Wernsdorf (Berga)

Wernsdorf City of Berga / Elster Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 34 ″  N , 12 ° 9 ′ 19 ″  E
Height :	286  (260-330)  m above sea level NN
Residents :	160  (2012)
Incorporation :	1st January 1974
Incorporated into:	Wolfersdorf
Postal code :	07980
Area code :	036623
Wernsdorf outskirts

Wernsdorf is a district of Berga / Elster in the Greiz district in Thuringia .

geography

Wernsdorf is a row village with the character of a forest hoof village . It is located between 260 and 330 meters above sea level in the Thuringian Slate Mountains on a plateau east of the Elsterniederung, sloping westward in a narrow left-hand side valley of the Fuchsbach. Forest stands on the eastern slopes of the Elsteraue before the agricultural areas of Wernsdorf connect. The neighboring district to the south is Albersdorf , followed by Berga's Schlossberg, on which the castle once stood. The state road 2336 leads via Wolfersdorf and connects to the district road to Wernsdorf.

history

The place was first mentioned in a document in 1306. In 2012, 160 people lived in the district.

Attractions

View to the village church

Village church

The listed late romantic church has its structural origins in the 12th century. In the 19th century the church tower got its present appearance. In 1990 a crucifix by the Zwickau carver Peter Breuer from 1500 was redesigned during restoration work .

More Attractions

• "Seese" half-timbered house, Lange Straße 14, listed
• Listed half-timbered courtyards in the Franconian style

Web links

Commons : Wernsdorf  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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