Freienbessingen
Freienbessingen is a municipality in the Thuringian Kyffhauserkreis.
Location
Freienbessingen lies in the fertile north-east on the edge of the Thuringian Basin Heilinger heights.
History
A mound grave of Baalberge culture is the bump between Mittelsömmern, Blankenburg and Freienbessingen. In this square later stood the gallows. The first documentary mention of the place was in the year 731 in Freienbessingen is first mentioned as a deed of gift from the year 979 considered in some surrounding places (eg Wolferschwenda ) mentioned. Accordingly, the 1025- year anniversary was celebrated in 2004.
The large manor of Freienbessingen was from 1933 to 1945 ownership of the Erfurt factory owner and Captain aD Fritz Wolff ( malt factory in Erfurt). He built the Good generously on. After the occupation by the Red Army carried out the expropriation without compensation. The estate was VEG. Today ( 2012) it is a Stiftsgut.
When fighting with the Americans on April 10, 1945 burned out a German tank in place. The crew of three can be found among the four unknown German soldiers in the cemetery in a common grave.
South of Freienbessingen was in the Heilinger heights a missile base of the NVA. He was adopted shortly by the army in the fall of 1990, the military installation built the former NVA soldiers still on. Then the " forest settlement " became a refugee center, which has been dissolved in 2007 and demolished afterwards.
Population Development
Development of the population (31 December):
- 2004 - 965
- 2005 - 871
- 2006 - 736
- 2007 - 401
The dramatic decline in population between 2006 and 2007 due to the closure of a community shelter for refugees in October 2007.
Personalities
- Ferdinand amount (1876-1962), painter and graphic artist
Half-timbered house in Freienbessingen
Manor house of the estate in Freienbessingen