Hohenleuben

Hohenleuben is one of the smallest towns in the east of Thuringia. Residents Technically it has the status of a country town.

• 2.1 Population development

• 3.1 City Council
• 3.2 Mayor

Geography

That the district Greiz belonging Hohenleuben situated on a hill in the Thuringian Slate Mountains, the Bergaer saddle, near the river Leuba, which was dammed to Leuba dam.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent communities are Auma Weidatal, Weida, Langenwetzendorf and the city Zeulenroda.

History

Hohenleuben was first documented in 1267 as Luben ( Sorbian: " Bast" ) mentioned. A source of 1868 derives from the Slavic Loibe, which means " dense forest " means: " Even now, ie a part of the area around Suhl " the Suhlaer Loibe " Related is the German word arbor. ". ( However, this contradicts the information in the origin of the Duden dictionary ). 1356 finds himself in a marriage contract the stewards of Weida and Gera, the name of the castle rich rock. Rich rock was the headquarters of a small administrative area, which covers about the area between Hohenleuben and Zeulenroda. There was also the hole or castle mill. 1356 have been named by contract for the first time by the reeves castle and maintaining rich rock. For related Gutsbereich there was already a grinding and cutting mill. The miller was in the service of domination. 1917 bought a miller from Saalfeld the Castle Mill. In 1961 she walked a Magdeburg operation into a children's camp. 1992 sold the property to the trust private people from Hesse. As professionals, the water they rely on hydropower for energy conversion. At the mill still remembers a millstone in the castle garden.

1744 Neumühlestrasse at the Leuba was first mentioned in a document. Until 1965 the waterwheel drove with good water level of Leuba at the mill. The miller came on 28 December 1958 while adjusting the run of the mill stones with one leg in the transmission. Death was the result due to loss of blood. The cooperative farmers in the area supported the replacement Müller and LPG supervised the fields. The mill ran until the dams necessitated the removal of the mill. 1981 for the dam to full back and everything was from the mill yet, sank beneath the waves. The last inhabitants met in 2001 to the 230 -year anniversary of the commissioning of the mill and the imaginary ancestors.

1786, the foundation stone of the church. 1883 Hohenleuben got a rail connection, the economically not as hoped a positive effect due to the relatively large distance of the station from the place. On August 21, 1928 Hohenleuben received its town charter.

On May 15, 1935, the new women's prison was put in service. The first director Johanna Weitz worked for reasons of conscience against the Nazi authorities later, was tortured in Berlin Gestapo prison at Prinz-Albrecht -Strasse and abused and placed in their last place of residence Oettern under house arrest. In 1941, five women were shaved because of "forbidden intercourse with foreign Nationalists " on the marketplace and pilloried.

In 1945, the Americans occupied by shelling the place, later, Soviet troops took over the occupying power in Thuringia. There was Hohenleuben a closed special children's home " Erich Weinert " childcare of the GDR, in which children were compulsorily admitted. The home was about 1 km from the edge of the resort.

In 1994, Hohenleuben in the course of municipal reform in the state of Thuringia to the district Greiz and declared its accession to the future management of Community Leubatal. This was dissolved on 31 December 2013 and the city will henceforth fulfilled by Langenwetzendorf. A branch of the administration is, however, continue in Hohenleuben.

Population Development

In 1840 Hohenleuben 2,103 inhabitants living in 223 houses. By 1947 the city grew to 2,512 inhabitants, about 25 % of them were resettled. 1971 lived 2,349 people in the city and the village Brückla. In 1992, the population had dropped to Hohenleubens only 1,958 residents, and thus fell below 2,000 for the first time after decades.

Further development of the population (31 December):

• 2000-1956
• 2001-1905
• 2002-1863
• 2003-1820
• 2004-1837
• 2005-1802

• 2006-1784
• 2007-1753
• 2008-1687
• 2009-1675
• 2010-1667
• 2011-1646

• 2012-1628

Policy

City ​​council

The 2009 elected in the municipal elections in Thuringia City Council has the following composition:

• FDP / "Citizens for Hohenleuben ": 5 seats
• The Left: 5 seats (only 3 seats occupied )
• Citizens Union Hohenleuben: 2 seats

Mayor

Mayor Dirk Bergner is since 2010 in the office, which he exercises a voluntary basis.

Culture and sights

• In 1869, the first held Hohenleuber Taubenmarkt is the most traditional event of the place, 2012 took this to the already 143 times instead. Initiator of the festival was the then newly formed pigeons and poultry club, today Poultry Breeding Association ( RGZV ) 1869 Hohenleuben. In addition to other market offers valuable breeders and breed poultry are offered at Taubenmarkt. By taking place in February Taubenmarkt a costume party is connected as an attraction for the children. Even the children Heischegänge through the village are occupied.
• Worth seeing are the Dating back to the 12th century castle ruins rich rocks and the associated local history museum. In addition to the exhibition of his collections here take place the events of antiquity Vogtländische Science Society Hohenleuben ( VAVH ), find its publications on regional distribution.
• In the church of Hohenleuben is since 1998 the restored monumental altarpiece Calvary of the Gotha painter Paul Emil Jacobs, who had created this in 1844 for the Augustinian Church in Gotha and had been there in 1939 removed during church conversion and stored.
• The city has a 25 meter high water tower, which until 1973 was in operation from 1906 and was built in the style of a fortified tower. The capacity of the elevated tank is 70 cubic meters.

Within the ruins of rich rock

General view of the castle ruins

Leisure

In Hohenleuben there is a dam and a situated on the forest pool.

Economy and infrastructure

Hohenleubens economy is dominated by the Penitentiary Hohenleuben, which is the largest employer in the city. In addition, small tradesmen in the town are located. Furthermore, among other sports shoes have been in place by the company Zeha to 1993, which were all used by several teams.

Personalities

The agricultural economist working in Jena and Bonn -Poppelsdorf Karl Christian Gottlieb Storm (1781-1826) comes from Hohenleuben.