Vieritz

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Vieritz
Milower Land parish
Vieritz coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 32 ″  N , 12 ° 15 ′ 20 ″  E
Height : 30 m above sea level NN
Residents : 307
Incorporation : October 26, 2003
Postal code : 14715
Area code : 033870
Vieritz (Brandenburg)
Vieritz

Location of Vieritz in Brandenburg

Vieritz is a district of the municipality of Milower Land in the Havelland district and is located on the L76 between Genthin and Rathenow , directly on the state border with Saxony-Anhalt .

To Vieritz belong the living places Bünsch, Forsthaus Hohenheide, Kater and Vieritzer Schäferei.

history

Vieritz is a street village of Wendish origin and was first mentioned in 946 under the name "Viernkviz".
The place name is probably derived from the Old Slavic word virŭ for whirlwind and means something like wind place . The name ending -itz also indicates a Slavic origin.

In 1524 the place changed hands to the ore monastery of Magdeburg and was lent to the von Katte family , who lived there until the 20th century .

On September 30, 1928 was Gutsbezirk Vieritz associated with the rural community Vieritz. Vieritz was incorporated into the community of Milower Land on October 26, 2003 .

Vieritz village church

Attractions

The Protestant village church Vieritz , a single-nave hall church built from brick masonry , is one of the late Romanesque architectural monuments of the Westhavelland region (formerly the district of Jerichow II ) and defines the townscape. From the original building of the church from the first half of the 13th century , as a result of a fire in 1642, only remains in the basement of the tower and in the base area of ​​the nave are preserved. The current church building dates mainly from the 17th and 18th centuries , which can be seen in the formal design, the tile formats used and the baroque roof structure.

On the eastern slope of the Vieritzer Berg , to the east of the village, is the prehistoric barrow field Vieritzer Berg . This consists of several secured and suspected barrows and is designated as a ground monument .

coat of arms

Blazon : "In gold, a red rooster walking on a black picket fence." The coat of arms was designed in 1993 by the municipal heraldist Jörg Mantzsch and included in the approval process.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Service portal of the state administration - Municipality of Milower Land
  2. ↑ Administrative region of Magdeburg (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Government of Magdeburg . 1928, ZDB -ID 3766-7 , p. 225 .
  3. ↑ StBA Area: changes from 01.01. until December 31, 2003
  4. ^ E. Wernicke: "Descriptive representation of the oldest architectural and art monuments of the districts Jerichow", 1898
  5. ↑ List of monuments of the State of Brandenburg: District Havelland (PDF) Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum

Web links

Commons : Vieritz  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
  • Vieritz on the official website of the municipality of Milower Land
  • Vieritz in the RBB program Landschleicher on November 5, 2006