Helbedündorf

Helbedündorf is a municipality in the Thuringian Kyffhauserkreis.

  • 4.1 Coat of Arms

Geography

Located is the community in the western part of the Kyffhaeuser circle on the southern slopes of the eastern fertilizer. In the east the district extends to the upper Helbetal with the adjacent Hainleite and in the southeast to the Thuringian basin. The altitude ranges from 522 m on the crest of fertilizer in Keulaer forest to about 260 m at Toba in the pelvic area.

Until the east district town Sondershausen and the southwest located Mühlhausen are both approximately 16 km.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the two westerly districts Holzthaleben and Keula with 1000 and 700 inhabitants, Friedrichsrode, wholesale and Kleinbrüchter in the center and the district of Toba and the smaller district Peukendorf.

The villages of the township were first mentioned as follows:

  • Friedrichsrode: Easter 1706
  • Großbrüchter: 1251
  • Holzthaleben: March 20, 1143
  • Keula: January 18 967,
  • Kleinbrüchter: March 30, 1302
  • Peukendorf: September 4, 1178th
  • Toba: March 20, 1143.

History

From the Iron Age evidence broken pieces the use of the surrounding area of the later castle at the top Helbetal. This multi-part castle at Großbrüchter was protected by steep slopes and ridges and trenches. It was built for the protection of yard Helbe.

There are remains of a castle on the west side of the town Keula. You probably had the task of controlling the then road over the fertilizer in the direction of Mulhouse and protect. In addition, a 967 Ottonian royal estate mentioned, the Emperor Otto II donated to the monastery of Fulda. This was also to be protected. In the Middle Ages the castle was Keula Headquarters Honsteiner, then the black burger. 1772 and 1811 were parts of the castle demolished. From the investment of the south wing, parts of the moat, cellar and remains of the outer wall are obtained.

The foundation of the church took place on 25 November 1993 by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Holzthaleben, Keula, Friedrichsrode and Großbrüchter. On July 22, 1995, Toba was added. On September 2, 1995 also Kleinbrüchter was still incorporated ( with Peukendorf ).

Population Development

Development of the population (31 December):

  • 2002 - 2928
  • 2003 - 2889
  • 2004 - 2847
  • 2006 - 2811
  • 2007 - 2747
  • 2011 - 2574

Policy

The local council of Helbedündorf consists of 14 members. Since the local elections on June 7, 2009, he made ​​up as follows:

  • CDU: 7 seats
  • SPD: 3 seats
  • The Left: 1 seat
  • CDU: 1 seat
  • Volunteer Fire Kleinbrüchter: 1 seat

The Left Party stood for two seats according to the election results. But as she had placed only one candidate, the second seat remains vacant.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 28 February 1995 by the Thuringian State Office of Administration.

Blazon: "In green to golden Wellenschildfuß, is on a red horse-dealer a red lying Bedding Fork, a golden beech growing. "

The stylized book is representative of the typical trees of the community and the green color of the shield ground for the natural environment or the Hainleite. The wave cut symbolizes the river Helbe. The long -term affiliation with the districts Großbrüchter, Holzthaleben and Keula to the former principality of Schwarzburg- Sondershausen is similar symbolizes the regalia field in the prince coat of arms by the red stray fork and the red horse comb in the golden field.

The coat of arms was designed by the Herald Frank Jung.

Attractions

Worth seeing is the renovated half-timbered house ensemble in the community part Großbrüchter with their 1989 rescued from decay St. Spirit church. The bakery in the district Holzthaleben houses the local museum, there is also a more than 300 -year-old Pestlinde. In Helbetal are historical landmarks, which had then separated the Prussian territory from black -burg. Even a stone cross of conciliation, the " Stone Virgin " is there. About the Hebetal to find the ruins of the Helbeburg, whose construction dates back to the Bronze Age. Also worth seeing is the Wasserburg Keula is part of municipality Keula. In the conclusion with a courtyard garden and tower resided Graf Anton Günther II In the district Kleinbrüchter a war memorial is in remembrance of fallen in the First and Second World War. Significantly, the historic church is in the district of Toba.

Economy and Transport

Areas of the economy are the craft and the agriculture and forestry. Supra-regional importance was the Kunsthof Friedrichsrode. In Keula the German Telekom AG operates a transmission facility for FM broadcasting.

The somewhat outlying community is connected by several country roads with the neighboring cities. The of Ebeleben of leading by the municipality railway Greußen - Keula was shut down with the end of the potash industry on the fertilizer.

Personalities

  • Johann Christian Ernestine ( born February 13, 1695 in Großbüchter, † October 12, 1769 in Long Salza ), theologian
  • Johann Christoph Ernestine ( born January 11, 1662 at Keula / Black Castle; † August 11, 1722 in Bad Tennstedt ) theologian.
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