Walpernhain

coat of arms	Germany map
Help on coat of arms	Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′  N , 11 ° 57 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Thuringia
County :	Saale-Holzland district
Management Community :	Heideland-Elstertal-Schkölen
Height :	260 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.74 km 2
Residents:	173 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	36 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	07613
Area code :	036691
License plate :	SHK, EIS, SRO
Community key :	16 0 74 106
Address of the municipal administration:	Dorfstrasse 46a 07613 Walpernhain
Website :	www.walpernhain.de
Mayor :	Günther Weihmann
Location of the municipality of Walpernhain in the Saale-Holzland district

Walpernhain is a municipality in the northeast of the Saale-Holzland district ( Thuringia ) near Eisenberg and part of the administrative community Heideland-Elstertal-Schkölen .

In the town

geography

location

Walpernhain is located east of the Federal Highway 9 in an extensive arable area with changing soils.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring communities are Heideland in the Saale-Holzland district and Osterfeld and Droy says in the Burgenland district .

history

Walpernhain was first mentioned in 1278 under the name Walpurgeshain, then in 1395 as Walpurgehayn and 1554 as Wallbornheen. The place was created as a forest hoof village and has this structure to this day.

The Walpernhain district belonged to the Duchy of Saxony-Altenburg ( Eisenberg district office ), only the two mills to the east outside the local area and the inn were in the administrative district of Weißenfels and came to Prussia in 1815 . At the request of the residents, these three courtyards were incorporated after 1945.

Development of the population (December 31) :

1994-228 1995-227 1996-213 1997 - 211 1998-221 1999-227

2000-221 2001 - 219 2002 - 229 2003 - 228 2004 - 217 2005 - 213

2006 - 198 2007-204 2008 - 199 2009 - 201 2010 - 200 2011 - 193

2012 - 189 2013 - 179 2014 - 175 2015 - 173 2016 - 174 2017 - 169

2018 - 173 2019 - 173

Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

Culture and sights

Approximately in the middle of the village is one of the oldest fortified churches in Thuringia. The oldest components date from the 11th century.

→ Main article : Walpernhain fortified church

Grave for slave labor

memorial

In the local cemetery , a grave with a memorial stone commemorates a named Soviet citizen who was deported to Germany during the Second World War and a victim of forced labor .

Personalities

• Otto Sartorius (1864–1947), Protestant theologian and genealogist

Individual evidence

1. ^ Population of the municipalities from the Thuringian State Office for Statistics  ( help on this ).

Web links

Commons : Walpernhain  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Location Walpernhain