Jeßnitz

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Town hall

Jeßnitz (Anhalt) is a district of the city Raguhn - Jeßnitz, lying northeast of Bitterfeld- Wolfen.

  • 3.1 Coat of Arms
  • 3.2 flag
  • 3.3 partnerships
  • 7.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

Jeßnitz is located in a floodplain on the lower portion of the trough. East of the city begins the Dubin Heath. Nearest towns are the directly adjacent Wolfen, about 20 km north of Dessau, Halle ( Saale) about 30 km southeast of Leipzig and about 35 km south.

History

Origins

In a Magdeburg deed dated October 17, 1259, the name was first mentioned Jeßnitz reliable. According to tradition, the place should have been listed but documented already in 1156. The historic city center to the west of the trough probably arose from a fishing village. In 1401 Jeßnitz is mentioned as a city. The name of the city was in 1265 Jezzant, 1285 de Jezaniz, 1297 and 1408 Jessenitz Geßnitz. The name is jesän to Old High German word and the Middle High German jesen ( = ferment aufbrodeln, foam ) to provide, based on the Indo-European verbal stem * IES ( = absent, to foam ). This is probably the essence of depression is described. Later, an approximation to the " itz " name of the environment took place. Another name declaration is Jeßnitz the word jesion ( slaw ) for ash, since the settlement was in the midst Slavic settlement area.

Early Modern Times

In 1408 receives Prince Albrecht VI. of Anhalt- Dessau the city as Meißnisches fief. 1534 leads the Reformer Prince George III. of Anhalt- Dessau, the Lutheran Reformation. 1567 destroyed in a large fire many houses in the city, including the city hall. 1583, 1610-13 and 1632, the city was ravaged by the plague, which was a large part of the population to the victim.

21st Century

To a name change occurred on 16 April 2002, when the city was renamed from Jeßnitz in Jeßnitz (Anhalt). In August 2002, the city was in many parts, flooded by the Elbe flood in 2002, which also concerned the trough.

On January 1, 2010, the previously independent cities Jeßnitz (Anhalt) and Raguhn and the municipalities Altjeßnitz, brand, Retzau, Schierau, Thurland and Tornau merged before the heath to the city Raguhn - Jeßnitz. At the same time the management of Community Raguhn, belonged to the Jeßnitz (Anhalt) since January 1, 2005, was dissolved.

Incorporations

Population Development

¹ June 30

Policy

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 31 May 1994 by the regional council of Dessau and registered in the State Archives Magdeburg under the coat of arms registration number 25/1994.

Blazon: " Argent, growing from blue Wellenschildfuß two grooved red towers with domed roofs, depending on a sphere with beknauftem cone, floating pile, a red stem and a red ball of yarn between the towers. "

The city colors indicate red and white.

The coat of arms image comes from an old city seal from the 17th century The two towers in the emblem symbolize not the city gate, but are derived from the church with two towers (1596 collapsed ) from. Spindle and twine balls symbolize the cloth-making than previous main source of employment in the city.

Flag

The flag was approved on 22 June 2000 by the regional council of Dessau.

The flag is red - white striped. The coat of arms is centrally placed on the flag.

Partnerships

  • Bobenheim -Roxheim ( Rhineland -Palatinate )
  • Chevigny -Saint -Sauveur in the department of Côte- d'Or (France)

Culture and sights

  • Monastery ruins Sale guest in south of the village adjacent nature reserve Salegaster forest (450 ha riparian forest )

Traffic

On the western edge of the railway line Jeßnitz Trebnitzgrund -Leipzig passes. Jeßnitz has a breakpoint at this.

Memorial

  • Memorial from 1952 in the Old Cemetery, since 1956 in the August- Bebel-Straße (now Leopold Street ) was added in memory of the fighters against fascism

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Hermann Conradi (* 1862, † 1890), writer of early naturalism
  • Otto Körting (* 1884, † 1959), Social Democratic politician
  • Otto Ernst Hesse (* 1891, † 1946), playwright and journalist
  • Hans Linde (1913-1994), sociologist
  • Barry Graves ( * 1942, † 1994), actually Jürgen German, journalist and radio presenter, inter alia, at RIAS Berlin
  • Paul Kersten ( b. 1949 ), football player
  • Christian Gille (born 1976 ), canoe racing athlete, Olympic champion in Athens in 2004, spent his childhood in Jeßnitz and started at the local canoe club his athletic career
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