Walternienburg
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Walternienburg
City of Zerbst / Anhalt
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| Height : | 57 m |
| Area : | 18.77 km² |
| Residents : | 519 (Dec. 31, 2008) |
| Population density : | 28 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | January 1, 2010 |
| Postal code : | 39264 |
| Area code : | 039247 |
 
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Location in Saxony-Anhalt
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Walternienburg is a district of the city of Zerbst / Anhalt in the district of Anhalt-Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany). The place is partly named for the Walternienburg-Bernburger culture , a culture of the Neolithic Age .
geography
Walternienburg between Zerbst / Anhalt and Barby is located on the Nuthe , which flows into the Elbe near the town . Parts of the municipality belong to the Middle Elbe River Landscape Biosphere Reserve .
history
On September 30, 1928, the Walternienburg manor district was merged with the Walternienburg rural community.
Until December 31, 2009 Walternienburg was an independent municipality with the associated districts Ronney and Poleymühle. 519 inhabitants lived on a community area of 18.77 km² (December 31, 2008). On January 1, 2010 the incorporation into Zerbst / Anhalt took place.
politics
mayor
The last mayor of the community of Walternienburg was Heinz Reifarth.
coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved by the Dessau Regional Council on June 2, 1995 and registered in the Magdeburg State Archives under the coat of arms roll number 38/1995.
Blazon : “Split by wave cut gold over blue; in front a blue wave pole, behind a three-tiered golden tower with black roofs, a golden sphere and a black weather vane. "
The community colors are blue-gold (yellow).
The splitting of the shield by wave cuts symbolizes the proximity of the community to the Elbe river , the blue wave pole represents the Nuthe, above which the 1000-year-old tower of the former castle rises as a site-specific landmark of the community. The color blue symbolizes the water (Elbe and Nuthe), the metal gold the grain as an indication of the rural character of Walternienburg.
The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg heraldist Erika Fiedler .
flag
The flag was approved on August 30, 1995 by the Dessau Regional Council.
The flag is blue and yellow striped lengthways. The municipality's coat of arms is placed in the middle of the flag.
Infrastructure
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A road connection branches off from Schora on Bundesstrasse 184 via Güterglück and Walternienburg to the Gierseilferry in Ronney over the Elbe to Barby. There are further road connections to Zerbst and Leitzkau . In the neighboring village of Güterglück there are rail connections to Magdeburg and Dessau-Roßlau .
Walternienburg is a primary school location (also for the places Gehrden , Gödnitz , Güterglück , Hohenlepte , Moritz , Nutha as well as Lübs and Prödel , both districts of the city of Gommern ).
religion
The Protestant Christians of the parish Walternienburg with the church of St. Bartholomäus (with organ) belong to the parish of Leitzkau in the Protestant church district Elbe-Fläming of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany .
Web links
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- ↑ Administrative region of Magdeburg (Ed.): Official Gazette of the Government of Magdeburg . 1928, ZDB -ID 3766-7 , p. 203 .
- ↑ statistik.sachsen-anhalt.de, PDF file ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ StBA: Area changes from January 01 to December 31, 2010
