Lehesten, Saale-Holzland

Lehesten is a municipality in the north of the Saale- wood - country circuit and part of the joint management Dornburg - Camburg. The municipality is divided Altengönna districts in the west, Lehesten in the center, Nerkewitz in the Northeast and Rödigen in the east.

2.1 Prehistory and Early History
2.2 membership
2.3 Viticulture
2.4 History of Lehesten
2.5 Development of the population since 1994

3.1 Church Lehesten
3.2 Wasserburg Lehesten

Geography

Geographical Location

The community Lehesten is in the range of Gönnatals and belongs to the landscape of Saaleplatte. From the wood corner by Altengönna, Lehesten and Nerkewitz and continue to Dornburg the road L 2301 and Lehesten of the county road K 150 runs after Rödigen on to Jena Jena is located about 8.5 km away, and there are 25 to Weimar km. The closest federal road B 88 is 6.5 kilometers east in the Saale valley and the nearest motorway A 4, 14 km south.

Neighboring municipalities are clockwise the community Saaleplatte with the district Stobra in the north, the district of Weimar, Hainichen with the district Stiebritz in the Northeast and Neuengönna in the east, to the Saale- Holzland, and the independent city of Jena with the districts Closewitz in the south and Krippendorf in the West.

Landscape, Water and Geology

The landscape is largely dominated by the large, mostly fertile farmland of the upper Gönnatals and the Ilm -Saale- plate. North of Lehesten and Altengönna the plains, a nearly flat plateau lies with good soil conditions. Forest areas are found in the area of Nerkewitzer subsoil and south of each Lehesten ( Stone and Lohholz ) and Altengönna ( called Pfarrholz or Altengönnaer wood). In the humid lowlands of the rivers, especially around Nerkewitz and northeast of Lehesten are meadows. The largely secluded from the main traffic routes Nerkewitzer base is marked by a change from forest and meadow areas and provides a convenient place for excursions and recreation area.

Through the municipal area as well as by the places Altengönna, Lehesten and Nerkewitz flows of patrons stream that rises near Vierzehnheiligen and flows into the Saale Neuengönna. Between Nerkewitz and Lehesten the patron stream is dammed to form a reservoir, the storage Nerkewitz or Nerkewitzer reservoir.

The municipality belongs mostly to the upper shell. In some places, particularly on the heights, are fertile loess deposits. Other smaller patches belong to the lower or middle Keuper. The highest elevations are the heights near the disk Mountain in the southeast with approximately 359 m above sea level. NN, the mandrel mountain in the southwest with 383 m above sea level. NN, and the plateau in the north with about 310 m above sea level. NN.

History

→ The history of the districts Altengönna, Nerkewitz and Rödigen is treated in the local items.

Prehistory and Early History

The area between the rivers Saale and Ilm was inhabited almost continuously since the Neolithic period. In the municipality, up to the Middle Ages following cultures and eras to demonstrate: older to medium Linear Pottery Culture (5500-4900 BC), Stroked Pottery Culture (4900-4500 BC), Corded Ware culture (2800-2200 BC) Tumulus Culture (1600-1300 BC), the La Tène B ( 400-320 BC), early Roman Empire ( 0-150 AD). Of particularly great scientific importance are the Linear Pottery settlements in Nerkewitz. From there comes also in 1929 found earthen idol of Nerkewitz.

Affiliation

All of today's community places were for many centuries in the possession of the German order of knights that was einbezirkt the Saxon Office Eckartsberga. The villages Altengönna and Rödigen belonged to the Scheduled Lehesten while Nerkewitz was assigned to the Coming Zwätzen. After the Order of resolution 1809 the municipal area in 1815 finally fell to the newly created Office Zwätzen in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar -Eisenach and 1816 to the Office of Jena.

Viniculture

In all four districts can the viticulture, and partly also of hop production in past centuries to prove. The Nerkewitzer vineyards on the western end of the ground Nerkewitzer reached its greatest extent in the 16th century and played for the village until the 19th century, a not insignificant role.

History of Lehesten

Lehesten was first mentioned in 1200. The place name derives from the Slavic word " Lescina ," the hazel bushes means.

Development of the population since 1994

Culture and Attractions

Church Lehesten

→ Refer to the village church Lehesten

Wasserburg Lehesten

The buildings of the Wasserburg characterize the Lehestener townscape. The plant was verlehnt to the Lords of Isserstedt owned by the Viscount of Kirchberg and was in the 12th century. Individual members of this family called themselves since 1200 Lords of Lehesten. Since the end of the 13th century, this family branch developed independently and was a resident of bourgeois aristocracy in Jena in the 14th to 16th century. In the course of Kirchbergerstrasse feud, the castle was taken in May 1304 Help Siege heavy equipment by Landgrave's troops and probably completely destroyed. A few years later the Viscount Lehesten had to cede to the Thuringian Landgrave. The following is a branch of the family of Meldingen was invested with the castle, which they rebuilt and inhabited until about 1506. A year later, the Saxon Duke George the Bearded sold the castle and the village Lehesten to the Teutonic Order. Then the religious Coming Lehesten was to manage the villages Lehesten, Altengönna and Rödigen. In 1809 came the castle and Coming back to the Kingdom of Saxony and in 1815 to the Grand Duchy of Saxe -Weimar. During this time, the castle became an agricultural chamber or state property. Only in 1998 was this again privately owned.

The castle was probably applied originally rectangular but strongly reshaped by the devastation and several alterations in the 16th and 19th centuries. Also, the water-filled moat is only preserved in fragments. The oldest part of the 27 meter high keep.

Economy

West of Lehesten the central institutions of the Gönnatal - agricultural eG, the largest employers located in the territory of the Gönnatals.

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