Burgwalde
Burgwalde is a municipality in the Thuringian district of calibration field and belongs to the administrative community Hanstein - Rusteberg.
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
Geography
Burgwalde is located about 6 km north-west from the county town of Heiligenstadt. The local situation is in the red sandstone hills of the middle Eichsfeld. Through the town flows the Schwobach, which flows south to Schönau in the lanyard. Just north runs the federal highway 38 to a junction with Arenshausen.
History
Burgwalde was first mentioned in 1318 as bortwold documented. The name is a Low German term for a frontier forest.
Population Development
Development of the population (31 December):
- 2002: 273
- 2003: 264
- 2004: 263
- 2005: 258
- 2006: 246
- 2007: 242
Coat of arms
Blazon: "In red with a golden board a golden knight on an erect golden silver caparisoned horse, with the silver banner with red Hochkreuz a black dragon killing. "
Policy
Parish council
The local council of Burgwalde is composed of six council members.
- Nomination firefighters eV: 4 seats
- Nomination home club Burgwalde eV: 2 seats
(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)
Mayor
The Mayor Rainer Lott was elected on October 6, 2013.
Attractions
- Catholic Church of St. George from the beginning of the 18th century with a particularly valuable altar. Since 2000, located on the tiles of the roof of the listed (solar ) Church a photovoltaic system. This brings a 50 euro - cents per participating in the public network kilowatt - hour. In the first 9 years 20,000 KWh were fed.
- Stationsweg and Boniface Chapel on the Brink ( 296 m)
- Mariengrotte on Kesse mountain ( 278 m)