Zerkwitz

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Zerkwitz
Cerkwica
Coordinates: 51 ° 51 ′ 43 "  N , 13 ° 55 ′ 45"  E
Height : 48 m above sea level NHN
Area : 4.67 km²
Residents : 652  (Jul 17, 2017)
Population density : 140 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1978
Postal code : 03222
Area code : 03542
Zerkwitz village church
Zerkwitz village church

Zerkwitz , in Lower Sorbian Cerkwica , is a district of the city of Lübbenau / Spreewald in the north of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district in southern Brandenburg .

location

Zerkwitz is located in Niederlausitz north of the Niederlausitzer Landücken nature park and on the western edge of the Spreewald .

To the north of Zerkwitz lies the district of Krimnitz and further to the north the city of Lübben , which is already in the district of Dahme-Spreewald . Zerkwitz borders Lübbenau in the east. In the south follow the districts of Klein Klessow , Eisdorf and Groß Beuchow with Klein Beuchow . To the west are the districts of Klein Radden and Hindenberg, and further to the west are the neighboring districts of Alteno and Willmersdorf-Stöbritz .

history

Local history

Fire station

Zerkwitz was first mentioned as Czyrkewicz in a sales deed from 1315 . In this document, Bodo the elder of Ilenburg Ritter Christian, known as Lange, sold the rule of Lübbenau . The place name denotes a place in which there is a church Cerkwja . In 1423 the place was mentioned as Cerkowicz and in 1541 as Cerckwitz . The name of the Lower Sorbian place was mentioned in 1761 as Zerkwiza and in 1843 as Cerkwica . A related place name is Serkowitz , a district of Radebeul in Saxony .

As a result of the Congress of Vienna , Zerkwitz came with the entire Lower Lusatia to the Kingdom of Prussia and belonged to the district of Calau . On January 1, 1926, the place Kleeden was incorporated. With the Brandenburg district reform in 1950, Zerkwitz left the district of Calau, which was converted into the district of Senftenberg, and was incorporated into the district of Lübben (Spreewald) . In 1952 the places came to the newly founded district of Calau . On January 1, 1978, Zerkwitz was incorporated into Lübbenau as a district.

Zerkwitz belongs to the Lower Lusatia church district .

Population development

Population development in Zerkwitz from 1875 to 1971
year Residents year Residents
1875 319 1890 343
1910 327 1925 335
1933 477 1939 478
1946 661 1950 638
1964 525 1971 507

Culture and sights

The Zerkwitz village church and the school are among the architectural monuments of the city of Lübbenau .

Economy and Infrastructure

Zerkwitz is located northwest of the Spreewald motorway triangle , where the Federal Motorway 15 merges into the Federal Motorway 13 running west of the town . The local economy is characterized by smaller craft and commercial enterprises. Zerkwitz has also established itself as an important tourist location within the Lübbenau urban area through the nearby Spreewald. Many pensions and hotels as well as guest houses are located in Zerkwitz.

Personalities

In the middle of the 17th century, the Lower Sorbian linguist Johannes Choinan worked as a pastor in Zerkwitz.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Federal Statistical Office (Ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .
  2. ↑ Brandenburg Statistics (PDF)

literature

Web links

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