of Tornitz.
traffic
Vetschau is on the L 54 national road between Calau and Burg (Spreewald) . The A 15 with the Vetschau junction crosses the city.
The breakpoint Raddusch and the station Vetschau at the Berlin-Görlitz railway are from the regional express -line RE 2 Wismar -Berlin- Cottbus and the regional rail line RB 41 Lubben (Spreewald) - operated Cottbus.
Personalities
Honorary citizen
- Ferdinand Griebenow (1848–1910), entrepreneur, made an honorary citizen on July 15, 1898
- Selma Griebenow born Blütchen (1851–1942), founder, on July 15, 1898 made an honorary citizen
- Richard Hellmann (1876–1971), entrepreneur, made an honorary citizen on May 3, 1929
- Peter Ettelt (1966–2009), musician, made an honorary citizen on December 10, 2009
sons and daughters of the town
- Simon Musaeus (1521–1576), theologian
- Johannes Bock (1569–1621), poet
- Alexander von Rabenau (1845–1923), local history researcher
- Max Pannwitz (1854–1921), writer and translator
- Richard Hellmann (1876–1971), German-American entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Schieber (1887–1974), painter, born in the district of Weißagk (Wusoka), from 1937 Märkischheide
- Hans Stiebner (1898–1958), actor and theater director
- Erich Schutt (* 1931), photographer and photo journalist
- Wilfried Terno (* 1946), 2001–2011 presiding judge at the Federal Court of Justice
- Ingolf Kühn (* 1953), artist
- Martin Neumann (* 1956), politician (FDP), member of the Bundestag
- Harry Kaulfers (* 1959), soccer player
- Birgit Uibel-Sonntag (1961–2010), hurdler, recognized GDR doping victim, born in the Belten district
- Anja Pohontsch (* 1970), Sorbian radio and television presenter ( see Łužyca )
- Christian Rohde (* 1974), TV journalist, editor for the political magazine Frontal21
- Richard Banusch (* 1998), racing cyclist
literature
- Claus Reimann: Vetschau. A gateway to the Spreewald . Euroverlag, Cottbus 1993, DNB 95006226X .
- Stefanie and Mathis Leibetseder: Vetschau. (= Castles and Gardens of the Mark. Issue 125). Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-941675-41-4 .
Web links
- Website of the city of Vetschau
- Vetschau: information and pictures
- Website of the district of Gahlen
- Website of the district of Laasow
- Website of the Wüstenhain community
- Vetschau fire department
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population in the State of Brandenburg according to municipalities, offices and municipalities not subject to official registration on December 31, 2019 (XLSX file; 223 KB) (updated official population figures) ( help on this ).
- ↑ Statistics of the German Reich, Volume 450: Official municipality directory for the German Reich, Part I, Berlin 1939, p. 249.
- ↑ Stefanie Leibetseder: Vetschau . In: Gerhard Fouquet, Olaf Mörke, Matthias Müller and Werner Paravicini (eds.): Residenzstädte im Alten Reich (1300–1800). A manual . Department I: Analytical directory of the residential cities and manorial central locations. Part 1: Lower Saxony and Upper Saxony Imperial Circle, Schleswig, Prussia, Livonia, ed. by Harm von Seggern. Ostfildern 2018, p. 591-592 .
- ↑ Stories from and about Vetschau. In: vetschau.de. City of Vetschau / Spreewald, accessed on August 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Brandenburg Archive Issue 24, pp. 5–11 as PDF
- ↑ Arnost Muka: Pućowanja po Serbach. Nakład Domowiny, Budyšin 1957, p. 67f.
- ↑ Bomenius: Wendische costume parades in Vetschau - an exhibition in the Wendish church. NIEDERLAUSITZ aktuell, July 31, 2011, accessed on April 29, 2013 .
- ↑ Change of the name of the city of Vetschau. Announcement of the Minister of the Interior dated March 7, 1997 . In: Official Journal for Brandenburg, number 19, May 15, 1997, p. 358.
- ↑ Municipalities 1994 and their changes since January 1, 1948 in the new federal states , Metzler-Poeschel publishing house, Stuttgart, 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 , publisher: Federal Statistical Office
- ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2001
- ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2002
- ^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2003
- ^ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. District Oberspreewald-Lausitz . Pp. 30-33
- ↑ Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2015 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities , Table 7
- ^ Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg (Ed.): Statistical report AI 7, A II 3, A III 3. Population development and population status in the state of Brandenburg (respective editions of the month of December)
- ^ Result of the local election on May 26, 2019
- ↑ Bengt Chancellor is the new mayor. at www.vetschau, de
- ↑ Brandenburg Local Election Act, Section 74
- ^ Result of the mayoral election on October 8, 2017
- ↑ Coat of arms information on the service portal of the state administration of Brandenburg
- ^ Honorary citizen of the city of Vetschau / Spreewald
Districts: Göritz (Chórice) | Koßwig (Kósojce) | Laasow (Łaz) | Missen (Pšyne) | Naundorf (Njabožkojce) | Ogrosen (Hogrozna) | Raddusch (Raduš) | Repten (Herpna) | Stradow (Tšadow) | Suschow (Zušow)
Parts of the municipality: Belten (Běłośin) | Fleißdorf (Długi) | Gahlen (Gołyń) | Lobendorf (Łoboźice) | Märkischheide (Wusoka) | Tornitz (Tarnoysk) | Wüstenhain (Huštań)
Altdöbern | Bronkow | Calau (Kalawa) | Frauendorf | Large meal | Großräschen (Rań) | Grünewald | Guteborn | Hermsdorf | Hohenbocka | Kroppen | Lauchhammer | Lindenau | Lübbenau / Spreewald (Lubnjow / Błota) | Luckaitztal | New Zealand (Nowa Jazorina) | Neupetershain (Nowe Wiki) | Outskirts | Ruhland | Schipkau | Schwarzbach | Schwarzheide | Senftenberg (Zły Komorow) | Tettau | Vetschau / Spreewald (Wětošow / Błota)