Grauingen

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Location of Grauingen in Calvörde

Grauingen is a municipality in the district of Calvörde Borde in Saxony- Anhalt.

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  • 5.1 Attractions

Geography

Grauingen is located about 8 km west of Calvörde. West of the town lies the Mountain Reuter. As a district of the former municipality of living space colony Mannhausen was reported.

History

Grauingen has already been mentioned in the chronicle of the castle Calvörde. In this it is said that as early as the seventh and eighth centuries, lies this side of the ear, among other places, Grauingen. Have passed According to statements of another chronicle of seven arable farms, eight and five Kossatenhöfen cultivation Ernst Ellen. The area from the village in the shape of a horseshoe indicates that it is Wendish origin. And there are also still many now existing pollarded willows, the favorite trees of old contact. In 1832, on July 13, almost the entire village was destroyed by fire. Up to this time all the roofs were thatched with straw. Until 1866 the village Grauingen was re- built in a horseshoe shape as it exists to this day. Around the turn of the century 1899-1900 was the village of 44 plots. 1910, the city was connected to the electrical power supply, on July 4, 1910 lit the lamp for the first time.

On 1 January 2010 the municipalities Grauingen, Berenbrock closed ( with Elsebeck and Lössewitz ), Dorst, Klüden, Mannhausen, Velsdorf, Wegenstedt and Zobbenitz together with the patch Calvörde the new community Calvörde.

Historical place names

Within the district of Grauingen there are many historical place names, such as: Lerch width, Before Baerholz, Frandelbreite, the top front of the mountains, Beer path sections, Wolters bush, beyond Kossathenwinkel, Small mesh, Am Kirchhof, Rhode bush, cabbage gardens, grass garden, Kruger Kamp, Kruse swamp, Garrbruch

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms was approved on 3 September 1996 by the Regional Council of Magdeburg.

Blazon: " Under blue sign head in gold a rooted green oak with acorns. "

Grauingen led by then no officially approved coat of arms; is also from research on the Landeshauptarchiv no municipal seal image known.

Landmark Grauingens is planted on the village square in 1872 Peace oak. You take in connection with the local district by flowing river Spetze in the coat of arms was a resolution of the Municipality.

The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg Kommunalheraldiker Jörg Mantzsch.

The flag of the former municipality is green - yellow striped with the municipal coat of arms placed.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

For the Federal Highway 71 connects the Magdeburg with Salzwedel, there are in an easterly direction for about 15 km.

Culture and sights

Attractions

  • The schoolhouse in Grauingen, the village square, is a listed building
  • War memorial for the fallen of the 1st and 2nd World War
  • Grave stone in the cemetery I
  • Grave stone in the cemetery II
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