Hohenkirchen
High churches is a municipality in the northern part of the North West in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern ( Germany ). It is administered by the Office Klützer angle with headquarters in the city Klutz.
The municipality chief churches was formed on 1 January 2005 from the formerly independent communities large and Walmstorf Gramkow.
Geography
High churches is between Wismar and the Klützer angle. The municipality has an approximately eight kilometers long section of the Wismar Bay ( Baltic Sea coast) - the southern and eastern part of the well-Wiek and the western part of the Eggers Wiek. These two shallow bays are separated by the Cape High Wieschendorfer Huk.
At High churches include the districts of Old Jassewitz, Beckerwitz Gramkow, United Walmstorf, High Church, High Wieschendorf, Manderow, New Jassewitz, Niendorf, Wahrstorf and Wohlenhagen.
History
The name comes from a high-lying church, which is visible from afar; the present brick building was built in the 15th century.
In 1230, the chief churches and most places in the church today were first mentioned in Ratzeburg tithe register, which at that time the diocese of Ratzeburg belonging villages ordered by parishes lists. The first free peasants were in the following centuries serfs of the landlords of the knighthood.
Agriculture plays in the community even today a large role. From the late 1960s, the tourist development began particularly coastal regions, this process continues unabated, it has been strengthened since 1990. In addition to existing hotels, guesthouses and a camping stands for the vacationers a golf course available. The marina in the village of High Wieschendorf is currently being expanded.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was designed by Michael Zapfe and was awarded the municipality Gramkow on 24 November 1999. This led the crest until 31 December 2004 and the present church Hohenkirchen continued running.
Blazon: "In gold increased, strongly -curved blue top, covered with a growing out of a golden nest gold beschnabelten silver pelican breast aufhackt in to feed his three seated, gold silver beschnabelten boys; top of a red anchor with w -shaped curved rope; back seven red balls ( 2:1:2:1:1 ). "
Main theme of the arms, the nourishing its young pelican, is part of the decoration of a 1739 newly constructed pulpit of the church to the High Church. In mythology, the pelican is a symbol of sacrifice. In Christian iconography, he is a type of Christ as Saviour dar. The pelican is thus pars pro toto for the Dating back to the 15th century church. Furthermore, the pelican symbolizes the fishing, which is a source of income of the residents has always been of great importance. With the anchor both in some districts has always operated fishing and the former small fishing port in Beckerwitz intended to symbolize. At the same time, it represents the emerging marina and thus for tourism. The balls - in a different tincture and reduced number of the arms of the family von Bülow borrowed - symbolize the basis of a number symbolism the districts Alt Jassewitz, Beckerwitz Gramkow, High Church, High Wieschendorf, Manderow and New Jassewitz, but also remember the former landlords, which For centuries, the development Gramkows certain.
Transport links
High churches to reach out ( associated highway access Wismar - center of the Baltic Sea motorway A 20) by Klutz and from the town of Greve mills across the road from Wismar - it is also home to the nearest train station ( route Lübeck - Rostock).
Sons and daughters of the town
- Johann Metelmann (1814-1883), German -American educator, Protestant clergyman and 1848/49 Member of the Mecklenburg Chamber of Deputies
- William Bath (1843-1903), pioneer of the German Nordland and polar tourism