Donndorf

Donndorf is a municipality in Kyffhauserkreis in Thuringia. It consists of the districts Kleinroda and Donndorf monastery, which gave the place its name.

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History

At the beginning of the 9th century Donndorf is mentioned in a document in a directory of the Patrimony of the Archbishop Lull († 786) of Mainz built monastery Hersfeld. A medieval castle is said to have stood on the site of the local monastery. Studies confirmed this assumption. A gentleman Hermanus de Tundorf was called in 1190. But it is not yet confirmed that the family was settled in the castle.

Kleinroda is believed to have originated in the 12th century. The name ending after Kleinroda was created by the clearing of forests and the subsequent colonization of the surfaces produced. Many of these formed in this way places ending in- roda, rode or reuth.

The monastery Donndorf was first mentioned in documents in 1250. Its history began around this year with the foundation of the Cistercian monastery in the county Wiehe - Rabiswalde. 1525 the monastery of rebellious peasants was stormed. During the Reformation, it was converted as a Latin school in a convent school. The administration of the monastery and the convent school Donndorf held the Barons of Werther - Wiehe, since 1869 the barons of Werther - Bachra since 1540. The monastery farmed 170 acres, plus 250 acres of forest. The Convent School Foundation formed an intellectual center of the region. Best-known student of the Latin school was the historian Leopold von Ranke and the chemist Fritz Hofmann. 1924 was forced to close its doors due to inflation-related difficulties, the Latin School. In 1928 the incorporation of the monastery after Donndorf. 1945, the family of Werther was expropriated without compensation and distributed. After the fall of 1994, the dilapidated building of the monastery and convent were extensively renovated to 1996. In 1996, a the rural folk high school.

Population Development

Development of the population (31 December):

  • 2002 - 882
  • 2003 - 859
  • 2004 - 849
  • 2007 - 858

Policy

Mayor

Attractions

  • The St. Peter and Paul Church was the first time in the second half of the 13th century documentary mention. Built in the style of Gothic altar dates from the 15th century.
  • The New St. Peter and Paul church was built in the second half of the 19th century.
  • The Donndorfer stone cross from the Middle Ages, whose origin is unclear. It stands in front of the new church and is made ​​of local red sandstone.
  • The historic monastery with the church of the monastery, whose buildings are now a protected monument. Today, the rural folk high school Thuringia is housed. The brick made ​​of sandstone 5 m high arch forms the northern end of the monastic buildings and was built in 1747.

The historical monuments Monastery Donndorf and St. Peter and Paul Church were promoted in the 1990s by the German Foundation for Monument Protection.

Traffic

The municipality is situated on the Unstrut track ( since 2006 without traffic ), which connects the cities of Naumburg and Artern. In addition, the road from Reinsdorf at Artern passes by Wiehe the community. Around 15 kilometers from Donndorf away runs north A38

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Camillo Freiherr von Seebach (1808-1894), lawyer and Minister of State of Saxe- Coburg and Gotha
  • Beate Thomann ( born 1951 ), Member of Parliament
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