Tanna, Germany
Tanna is a small town in the Thuringian Saale- Orla-Kreis.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 City Council
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 traffic
- 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town Tanna
Geography
Geographical location
Tanna is located about 10 km south of Schleiz in a basin of Wettera, an eastern tributary of the Saale, with views of the Franconian Forest. Also parts of the Fichtelgebirge and the Thuringian Forest are visible. By some rural districts in the southern and eastern region of Saale inflow Wisenta flows.
Cityscape
The village is built Tanna langzeilig. In the middle of the town 's main square with the town hall and the landmark of the city, a pine tree. The City Council, together with the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Andrew and the classical old school the historic city center. In November 2012 it was confirmed that the City will demolish the old school to apply at this point an open space. Previously, an investor had offered to renovate the building and create new jobs. The city Tanna will have to absorb new debt for demolition.
Boroughs
( documented first mention )
Apart from the core city to Tanna include eight more districts in which it is surrounding, is my finished villages. These are Künsdorf ( 1267 ), Miele Village ( 1377 ), Rothacker (1402 ) with Willersdorf ( January 24, 1417 ) and Ebersberg ( 1407), Schilbach ( August 14, 1325 ), Seubtendorf ( August 6, 1354 ), stilt ( 31 August 1279 ) / Spielmes (1 December 1437), Unterkoskau ( August 14, 1325 ) / Oberkoskau ( August 24, 1325 ) and Customs Green ( June 15, 1342 ).
Neighboring communities
Adjacent communities include the cities of Gefell, Saalburg- Ebersdorf and Schleiz in Saale- Orla-Kreis and Rosenbach / Vogtl., The city Mühltroff and Reuth in the Saxon Vogtland.
History
North of customs Green was on the Wettera once known as Schanzgraben a castle site in the Burgstädtel. They probably served to secure the trade route Nuremberg / Leipzig over the creek. 1842 iron objects were still in ablation of the hill found, confirming the location of the fortification, Tanna was mentioned in a document on 22 Sept. 1232 and has since 1495 a city charter. The Reformation was introduced in 1533. From 1596 to 1918 Tanna of the house of Reuss younger line, of which 1647 to 1666 to the lower line of Reuss - room castle and 1666-1848 to Reuss- Schleiz.
In the second half of the 19th century and 20th century, was built not far from the train station in a quarry the " marble " from Tanna. He is one of the hall Burger marbles and has been sold under the name Royal red variety. Applications can be found in Thuringia, Berlin (Dom, Humboldt-Universität/Foyer ), Dresden (Luke Church ). It is a dark red Devonian limestone with marked stratification.
During the Second World War, workers from Poland in farms of Tanna had to do forced labor.
In eingemeindeten village Schilbach in 1923 was a manor with 469 ha Reinhold Knoch was the owner.
Incorporations
On April 9, 1994 Schilbach was incorporated. On 1 January 1997, the former Board Community Tanna were dissolved and made up to this date confirmation from communities Künsdorf, Miele village, Rothacker ( with the eingemeindeten on 1 January 1974 Willersdorf ) Seubtendorf, Unterkoskau ( with the eingemeindeten on 1 January 1974 Oberkoskau ) and customs Green incorporated. At the same time the previously belonging to the administrative community Gefell community stilts was incorporated.
Miele village dates back to 1377. In the village live around 240 inhabitants. On 1 January 1997 the three kilometers northerly site was incorporated to Tanna.
Population Development
Development of the population of the municipality of Tanna to the respective territorial status ( as of 1994 December 31):
- 2002: 4264
- 2003: 4229
- 2004: 4106
- 2005: 4073
- 2006: 4039
- 2007: 4023
- 2008: 3998
- 2009: 3938
- 2011: 3823
- 2012: 3746
Data source from 1994: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Policy
City council
The city council of the city of Tanna has 16 seats. The local elections of 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 60.0% to the following result:
* Forms, with the fire brigade Tanna a fraction.
Coat of arms
Blazon: " In black on green lawn in front a golden lion, behind a silver (white ) fir. "
This has scarcely changed Coat of Tanna is mentioned in the chronicle of the city for the first time in 1514. The lion is the heraldic animal of the Principality of Reuss younger line. The fir is canting symbol for the city name.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Between Tanna and Schilbach the highway runs in two north-south direction. Further west runs almost parallel Federal Highway 9 interchanges are in Schleiz and Bad Lobenstein. Since 1892, Tanna is connected to the railway line Schoenberg Hirschberg. The route was used until 1994 to carry passengers.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town Tanna
- Johann Georg Karl (1728-1787), known as a prophet of Tanna
- Christian Gottfried Weissker ( born September 19, 1757 Koskau; † September 16, 1845 Schleiz ), Royal Dutch Obrist
- Edward Knoch ( born June 19, 1814 Schilbach; † May 6, 1891 in Bad Blankenburg ), member of the Reichstag
- Karl Neupert ( born October 1, 1910 in Tanna; † 29 December 1991 in Schnaittach ) was a German architect and regional planner.
- Nikolaus Schmidt- Küntzel called Küntzel. ( Born January 20, 1606 Rothacker, † 1671) The learned farmer from Rothacker
Others
On 27 and 28 August 2000, the railway station and the Old School of Tanna Filming locations for the movie were "As far as your feet ."