Drewitz

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Location of Drewitz in Saxony -Anhalt

Drewitz is a district of the city Möckern district Jerichower Land in Saxony -Anhalt.

Geography

The village is situated about eleven kilometers southwest of Ziesar and just two kilometers north of the military training area Altengrabow.

History

In 1464 the village was first mentioned.

1843 lived 313 inhabitants, who were the parish in the village Gloine. 1889 the village was itself Pfarrkirchort and there Gloine had to be vacated in favor of the system of military training area Altengrabow here to build its own church was required.

1897, the village church was built in Drewitz place.

Until December 31, 2009 Drewitz was an independent municipality. January 1, 2010 Drewitz was incorporated into the city Möckern.

Policy

The last mayor of the municipality Drewitz was Cornelia Vietmeyer.

The coat of arms was approved on 13 February 2008 by the county.

Blazon: " Argent, a oberhalbes, black spoked water wheel on a black grooved red battlements, they assigned three with their stems to the hub -looking golden lime leaves. "

The colors of Drewitz are: Gold (Yellow) - Red The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg Kommunalheraldiker Jörg Mantzsch.

The flag is yellow - red ( 1:1) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the arms.

Transport links

Connects to the main road 107 Genthin with Coswig (Anhalt), there are in a northeasterly direction about eleven kilometers. The Federal Highway 2 to the terminal points Ziesar (76) and Theeßen (75 ) is reached in eight miles.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Horst Mertens ( b. 1941 ), Member of Parliament ( DVU )