Milower Land

The municipality and Milower country [mi ː lo ː ɐ̯ lant ] lies in the southwest of the district in Brandenburg Havel country in Germany. The municipality is the legal successor of the existing 1992 to 2003 Office Milow.

• 2.1 History of the districts
• 2.2 History of the official establishment and incorporations
• 2.3 Demographics

• 3.1 Municipal Council
• 3.2 Coat of Arms 3.2.1 Coat of arms of districts

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 Miscellaneous

Geography

The community Milower country lies west of the Havel river on the border with Saxony- Anhalt, about 25 km northwest of Brandenburg an der Havel, about 8 km southeast of Rathenow, about 23 km northeast of Genthin, about 90 km west of Berlin. Large parts of the community are in the nature park Westhavelland. Approximately 38 percent of the municipality is the forest, the Zollchower Heath and the Großwudicker forest. The Stremme leads to Milow in the Havel.

Community structure

The municipality is divided their main statutes in the following local and municipal parts:

• Bahnitz
• Bützer with the living space Kietz
• Großwudicke with the parts of the municipality Buckow, Small Buckow and Kleinwudicke as well as the living quarters Forestry House, Sheep Farm and brickworks
• Jerchel with the living quarters and expansion Jerchel Luisenhof
• Milow with the parts of the municipality Marquede, New Dessau and Wilhelminenthal as well as the living quarters old sheepfold, Milow expansion and Wolfsmühle
• Möthlitz with the living space Lutze
• Nitzahn with the parts of the municipality garlic and Wendeberg
• Schmetzdorf with the living space birdsong
• Vieritz with the living quarters Bünsche, forest house Hohenheide, cat and sheep Vieritzer
• Zollchow with the parts of the municipality Galm and Grille

The settlements have been supplemented by the service portal of the National Administration of Brandenburg.

History

History of the districts

The district Milow was in 1144, named for the first time in a deed of Hartwig, Count of Stade, dean of Bremen and canon of Magdeburg, to the archbishopric of Magdeburg. The place name is derived from Mil'ov or Milov = location of a Mil. Mil is either a last name or pet name for a first name as Milobrat, for adj mil -loving, worth .. Carl Julius Andreas Bolle (1832-1910) - founder and owner of the traditional dairy C. Bolle in Berlin, built in a villa Milow, which he later his staff left for recreation. Today is located in this building, the hostel Carl Bolle ( due renovated in 2010 ).

Moritz von Anhalt- Dessau acquired in 1754 as Milow Domgut. In the same year he later founded south of the town Leopold castle and a year the church today parts New -Dessau and Wilhelminenthal. The settlers in these places were mostly Calvinists, for them the Leopold Burger church was dedicated in 1770 inaugurated, which is now home to the savings bank. At the end of the Second World War, earned three Milower citizens, the teacher Pritzkow, the farmer Fritz ohms and the Pastor Paul Büchtemann, great service to the place, as they in fearless confrontation against the SS commander hoisting white flags organized and so the place its violent destruction by the Red Army saved.

The district Buckow was first mentioned in 1360. The district Großwudicke IV was mentioned in a document in 1397 for the first time in Lehnbuch the archbishop Albrecht of Magdeburg.

It was not until the early 20th century the places Nitzahn, Möhtlitz and Bahnitz were connected by a Chausse. Nitzahn finds its first documentary mention to 1380th Archaeological finds at the beginning of the 20th century show that before about 4000 years people settled there. Found three urnfields ( early Roman Empire, Iron Age and Bronze Age ).

The first mention of Möthlitz are from the years 1225 (as Mottennyz ) and 1303. Since the Thirty Years War, the entire village burned down together with the two noble goods which still exists today Möthlitzer castle was built in 1648.

The district Bahnitz than Banthyz, is of Slavic origin, and was first documented in 1225.

The history of the place garlic is linked with those of the family of Britzke. The local church dates from the year 1303.

The first mention of the district Jerchel was about 1350. It was founded by the Flemish and the family of Hünicke that was in possession of the goods. Among the later owners of the goods included, among others, the families of Tresckow, von Bülow, von Werder, of Schenkendorfstraße and von Katte.

History of the official establishment and incorporations

In 1914 the municipalities of New Milow, Milow and Leopold castle were combined in the overall community Milow.

As part of the education offices in 1992 in Brandenburg, the following eight municipalities concluded from the then district Rathenow to a management network, office Milow called together: Großwudicke, Milow, Nitzahn, Vieritz, Jerchel, Möthlitz, Bützer and Zollchow. On 3 July 1992, the Minister of the Interior gave its approval for the formation of the Office Milow for its finalization July 16, 1992 has been set. Seat of the official administration was in the church Milow. First Amtsdirektor was Günter Geib.

In a notice dated 30 April 2002, the Ministry of the Interior approved the formation of a new municipality Milower country from the communities Bützer, Großwudicke, Jerchel, Milow, Möthlitz, Vieritz and Zollchow. However, the merger became effective until 26 October 2003.

The church we see today was only on 26 October 2003, the voluntary merger of the previously independent municipalities Bützer, Großwudicke, Jerchel, Milow, Möthlitz, Vieritz and Zollchow and the inclusion of Nitzahn by law also October 26, 2003. church today Milower country is the same from 1992 to 2003 existing office Milow. Districts were also Schmetzdorf, the district of Zollchow was, and Bahnitz, which was a district of Möthlitz.

Demographics

Forecasts of population change

Forecast age structure

Policy

Municipal council

The Council of the Municipality Council consists of 16 women and councilors.

• CDU: 6 seats
• Wählergemeinschaft Milower Land: 5 seats
• SPD: 3 seats
• FDP: 2 seats

(As at municipal election held on September 28, 2008 )

Coat of arms

The newly formed congregation participated in the official coat of arms of the defunct Office Milow, this was approved on 17 October 2003.

Blazon: " Argent, on a red Dreienberg a blue, two facing black pines accompanied gin. "

The coat of arms was designed in 1993 by Jörg Kommunalheraldiker Mantzsch and admitted to the approval process.

Coat of arms of districts

Coat of Arms of the local part Bützer

Coat of Arms of the local part Großwudicke

Coat of Arms of the local part Jerchel

Coat of Arms of the local part Milow

Coat of Arms of the local part Möthlitz

Coat of Arms of the local part Nitzahn

Coat of Arms of the local part Schmetzdorf

Coat of Arms of the local part Vieritz

Coat of Arms of the local part Zollchow

On the initiative of the Cultural Association Milower eV and the mayor of the municipality were donated in consultation with the local population, the above coat of arms, which were registered by the HERALD and included in the German town coat of arms role. These coats of arms, etc. after receiving permission from the founder of disposal of the notables, from clubs, associations out as symbols of local identity outside of official acts. Designer of the coat of arms is the Kommunalheraldiker Jörg Mantzsch that led to certification.

Attractions

In the list of monuments in Milower country are registered in the list of monuments of Brandenburg monuments. Other points of interest are:

• Base of the park rangers and the South (NABU Regional Association Westhavelland ) with exhibitions on Nature Park Westhavelland and the history of the site and the surrounding area (found in the visitor center on the ehm. Knights Grange )
• Historical center Milow with the baroque church patronage Leopold castle (now Sparkasse ) and the Protestant village church Milow
• Villa Bolle (now Hostel " Carl- Bolle " )
• Castle chapel built in the early 18th century and the castle park with castle pond in Großwudicke
• Church Schmetzdorf with organ from 1764
• Zollchow church from the 13th century with the Wagner organ student from 1764
• Late Romanesque village church Bützer
• Vieritzer mountain nature trail
• Vieritzer living space cat with a deer park and woodland nature trail
• Lock Bahnitz with defense scales and Schleusenhaus
• Kahn lock Bahnitz with Nadelwehr
• Bronze mermaid Bahnitz at the boat landing
• Manor Jerchel
• Village church Möthlitz
• Village church Nitzahn
• Half-timbered house from the 1st half of the 19th century in Nitzahn
• Church of 1303 in Nitzahner community part garlic
• Möthlitzer Holiday castle with castle Möthlitzer mill and household technology experience center

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The railway line Berlin -Hannover -Stendal runs through the north of the parish. The nearest rail connection to the track Brandenburg- Rathenow, is located 2.5 km away in Premnitz. The B188 runs through the north of the parish. Due to the neighboring community Premnitz the B 102 leads is located on the Havel a Wasserwanderrastplatz.

Others

• West of the local part Nitzahn at the coordinates 52 ° 27 '35 " N, 12 ° 20' 45 " O52.45972212.345833 there is a shift of Deutsche Bahn AG. This facility is in addition to the traction current switching mechanisms Neckarwestheim and nominal village the only switchgear of Deutsche Bahn AG, which is not due to a railway line or on the site of a power plant.
• In the 1960s, was a 4000 year old skeleton, called The Man of Milow, found and processed. The Fund is exhibited in the museum in Brandenburg an der Havel.

Personalities

• Gottfried von Katte (1789-1866), born in Zollchow, Prussian Lieutenant General
• Carl Julius Andreas Bolle (1832-1910), born in Milow, founder and owner of the traditional dairy C. Bolle in Berlin
• Ernst Albert Altenkirch (1903-1980), born in Bahnitz, SED functionary in Brandenburg an der Havel and East Berlin