Beesenstedt

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Location of Beesenstedt in Salzatal

Beesenstedt is a place of unity in the community Salzatal Saale district, in Saxony -Anhalt ( Germany ).

Until the formation of the unified community Salzatal on 1 January 2010 Beesenstedt was an independent municipality in the administrative community Western Saalkreis.

Geography

Beesenstedt is located northwest of Halle ( Saale), about two miles from the hall.

Place outline

The community of Beesenstedt include the main village of the same name, as well as the places Obernaundorf, Schwittersdorf and Zörnitz.

Mayor

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In a green black grooved, golden tower with a pointed roof, open doorway and three black window openings, beseitet right of a rising golden ear, left by a rising golden hops flower. "

Culture and sights

• Beesenstedt Castle (19th century)
• Beesenstedt castle (13th century): dismantled in the GDR up to the manor house, now a training center for professional jumping horse and rider.
• Monument on the grounds of the school to commemorate the Communist politician Ernst Thalmann.

Industrial history

Approximately 500 m south of the village Beesenstedt is the disused mine Kaliwerk_Gewerkschaft_Wils. Here you won 1911-1922 potash salts. The 1000 Kuxe "union Wils " possessed the "union Johanna Hall ," so this mine system was in fact a subsidiary of the latter union. Board and the management were on both mining equipment the same people.

Transport links

The districts Schwittersdorf and Obernaundorf be due to the well-established link road L 159 of Halle ( Saale) by Klostermansfeld which leads then as B 242 via the Harz mountains to Seesen.

The Federal Highway 14 leading from Leipzig to Magdeburg is located about 14 km east of the Beesenstedt.

Personalities

• Christa Moring (1916-2013), painter and gallery owner
• Anneliese Probst (1926-2011), writer