Quellendorf
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Source village is a hamlet of the town Southern Anhalt district Anhalt- Bitterfeld, in Saxony- Anhalt.
Until the formation of the unified community Southern Anhalt on 1 January 2010 Source village was an independent municipality in the administrative community Southern Anhalt with the associated district this village. Last Mayor of Quellendorf was Doris Zimmermann.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 flag
Geography
Source village is located about 15 kilometers southwest of Dessau and twelve kilometers east of the county town of Köthen (Anhalt). The area between the Elbe and Fuhne is very scarcely wooded and is farmed intensively - the Mosigkauer Heath northeast of source village is one of the few large contiguous forest areas in the region.
History
Quellendorf
As the founder of today's Quellendorf go to Richard of torment village. The first written mention of the village dates from the year 1265 as Qualendorp. By law, the Duke of Anhalt of 10 August 1838, the town was renamed by reference to a source close to the source in the village.
The community was known nationwide as the mayor Norbert Lindner ( today Michaela Lindner) makeup and 1998 with women's clothes appeared for duty. The council initiated without giving reasons a deselection process. Lindner was voted with 482 votes of the 782 eligible voters as mayor of the small community.
This village
The first mention of this village dates from the year 1469.
Policy
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 11 April 2008 by the county.
Blazon: " square of silver and blue; Field 1: a black boar's head with red Hauer, Field 2 and 3: two golden ears of corn, field 4. , A blue fountain source "
The colors are blue source village - Silver ( white).
On 13 November 2007 the council decided to conduct a re- formative and coat of arms charged with the implementation of the heraldist Jörg Mantzsch. The coat of arms symbolism combines with three main characteristics:
These mentioned conditions are symbolized by the boar's head from the arms of those torments, the ears of corn and the Spring coat of arms.
The place name was called in earlier times Qualendorp or spoiled village and was renamed by order of the Prince of Anhalt in today's Quellendorf. Although the name of locality is related to the family of anguish and less with the nearby source it pleased the rulers not mean that his subjects should live in a " torment village".
The family of agony was Danish- Holstein origin and was once so important representatives that was taken, for example, Franziska Genoveva of agony on the 500 -krone note in Denmark.
Following on from the place name Blue was chosen in connection with water as a dominant sign color.
Flag
The flag is blue - white ( 1:1) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the municipal coat of arms.
Transport links
By Quellendorf, the road connection from Köthen (Anhalt) to Bitterfeld -Wolfen. Bus routes of public transport lead to Köthen and after Salzfurtkapelle ( district of the city Zoerbig ). The motorway connection Dessau- Süd is about 10 km away (A 9 Berlin - Munich). The nearest train stations are in Dessau, Köthen and Raguhn.