Colbitz

Colbitz is a municipality in the district of Borde in Saxony -Anhalt. She is a member congregation of the community association Elbe Heath, based in the community Rogätz.

  • 4.1 Regular events
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Established businesses

Geography

Colbitz lies at the southeastern end of the Colbitz - Letzlinger Heath. West of the town is the Colbitzer Linde Forest, the largest forest in Europe Linde closed.

When quarters are recognized:

  • Ellersell
  • Lindhorst

As a residential courses in the community include the following:

  • Balzersiedlung
  • Chausseehaus
  • Haidberg
  • Jacob Home
  • Jägerstieg
  • Rabensol
  • Schneider dam
  • Top of mountain
  • Forest pool

History

The Slavic place name ( in German " place in the meadows " ) has been a settlement at 750 - towards 800. Colbitz was first mentioned in 1197, as Ludolf von Colbitz at the district court level occurs as a witness to the village. The sovereignty changed in the 14th century by Old Mark on the archbishopric of Magdeburg. Territorial, the area belonged to the county Billing high. This was a part of the North marrow, the bear was out of the house Askanien Margrave Albrecht since 1134. He operated from there eastward expansion, paving the Nordmark to the starting point of the Mark Brandenburg. Therefore naturalized itself from the 14th century, the name Altmark for this area a. But when in 1320 the askanischen Margrave extinct and the Altmark came to Duke Otto of Brunswick by marriage of the last Margrave widow and this was followed by all sorts of quarrels, these parts were purchased in 1336 final of archbishopric. From this period more documentary news about Colbitz.

Lindhorst 1950 zwangseingemeindet. From 1994 to 2009 Lindhorst was a locality pursuant to § 86 municipal code.

On January 11, 2009, a plebiscite was held in the community Colbitz a spin-off of the village Lindhorst from the community Colbitz and inclusion as an eighth member in the community existing since July 2009, community association Elbe Heath. The vote ended with 666 votes for this variant. On 27 January, the analysis of the survey by the Colbitzer council took place. Contrary to the result of consultations with the public council decided not to authorize the Mayor to the application for the spin-off of the district Lindhorst.

This was followed by an organized Lindhorster by a citizens 'initiative petition for their renewed clear vote of the council did not follow on March 26 and preferred the way of citizens' decision. This took place on June 7 at the same time instead of the election to the European Parliament and the election of the municipal council. The higher participation in the district Colbitz the referendum led to rejection of the citizens' decision.

Policy

Parish council

The local elections of 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 55.2 % to the following result for the composition of the municipal council ::

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 27 October 1994 by the regional council of Magdeburg.

Blazon: " In red three silver linden leaves stalked, held together by a silver clasp; from the central straight stem right and left out growing a silver stems with three (1:2) round fruits. "

The municipality colors are silver ( white) - Red

The crest is a canting arms for the district Lindhorst. It refers to the well-known Linde forest. The colors are those of the archbishopric of Magdeburg.

Flag

The flag of the municipality Colbitz shows the colors silver ( white) - Red -hook coat of arms.

Culture and sights

The Cultural Monuments of the community are entered in local monument directory. In Colbitz itself contains the 1869/70 established evangelical St. Paul 's Church. Furthermore, in Loitscher way the Catholic Church of St. Nicholas de Flue built, from 1959 to 1962 from a former barn and 1965, supplemented by a bell tower, but is now used only rarely. The nearest Catholic church with regular services located in Wolmirstedt about 6 km away.

In addition, it specifies the address Lange Straße 13 a Museumshof about the past lives on the farm. Noteworthy is the windmill Lindhorst, operated and restored by the mill club Lindhorst eV

Worth a visit is also the waterworks of Colbitz with Germany's only " water works crocodile ".

Regular events

Every year on the second weekend of September, the heath is celebrated and the " Heather Queen of Colbitz - Letzlinger Heide" crowned.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Colbitz is located on the main road 189 ( Magdeburg -Stendal ), about 7 km north of Wolmirstedt, 18 km east of the county town of Haldenleben and 18 km north of the state capital Magdeburg. Bus services after Wolmirstedt and Cröchern. Since the closure of the local railway Wolmirstedt - Colbitz is the nearest railway station in the neighboring municipality Zielitz.

The section Wolmirstedt - Colbitz the Federal Highway 14 is currently under construction. The highway runs in the future east- north-east of the church past, and in the northeast, to the county road 1174n exit Colbitz arises. The opening to traffic is scheduled for the summer of 2014.

Established businesses

  • Colbitzer Heath Brewery
  • CAN Baustoffwerke
  • Silka / Xella ( sand-lime brick production)
  • TWM drinking water supply Magdeburg with the waterworks Colbitz
  • Stump ( civil engineering )

North of the village there is an industrial and commercial area, where some of the companies are located.

Personalities

  • Friedrich Schulze (1843-1912), architect of the Prussian civil service
  • Johann Heinrich Schulze (1687-1744), discovered the light sensitivity of silver salts
  • Philip Wiegratz (* 1993) ( Lindhorst ), actor
  • Helmut stocking ( * 1951), Ringer
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