Weißenborn, Saxony

Weissenborn / Erzgeb. is a municipality in the district of Central Saxony Saxony ( Germany ). With the neighboring village of Lichtenberg Weissenborn is the administrative community Lichtenberg / Erzgeb.

Geography

The Waldhufendorf Weissenborn located in the northern part of the eastern Ore Mountains. With its lower part, it is in the valley of the Freiberger Mulde and stretches over several kilometers in a tributary steeply. In the north- east and east borders the community to Bobritzsch - Hilber village, on the south by light / Erzgeb. , On the west by Brand-Erbisdorf and to the northwest by Freiberg. The distances are to Freiberg 6 km, 31 km to Dresden, to Dippoldiswalde 19 km, 12 km and for female stone after fire Erbisdorf 5 km.

The White Borner district Berthelsdorf is railway connection. On the railway line Berthelsdorf - Großhartmannsdorf you meet the disused train stop in about 480 m above sea level. NN. State roads lead to Freiberg, Mrs. Stone and fire -Erbisdorf.

History

The area of Weissenborn lay in the middle of the jungle, which extended over large parts of Saxony (especially over its southern border regions ). West of it was from 1156-1170 the deforestation and the development of the land from Altzella monastery. Today's corridors thus limited to the Meissen Castle area of ​​domination. To the east was the land by the Viscount of Dohna. Therefore, it can not exactly say whether the investment of Weissenborn of Altzella or from Dohna was operated. Narrated but is a gift of 10 hooves and a sale of 2 hooves of Henry II of Dohna that were entered into the Acquisition Zellische list. On November 7, 1213, Pope Innocent I. takes the monastery Altzella with his possessions ( 800 hooves ) under his protection. In this document a 12 hooves comprehensive " Wizenburnes " is listed. Until 1356 the site remains with Altzella. This year is Nicol of Hartitzsch, mayor in Freiberg, invested with Weissenborn. From 1477 was mainly north of Weissenborn silver ore later also won lead, tin and copper ore with a golden age in the 16th century until the Thirty Years' War. This mining is attributed to the Freiberg mining district. After this war, the mining never again reached the original meaning has been set up it in 1852. The search for uranium ore in 1945 was unsuccessful. 1871 took the paper mill because of the location of the trough and the railway connection to the railway Nossen -Moldova on its operation. The town grew from a farming village to urban settlement.

Population Development

The following population figures refer to 31 December of the preceding year, with area as of January 2007:

1982 to 1988

1989-1995

1996-2002

2003-2007

  • 2003: 2,748
  • 2004: 2,731
  • 2005: 2,711
  • 2006: 2,723
  • 2007: 2,702

Structures

  • Castle Weissenborn

Economy and infrastructure

In Weissenborn paper has been produced since 1871 to now without interruption. The mill now belongs to the Felix Schoeller Group.

Personalities

  • Erich Oehme (1889-1970), sculptor, a native of Berthelsdorf
  • Manfred Wolf (1931-2010), geologist
  • Friedrich Naumann ( born 1940 ), historian
  • Ute Hommola ( born 1952 ), athlete ( javelin thrower )
  • Julia Kodaneck (* 1986), judoka
Mittelsachsen Bobritzsch-Hilbersdorf Lichtenberg, Mittelsachsen Frauenstein, Saxony Freiberg Mining Field Altmittweida Augustusburg Dorfchemnitz Eppendorf, Saxony Frankenberg, Saxony Geringswalde Hainichen, Saxony Hartmannsdorf, Mittelsachsen Kriebstein Leisnig Lunzenau Mittweida Mochau Neuhausen, Saxony Oederan Reinsberg, Germany Rochlitz Sayda Seelitz Striegistal Wechselburg Zettlitz Integrated Authority File
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