Helmsdorf, Thuringia
Helmsdorf is a municipality in the administrative community Dingelstädt in the Thuringian district of calibration field.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
Location
Helmsdorf located southeast of Dingelstädt close the Unstrut in an arable area of Eichsfeld. The Federal Highway 247 is accessible via the county road 236.
History
Helmsdorf is one of the oldest places in the calibration field, the first documentary mention as Helmbrechtesdorff was a year 1162nd Without precise dating Helmsdorf is already mentioned in a document from the 9th century. A parish church is first mentioned in a document from 1283. The present parish church of St. Peter and Paul was built in 1708. Helmet village belonged until the secularization in 1802 to Electoral Mainz. 1802 to 1807 the place became Prussian and then came to the Kingdom of Westphalia. From 1815 he was part of the Prussian province of Saxony. 1945 to 1949, the village belonged to the Soviet occupation zone and since 1949 part of the GDR. From 1961 until the turn and reunion 1989/1990 helmet village was affected by the closure of the nearby German border. Since 1990, the city is part of the re-established state of Thuringia.
Coat of arms
Blazon: "In a green golden rooted lime, topped with red heart sign with a silver cross on a silver top half-round stone. "
Population Development
Development of the population (31 December):
- 2000: 594
- 2001: 586
- 2002: 583
- 2003: 576
- 2004: 568
- 2005: 572
- 2006: 563
- 2007: 562
- 2008: 554
- 2009: 549
- 2010: 541
- 2011: 536
Policy
Parish council
The local council of Helmsdorf is composed of eight council members.
- Free Voter Helmsdorf: 8 seats
(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)
Mayor
The honorary mayor Manfred Bode ( CDU) was re-elected on June 6, 2010.
Economy
Until the early 20th century helmet village was predominantly agricultural. Another, driven in large scale source of income was the house weaving, which attained its greatest importance in 1800. From about 1875 Weaving, Knitting and hosiery were operated factory default. In the following years some weavers were established whose factory buildings are still mostly available and are used as such. In 1963, the agricultural production has been taken over by a LPG.
Others
As evidence of an often bawdy humor people already formed centuries ago specificities of the village out characterizing Neck and nickname. Thus, in the village survived the helmet villages Hoinde (helmet villages dogs). The reason is that the coat of arms of local noble family in a stylized form, a dog show, which is mapped to a number of historic landmarks.