Erfde
Erfde (Danish: Ervde, in Low German: " Arf " ) is a municipality in the district of Schleswig -Flensburg, in Schleswig- Holstein. In its present form, the community has existed since 1971.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
Geography
Erfde lies on a Geest island that was flowing around as a Altmoräne during the ice age melt water. With the rise of the groundwater level after the Ice Age are now many bogs and wetlands in the area.
Erfde is the southernmost rural administrative center of the district is also the largest community in the region Stapelholm. Situated on the Eider Bargen, disgust, Erfderfeld, Grevenhorst and clank are also located in the municipal area.
History
On the island Geest items were found, suggesting that this was already inhabited around 2800 BC.
The St. Mary Magdalene Church in the town center was built in the 12th century as a Romanesque stone church. In the church is a votive ship, reminiscent of navigation on the river Eider. The Dithmarsch destroyed the church during a robbery in 1402 partly so that their roof only emerged in its present form in the reconstruction.
Since Duke Adolf I the treene 1570 was dam up of Schleswig- Holstein - Gottorp in Friedrichstadt, the water balance of the region and the region around Erfde changed has been set to 1935 during storm surges under water.
The place Erfde was hit twice by great fires: in 1698, 42 buildings and the pastorate and destroyed by fire in 1768, which lasted even three days, almost the whole village.
In the village is a typical of the landscape Stapelholm Bauer bells with which the farmer Vogt has called the people to meetings or to hire themselves out of work. In case of danger, the bells were used as warning signal.
Incorporations
On September 1, 1971, the municipality Bargen was incorporated.
Policy
Of the since the local elections 2013, 13 instead of the previous 17 seats in the municipal council voters Community EEC has six seats, the CDU and the SPD five two.
Coat of arms
Blazon: "In a golden green bell Bauer, consisting of a growing, top forked stem, ornate bar and the bells attached to this body; the strain deposited two silver wave bars. "
Economy and infrastructure
The community is predominantly agricultural and has as its administrative center at the same time a rural to a rich commercial and services. At the Eider but there are also some tourist uses.
Erfde has two fire services, in addition to a local fire department in Erfde there is also a hamlet in Bargen.