Dissen-Striesow

Dissen - STRIESOW, Lower desno - Strjažow, is a municipality in the district of Spree- Neisse in Brandenburg. It belongs to the office castle on (Spreewald), which has its headquarters in the town of Burg (Spreewald). In the district of Dissen In 1995, 28.9 % of the population Sorbian.

Geography

Geographical Location

The municipality is located in the southeast of Brandenburg in Lower Lusatia in the traditional settlement area of ​​the Sorbs / Wends.

Community structure

Districts are Dissen ( sorb. desno ) and STRIESOW ( sorb. Strjažow ). Dissen also divided into the non-official parts of the village Grabow, Kněski dvor ( " farm " ), conc ( " end " ), Pśedejs ( " Vordorf " ) and We jsy ( " In the village ").

History

1449 Dissen is first mentioned in a document as part of the Mark Brandenburg. 1464 STRIESOW is mentioned as Straza documented. The municipality was created on 31 December 2001, from the voluntary merger of the previously independent municipalities Dissen and STRIESOW.

Policy

The council is composed of 10 city councils and municipal councils and the mayor.

• Citizens for Dissen and STRIESOW: 6 seats
• "Active for Dissen and STRIESOW ": 2 seats
• Fire department for Dissen and STRIESOW: 2 seats

(As at municipal election on 28 September 2008)

Culture and sights

In the list of monuments in Dissen - STRIESOW and in the list of ground monuments in Dissen - STRIESOW are registered in the list of monuments of the country Brandenburg monuments. Through the village youth in particular, the Sorbian carnival and the traditional harvest festival to be maintained. Other traditions such as the maypole and the Easter fire with associated " Schabanack " are obtained in Dissen alive.

Personalities

• Bogumil Šwjela ( Gotthold Schwela; 1873-1948 ), Sorbian priest and linguist, for 28 years pastor in Dissen
• Trixi Worrack (* 1981 in Cottbus ), German professional racing driver, hometown: Dissen