Werenzhain

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Werenzhain
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 9 ″  N , 13 ° 32 ′ 27 ″  E
Height : 98 m
Residents : 440  (December 31, 2011)
Incorporation : October 31, 2001
Postal code : 03253
Area code : 035322
Werenzhain (Brandenburg)
Werenzhain

Location of Werenzhain in Brandenburg
Village church

Werenzhain is a district of the town of Doberlug-Kirchhain in the Elbe-Elster district in southern Brandenburg .

history

Werenzhain was first mentioned in a document in 1234. The name of the village at that time was Witheroldeshagen , which was later shortened to Widerczhain . The place name is of German origin and named after a man named Widerhold . In Werenzhain there was a stone cross at the exit to Kirchhain until 1945. At this point the monks of Dobrilugk Monastery are said to have received their tithe.

Incorporation

Werenzhain was incorporated into Doberlug-Kirchhain on October 1, 2001.

Population development

Population development in Werenzhain from 1875 to 2005
year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents year Residents
1875 503 1946 717 1989 489 1995 445 2005
1890 538 1950 736 1990 486 1996 445
1910 557 1964 562 1991 465 1997 459
1925 531 1971 531 1992 451 1998 452
1933 541 1981 465 1993 454 1999 446
1939 494 1985 473 1994 446 2000 440

Culture

War memorial

The Werenzhain village church and an inn at Hauptstraße 76 are listed as historical monuments. In the churchyard there is a war memorial for those who died in the First World War .

Exhibitions are held regularly in the Werenzhain Atelierhof .

Atelierhof Werenzhain

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Müller's Large German Local Book 2012: Complete local dictionary. 33. revised and exp. Ed., Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Boston 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027420-2 , online at Google Books , p. 1495
  2. ↑ Reinhard E. Fischer : The place names of the states of Brandenburg and Berlin: age - origin - meaning . be.bra Wissenschaft, 2005, p. 180 .
  3. ^ Dietrich Neuber, Günter Wetzel Stone Crosses Cross stones inventory of the Cottbus district . Cottbus. 1982
  4. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2001
  5. ^ Historical municipality directory 2005 for Brandenburg Online as a PDF file
  6. ↑ List of monuments of the state of Brandenburg: Elbe-Elster district (PDF) Brandenburg State Office for Monument Preservation and State Archaeological Museum

Web links

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