Bechstedtstraß

Bechstedtstraß is a municipality in the western part of the Weimar area and part of the joint management Gram Metal.

History before 1900

As archaeological finds about 500 meters west of the church occupy, the space in the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and in the Germanic period was settled. The place Bechstete ( as on a document from the year 860) was due to a fork in the Salt Road ( between Good village and Olle village on Niederzimmern ) and a way to Erfurt, which is why since the mid-16th century Bechtstedt adding " via " or "( " received on the ) road in distinction to Bechstedt - Wagd ( Ilm -Kreis). The first homesteads were grouped around a village square at the upper edge even before 1000 a church was built. The church was consecrated the first bishop Boniface Thuringia. How Fulda records show the imperial abbey had significant assets in space Bechstedtstraß. There are three carved figures of Gothic altars obtained, which testify to the richness of the medieval village. The village belonged from the Middle Ages to 1815, the city of Erfurt, then Bechstedtstraß part of the Grand Duchy of Saxe -Weimar- Eisenach. In the 16th century Bechstedtstraß was one of the major Waiddörfer Erfurt. It Waidsteine ​​remember on the village green and the old gate of the courtyard Meier ( In the village 17). 1830 and 1850 there was a devastating fire in the village. During this time several families traveled to America. 1884, the cemetery was closed as a cemetery. Interment will take place in the cemetery below the Angers since 1880.

Religion

The evangelical Christians belong to the parish Nohra (Katharina von Bora ) along with church members from Nohra, Ulla, station Nohra and Isseroda. Services are held once a month. The parish office is in Nohra. The Catholic Christians celebrated until 1972 in the village church their show. Today, find the services in Weimar, Sacred Heart Church, instead.

Attractions

  • The windmill was first documented in 1620 and rebuilt in 1834 after a fire. In 2000-2001 it was restored and is once again wind consistently and fully functional.
  • Parish Church of St. Boniface
  • Cemetery with grave stones 21 past
  • Cemetery for more than 70 Soviet prisoners of war at the northern end of the village, the victims of the harsh living conditions or ill-treatment during forced labor on highway construction were
  • Portal of the former dairy farm, in the village 17
  • Homestead of the former rectory in the village 20
  • House, in the village 48
  • Windmill on the road to Isseroda
  • Two Waidmühlsteine ​​on the village green, near cemetery

Gallery

Former Organ Museum

Church of St. Boniface before the renovation of the hall construction

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