Belgern-Schildau

Belgern - Schildau is a Saxon town in the district of North Saxony. The town has 8053 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) and consists of 22 districts. Made it was from the merger of the towns Belgern and Schildau on 1 January 2013. The administrative headquarters is located in Belgern.

• 2.1 History of Schildau and Belgern
• 2.2 Amalgamations

Geography

Geographical Location

Belgern - Schildau covers an area of ​​158.3 km ² between the River Elbe in the east and the north-western end of the Dahlen Heath. The heath of the large areas have been designated as conservation area, separating the two main towns of each other. Belgern - Schildau located about nine kilometers south of the district town of Torgau. The large district Wurzen is the center of the municipality is about 25 kilometers away. Up to Leipzig is about 45 kilometers. Belgern is located on 156 m above sea level. NN, Schildau to 127 m above sea level. NN.

At the municipal area in the northwest borders the municipality Mockrehna, in the north of Torgau is adjacent. Northeast of the city is Arzberg. In the east Belgern - Schildau adjacent to the city Miihlberg / Elbe from the Brandenburg Elbe-Elster district. The southern boundary of the urban area form Cavertitz and Dahlen. West of the town, the authorities Lossatal is from the district of Leipzig.

Boroughs

To Belgern - Schildau includes the following districts:

• Ammelgoßwitz
• Belgern
• Bockwitz
• Döbeltitz
• Dröschkau
• Kaisa
• Kobershain
• Lausa
• Liebersee
• Mahitzschen

• Neußen
• Oelzschau
• Plotha
• Probsthain
• Schildau
• Seydewitz
• Sitzenroda
• Staritz
• Taura
• Wohlau

In addition to the official hamlets still exist a number of deserted villages within the city limits, these are Baurik, Dölbitz, Förstchen, Heath, Katschitz, Krausnitz, Treblitzsch and Wölknitz. In addition, there are parts of the deserted villages Spauditz, Leiploch and Obernaundorf in the districts of the city.

History

History of Schildau and Belgern

Belgern first mentioned on 5 June 973 as civitas Belgora. The name is of Slavic origin and means "White Mountain ", which refers to the location of the city. Schildau emerged only some 200 years later in a document of 1184 as civitas Schildoe. Civitas was the common name for a major city in the Middle Ages. As oppidum are referred to smaller cities. As such Belgern is called on May 6, 1286 in a settlement deed. For Schildau exhibit finds from the Stone Age way of prehistoric occupation of the region. In 1551, there were 122 and in Belgern Schildau 82 houses. From the 16th century the entire region belonged to Belgern and Schildau to the Official Torgau in the Electorate of Saxony. Previously Belgern Belgern seat of the Office, which was in 1581 merged with the Office of Torgau.

After the Congress of Vienna, Saxony was forced to cede a large part of the district territory to Prussia, which built the circuit Torgau on the field. This was until the dissolution of the states within the country portfolio. Both cities were characterized by the Uniates Protestant churches. In the shield Auer church signs grove and Blankenau were gepfarrt, the parish belonged Belgern Korgitzsch, Ammelgoßwitz, Döbeltitz, Köllitsch, Mahitzschen, Otter seat and Tauschwitz and Treblitzsch. The district Belgern in 1895 an area 1560 acres, to 2864 people lived. In Schildau were 1361 people on 1057 acres.

After the Second World War, the area came under Soviet occupation and was a few years later became part of East Germany. In the district reform in 1952, a new district Torgau was set up, who belonged to the district of Leipzig. After the collapse of the GDR a referendum in 1990 set in motion in order to clarify the membership of the district Torgau and its communities to the new federal states. In Torgau circle one decided for the Free State of Saxony. A little later followed by other administrative changes, the district Torgau was merged with the neighboring county Oschatz in 1994 to the district Torgau- Oschatz. He belonged to the administrative district of Leipzig, which is roughly comparable with the East German district. The district Torgau- Oschatz turn had existed only 14 years, he went from August 1, 2008 in the district of North Saxony, which was formed from the merger with the county of Delitzsch.

The heavily indebted city Schildau originally wanted to merge with Torgau, as previously traded associations with Belgern, Mockrehna or Dahlen found no majority in the City Council. Finally, the City Council but agreed to the merger with Belgern. In order for the Association to Belgern - Schildau could be carried out on 1 January 2013.

The historically grown titled " Gneisenaustadt " for Schildau and " Roland City " for Belgern fell in the fusion away for now. The official title Gneisenaustadt wore Schildau since 1952. It is derived from the August Neidhardt von Gneisenau Field Marshal, who was born in Schildau. Belgern got the nickname because of the Roland statue first wooden and stone later executed. The Roland in front of the town hall Belgerner.

Incorporations

The first incorporations took place in 1950, before the great territorial reform in 1952. Example, the communities Liebersee, Mahitzschen, Lausa and Wohlau were increased by incorporations. The community structure then remained unchanged during the rest of the GDR. Only after joining the state of Saxony, it came to territorial changes in the region. The incorporation of large waves experienced Belgern and Schildau in the mid-1990s.

Culture and sights

The district Schildau is known as probable origin of Gotham.

Gneisenaudenkmal Schildau

Schildberg tower

St. Bartholomew in Belgern

Belgerner Marketplace

Postmeilensäule Belgern

Economy and infrastructure

By Belgern the federal highway 182 which connects the city with Riesa and Torgau runs. With a yaw cable ferry Belgern is also connected to the other bank of the Elbe. The connection to Brandenburg is also possible via a bridge between the hamlets Staritz and Seydewitz. The Federal Highway 87 runs north of the urban area and establishes the connection to the motorway A14 at diving / Leipzig. From 1915 to 1995, a railway line from Torgau after Belgern. In the municipality there were two stations, one in Mahitzschen and another one in Belgern, who was also the last stop. By 1962, they were regularly served by passenger trains. Also Schildau had a rail connection to the main route from Leipzig to Cottbus, this branch line was operated until 1971 in passenger and freight transport. There were two stations on the municipality - Probsthain and Schildau. Immediately after the cessation of operation of the line was dismantled.

Important for cyclists is the trail Prague -Hamburg, which leads past Belgern. Schildau is located on one of the connecting clasps between the Elbe and Mulde Belgern bike path near bike path near Wurzen. In addition Schildau is a stage of the Saxon Luther pathway.

Personalities

• Friedrich Anton von Heynitz (1725-1802), reformer of the Prussian mining and smelting
• Carl Wilhelm Benno von Heynitz (1738-1801), Saxon Captian
• August Graf Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760-1831), Prussian general field marshal and army reformer
• Hermann Schreck (1817-1891), lawyer and politician (DFP ), MdR, MP ( Kingdom of Saxony )
• Elise Krinitz (1825-1896), writer; last mistress of Heinrich Heine
• Friedrich Wilhelm Hauffe (1845-1915), politician ( German Conservative Party ), MdR, MP ( Kingdom of Saxony )
• Adelheid Bernhardt (1854-1915), writer, born in Puschwitz
• Adalbert Oehler (1860-1934), Mayor of Dusseldorf
• Ruth force ( * 1920 ), writer, published in 1953 the work " The Gotham Book of 1598 ", a reworking of Gotham pranks