Wittchendorf

Wittchendorf Community Langenwetzendorf Coordinates: 50 ° 43 ′ 46 ″  N , 12 ° 6 ′ 24 ″  E
Height :	346 m above sea level NN
Residents :	80  (2020)
Incorporation :	January 1, 1960
Incorporated into:	Wild pigeon
Postal code :	07980
Area code :	036623
Location of Wittchendorf in Langenwetzendorf
Wittchendorf from the east

Wittchendorf is a district of Langenwetzendorf in the Greiz district in Thuringia .

location

Wittchendorf is located on an elevated, hilly plain of the Thuringian Slate Mountains on federal highway 92 south of Hohenölsen and north of Wildenaube. In the district is next to a large building or structure a water tank. The hallway is interspersed with wooded groves. The structure of the row village is determined by the Gelängeflur (1905: 372 ha).

history

On October 4, 1209, the district was first mentioned in a document ( Wittigendorf - settlement of a Wittigo). In 2012, 87 residents lived in the district, compared to 187 at the 1946 census. The few properties belonged to Mildenfurth Monastery . On January 1, 1960, the place was incorporated into the municipality of Wildenaube . This was dissolved on December 31, 2013 and incorporated into Langenwetzendorf, making Wittchendorf a district of this municipality.

Attractions

A panoramic view is offered to the visitor at the Kreuztanne, a lookout point between Altgernsdorf and Wittchendorf at 385.8  m above sea level, mentioned as early as the 19th century . NHN , on which a 12.5 m high observation tower has stood since 2007 . The old church (1609) with the valuable plank wall belongs to the Parochie Teichwitz . Some half-timbered courtyards, which were renewed in the course of the site renovation, determine the site.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Henriette Joseph and Haik Thomas Porada (eds.): Landscapes in Germany / Volume 68: The northern Vogtland around Greiz - A regional analysis in the area of ​​Greiz, Weida, Berga, Triebes, Hohenleuben, Elsterberg, Mylau and Netzschkau . Böhlau-Verlag GmbH , Vienna-Cologne-Weimar 2006, ISBN 3-412-09003-4 , p. 142/143 .
2. ^ Wolfgang Kahl : First mention of Thuringian towns and villages. A manual. Rockstuhl Verlag, Bad Langensalza, 2010, ISBN 978-3-86777-202-0 , p. 317
3. ^ VG Leubatal: Wittchendorf. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved March 25, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  
4. ↑ Confirmation from the state parliament. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 24, 2013 ; Retrieved December 29, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
6. ↑ Vogtland Tourist Association: Kreuztanne observation tower. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015 ; Retrieved July 22, 2017 .  (with photo)

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