Klein Belitz
Klein Belitz is a municipality in the district of Rostock in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern ( Germany ). The community is managed by the Office Biitzow country with headquarters in the city Biitzow.
Geography
The municipality Klein Belitz is between Biitzow and Rostock. The mostly flat area from Warnowtal to Neukirchener Plage, a wetland, which is a nature reserve, barely reaches 20 m above sea level. NN.
The municipality consists of the districts:
- Boldenstorf - 1284 mentioned as Boldewinestorp
- Great Belitz - mentioned along with Klein Belitz 1270 as Belitz
- Neukirchen - the oldest part, known already in 1232 in a document of the monastery Rühn
- Passin - first mentioned in 1236, later became a ducal Domanium
- Reinstorf - 1248 mentioned as Reynersdorp
- Selow - first mention of 1248
History
For the first time appeared Belitz, whose name indicates a Slavic settlement, in 1270 in a document on. The last owner of the goods Klein Belitz was Carl -Friedrich von Langen, the two gold medals won in dressage at the Summer Olympic Games in 1928 in Amsterdam.
Great Belitz was incorporated on 1 July 1950. On 1 August 2001 Klein Belitz was merged with Selow the new community Selow, which was renamed the very next day in Klein Belitz.
Attractions
You can explore the local history museum in Klein Belitz, which was established in memory of the village church in the village of Neukirchen ( with cross vaults and late Romanesque chancel ) and the small half-timbered chapel in the district Passin 17th century. The Classicist manor Klein Belitz ( 1825 ), formerly owned by the Barons von Langen, is for sale.
Village church in Neukirchen
( See main article: Village church Neukirchen )
The village church in Neukirchen is a stone building from the 13th century. The tower has four shield pediment and an eight- helmet. It houses two bells, which were probably cast in the Middle Ages. Is a sundial on the south side. In-room amenities include a wooden Taufständer 17th century pulpit and altar from 1728, a crucifix from the 13th century as well as a table that lists the pastors since 1568. In the choir room, two stained glass windows can be seen, which are the Saints Peter and Paul. The surrounding the churchyard stone wall was restored in 1995. In the churchyard there are wrought-iron grave crosses from the 18th and 19th centuries. In May 2007, the daughter of the new pastor in the church tower was nine partially wrapped in linen cloth of gold coins from the 15th century. After clarification of the question of ownership include those of the parish, shall be kept in a safe place.
In the village church is a historic organ dating back to 1768, built by the organ builder Paul Schmidt ( Rostock). The instrument has 16 stops on two manuals and pedal ( mechanical grinding shop).
- Pairing: Manual - Coppel, pedal - Coppel
Economy and infrastructure
The agriculture and small craft industries in shaping the environment in Klein Belitz there is a school and a nursery.
Through the village the road from Biitzow leads to Rostock and Bad Doberan. The districts Neukirchen and Reinstorf lie close to the motorway junction Kropelin ( A 20). The nearest train stations are located in the nearby towns and Biitzow Schwaan.
Sons and daughters
- Heinrich Gustav Plitt (1777-1841), councilor in Lübeck
Historic farmhouse ( Fachhallenhaus house ) in Passin