Gingst
Gingst is a municipality in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern ( Germany ). The community is managed by the Office West Rügen based in the community Samtens.
- 3.1 Coat of Arms
- 3.2 flag
Geography
Gingst located about 12 kilometers north- west of Bergen auf Rügen on the Bay Koselower lake. Upstream of the village is the island Ummanz. Gingst borders the National Park Boddenlandscape.
Districts
The municipality consists of the districts:
- Gingst
- Güstin
- Haidhof
- Chapel
- Malkvitz
- Presnitz
- Teschvitz
- Volsvitz
In addition, the settlements and living spaces are in the municipal area:
- Dubkevitz
- Grosow
- Gurtitz
- Klucksevitz
- Rattelvitz
- Steinshof
History
1937 Before a stilt houses have been found from the Neolithic period in Torfarbeiten Ging Rochester pastorate Moor. It took 3 m long, pointed rods from the bog of finds several vessels and sherds had been secured, stone tools were found, but not kept. The vessels but were very noteworthy. Prof. Petzsch (University of Greifswald) was carried out in 1937 the excavation and assurance.
The Angersdorf Ghynxt was first documented in 1232. It was next to Garz and mountains of the most important market towns of Pomerania and was an important center of artisans, especially the damask weaving the island.
The place was until 1326 part of the Principality of Rügen and then the Duchy of Pomerania. With the Peace of Westphalia of 1648 Rügen was and thus the area of Gingst a part of Swedish Pomerania. In 1815 Gingst came as part of Neuvorpommern the Prussian province of Pomerania.
Even here in 1774 serfdom was abolished.
In the history of the community, it always came back to major fires, according to 1726 and most recently in 1950 Gingst was almost completely destroyed. At this fire and the reconstruction of the FDJ action since 1975 a memorial stone on the market.
Since 1818 Gingst belonged to the circle or district Rügen. Only in the years 1952 to 1955 it was the county mountains belong. The village belonged until 1990 to Rügen county in the district of Rostock and in the same year part of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern. The 1990 re- designated as the Rügen was 2011 in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen.
Since 1994, the historic center has been renovated thoroughly in the context of urban development.
Chapel is a Wendish circular village with a knight economic asset. The estate belonged to the family von Platen. The mansion was built in 1843/44 and 1914 extensively remodeled.
Policy
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 15 July 1999 by the Home Office and registered under No. 192 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Blazon: " Divided by green and gold; forward a slumped golden sword with round Parierstangenköpfen, on each of which a dangling gold pan is attached; behind a pile as excepted red shuttle, which is occupied by a fallen and open red scissors. "
The coat of arms was designed by the Sagarder Gerhard Koggelmann.
Flag
The flag is uniform and transverse to the longitudinal axis of the flag cloth of gold ( yellow ) and green striped. In the middle of the bunting is, two thirds of the height of the flag cloth and one-third the length of the gold ( yellow ) and green strip engaging, the municipal coat of arms. The length of the bunting is related to height as 5:3.
Attractions
→ See: List of monuments in Gingst
- Late Gothic St. Jacob 's Church (built around 1300 ), after several fires (most recently 1726) remodeled in Baroque style
- Memorial stone of Gingst behind the church
- Monument of the town fire of 1950 and the reconstruction action
- Organ of the builder Kindt of 1790 in the Jacobi Church
- Amusement park " Rügen Park "; Miniature park where you can visit replicas of the most famous buildings in the world. In addition, there is a petting zoo, whitewater Rondell, giant slide, scooters, trampolines and more ways to play.
- Crafts museum with old pipe skating and agricultural equipment exhibition
- Parsonage, half-timbered house from 1738 on field stone base with mansard roof and dormers bat and two frontispieces on the back. The interior floor plan is still original.
Transport links
The Federal Highway 96 runs east of the community. At the central location of the island, Bergen auf Rügen, Gingst is served by bus routes. The bus stops are: Gingst, Gingst Matkt, Gingst schoolyard Gingst Miniature Park and Gingst expansion.
Personalities: sons and daughters of the town
- Joachim Nicolas Eggert (1779-1813), composer and conductor, member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- Samuel Christoph von Tetzloff (1738-1810), Governing in Swedish Pomerania