Doberschau-GauÃŸig

Doberman -Gaußig, Upper Sorbian Dobruša - Huska, is a named after the two places Doberschau and Gaußig municipality in the district of Bautzen in Upper Lusatia in Saxony.

2.1 Amalgamations

Geography

Doberman show is about four, Gaußig about 9 km southwest of the district town of Bautzen on the northern edge of the Lusatian mountain country.

The municipality is bordered by Goda and Bautzen in the north, Obergurig in the east, in the southeast Wilthen, Neukirch in the south and Schmölln- Putzkau and Demitz - Thumitz in the West. All surrounding communities include the district of Bautzen.

Local structure

The municipality is divided into 21 districts ( population figures of 31 December 2009):

Arnsdorf ( Warnoćicy ) - 142 inhabitants
Brösang ( Brězynka ) - 71 Ew.
Cossern ( Kosarnja ) - 90 Ew.
Diehmen ( Demjany ) - 231 Ew.
Doberschau ( Dobruša ) - 1187 Ew.
Drauschkowitz ( Družkecy ) - 67 Ew.
Dretschen ( Drječin ) - 116 Ew.
Gaußig ( Huska ) - 622 Ew.
Gnaschwitz ( Hnašecy ) - 323 Ew.
Golenz ( Holca ) - 96 Ew.

Gunthersdorf ( Hunćericy ) - 110 Ew.
Katschwitz ( Kocica ) - 41 Ew.
Obernaundorf ( Nowa Wjes ) - 360 Ew.
New Diehmen ( Nowe Demjany ) - 40 Ew.
New Drauschkowitz ( Nowe Družkecy ) - 39 Ew.
Preuschwitz ( Přišecy ) - 49 Ew.
Schlungwitz ( Słónkecy ) - 239 Ew.
Techritz ( Ćěchorjecy ) - 89 Ew.
Weißnaußlitz ( Bele Noslicy ) - 78 Ew.
Zockau ( Cokow ) - 114 Ew.

History

The place Doberschau was first mentioned in 1223 in the Upper Lusatian border certificate. South of Doberschau is located on the Spree, the so-called jump, the sooner the population served as Wallburg as a refuge. You could be well defended, since it is limited in the north by the steep and rocky valley of the River Spree. Remains of the walls are still recognizable today. The stories say that an underground tunnel should have existed from the hill to the old manor in Doberschau. Whether the hill with the 1007 first mentioned castellum Trebista can be identified, is controversial. On this mention of the 1000 year celebration of the place -based in 2007.

During the Reformation, there was a long-standing dispute over the parish Gaußig. The place was owned by the Catholic cathedral chapter Bautzen, the right of presentation to the parish but had the Protestant pastor of Goda. The latter was supported by the Electors of Saxony, to whose territory Goda, but not Gaussig, belonged since 1559. The Protestants were finally able to prevail finally in the 1560s.

Incorporations

Policy

The last mayor elections were held on 17 March 2013. Incumbent Michael Schulze ( CDU) was confirmed with 95.2 % of the vote in office. The turnout was only 37.5%.

Economy

Is known of the district Gnaschwitz primarily by the explosive Gnaschwitz that manufactures explosives for civilian and military use around the world today. Here large underground facilities have been created in the underground consisting predominantly of granite in the sixties, in which the production and storage took place.

There were also several accidents - mostly by human error - and the resulting pressure waves could be several kilometers wide spread in the Spree Valley. At the time of the GDR found every Wednesday afternoon tests of explosives held at the premises, which could be heard widely.

Educational institutions

Evangelical School Center Gaußig

Lutheran Primary School Gaußig
Evangelical High School Gaußig
Lutheran High School Gaußig ( with specialization in Health and Social Affairs )

Attractions

In Gaußig is Schloss Gaussig, a Palladian umformtes baroque castle with rhododendron. The castle was until 1945 owned by the Imperial Count sound Riaucour, in the course of the land reform they were dispossessed and deported to a concentration camp in Rügen. After the castle was used during GDR times as a holiday home at the TU Dresden, currently carried out its renovation and home use, from August 2008 as a castle hotel. The park is still accessible. In the castle there is a Roman Catholic chapel, next to a Protestant parish church. A late Gothic winged altar from the Catholic chapel was spent in the evangelical church through a personal, nocturnal " bailout " of the Protestant minister, damage to the altar could be prevented.

Sons and daughters of the town

Herbert Gruhl (1921-1993), politician (CDU, Green, ODP ) and author ( A planet is being plundered )
Gert Heidler ( born 1948 ), football player
Bernd Stange ( born 1948 ), coach various national teams and club teams

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