Werner Forkert

Werner Forkert (born July 7, 1940 in Neukirch / Lausitz ; † June 30, 2008 in Senftenberg ) was a teacher and city chronicler in Senftenberg.

Werner Forkert (2004)

Life and work

After completing secondary school, Werner Forkert obtained a teaching qualification for all lower-level subjects at the Nossen training institute . In 1962 he began his service at the Polytechnische Oberschule 2 in Senftenberg. His interest has always been history, which is why Werner Forkert began a distance learning course at the Potsdam University in 1970 and completed it after five years as a diploma history teacher. For his diploma thesis, he researched many archives in the region. This sparked his fondness for the history of the city of Senftenberg.

Werner Forkert later founded the sports, tourism and history working groups in the Pionierhaus . He tried especially in the working groups “Young Historians” and “Young Archaeologists” to bring the passion for scientific work closer to the children. For his pedagogical work, Werner Forkert was promoted to senior teacher and later to a teacher.

Forkert was also interested in sport. It all began at POS 2 with his working group “Shooting”. He brought many of his sport shooters to the GDR championships. After 1990 Werner Forkert co-founded two shooting clubs in which he was responsible for training shooters.

In his free time Werner Forkert researched local history. For over thirty years he collected and sifted through material and had long conversations with long-established citizens in order to find out more about the history of the city of Senftenberg.

Social work in the city of Senftenberg

Werner Forkert was a co-founder of two shooting clubs, the "Association for Home Care 1909" eV and the Hanns von Polenz Institute . He was also involved in city tours, the training of city guides, supported projects at schools, gave lectures to citizens in various institutions and was involved in contributions to the regional broadcaster RTS / WMZ “Senftenberg through the ages”.

Contribution to chronicles

• Senftenberg Hospital
• Sparkasse Niederlausitz
• Walther Rathenau School
• 1. Elementary school
• Steam mill
• "Senftenberg - fortress town on the Elster" (publisher Hanns von Polenz Institute)

Publication of brochures

• Historical forays
• 120 years of "Shooting Club Kamerad"
• The development of the united front and mass policy of the KPD against fascism and war 1930-1932 in the Senftenberg area

Publication of books

• Werner Forkert; Bookstore "Glück Auf" (Ed.): Senftenberger Rückblicke . Interesting facts from Senftenberg's history. Senftenberg 2006 (no ISBN).
• Werner Forkert; Bookstore "Glück Auf" (Ed.): Senftenberger Rückblicke . Part II Interesting facts from Senftenberg's history. Senftenberg 2007 (no ISBN).
• Werner Forkert; Bookstore "Glück auf" (Ed.): Senftenberger Rückblicke . Part III. Senftenberg 2008 (no ISBN). (Published by Sigrid Forkert)