Hartenstein, Saxony

Hartenstein is a small town east of Zwickau, situated on the river Mulde in the district of Zwickau.

6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
6.2 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Neighboring communities

The municipality is located in the western Erzgebirge. Adjacent communities are Langenweißbach, Muelsen and Wildenfels district Zwickau and Oelsnitz, Stollberg, Bad Schlema, Aue and Lößnitz Erzgebirge District.

Boroughs

The city is made up of the districts of Hartenstein, Thierfeld ( since January 1, 1994), Zschocken (since 1 January 1996) and Stein ( since October 1, 1934) together.

History

Hartenstein was first in 1378 called Little Town and should be a foundation of My Heringer, the Burghart stone erected in the 12th century along the trade route from Zwickau to Bohemia in the same county Hartenstein. The city was then under the sovereignty of the viscount of Meissen, was pledged in 1406 to the Lords of Schoenburg 1414 and went into possession on. You and the county remained lower them, as in 1559, the upper part of the county Hartenstein was purchased by the Electorate of Saxony.

Since 1701 the city was the capital of the rule Schoenburg - Hartenstein, a line of the princes of Schoenburg, until they finally came in 1740 under the reign of Electoral Saxony after the recess with the House of Wettin. ( A line of the royal family led to the 20th century, the family name Schoenburg - Hartenstein. )

1921 Hartenstein went down in the history of the art of puppetry: Originally from Bad Ems Max Jacob, a member of the traveling bird movement, founded the Hartensteiner puppet; after moving the puppet troops to nearby Hohnstein they became world famous under the name Hohnsteiner puppet. The founding place of this important puppet theater is but Hartenstein.

The castle converted to Burghart stone was almost completely destroyed by an American air raid on 20 April 1945. In the vicinity of Hartenstein is the Prince Cave, a venue in the Saxon prince robbery.

2003 - 5095
2004 - 5089
2005 - 5056
2008 - 4934

Policy

The local elections of 7 June 2009 resulted in a turnout of 52.6 % ( 0.8) to the following result:

Economy and infrastructure

Hartenstein has its own junction on the north of the urban area runs along Federal Highway 72 (Exit 12 Hartenstein ). By the railway line Schwarzenberg -Zwickau is also connected to the rail network.

In the district of Hartenstein is the site of the disused shaft 371 of the Wismut.

Look at Hartenstein above the outdoor pool

The Inn " White Horse " on a German stamp of 2011

Truss at the inn in the center

The Paul Fleming Memorial in Hartenstein

Attractions

Burghart Stone, former residence of the county Hartenstein, now a ruin
Stone castle, former residence of the rule Stone
Monument -born Hartenstein writer Paul Fleming on the marketplace
Historic half-timbered house on the market square, motif of a German postage stamp in 2011
Prince cave, a scene of Altenburger prince robbery of 1455
The Fritz Seidel hill was inaugurated in 1953, but in the mid-1970s, the jump has ceased operations.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Heinrich von Lindenau (* 1586 in the Castle Hartenstein, † 1615 Börnichen b Oederan. ), Lords of the manor.
Paul Fleming (* 1609, † 1640 in Hamburg), physician and writer of the Baroque
Gottfried Benedict Funk (1734-1814), educator and Konsistorialrat
Christlieb Benedict Funk (1736-1786), physicist and mathematician
Albrecht Neubert (* 1930), German scientists
Meischner Magnus (1821-1892), lawyer and politician, Member of Parliament ( Kingdom of Saxony )

Personalities who have worked on site

Friedrich Wilhelm Berger (1844-1911), Conservative politician, Member of Parliament ( Kingdom of Saxony ), mayor in Hartenstein
Erich Matthes (1888-1970), Nationalist Publishers and Erzgebirge local historian
Max Jacob, founder of the hard Steiner, later Hohnsteiner puppet

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