Breese, Germany
Breese is a municipality in the district of Prignitz in Brandenburg. It is / managed by the office Bad Wilsnack ways with headquarters in Bad Wilsnack.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 flag
Geography
The municipality is located in northwestern Brandenburg, about two kilometers east of the town of Wittenberg in the Elbe biosphere reserve - Brandenburg. On the western boundary of the municipality the Stepenitz flows towards the Elbe. The railway line between Berlin and Hamburg runs through the municipality, but has only a former breakpoint.
To include the district of Gross Breese Breese and inhabited community part Kuhblank and the two living spaces expand and Buutendörp.
History
Breese
Breese was first mentioned in documents in 1317. The village name comes from the Slavic and means something like " place where the birch trees standing ." The three villages of the municipality ( Breese, United Breese, Kuhblank ) are from the origin Rundlinge.
Klein Breese once belonged to the estate Neuburg. Urns found evidence of a settlement of the district already in the Bronze Age. From 1441 to 1728 a gentleman Strilack had the Knights of Retz village until 1825, the Lords of Möllensdorf and after 1828 the estate. 1820 Klein Breese was almost completely destroyed as a result of fire. From 1849 to 1878 Klein Breese is part of the municipality of Wittenberg and is one thereafter until 1952 Office area Wittenberg. 1877 Gut Klein Breese was dissolved.
A arisen through settlement of colonists Mittelbreese is united to the community along with small Breese Breese 1939.
Gross Breese
In a major fire in 1840, the whole place was destroyed because it was a Rundlingsdorf with closely spaced houses. Exception was the church whose tower was but also beyond redemption. Within a year the village was rebuilt as a road village again to avoid a new conflagration. From this time, the wide main street comes with triple (formerly four-fold ) row of trees on each side of the road.
Incorporations
Kuhblank heard since October 1, 1973 on the former town of Gross Breese. Gross Breese was incorporated on 26 October 2003.
In May / June 2013 Breese is affected by the Elbe flood 2013.
Policy
The municipal council consists of 12 community representatives.
- SPD: 5 seats
- CDU: 3 seats
- LEFT: 2 seats
- FDP: 1 seat
- EB Löther: 1 seat
(As at municipal election on 28 September 2008)
Coat of arms
The Brandenburg State Archives granted its approval to the Breese community management of arms and flag on November 14, 2012.
Blazon: " Argent, a red needle with a plugged through the eye, twice ( b -shape ) wrapped around the needle and red thread on both sides demolished, along with a rising red unicorn. "
The unicorn is the coat of arms Uradelsfamilie of Retz village borrowed, including the regions of large and small Breese and the colony Mittelbreese belonged from the 14th to the 18th century as Gutsherrschaft whole or partly. The needle is emblematic of the 1903 based in Wittenberg Singer sewing machine factory of the company. The company was a major employer for Breese and has shaped the appearance of the place through the built in 1925 Werksiedlung sustainable. The b -shape around the needle looped thread refers to the first letter of the name.
The coat of arms was eV by its members and the community 's leading family crest designed on the initiative of the Prignitz Herald and designed by Sven Schwab for the community.
Flag
The flag of Breese is Red and White ( 1:1) streaked with the municipal coat of arms in the middle.
Culture and sights
In the list of monuments in Breese are registered in the list of monuments of the country Brandenburg monuments.
Other points of interest are:
- Heimatstube the home, history and culture eV Gross Breese / Kuhblank
- Church Gross Breese