Liegau-Augustusbad

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View over the town towards Radeberg

Liegau - Augustusbad is since 1 April 1995, a district of Radeberg, has about 2,000 inhabitants and is located on the Great Röder at the northern edge of the Dresdner Heide.

• 2.1 baths 2.1.1 Augustusbad
• 2.1.2 Herrmannsbad
• 2.1.3 river pool at the Roeder
• 2.1.4 Familienbad

• 5.1 Ortschaftsrat
• 5.2 partnership

Geography

The area Liegau - Augustusbads lies on the western edge of the Lusatian plate, a part of the natural ecosystem Westlausitzer hill and mountain country. The original Waldhufendorf was due to the steep slopes east of the Great Röder only on the western side of the river. The place is divided into three parts: the village, Hofeberg and settlement. Since 1964, Klein Wachau is one of Liegau - Augustusbad.

Neighboring towns and regions

Transport links

The State Road 180 connects Liegau - Augustusbad with Langenbrück and Radeberg. The 9257 county road leading to Schönborn. On public transport, the place is served by the regional bus 308 of the Transport Oberelbe and by Radeberger town line 302. The Radeberger loop trail connects the district with the Dresdner Heide, the Seifersdorfer Valley ( Grundmühle ) and Small Wachau with Feldschlößchen.

History

First traces of settlement in this area point to the 6/7 Century back. In Lehnbuch of Frederick the Severe, Margrave of Meissen and Landgrave of Thuringia, the place was first mentioned in documents as Lygau 1349. The spelling of the place changed several times over the centuries, such as the spellings Lygau, Legow and Liegenn have survived. The word comes from the Liegau Sorbian word meaning place at the tree line and the gelachten trees. Already from the beginning of the 17th century, there are records for the manor Liegau.

After the discovery of mineral springs in place constantly grew, the district Augustusbad arose. After the Saxon country Gemeindeordnung a local parliament was elected in 1839, the village was thus separated from the manor. A petroleum street lighting there was in 1890, the connection to the power grid was 1910. In 1922, the renaming of the church in Liegau - Augustusbad was. In the late 1920s began the construction of settlements and settlement Hofeberg, more houses dating from the beginning of the 1930s in the so-called civil settlement. Small Wachau was incorporated in 1964. Liegau - Augustusbad is since 1995 a district of Radeberg, since the district reform in Saxony in 2008 belonging to the district of Bautzen.

The center Liegau - Augustusbads was active city and start in 2009 in the district centers support program of the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, buildings and infrastructure of the town have been extensively renovated.

Bathrooms

The silver mine on the eastern edge of the district Liegau was traversed since the 16th century by some mine tunnels in which short-term silver was mined. In 1717, the then mayor Radeberger Christoph Seydel found in such former stud a lightly carbonated water vein. With this discovery, the time of the (medical ) baths in Liegau began.

Augustusbad

The first spa was established in 1719 and named after the Saxon Elector August the Strong Augustusbad. Until the 19th century the Augustusbad has been constantly expanded and developed. The pharmacist Willmar Schwabe bought the Bath in 1896 and added it to his Dr. Willmar Schwabe 's homes Foundation added. In GDR times, the estate served as police schools and old people's home, after the collapse of the buildings were left to decay.

Herrmannsbad

The owners of the manor Carl Herrmann discovered in the 1840s also sources on his land. In 1852 he opened a bathhouse, 1853 Curbadrestaurant. 1857 was the Herrmannsbad Liegau already a bathhouse with medical care and several buildings to accommodate bathers. 1878 a park-like garden plant was built at Bath. In the first half of the 20th century, the bathroom was closed and converted the building into residences.

River pool at the Roeder

The existence of a simple beach on the running of the Great Röder already has been handed down for the year 1909. In 1922, the river pool Liegau was officially established by the local association and operated by the local council. Due to the newly opened family bath, the river pool was closed in 1931.

Familienbad

The Berlin Country parcelling Society ( LAPAG ) Built in 1929 on an area of ​​56,000 square meters, an outdoor pool in Liegau - Augustusbad, the so-called family bathroom. In the first few years, numerous events were held in the new pool, the bathroom achieved great number of visitors. After the Second World War, the bath was initially used as a children's holiday camps and outdoor stage. Necessary repair measures to further continue the bathing failed. In the 1980s, part of the old badge busi ness with bungalows was built, another part was converted from local anglers club as pond area. After the turn fell the remaining remnants of the bath and were overgrown by the forest.

Population Development

In 1551, 13 possessed man, one Häusler and 16 Inwohner were recorded in Liegau for 1764 10 possessed man, 10 cottagers and 13 hooves every 10 bushels were noted in the records.

( Population figures to 1922 for the rural community Liegau with the hamlets of small Liegau and Augustusbad, then for the community Liegau - Augustusbad )

Clubs and events

The coexistence in Liegau - Augustusbad is characterized by different clubs. The home club Liegau - Augustusbad eV maintains the history and documents the history and present of the place. Since 1931, there is a volunteer fire department. The Foundation Primary School Liegau - Augustusbad eVorganisiert and manages projects around the school of the village. In 1947, the first rabbit breeders association was formed, from which the breed Kaninchenzuchtverein S114 Liegau - Augustusbad and environment emerged eV. The first sports club was launched in 1951. Until the turn of 1989/90 there was next to soccer, among other offerings in the sections bowling, chess and athletics. In 1990 the union was dissolved, the football club SV Liegau - Augustusbad eV was founded by the athletes of the former football section. Other clubs in the city are the Fishing Club Sport Fishing Association, the Friends of Epilepsy Center Small Wachau eV and the initiative is a playground for Liegau - Augustusbad.

Since 2011, the vintage car rally Legends of Speed ​​station makes the town. Participants must attend competitions on a circuit. Other regular events include the Christmas market in the park, the Lie Auer light game night, various football tournaments of the SV - Liegau Augustusbad and the pond festival of fishermen association.

Economy

Due to the spas and the proximity to Dresden, the Dresden Heath and Seifersdorfer valley developed in Liegau - Augustusbad especially tourism. Still, there are several restaurants, cafes and accommodation packages. Industry and retailers play a subordinate role in the village.

Policy

Ortschaftsrat

In the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, the turnout was 58.4 % in Liegau - Augustusbad. The ten seats of Ortschaftsrats broken down as follows:

• SPD: six seats
• CDU: three seats
• '94 Rabbit: a seat

Partnership

With the town of Aschheim district of Munich in the district of Upper Bavaria has Liegau - Augustusbad a communal friendship. The friendship treaty was officially signed on 17 July 2010, 2011 of the Working Group was Radeberg - Liegau - Augustusbad founded as a part of the community partnership association Aschheim eV.

Associated with Liegau - Augustusbad people

• Willmar Schwabe (1839-1917), German chemist and author, founder of Dr. Willmar Schwabe 's homes Foundation
• Karl Söhle (1861-1947), German writer and professor of music hc
• Helmut Reinhardt ( * 1920 ), jazz musician and entertainment
• Dieter Philipp ( born 1938 ), former German diplomat, ambassador of the GDR in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
• Peter Adler (1940-2010), politician ( SPD) and member of the Saxon State Parliament 1990-2004
• Hugo Woldemar Hickmann (1841-1922), priest and founder of the first children's convalescent home in Germany