Weifa
Weifa
community Steinigtwolmsdorf
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Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ 35 " N , 14 ° 21 ′ 45" E | ||
Height : | 434 m | |
Area : | 3.89 km² | |
Residents : | 700 | |
Population density : | 180 inhabitants / km² | |
Incorporation : | January 1, 1999 | |
Postal code : | 01904 | |
Area code : | 035951 | |
Location of Weifa in Saxony |
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Weifa ( Upper Lusatian : Weefe , Upper Sorbian Motydło ) is a village belonging to the municipality of Steinigtwolmsdorf in Saxony . The resort is the highest village in the Bautzen district .
The place was created as a forest hoof village and adapts to the landscape of the Lusatian mountainous region. Typical of the region are the half-timbered houses , which testify to the old hand weaving of the 17th to 19th centuries . The place name is derived from the term "Weife", an accessory used in hand weaving.
history
Weifa was created in the course of the German settlement. A locator brought immigrants here. The town was founded around the 13th century. Flemings are said to have introduced flax growing and weaving here.
It was first mentioned in a document in 1464. From 1606 the ransom from the laborers began . The greatest heyday of weaving was between 1860 and 1890.
Weifa has been a climatic health and recreation center since around 1830. The FDGB holiday service brought thousands of holidaymakers to Weifa every year between 1949 and 1990.
geography
Weifa is located in the Lusatian Mountains on the border with the Bohemian Netherlands ( Czech Republic ), about two kilometers from Steinigtwolmsdorf. To the northeast of Weifa is the Weifaer Höhe (506 m) as one of the highest mountains in this region. Tributaries and ponds flow in a westerly direction and flow into the Wesenitz .
Religions
Weifa is a mainly Protestant-Lutheran village, but does not have its own church.
Attractions
- There is a Meteomedia weather station in Weifa . A path located there was named Jörg-Kachelmann -Weg.
- Educational trail on the local history of Weifa (created on the occasion of the 555th anniversary of Weifa and the 100th anniversary of Weifa clubs in 2019)
- Local history museum in Weifa, Kammweg 21
Club life
In addition to the local youth club, the Weifa homeland and culture club, the tennis club, the “VLG-Racing” autocross club and the volunteer fire brigade also take part in local events. She organizes a Whitsun concert at the Hereditary Court every year. An Easter shooting and village festival are also held annually .
Personalities
- Karl Gude (* 1905; † 1956), Upper Lusatian dialect poet
- Helmut Frömmel (* 1915; † 1997), entrepreneur
Web links
- Community website
- Weifa in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony