Wohlau (Belgern-Schildau)
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Wohlau
City of Belgern-Schildau
Coordinates: 51 ° 25 ′ 35 ″ N , 13 ° 9 ′ 25 ″ E
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| Residents : | 121 (2020) | |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1994 | |
| Incorporated into: | Belgians | |
| Postal code : | 04874 | |
| Area code : | 034224 | |
Location of Wohlau in Saxony |
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Wohlau is a district of the town of Belgern-Schildau in the district of North Saxony in Saxony .
location
The alley village with block corridor is located in the Belgern-Mühlberg Elbe-Aue area on the eastern edge of the Dahlener Heide west of the federal highway 182 and the Elbe . The district road 8924 leads through the rural area and place.
history
The rural village was first mentioned in 1314 as Wolov (Old Sorbian; Heideranddorf with hilly surroundings). In the 14th century the village belonged to the Torgau office . In 1497 the place was called Wolow, Wolaw, or Wolau. From 1520 the village was abandoned and it was deserted for more than two centuries . From 1768 the place was repopulated and from then on called Wohlau . In 1754 the place belonged to the manor Plotha in the Mühlberg office , from 1816 to the district of Torgau . They are parish in Staritz and belonged to the local parish church.
The population has fluctuated strongly over the past 100 years. In 1818 it was z. B. 110, in 1950 already 719, in 1964 only 266. In 2020 the place has 121 inhabitants.
On July 1, 1950, Oelzschau and Seydewitz were incorporated into Wohlau . In 1994 they were jointly incorporated into the city of Belgern, which has belonged to the city of Belgern-Schildau since January 1, 2013. In 2014 all residents of Wohlau celebrated 700 years of Wohlau .
Attractions
In the vicinity of the place is the ice age boulder Blauer Stein , a boulder made of red stone pebbles, one of the largest boulders in the former Leipzig district.
There is also an old parish hall, which used to be a village school and is now used as a residential building. Clinker brick building with a gable roof, significance in terms of local history and social history. One-storey brick building over natural stone plinth, eaves, saddle roof, one half of the roof subsequently upgraded, entrance in the middle, original front door, on the street side inscription panel with triangular roofing, inscription: "Heimat Schule zu Wohlau".
There has been an inn in Wohlau since around 1899, which is now run as the Zur Heide inn .
Former border between Prussia and Saxony
Former boundary stone between the Kingdom of Matters and the Kingdom of Prussia, it stands between the villages of Wohlau and Treptitz. Shredded pyramid stump made of sandstone with plinth directly on the border line, number 7 chiseled on the opposite side and the country code KP / KS, associated with 20 runner stones at irregular intervals on the border line, stone in very good condition. The historical significance of these cultural monuments is: “After the end of Napoleon's rule, the borders of Europe were redefined at the Congress of Vienna from September 18, 1814 to June 9, 1815. Saxony , which fought alongside Napoleon and was therefore among the defeated, had to cede almost two thirds of its territory by decision of the victorious powers. Almost all of these areas were assigned to Prussia and became part of the Prussian province of Saxony . From 1828 the wooden border posts were gradually replaced by much more solid border stones, the design of which goes back to Prussian designs and which are known as pilars (Spanish for 'pillar'). A total of four types of boundary stones can be distinguished. They are numbered from east to west, with the counting starting anew on the Elbe (right Elbe boundary stones number 1–212, left Elbe number 176). The property of the Saxon-Prussian boundary stones as a monument results from their historical significance, they are reminiscent of a decisive event for Saxony's history. "
Memorial stone Major K. v. Hausen
There is a memorial stone between Wohlau and Oelzschau, the inscription on the stone: “In memory of Major K. v. Hausen, 10.10.1867 - found . September 25, 1914 in France ". The stone is dedicated to the memory of Franz Kurt von Hausen Gorsleben, born on October 10, 1867 in Magdeburg. His father was Adolf Erwin Max von Hausen, gentleman at Gorsleben "Blauer Hof", his mother was Anna von Hausen, born in Stephann, from Tauschwitz. According to the Volksbund's war graves register, Major Franz Kurt von Hausen's final resting place is in Manicourt , France, and he was reburied in the final grave site, Block 4, Grave 229. Originally he was buried in Marchelepot near Peron. His sister Meta Clara Ida Ruyter (1872 to 1939), born von Hausen, had the stone set in the Oelzschauer Forst after 1920 in memory of her brother. She lived on the Plotha manor and died on June 10, 1939 in Torgau.
Web links
- Wohlau in the Digital Historical Directory of Saxony
- Wohlau on the homepage of the city of Belgern-Schildau
Individual evidence
- ↑ Frank Lehmann: A village has breakfast in nightwear in torgauerzeitung.com from August 25, 2014