Gauern
Gauern is a municipality in the Thuringian district of Greiz. The town is the smallest member of the community management community Wünschendorf / Elster.
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Population development
- 4.1 traffic
- 4.2 Established businesses
Geography
Geographical location
Gauern belongs to Ronneburger agricultural and mining area and is located at Fox creek, a small tributary of the White Elster. The nearest towns are Berga / Elster (5 km southwest), Ronneburg (8 km north), Weida (10 miles west) and Gera (13 km north-west ).
Neighboring communities
Adjacent communities are Braunichswalde, Linda b. Weida, Seelingstädt and the city of Berga, all located in the district of Greiz. The city of Berga limited only indirectly with the district Wolfersdorf.
History
1363 the village was first mentioned. Until 1918 it belonged to Saxony- Altenburg and was since 1900 the District Office Ronneburg belonging. 1922, went to the county Gera. 1933 Gauern 340 inhabitants. After the Second World War had to make way for the mining of Wismut nearly two-thirds of the village. 1952 belonged to the circle Schmölln Gauern briefly, but walked in the same year to the county Gera country.
Religions
Gauern belongs to the Diocese of Dresden - Meissen.
Population Development
1910 lived in Gauern 312, 1933 340 and 1948 even 480 inhabitants. Due to the partial devastation was the population in 1990 only at 124
Development of the population ( as of 1994: Stand December 31 respectively ):
- 2000: 149
- 2001: 144
- 2002: 144
- 2003: 150
- 2004: 144
- 2005: 142
- 2006: 145
- 2007: 144
- 2008: 138
- 2009: 132
- 2010: 129
- 2011: 120
Policy
The council of the small community consists of six members. After the local elections in 1994, 1999 and 2004, he always consisted solely of members of the volunteer fire department. Since 2009, the council consists of three members of the volunteer fire department and three independent members.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
The site is accessed via the road L 2336 by Linda to Berga and the county road K 503 by Braunichswalde. Sporadically during working days except Saturdays wrong bus number 219 Gera - Wünschendorf Linda Wolfersdorf - Seelingstädt RVG Regional traffic Gera / country. Since 1876, the municipality had a connection to the railway line from Wünschendorf to Werdau. The course was on an embankment along the north of the village. On 30 May 1999, the passenger has been set, the route is not yet deconsecrated. The nearest railway station is located since then in Berga / Elster.
Established businesses
A small part of the municipal area covers the former uranium ore processing plant of Wismut. Today, the only industrial enterprise is the scrap metal and metal -GmbH, which is located above the former railway station.