Gelting

Gelting is a municipality in the district of Schleswig -Flensburg, in Schleswig- Holstein. In Gelting there are the districts Goldhöft (Danish: Goldhøft ), Grahl stone, Holmkier ( Holmkær ) Kattrott, Lehbek ( Lebæk ), ear field ( Udmark ) Stenderup and Wackerballig ( Vakkerballe ).

History

Gelting was first mentioned in 1231 in Erdbuch King Waldemar of the winner as Geltyng. At that time, the castle was the center of Gelting sparsely populated Kronguts, which served primarily as a hunting ground well. The St. Catherine's Church was built in 1300 of brick, the parish was first connected to the Nieharde, which included the parishes Sörup, Sterup, Steinberg, Quern and Esgrus. In the 14th and early 15th century, several noble estates as Buck Hagen, Roest and Düttebüll that administratively dissolved by Gelting formed. Gelting itself was a noble estate in 1494, when King John left it to the Ahlefeldt family, which in turn led Törning back to the king.

The east fishing was dominated by the nobility Henceforth, and here the good Gelting played a key role. The Geltinger church, Evangelical Lutheran after the Reformation, was the center of the area 's largest parish in fishing, to which the church today Gelting, Nieby, Kronsgaard, Hasselberg, Pommerby and Rabenholz and some red herring ( the 1928 is my finished Good Oehe namely ) belong.

1710 the Grange Pries wood became a stand-alone asset. 1789 began the parcelling of goods Gelting which, however an administrative unit remained. As noble Good made ​​it to 1853 its own sub- district court, as the goods were grouped Ostangler to Kappel Erharde.

In 1864 the duchy of Schleswig to the Prussian province of Schleswig -Holstein. As of 1867 stood Gelting under the new District Court in Kappeln and below the circle Flensburg. The parish Gelting that was previously allocated to the goods Gelting, Düttebüll, Pries wood and Oehe, was now divided into twelve small rural towns, and four only reduced to the ordinary courts and their immediate environment estate districts. In the area of ​​today's rural community Gelting lay beside the Gutsbezirk Gelting rural communities Suterballig, Lehbek, Kattrott, Wackerballig and Stenderup. In 1928, the United Gutsbezirk Gelting Suterballig for rural community Gelting who in 1938 also Lehbek, Kattrott and Wackerballig connected. 1970 was the incorporation of Stenderup.

Policy

Of the 13 seats in the municipal council, the CDU has been the local elections in 2013 seven seats, the voter community A- GWG has three seats, the SPD two. A community representative who was elected on the SPD list in the municipal council, not joined the SPD parliamentary group, but is non-attached.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Azure, under a radiant golden sun half a golden plow with a silver ploughshare. "

The municipality was created in 1928 by merging Gelting of Gutsbezirks Gelting with several rural communities in the parish of the same name. After an eventful history of ownership acquired in 1758 from the North Friesland originating in the East Indies to great fortune Come Sönke Ingwersen the Good Gelting. This was knighted the following year as " Baron von Wiedergeltingen " left rule and title first his son, then his sister's son, the ancestor of the present owners. The plow in the arms of Gelting is taken from the family crest of the Barons of Wiedergeltingen. To distinguish them from other coat of arms with the same character of older towns coat of arms, in which the stereotypical castle often celestial bodies have been added have been added (eg Schleswig ), the Geltinger coat of arms halfway around the sun shining on a proposal from the State Archives Kiel on the model. The yellow and blue are those part of the country Schleswig.

Culture and sights

In the list of cultural monuments in Gelting are registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig- Holstein cultural monuments.

Church of St. Catherine

The St. Catherine of Alexandria consecrated church was built around 1300 and was rebuilt about 1793 in the classical style. Here, the altar area of the Flensburg sculptor Johann Christian Schmädl has been transformed into a five-axis display wall, the center provides a multi-figured crucifixion scene from the late medieval carved. Above it is the organ whose work was designed in 1904 by Marcussen & Son. The nave retained its medieval form with a flat ceiling. Inventory includes a triumphal cross and a carved baptism of the 17th century.

Good Gelting

Good Gelting is surrounded by a moat and one of the oldest estates in fishing. The mansion dates back to a Traditional semi-detached house. It was later expanded with two annexes to a three- winged building with courtyard. The mansion is not accessible privately owned by the barons of Hobe -Gelting and for visitors.

Mill Charlotte

The Erdholländer - mill was built by Good Gelting 1826 and served both for dewatering the Norwegian as well as for grinding grain. Today it is used as a holiday. It is the entrance gate to the nature reserve Geltinger Birk and is located at Strandsaum the Flensburg Fjord.

Other

• In Hunhoi is a half-timbered house dating from the 19th century.
• The megalithic grave Lehbek is a grave investment from the Neolithic period.

Economy and Transport

Gelting was originally a predominantly agricultural town, today it is a rural central place with a strong commercial and service enterprises. As air and spa resort, tourism is an important source of income. The tourist attractions are located mainly in Wackerballig and to Geltinger bay.

From 1965 to 1999, a car ferry service to the Danish Faaborg was entertained, which enjoyed great popularity, but had to be discontinued after the abolition of cross-border duty-free shopping. According to press reports, the Danish shipping company Nordisk Færgefart APS plans " 99.9 % " means a connection between people Gelting Mole and Faaborg 2013.

Most important transport connection is the federal highway 199, the so-called North Road of Kappeln via Flensburg until after Niebüll. Other streets have only local significance.

A railway link had Gelting 1886-1952 by the meter gauge track north of Flensburg circular path. The North Road largely follows the route.

Personalities

• Detlev von Ahlefeldt (1612-1686), Military, War Commissar General of the Danish King
• Seneca Freiherr von Gelting (1715-1786), owner of Good Gelting and ancestor of today's owner
• Hermann Bendix Todsen (1864-1946), Mayor of Flensburg
• Herbert Kortum (1907-1979), scientist, computer scientist and computer pioneer the GDR