Elterlein

Elterlein is a small town in the Erzgebirge Erzgebirge District in Saxony.

• 2.1 Elterlein
• 2.2 Schwarzenbach
• 2.3 Hermann village
• 2.4 Population development

• 6.1 Structures / Attractions / Recreation
• 6.2 Regular events
• 6.3 Leisure

• 7.1 Economics
• 7.2 traffic

• 8.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 8.2 Persons who are in connection with Elterlein

Geography

Elterlein situated in the Ore Mountains. The city spreads out radially from the lying on a plateau marketplace starting, uphill to the treasure stone and on three sides sloping down to the place surrounding wetlands along Schlangengraben and Schwarzenbach, from.

Districts

The city Elterlein exists since the incorporation of Schwarzenbach in 1996 from two and since the incorporation of Hermann village in 1999 from three districts. Located on State Road 258 between Elterlein and Zwoenitz Burgstädtel does not form its own district.

Neighboring communities

In the north, bordering the cities Zwoenitz and Geyer and the community at Tannenberg Elterlein. In the east there are the city Schlettau, in the south of the city Scheibenbergstraße and the community Raschau marker Bach and to the west the town of Green Grove Beier field.

The highest elevation

With a height of 760 m elevation on the territory of the city is immediately northwest of Elterlein beside the municipal boundaries to Zwoenitz and green grove - Beier field in Grünhainer forest treasure stone.

History

Elterlein

The place was in the middle ages on an important trade route between Halle and Prague, the salt road over the pass Preßnitzer. The name is usually so Elterlein derived from Altarlein, a small altar at this very way. For the first time Elterlein 1406 was mentioned. Statements indicating that the place was already in 1118, are not used. The first mentioned as a city is busy writing only for 1483.

Elterlein won during the Great Berggeschreys, by the burgeoning mining industry in the Ore Mountains, rapidly in importance. In 1500 the town had its own administration authority for its mines. Middle of the 19th century was the mining, as in the entire region, also in Elterlein back and was discontinued. But even today there are numerous testimonies of the old mining to find. Was side - tunnel mouth holes, heaps and day breaks, the idyllic Black Pond, the end of the 16th century, created together with the artificial stone ditch to operate a mine.

By the early mining manufacturing sector such as mills, hammer and iron works emerged. During the industrialization Elterlein was in March 1848 in addition to Mittweida a scene of Nagelschmiede uprising. This was aimed at new factories, which could not compete with the Nagelschmiede as artisans and microentrepreneurs in free competition and therefore saw threatened by this their livelihoods. In Elterlein the Leinbrocksche factory was stormed by the insurgents.

Through several sprawling city fires in the years 1662, 1676, 1719, 1861 and 1868 Elterlein was often badly damaged.

Schwarzenbach

In the year 1240 the Waldhufendorf Schwarzenbach is first mentioned in a transfer of title deed to the monastery green grove.

The town was incorporated on April 1, 1996.

Hermann village

Hermann village is believed to be populated in 1200 and 1460 first documentary mentioned Waldhufendorf. Again coined to 1873, in addition to agriculture, particularly the mining centuries life, leaving visible signs such as the soap base with two powerful Raith Alden.

The town was incorporated on January 1, 1999.

Population Development

On 3 October 1990 Elterlein counted 3668 inhabitants. The following population figures refer to 31 December of the preceding year:

1993-1997

1998-2002

2003-2007

• 2003: 3330
• 2004: 3290
• 2005: 3256
• 2006: 3217
• 2007: 3159

From 2009

• 2009: 3098

Policy

Elterlein 2009 is a member of the administrative community Zwoenitz, in the Zwoenitz is the most fulfilling community since January 1. Previously, the city was a member of the administrative community Geyer.

Karl Weinhold (CDU ) was from 1990 to 2009 full-time mayor of the city Elterlein. On 9 November 2009 took over the post of honorary mayor Siegbert Ullrich (CDU Hermann village).

Twin Cities

Since September 14, 2004, there is an official twinning with the town of Belém in Lower Saxony, which is based on first contacts in the 1950s. Since 1953, with links to community Remshalden in Baden -Württemberg, in 2003 also sealed with an official partnership.

Religion

With those of the St. Laurentius church Elterlein, St. Michaelis Church Hermann village and the village church Schwarzenbach, there are three churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Within the Evangelical Church there is also the country's Ecclesial communion and in the district Elterlein a congregation of the United Methodist Church has its church hall.

Culture and sights

Structures / Attractions / Recreation

• St. Lawrence Church Elterlein ( Foundation stone laid in 1481; foundation stone of the new tower 1889)
• St. Michaelis Church Hermann village (built 1611) with bollards organ
• Half-timbered houses in the upper part of Hermann village
• Electorate of Saxony postal distance column of 1729 Elterlein (Original location: Marktplatz )
• Barbara Uthman monument in Elterlein
• Schatzenstein
• Nature reserve Hermannsdorfer meadows and "Black Pond "

Regular events

• Dengel hard in OT Schwarzenbach ( in June )
• Star trek to treasure stone (first Saturday in October)
• Kirchweihfest in Elterlein (second Sunday in September )
• Christmas market in Elterlein (1st Advent )
• Turmblasen from the tower of St Lawrence's Church Elterlein ( every Advent Sunday)

Leisure

• Hiking
• Riding
• Bowling
• Huskies

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Carrying on the tradition of the early existing manufacturing Elterlein is today, considering its here 1471 social insurance employees ( as at 30 June 2007) and total and foreign sales, one of the regionally significant industrial sites with the automotive supplier industry is the largest employer. Significant based businesses are among other Bodet & Horst GmbH & Co. KG, Linnemann -Schnetzer Sachsen GmbH, Max Bögl GmbH & Co. KG and Takata -Petri ( Sachsen) GmbH.

Traffic

Elterlein located on a feeder road for the Upper Erzgebirge, State Road 258 offers a direct and fast connection between the A72 (AS Stollberg -West) and the B101 ( with disc mountain).

With the railway line Zwoenitz disc mountain, the city had in 1900 and a rail connection. After the partial dismantling of the track in 1947 as war reparations to the Soviet Union, in 1966 the railway was finally set again and the remaining part way between Elterlein and Scheibenbergstraße also dismantled.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Wolfgang Uhle (1512-1594), known as Pestpfarrer of Annaberg
• Karl Weinhold (* 1946), politician ( CDU), Member of Parliament, Mayor of Elterlein ( 1990-2009 )
• Christian Gotthold Hoffmann (1713-1784), scientist and important personality of the Dresden company in rétablissement

Those associated with Elterlein

• Christian Lehmann (1611-1688), childhood and first job as a curate in Elterlein, one of the most important Altchronisten of the Ore Mountains
• John Oertel (1840-1916), mayor of Elterlein, owner of Hammerguts Tännicht