Alsleben

Alsleben (Saale ) is a town in the municipality Saale- Wipper, in Salzlandkreis in Saxony- Anhalt.

• 3.1 freeman
• 3.2 Sons and daughters of the town
• 3.3 personalities who have lived in Großalsleben or life

Geography

The city is situated on the west bank of the lower Saale, 51 km before its confluence with the Elbe. West of Großalsleben the terrain gradually rises and goes into the foothills of the Lower Harz. In the north, Magdeburg, a flat wave, agriculturally intensively used area begins. To the east and southeast of Großalsleben to hilly terrain includes left and right on the river Saale. The city is located in the nature reserve Lower Saale Valley.

History

Großalsleben was settled very early and served as a border fortress against the Sorbs. Gero von Großalsleben founded in the year 979 a dependent from Nienburger mother monastery Benedictine monastery, which the Nienburger Anna Lista Saxo According burned down in 1104. Since the 12th century Großalsleben is a city. The town hall include the deserted villages Bornicke, Drosine, Wirl and Bornstädt. Since 1680 the city belonged to the Brandenburg- Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg, which was in the former county hall. 1822 lived in Großalsleben 1474 inhabitants in 218 houses, which now included after the reorganization of the Prussian circle outline to Mansfeld Seekreis.

Right next to the city there was the village of the same name, which was also called the old village before Großalsleben or Altdorf Großalsleben. For this former parishioners village also included a manor or an official economy of the Duke of Anhalt- Dessau. 1822 lived 970 inhabitants in 146 houses.

From 1908 to 1966 ( of persons) and 1994 ( freight) was Großalsleben endpoint in train Bebitz - Großalsleben.

Between 1992 and 2003 extensive urban restoration measures were carried out in the urban area, which were attended on behalf of the city of Saxony- Anhalt, the State Development Corporation ( SALEG ). Apart from repair work on numerous buildings in need, in particular, the former cityscape was restored, such as by reconstruction of the facade of the former hotel building Hotel Deutsches Haus on the market opposite the town hall.

To 31 December 2004 Großalsleben belonged to the administrative community Großalsleben, then to manage Community Saale- Wipper with administrative headquarters in Güsten. Since 1993 Gnölbzig district of Großalsleben. The administrative community, was in turn replaced by the new local government reform in Saxony- Anhalt, by the community association Saale- Wipper. The foundation was on 1 January 2010, the headquarters is still in Güsten.

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". Argent, three ( 2:1) helically coiled red eels " The eels are not the only coat of arms, who led the city Großalsleben. In the years 1500 to 1734 is shown to the leadership of three red roses (stylized) 2-1 in the coat of arms was.

In the " Mansfeld leaves ", born 1902, page 1953, a lecture by Hermann Größler is included, from the, inter alia, indicate that the oldest known representation was to be found on a seal stamp from 1734. " This points to a multi- out baroque shields digressed three ring-wound, two asked for a eels and, as can be seen from andersweitigen representations of black color on a red field. "

Next is explained in this paper that the eels not real, but the product of a misunderstanding and red roses are actually which. The coat of arms of the lords of Großalsleben that led according to the evidence of Bracteates three red roses in a white field as a coat of arms

Another source can be seen that the arms of the city originates from a Count Henry, who died in 1126. His seal was a cross excepted shield. At the top a red field is a rising lion, the lower white field three heraldic roses. The dynasty of the Counts of Großalsleben -Stade, which was established in the Altmark, led the same coat of arms.

Flag

The flag of the city Alsleben (Saale ) shows the colors red and white with the coat of arms.

Twinning

The partner community of the city Großalsleben is Rhauderfehn in southern East Frisia.

Personalities

Freeman

• Brigitte Haberland, Ortschronistin

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Konrad Rätzel (1672-1754), Apothekenlaborant, East traveler
• Friedrich Wilhelm Jungius (1771-1819), the first German balloonist
• Julius Arndt (1820-1888), Protestant pastor and hymn writer
• Fritz Schaper (1841-1919), sculptor
• Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld (1843-1929), gynecologist
• Adolf Barth (1852-1936), physician
• Hedwigsburg Home (1887-1943), educator, victims of the Holocaust
• Wolfgang Herrmann (1904-1945), Nazi librarian

Personalities who have lived in Großalsleben or life

• Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld (1810-1884), Lutheran theologian and popular preacher and popular author, pastor in Großalsleben.
• Werner Kriesel ( b. 1941 ), engineer, professor of automation technology in Leipzig and Merseburg, pioneer of industrial communication technology.