Bad Klosterlausnitz

Bad Klosterlausnitz is a municipality in the east of the Saale- wood - country circuit in the German state of Thuringia and Fulfilling community for a further nine municipalities in the surrounding area.

• 2.1 Population
• 2.2 Religion

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Fulfilling community
• 3.3 Twin towns

• 5.1 Fixed
• 5.2 dialect sample

Geography

Geographical Location

Located next to the city Hermsdorf spa town of Bad Klosterlausnitz is the center of the Thuringian wood country. As here the name suggests, are large forest areas to find with Nutzgehölzen. Due to the timber wealth, there was a significant wood processing industry, especially ladders were produced in large quantities and distributed over a wide area. By the end of the 1990s, the production site was able to prevail in spite of the already available ladders of iron and steel profile, lost its importance, however, in the subsequent period with the widespread distribution of aluminum conductors.

Bad Klosterlausnitz situated on a plateau between the valleys of the Saale River in the west and the White Elster in the east. By the plateau position is available in the surrounding forests spread bogs, whose soil is used for healing purposes since 1929 and still used today in the hospitals of the town.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent communities are Bobeck, the city Hermsdorf, Schleifreisen, Tautenhain, Waldeck and White Born in the Saale- Holzland and force village in the administrative district Greiz.

Climate

By the plateau position to approximately 350 meters above sea level, it is 1-2 degrees cooler and rainier than in the neighboring valleys of the Saale and Weisse Elster.

History

The Jubilee 875 Years Bad Klosterlausnitz recalls the first mention of the nunnery Lausnitz, 1137, the existing since 1132 monastery, lived according to the rules of the Augustinian Order, was first mentioned in a letter of confirmation from Pope Innocent II. As of 1526, the village is known Lausnitz next to the monastery. Since 1661, the place is named after the monastery - Klosterlausnitz - which was repealed in 1526. From Monastery Lausnitz from the development of the trade was encouraged; because the pin belonging to Glashütte in Taut Hainer forest in the White Borner district was founded in 1137 and employed serfs and hearing that produced sheet glass. The Klosterlausnitzer glassworks is the oldest of its kind in eastern Thuringia. In the southern district of Lausnitz the settlement Gumprechtsdorf was detected in 1200.

1719-1722 a hunting lodge of Duke Frederick II ( Saxe-Gotha -Altenburg ) was built on the site of a monastery, because in the large forest area abundant wildlife, several game reserve and gate were. Old buildings were demolished and the material used for the construction.

1849 is taught in the left wing of the hunting lodge a school. 1860 were parts of this wing broken off for the planned construction of a new church. The construction of the still -standing church lasted until about 1866. 1871 a forestry office was set up in a hunting lodge. 1888/89 the hunting castle was demolished.

After the railway line Weimar -Gera, was dedicated in 1876, was able to develop tourism in Klosterlausnitz. The place was climatic spa and summer resort. In the context of applied since 1929, use of peat for healing purposes, the state government gave the place on September 19, 1932 entitled " Bad".

Built In GDR times, and entertained the VEB BKK Geiseltal the children's holiday camp " Peter Göring" for the children of his company employees.

Population

• 2000 - 3670
• 2003 - 3560
• 2007 - 3481

Data for each (31 December); Source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics

Religion

In addition to the Evangelical-Lutheran parish, whose church is the former monastery church, there is also a civil parish in Bad Klosterlausnitz of the United Methodist Church, which is celebrating their worship in church on forest monastery.

Policy

Parish council

The local elections of 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 58.9 % to the following result:

Fulfilling community

Bad Klosterlausnitz is fulfilling community for the community:

• Albers village
• Bobeck
• Scheiditz

• Schlöben
• Schöngleina
• Serba

• Tautenhain
• Waldeck
• Weissenborn

Twin Cities

Bad Klosterlausnitz has contractually closed twinned with Langenselbold (Hessen) and Deidesheim ( Rhineland -Palatinate). Furthermore, maintained partnership relations with Tihany (Hungary ) and moons Long (France).

Culture and sights

The town's landmark is the large Romanesque former monastery church, which was consecrated in 1180. After dissolution of the monastery in the wake of the Reformation, the church fell into disrepair. In its present form it was built in the years 1863-1866 again. The eastern part is still original Romanesque, part of the West was adjusted accordingly.

Kurpark

A large park as well as regionally important clinics is located on the northwestern outskirts of the village (focus rehabilitation), including the Algosklinik.

Festivals

An important event is the Maypole set in Klosterlausnitz. For more than 300 years is set at Pentecost the Maypole.

Dialect sample

Economy and infrastructure

Bad Klosterlausnitz has a connection point to the Federal Highway 9 (junction 23 Bad Klosterlausnitz ) and a junction on the main highway 4 (junction 56b Hermsdorf East). The nearest railway station is located at the middle - Germany connection in Hermsdorf. Klosterlausnitz is located on Radfernweg Towns of Thuringia.

Personalities

• Rudolf Meinhold (1911-1999), geophysicist and petroleum geologist
• Hans- Joachim Herbst (1918-1995), German state politician (FDP Schleswig -Holstein)
• Michael Shepherd (born 1964 ), winner of The Super Talent 2008, lives since 2011 in place