Demsin

52.4312.26Koordinaten: 52 ° 25 '48 " N, 12 ° 15' 36" E

Demsin was a municipality in the district Jerichower Land in Saxony-Anhalt. She was a member of the administrative community Elbe- Stremme - Fiener, which had its headquarters in the city Genthin.

On 1 July 1950, the formerly independent communities Großdemsin, Kleinwusterwitz and Zabakuck were merged to the municipality Demsin, but already on 1 January 1957 Zabakuck was again a separate municipality.

Until December 31, 2009 Demsin was an independent municipality, which consisted of the villages Großdemsin, Kleindemsin and Kleinwusterwitz as well as the living quarters inland heath, three houses and Werdershof. January 1, 2010 Demsin was dissolved and incorporated into the city Jerichow. Last mayor Demsins was Jürgen Staschull. In the municipality Demsins lived on 22.35 km ² Population 381 (31 December 2008 ).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 19 January 2009 by the county.

Blazon: "In gold between green flanks pale, three rising black swallows. "

In 2008, the Magdeburg Kommunalheraldiker Jörg Mantzsch designed on behalf of the local council, a coat of arms, which is supposed to represent symbolically the places even after the incorporation. It was considered that Demsin of the districts Großdemsin, Kleindemsin and Kleinwusterwitz as well as the living quarters inland heath, three houses and Werdershof existed. The coat of arms symbolism shows about three flying in the same direction swallows representing the three districts, of which the municipality has emerged. This symbol can be assigned to the common way to go the districts together.

Historical coat of arms image

The former municipalities Großdemsin and Kleinwusterwitz resulted in their community sealing ever had a similar coat of arms seal images. This the districts and counties in the GDR (1945-1952) were used in the period after the Second World War to the introduction. Another source is the Kreisheimatmuseum in Genthin.

Old seal of the municipality Kleinwusterwitz

Structures

1838 is the Protestant parish church was built in Kleinwusterwitz whose altar wall has fragments of a Gothic winged altar from the first half of the 16th century.