Hohendorf

54.02277777777813.73277777777819Koordinaten: 54 ° 1 ' 22 " N, 13 ° 43' 58" E

Position of chief village in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern

High Village is a district of the town of Wolgast in the district of Vorpommern - Greifswald in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern ( Germany ). Until the end of 2011 High village was an independent municipality with the hamlets of High village, Schalense, Pritzier and Zarnitz.

Geography and transport

High village is situated about three kilometers southwest of Wolgast, between the two places is the Ziesaberg. East of the town is the river Peene ( inlet of the Baltic Sea), here the Ziese empties into the. Through the village pass the provincial road 26 and the railway line Züssow - Swinoujscie. The State Road 26 crosses the highway at exit 111 in the village Schalense.

History

The village chief village was first mentioned in 1319 as Hogendorp documented. The area around the village chief, however, was settled earlier, prove what prehistoric finds. In the 15th century chief village belonged to the family of New Churches, which in turn sold the village in 1473 to the convent in Krummin. From the Thirty Years War High village belonged until 1815 to Sweden and then to the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1648 to 1854 chief village was part of the estate Pritzier. In 1855, the current B was built 111 (of Gützkow to Wolgast ). The construction of the railway line Züssow - Wolgast Usedom Hohendorf gained increasing importance with the rise of spa tourism. In a major fire on July 3, 1931, 25 buildings, including the destroyed school. After 1945 the population rose in Village chief, as in almost all villages Vorpommern, by the settlement of refugees and displaced persons.

Since 1990, the High village belongs to the state of Mecklenburg -Vorpommern. Effective 1 January 2012 the High village was annexed to Wolgast.

Attractions

→ See: List of monuments in Wolgast # Hohendorf

• Village church village chief, Gothic brick and stone church from the 13th century