GroÃŸenehrich

Großenehrich is a country town in the Thuringian Kyffhauserkreis.

3.1 City Arms
3.2 hamlet of Arms

6.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Großenehrich is a unified community geographically and politically colonization in an interesting area of Thuringia. Geographically the districts to the south Großenehrich Hainleite on soils that are mostly originated from weathered limestone. The arable land loosened the hill dwellers by nature conscious actions, such as cultivation of avenues, orchards, hedges and copses.

History

Colonization by Germanic tribes (fishing and Warning) and the Christian missions were more decisive operations on people and the environment. Later, the traffic moderate development played a crucial role in the development of production in space Großenehrich. First mentioned the city is in a deed of gift to the monastery of Fulda on 20 January 722. It is believed that the place " of a leader of the Thuringian, which took possession of the land at the beginning of the 5th century founded and named after his name Ringerike ` ` ". The marketplace was the intersection of two trade routes: Sachsenburg - Mulhouse - Kassel and Erfurt - Bad Tennstedt - Special Hausen - Magdeburg. So you put the Count of Schwarzburg an application for the granting of market rights, which in 1468 was granted. At this time the place had about 480 inhabitants. Großenehrich received city rights in 1521, had Low jurisdiction, its own administration and a ring wall with three gates ( Niedertor, Kapelltor, Greußener gate). Later, a fourth goal came about, the Neutorstrasse. The settlement was originally two village centers, one for the church and the town hall. The located in the immediate vicinity of places Neustadt and Faula were abandoned - the people settled between the town centers, so that a closed city arose. To 1274 the two protective castles were destroyed on the orders of Henry IV and never rebuilt. Großenehrich always remained a farming community and craft city.

Großenehrich 1668-1670 was affected by witch hunts. Two women were caught in a witch trial and were executed.

Since 1 December 2010, the site belongs to the administrative community Greußen.

Boroughs

To Großenehrich include 10 districts.

(As of 1 July 2009)

Population Development

Development of the population (31 December):

2000: 3061
2001: 3054
2002: 3002
2003: 2994
2004: 2950
2005: 2890

2006: 2811
2007: 2805
2008: 2738
2009: 2692
2010: 2634
2011: 2575

Policy

City Arms

Blazon: " Argent, a dressed in skins bearded man on the left arm a red book, on a silver lamb is resting, pointing with his right hand on the lamb; at his feet a little blue sign is a golden lion. "

The coat of arms is derived from the oldest seal of 1562 and shows John the Baptist, originally in his left hand a lamb with double cross in his right hand holding a flag. The inscription read: SIGILLVM OPPIDANORVM IN EHRICH MAIORIS. John was the original patron of Großenehrich, whose church seal was incorporated into the coat of arms. The lion is the sign of the counts of Schwarzburg.

District of Arms

Culture and sights

Hall of Großenehrich
Church of St. Crucis of Großenehrich → Main article: St. Crucis Church ( Großenehrich )
North of the eingemeindeten place Feldengel, about 100 meters west of the road to wood angels, is the menhir of Feldengel. He should probably have been erected as early as the Neolithic or early Bronze Age, for acts of worship.

Traffic

In Großenehrich there was a stop on the Greußen - Ebeleben - Keulaer railroad.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Heinrich Nikolaus Gerber (1702-1775), composer and organist
Gabriel Christoph Benjamin Moshe (1723-1791), theologian
Bohnhardt Wilhelm (1808-1863), Member of Parliament
Heinrich Barthel (1814-1894), Member of Parliament
Heinrich Kreipe (1895-1976), Major General in World War II

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