Berkholz-Meyenburg
Berkholz- Meyenburg is a municipality in the southeast of the district Uckermark in Brandenburg ( Germany ). It is administered by the Office or catfish based in Pinnow.
- 3.1 Municipal Council
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Road Access
- 5.2 Leisure and sports facilities
Geography
The community Berkholz- Meyenburg located in the eastern part of the Office or catfish, bordered to the west on the community Pinnow, on the southwest by Schöneberg, and in the east, south and north of the industrial city of Schwedt / Oder. South of the village the Hohensaaten- Friedrichsthaler waterway runs along the edge of the National Park Lower Oder Valley.
The community Berkholz- Meyenburg has taken a significant development as residential and as a commercial location since 1989.
History
Berkholz
The village Berkholz was first mentioned in 1354 to under the name " Bergholt " and named for the " Birkenhölz ". The place is a settlement from the askanischen colonization time. In the years 1354/55 Berkholz was pommerisch. The vassals of the place " Pflillipus bar Mountains " was performed in 1432 for the first time by name. In the Thirty Years' War, the village suffered greatly because 1687/88 were formerly nine farmers and the ten Kossäten only four farmers and three Kossäten left of the.
Meyenburg
The first evidence for Meyenburg ( for Miewenburgk ) is found in the year 1578th In 1652, the name Meyde Burgk 1661 Meyenburgk emerges. 1578 The Count of Hohenstein is mentioned. 1648 has the shepherd to Meyenburg who is there for eight years, the desolate and desert sheep farm set repaired. 1653, there are three Kossätenstellen, two of which are desolate. In 1840, the village and manor houses over 15 has, in 1931 over 16 houses ..
In 1972 the merger of the two villages Berkholz and Meyenburg was.
Development of population figures
Policy
The mayor is Gerd controller ( FDP).
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of 10 community representatives.
- FDP: 7 seats
- Citizens Alliance f Berkholz- Meyenburg: 2 seats
- CDU: 1 seat
(As at municipal election held on September 28, 2008 )
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 6 May 2004.
Blazon: " In the shield divided by two main peaks of green and gold, including over a green mountain diagonally crossed two green birch leaves with two outwardly swept inflorescences. "
Culture and sights
The church in the suburb of Berkholz (Church Street 6) is out in the national monument list of Brandenburg as a historic structure. It was built after a fire in the old church in 1887. For this year, the furnishings and the bell come. The nave was built but using field stone blocks of the previous building, which dates from the 13th century. The church is characterized by a simple interiors, striking, however, are the stained glass windows. It is a single-nave brick church with projecting square tower at the west side.
Economy and infrastructure
Is the crude oil tank farm for the PCK refinery GmbH in Schwedt / Oder between the district and the Berkholz Schwedter district Heiner village. Here is the endpoint of a 3,000 km long oil pipeline from Russia. A large commercial area of 20 ha in the area of community part Meyenburg located in the south of the church. In the village are various companies from local to regional importance resident.
Transport links
The community is at national level by the national road 274, this combines both community with one another, connected in the north to the highway 166 and on the southwest by the Federal Highway 2. In the neighboring village of Pinnow and in the city of Schwedt / Oder there are supply or exit opportunities of trains running at short intervals path ( route Berlin-Angermünde-Pinnow-Schwedt/Oder ).
- Railway connection via Angermuende to Berlin
- Via the B 2 and B 166 Following the federal highways 11 and 20 in the north, west and south
- Via the B 166 to the border crossing to Poland to the east
Leisure and sports facilities
- Bowling Center