Britz, Brandenburg

Britz is an official belonging to municipality in the district Barnim in Brandenburg. It is administered by the Office Britz -Chorin -or mountain, which has its headquarters in Britz.

  • 3.1 Municipal Council
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Sport
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Education
  • 5.3 Science
  • 6.1 freeman

Geography

The community is located 5 km north of Eberswalde. The municipality consists of the living spaces Ferdinand field, forest house, frontier homes and colony Britz.

History

The place name derives from the Slavic word for birch breza. However, the existence of a Slavic settlement at this point could not yet be proven archaeologically. Britz, a Angersdorf margravial property was first mentioned in the deed of foundation of the Cistercian monastery Mariensee on the Pehlitzwerder in Parsteiner lake from September 2, 1258 in a document. There are preserved remains of that time established Romanesque church. 1277 came the village at that time 53 hooves by margravial donation to the monastery of Chorin. After the passage of the Elector Joachim II to the Protestant faith of the possession of the monastery was confiscated in 1543 and managed by a Domänenamt or leased. From 1555 on, was located in the village of a manor.

In the Thirty Years' War also Britz was severely affected. In 1639 it was plundered and devastated by Swedish troops under General Banér. Due to the depopulation of the village in 1650 Dutch colonists were recognized by Elector Friedrich Wilhelm. Nevertheless, there were 1687 Britz in only six farmers at 21 feet. After the Edict of Potsdam French Huguenots arrived in the 90s of the 17th century in addition to the village.

1838 Domänenamt Chorin was dissolved. Britz was an independent municipality. As the 1840-41 Berlin- Szczecin railway was built, this touched while Britz municipality, no breakpoint was here but created. In the middle of the century leading past Britz Chaussee Eberswalde- Joachimsthal was built. 1873 was in the neighborhood of the village, the so-called " Emperor track " set up, on which the imperial saloon car was parked when William I visited his hunting ground in the Schorfheide. As from 1875 passenger trains stopped on a trial basis, in 1876 the first houses between Britz and the railway line were built. So the Britz colony was formed.

The connection to the rail network promoted economic development. 1901 built the radiator plant in Eberswalde Britz colony an iron foundry, which was converted in 1912 into the Britz iron GmbH. The ironworks was the largest employer in the town. 1945 worked here 550 employees, including many prisoners of war from the forest camp Britz.

On April 26, 1945 Britz was occupied by the Red Army. From 1952 to 1990, the village belonged to the district of Eberswalde in the Frankfurt district ( Oder). In the course of education in the country offices Brandenburg Britz joined with seven other communities together to the Official Britz -Chorin, from the Ministry of the Interior, two other churches were assigned. On 1 January 2009, the neighboring office Odersberg was dissolved and the Office Britz -Chorin assigned to four other communities. The Office was renamed at the same time in office Britz -Chorin -or mountain. The Office has its seat in Britz.

Demographics

Policy

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 12 community representatives.

  • Independent voters Community 8 seats
  • FDP 1 seat
  • Individual candidate 2 seats
  • 1 seat unfilled

(As at municipal election on 28 September 2008)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 24 August 2005.

Blazon: "In Green on golden floor two crossed golden Birkenschösslinge, bottom covers of two floating diagonally crossed silver scythes. "

Culture and sights

In the list of monuments in Britz and the list of ground monuments in Britz are registered in the list of monuments of the country Brandenburg cultural monuments.

Structures

The present Protestant Britz village church dates from the 13th century and is one of the oldest churches in the Barnim. It was consecrated in 1263-1274 by Bishop Heinrich von Ostheeren. In the years 1895-96 it was rebuilt neo-Baroque. Today's bell tower truss is from 1768. He carries an umbrella attachment called a lantern. The church has a Buchholz organ from the first half of the 19th century.

Sports

The Section Handball founded in 1979 Sports Association of the slaughtering and processing combine Eberswalde- Britz ( Britz SVKE BSG ), played in the season 1987/88 for a year in the GDR Oberliga. Britz is therefore considered by the inhabitants smallest independent community that ever a first division in the German handball league set ( before Großwallstadt ). After the reunification of the palm section of the BSG SVKE Britz today's Oberliga SV 1 Eberswalde. Under the temporary designation SV Eberswalde- Britz, the club played in 1991/92 and 1992/93 in the 2nd Bundesliga Nord. As the successor to the football section of the club BSG " steel Britz " was founded in 1990, FSV Fortuna Britz 90 eV. In 1991 here added the section billiards. Currently driving in Fortuna FSV Britz 90 eV about 200 sports enthusiasts in the departments football, billiards, volleyball, gymnastics, Popgymnastik and general sports group " power women " regularly.

Economy and infrastructure

Known as Viennese sausage Eberswalde be made ​​in the meat factory in Britz. In the years 1975/76 established as slaughtering and processing combine on 65 hectares of land, it was one of the largest companies of its kind in Europe. 2006, the company had an annual turnover of more than 70 million euros.

The Britz iron foundry was forced to close after nearly 100 years of existence in July 2000.

Traffic

Since February 1875 Britz has a railway station of the Berlin- Szczecin railway. There the railway line branches off to Joachimstal. On Britz station stop every hour

  • The Regional Express Stralsund / Schwedt ( Oder) - Angermuende - Berlin - Wunsdorf Forest City ( - Elsterwerda ) of DB Regio AG ( line 3 of the RE VBB ) and
  • The trains Eberswalde - Joachimsthal of East Germans Eisenbahn GmbH ( line 63 of RB VBB).

Education

Britz has since the mid-19th century, a school. Today's Max Kienitz Elementary School is located in the school building erected in 1963 in the district of the colony. The former Polytechnic High School was since 1973 the name of Pablo Neruda and was initially continued after the fall of the total school with primary school part, to the declining number of students led to the discontinuation of secondary education.

Science

In the northeast of Britz colony forest there is the ecological experimental station Britz. Here runs the Institute of Forest Ecology and Forest Inventory Eberswalde, a specialist institute of the Johann Heinrich von Thünen- Institute, a Großlysimeteranlage, which was the largest in the world in its commissioning in 1974. In the complex of nine large lysimeters, the water consumption of the growing tree species in pure and mixed stands is measured.

Personalities

Freeman

At the ceremony marking the 750th anniversary of the village were on 6 June 2008, the former school director Fritz Gieseler, the former Mayor Werner Ahl and the Deputy President of the FSV Fortuna, Herbert Mielke, named honorary citizens.

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