Wachau, Saxony

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Wachau is a municipality in the southwest of the district of Bautzen, Saxony. The city of Dresden is about 25 kilometers away.

  • 3.1 Local History
  • 3.2 Development of the Population 3.2.1 village Wachau ( with Feldschlößchen )
  • 3.2.2 Country community Wachau
  • 5.1 municipal
  • 5.2 Coat of Arms
  • 9.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 9.2 Connected to Wachau

Geography and transport

Wachau is a town in eastern Saxony, four kilometers north of Radeberg, located not far from the Old Salt or glass road, a medieval link road that once led by the Czech Schluckenau to Leipzig or Halle. Wachau is nestled in a valley between the peaks of the Timmelsbergs (259 m), the Orlbergs (217 m) and Steinberg's (264 m) at the edge of the nature reserve Westlausitz.

Neighboring towns and regions

Transport links

The 942 inhabitants (31 December 2010 without districts ) counting place on Saugraben is located directly on the main highway 4, the nearest connection points are Ottendorf- Okrilla and Pulsnitz. By Wachau district roads run K 9253 and K 9254th Bus 317 regional transport Dresden controls several stops in Wachau.

Local structure

The quarters are Feldschlößchen, Leppersdorf, Lomnitz, Seifersdorf and Wachau. The districts conducted in accordance with Saxon Municipal Code the status of a town with its own town representative. (Wachau and Feldschlößchen thereby form a common village ). Leppersdorf and Seifersdorf joined forces in 1994 with Wachau (and its district Feldschlößchen ) for rural community Wachau. Lomnitz was incorporated on January 1, 1998.

History

History

In 1218 the town was first mentioned as Wachowe. The altsorbische name refers to the settlement as a "Place of a Vach ". The spelling of the name changed several times in the course of time, spellings such as Wachow ( 1358 ), Wacho ( 1456 ), Wacha ( 1459 ) and Guard ( 1542) have survived.

Development of the population

Village Wachau ( with Feldschlößchen )

Rural community Wachau

The data from 1994-2001/2012 Source: www.gemeinde - wachau.de

Attractions

  • The baroque castle Wachau is located on an artificial island in the middle of the place.
  • The Seifersdorfer Valley is known primarily through the landscaped garden from the 18th century on a regional basis.
  • The Seifersdorf castle was built around 1530 and remodeled in the 19th century neo-gothic building.
  • The Steinberg is a 264 meter high hill to the old Bohemian Salt Road.
  • The Five hooves Pond is a designated area of ​​natural monument.
  • The forest area Landwehr in 2010 destroyed a large area of the so-called Tornado on Whit Monday.

Policy

Parish council

The local elections in Saxony in 2009 showed the following distribution of seats in the Wachau council:

  • CDU: eight seats
  • Open Citizens' List: six seats
  • A healthy future: a seat
  • Alliance for Wachau: a seat

Coat of arms

Description: The coat of arms is divided into silver sign foot with three blue wave beams and split up twice with black thread.

Education

The community Wachau has two primary schools in Wachau and Leppersdorf. In Lomnitz, Lepper village and Wachau, there are daycare.

Economy

The " brewery Schiller Wachau " opened in 2005 and is one of the smallest breweries in Saxony. Brewed will include the varieties " Wachau country beer " and " Black Smoke ". Also located in several craft and service companies.

Clubs and events

Life in Wachau is characterized by various associations, such as the Friends of the volunteer fire department Wachau, a home club, the church building association that strives to preserve the village church, the peasants and adventure riding " Wonderland eV " and the sports club TSV Wachau.

Every fall is the " Wachau catch " instead, in which the breeding of carp village pond are public appeal fished and sold. Other regular events in Wachau is the harvest festival and the festival of the home banking association, the association's festival of horse riding club and the Christmas market in the elementary school.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Carl August Richter (1770-1848), German draftsman, etcher and engraver, father of the painter Ludwig Richter.
  • Anne Thorn ( born 1925, real name Anna Christa Schlegel ), writer

Connected to Wachau

  • Heinrich August Blochmann (1787-1851), farmer, author and agrarian reformers
  • Werner Juza (* 1924), painter, draftsman and printmaker
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