Burgenlandkreis (former district)

The castle district was a district in the south of Saxony- Anhalt. In the course of the district reform in Saxony -Anhalt he was merged on 1 July 2007 with the county Weissenfels the new castle county. County seat was Naumburg ( Saale).

• 7.1 Administration changes Communities
• 7.2 Changes at the community level
• 7.3 Name Changes

Geography

The castle district in the extreme south of Saxony -Anhalt was formed scenic already moving to Thuringia. The landscape is mountainous and is dominated by the Saale, Unstrut and White Elster. In the so-called Saale -Unstrut region wine production.

The Unstrut exceeds in the northwest of the county in Wendelstein the border of Thuringia with Saxony -Anhalt and ends at Naumburg in the United Jena Blütengrund in the Saale.

The Saale exceeds in Großheringen / Kleinheringen in the southwest border of Thuringia with Saxony -Anhalt and leaves in the northeast at Goseck the castle district towards Weissenfels.

From southwest to northeast flow from Crossen in Thuringia Zeitz in the castle district, the White Elster, leaving the district north-east of Profen towards Pegau in Saxony.

The Seelig Bornberg about 355 m is located northwest of Lossa and is the highest point in the castle district. In the south of Saaleaue Goseck the lowest point of the county is 97.8 m.

Neighboring districts were in the north of the district Merseburg - Querfurt and the county White Rock, Leipzig in the northeast of the Saxon administrative district, in the east of the Thuringian district Altenburger Land, in the South, the Thuringian district-free city Gera and the districts Greiz, Saale- Holzland and Weimar Country and to the west which also Thuringian counties Sömmerda and Kyffhauserkreis.

Policy

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, a red embattled walls covered with 6 silver bullets 3:2:1, also diagonally crossed a red key, Bart directed downward to the left, over red gestürztem sword. "

The redesign of a coat of arms for the castle district in Saxony- Anhalt as well as a coat of arms documentation for approval process by the provincial government in 1996, given to the Herald, Mr Jörg Mantzsch in order to in the seal, possibly on the flag of the District Administration and other personal and household type the rules of heraldry appropriate and officially approved coat of arms to lead the depiction shown here.

The Burgendlandkreis decided for the county resulting from the last district reform following symbols for the circular coat of arms to be used:

• Obliquely crossed a key and some storm sword,
• A crenellated wall
• A highly stylized grape in the form of six balls 3:2:1.

Key and sword, were the arms of the former district Zeitz borrowed and make reference to the historical coat of arms of the cathedral chapter Zeitz -Naumburg. Key blade and beard lean heavily on traditional templates of seal images of the region.

It must be stated even that in the arms of the cathedral chapter key and sword, partly collected, and partly lowered were guided obliquely crossed. A unified presentation is so consistently absent.

As tinctures were red for the symbolism of the sword, keys and battlements and silver for the 6 balls, which represent stylized grapes, and elected the shield. The colors of the county are therefore red and white.

In the representation of certain symbols and figures are sometimes to observe centuries-old practice of heraldry and iconography. Not all objects are heraldic symbols. Her expression in the coat of arms does not include a real existence, but is symbolically to understand. The Zinnmauer for example, stands for the valor of a city - regardless of whether the place was truly wall - or for a castle. Other press Properties: The fallen sword, for example, is to be interpreted as a defensive gesture in the sense of peacefulness and non-violence; the key is referenced as a Christian symbol on the key of Peter.

Economy

The castle district is part of the central German economic region Halle- Leipzig -Dessau and is a major business hub in the south of Saxony-Anhalt. The region may have recourse to a traditional economic structure with a mix of industries from industry, SMEs and crafts.

Resettlement of investors, especially in the commercial areas of the Federal Highway 9, the emphasis was placed on the area of ​​logistics. For the traffic-intensive industries are excellent conditions at these sites.

Traffic

Through the castle district run regionally and nationally important roads such as the railway routes Erfurt- White Rock - Hall and Gera - Zeitz -Leipzig as well as the streets of Thuringia in the area of ​​Halle (Saale ) / Leipzig.

The expansion and partial construction of the railway line Nuremberg -Erfurt- Halle- Berlin is plane determined and has started in the region of Burgenland companies in 2006 partially.

The Federal Highway 180, a major north -south connection for Saxony -Anhalt runs through the castle district from northwest to southeast, crosses at Pretzschendorf the motorway A9 and leads to Meuselwitz in Thuringia.

The A9 leads of Weissenfels coming in north-south direction through the castle district and leaves the county in small Helmsdorf towards Eisenberg.

In the southeast of the district meet in Zeitz coming from the district Weissenfels B 91, which extends from Pegau in Saxony and coming to Gera in Thuringia B 2 and coming from the direction of Naumburg B 180

Federal highway 176, a nationally significant main thoroughfare, runs from Kölleda in Thuringia coming over Bad Bibra and Freyburg to Weissenfels.

History

The county was created in 1994 by merging the counties Naumburg, Nebra and Zeitz.

Through adopted by the parliament of Saxony- Anhalt in October 2005 Administrative Reform July 1, 2007, the district merged with the district of Weissenfels. The plan name for the new district was the district of Burgenland. In his first inaugural meeting on 16 July 2007 but it was decided against the renaming.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2006)

Unit communities

Management communities with their member communities Office of the Management Community *

• 2 Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Bad Kosen

• 3 Management Community Droyßiger - Zeitz Forestry

• 4 Community Management Unstruttal

• 5 Management Community Wethautal

• 6 Management Community Zeitz country

Territorial changes

Since 1995, many territorial changes took place in Burgenland district.

Of the original 11 -governing communities were still 5 -governing communities in the dissolution of the district. At the same time, the number of municipalities was reduced to 87 of 99

Administration changes Communities

• Resolution of the governing communities triangle and Elsteraue - formation of the unified community Elsteraue from the member municipalities (1st July 2003)
• Integration of community Taugwitz from the administrative community Bad Kösen in the administrative community at the fin (17 October 2004)
• Formation of the joint management Zeitz country from the administrative community Maibach - Nödlitztal and the communities Geußnitz, Kayna and Würchwitz from the Schnaudertal and the administration to date community -level city of Zeitz (1 January 2005 )
• Resolution of VG Schnaudertal - Integration of Local Bröckau, Droßdorf, Heuckewalde and Wittgendorf in the administrative community Droyßiger - Zeitz forestry; Formation of VG Zeitz country from the VG - Nödlitztal Maibach and the remaining three communities, and the town of Zeitz (1 January 2005 )
• Resolution of the Management Community Central Unstrut - Integration of Local Memleben and Wohlmirstedt in the VG on the dorsal fin; Formation of the joint management Unstruttal from the remaining communities, the administrative community Laucha (without Golzen and Thalwinkel ) and the administrative community Freyburg Country (1 January 2005 )
• Resolution of VG Laucha - Integration of Local Golzen and Thalwinkel in the VG on the dorsal fin; Formation of VG Unstruttal from the remaining municipalities, the VG Middle Unstrut ( without Memleben and Wohlmirstedt ) and the VG Freyburg Country (1 January 2005 )
• Inclusion of communities in the management of Community Heath reason in the administrative community Wethautal (1 January 2005 )
• Resolution of VG Freyburg country - Formation of VG Unstruttal from the member municipalities as well as the VG Laucha (without Golzen and Thalwinkel ) and the VG Middle Unstrut ( without Memleben and Wohlmirstedt ) ( 1 January 2005)
• Resolution of the administrative community Finn - inclusion of municipalities in the VG to the Finn (1 January 2005 )
• Integration of community Klosterhäseler from the VG Bad Kösen in the VG to the Finn (1 January 2005 )
• Integration of communities and Möllern Taugwitz from the VG Bad Kösen in the VG to the Finn (1 January 2007 )

Changes at the community level

• Resolution of small communities Helmsdorf and Weickelsdorf - Formation of community heath basic ( 1 March 2004)
• Resolution of the municipality Spielberg - integration into the community Taugwitz (17 October 2004)

Name Changes

• Nebra at the Nebra (Unstrut ) ( 1 January 1998)