Altjeßnitz

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Village Church

Altjeßnitz is a district of the city Raguhn - Jeßnitz in the district of Anhalt -Bitterfeld, located in the southeast of the state of Saxony -Anhalt. Altjeßnitz is primarily known for its baroque maze.

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Geography

Altjeßnitz lies in the floodplain on the eastern bank of the Mulde, 10 km north of Bitterfeld- Wolfen and 20 km south of Dessau.

History

Altjeßnitz belonged until 1815 to the Saxon Office Bitterfeld and came up with this as a result of the Congress of Vienna to Prussia, where it belonged to the district of Bitterfeld. Altjeßnitz towered like a spur in Anhaltisches area and was surrounded in three directions by this. Just to the east was land connection to one's own territory .. This administrative boundaries had by 2010 inventory; only since there is a common management with the west of the trough located Jeßnitz.

From the late 17th to mid-20th century the barons were at the end of the landlords of Altjeßnitz. 1694 acquired Hans Adam Freiherr von end of the former manor that belonged to the lords of Reppichau and built it as the headquarters of the family end of an exclusive country estate. In the style of the late Baroque palace and a park, in the maze was created.

On January 1, 2010, the formerly independent communities Altjeßnitz, brand, Retzau, Schierau, Thurland and Tornau before the heath and the cities Jeßnitz (Anhalt) and Raguhn merged to city Raguhn - Jeßnitz. At the same time the management of Community Raguhn, belonged to the Altjeßnitz was dissolved.

Policy

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 19 May 2008 by the county.

Blazon: " Angular links shared by gold and green, the top of the division of growing a rising black wolf with red teeth and knocked-out tongue, from the jaws of a red blood drop falling, down the silver road network of a maze. "

The colors of the community are green - gold ( yellow).

The symbolism of the coat of arms of Altjeßnitz that developed the Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch, makes reference to the coat of arms of the Barons of the end and on the maze.

The shield is (yellow ) and green divided diagonally left in shades of gold. Gold is the color plate in the arms of the end. As Kontratinktur Green was chosen because this color is directly related to the maze in the park of Altjeßnitz.

On 25 March 2008 the council decided to use or submit for approval to the official channels, the symbols and colors in the coat of arms of Altjeßnitz mentioned.

Flag

The flag is green - yellow (1:1) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the municipal coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Other attractions in the village include the originating already from the time of the Romanesque village church Altjeßnitz.

Furthermore, worth seeing is the strong castle remodeled Altjeßnitz. This was built in 1699. A fire in 1946 destroyed large parts of the plant. In April 1975, followed by demolition work. Parts, however, were significantly changed, rebuilt.

The much-visited maze Altjeßnitz lies in the formerly belonging to the castle manor park.

Economy and infrastructure

Transport links

Federal highway 184 and the railway line Dessau -Bitterfeld run a few miles west of the municipality. The nearby motorway 9 can be reached via the interchanges Bitterfeld / Wolfen and Dessau- Süd (about 10 km).

Personalities

• Johann Gottfried Hermann ( * October 12, 1707, † 30 July 1791 in Dresden), Lutheran theologian
• Werner Lindemann (* October 7, 1926; † 9 February 1993), poet and writer