Wildenhain (Mockrehna)

Wildenhain community Mockrehna Coordinates: 51 ° 32 ′ 20 ″ N , 12 ° 48 ′ 10 ″ E
Height :	99 m
Area :	2.27 km²
Residents :	430
Population density :	189 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1999
Postal code :	04862
Area code :	034244
Location of Wildenhain in Saxony

Wildenhain is a part of the municipality Mockrehna in the district of North Saxony (Saxony).

Wildenhain Church

geography

The place Wildenhain is north of the main town Mockrehna on the state road 16 in the Dübener Heide between the towns of Eilenburg and Torgau . The federal road 87 and the Halle – Cottbus railway line run south of the village . The Torfhaus settlement area belongs to the district .

history

Wildenhain was created in the Middle Bronze Age around 1900 to 1200 BC.

The place was first mentioned in documents in 1314.

In 1929 the hamlet of Torfhaus was incorporated. In 1949 the place had the highest number of inhabitants to date with 840 inhabitants. On January 1, 1999, the Wildenhain community came to the Mockrehna community.

Attractions

late baroque village church (* 1782)
baroque manor house (first mentioned in 1474)
listed school building (* 1896)

Sons and daughters of the place

Otto Perl (1882–1951), was one of the founders of the self-help association for the physically handicapped , which was given the name Perl-Bund after him, and was important for special education

Web links

Commons : Wildenhain - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wildenhain on the pages of the municipality of Mockrehna
Wildenhain in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony

Individual evidence

[mockrehna-1] Wildenhain on the website of the Mockrehna community

[2] StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 1999