Ballerstedt

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Ballerstedt is a district of the town Osterburg ( Altmark) in the district of Stendal, in Saxony- Anhalt, Germany.

Geography

The village Ballerstedt in the Altmark is located southwest of Osterburg and northwest of Stendal. The hilly area around Ballerstedt is crossed by numerous ditches that drain north to the piping.

Place outline

The community of Ballerstedt includes the hamlets of Great and Small Ballerstedt Ballerstedt.

History

Ballerstedt appeared in 1238 the first time in a document. The Ballerstedter stone church dates back to the 12th century.

In the middle of the 19th century lupine was grown to increase fertility of the soil in the farming village Ballerstedt first time, the good test results sat down then nationally by. In the first half of the 20th century, the community had a small rail connection ( Altmärkische little train route Stendal Arendsee ), which served mainly the sugar transport by Goldbeck.

Policy

Through a field amendment agreement, the municipal councils of the municipalities have Ballerstedt ( 24 November 2008 ), Düsedau ( on November 12, 2008 ), Erxleben ( 10 November 2008 ), Flessau ( 27 November 2008 ), Gladigau ( November 26, 2008), Mark King ( 25 November 2008 ), Krevese ( 12 November 2008 ), Meseberg ( 19 November 2008 ), Rossau ( 10 November 2008 ), Walsleben ( 10 November 2008 ) and the Hanseatic city Osterburg ( Altmark) decided ( on November 6, 2008 ) that their communities dissolved and a new unified community with the name Hanseatic town Osterburg (Altmark ) were combined. This agreement was approved by the county as a lower municipal supervisory authority and entered into force on 1 July 2009.

After implementation of the amended contract territory of the previously independent municipality Ballerstedt large and small Ballerstedt Ballerstedt are districts of the new Hanse town Osterburg ( Altmark). For the community, the village has flowed Constitution according to § § 86 et seq of the Municipal Code of Saxony- Anhalt is introduced. The recorded Ballerstedt community and future districts large and small Ballerstedt Ballerstedt be the village of the new Hanse town Osterburg ( Altmark). In the charge included community and nunmehrigen village Ballerstedt a Ortschaftsrat is formed with four members including mayor.

The last mayor of the municipality was Joachim Pierau.

Transport links

Ballerstedt is located on the road from Bismark by Osterburg. In the near Erxleben is a junction with the road 189 The nearest train station is located in Osterburg nine kilometers away on the route Magdeburg- Wittenberg.