Grimme

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Grimme is a district of the city of Zerbst / Anhalt in the district of Anhalt- Bitterfeld, in Saxony- Anhalt, Germany.

Geography

The village Grimme is located in the headwaters of the middle Nuthe arm near the border with Brandenburg. The city of Zerbst / Anhalt is 14 km, the city Dessau approximately 22 kilometers away. The grounds of the vast forest areas east of Grimme achieved in the Gorrenbergen 173 m above sea level. NHN.

The Grimmer neighboring Dobritz is located on the L 57, which runs from Zerbst / Anhalt after Wiesenburg / Mark Brandenburg. The neighboring Nedlitz is located on the main road there are 246 railway connections to Magdeburg and Dessau in Zerbst.

History

Until December 31, 2009 Grimme was an independent municipality with the associated district Golmenglin. On 1 January 2010, the annexation was to Zerbst.

Policy

Mayor

The last mayor of the township was Elke Böttge.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 13 February 1996 by the regional council of Dessau and registered in the State Archives Magdeburg under the coat of arms registration number 13/1996.

Blazon: " Split of red and gold; the front of the gap, a silver eagle with golden arms, behind pile, two upright green acorns. "

The municipality colors show green - gold ( yellow).

The village was first mentioned in 1326 as Burgort, under the name of Grim, who belonged to the Count of Lindau. The community is surrounded by 2400 hectares of mixed woodland. Before 1945, the majority of residents fed by the forest service and operational beside still a small farm. Since the end of the Second World War, the development of the community was marked by the development of agriculture and forestry. In the middle of the village is a is a listed old fortified church. The tower was built of field stones, above the tower are located east and west Ausspähöffnungen that should have served the observation of the enemy. The eagle to be the symbol of the old fortified church in the village. The two acorns are intended to highlight the richness of the forest, especially in the deciduous forest.

The coat of arms was designed by the Heraldry Society "Black Lion" Leipzig.