Kodersdorf
Kodersdorf is a municipality in the district Görlitz, Saxony, which belongs to the federation administration White Schoeps / Neisse.
Geography
The community Kodersdorf lies in the central part of the district, some 11 km north- west of the county town of Görlitz and 10 km south of Niesky on the edge of Königshainer mountains and the Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape in the valley of the White Schoeps.
Community structure
The municipality consists of the villages of
- Kodersdorf (1656 inhabitants)
- Kodersdorf Station (244 inhabitants)
- Särichen ( 338 inhabitants)
- Wiesa (342 inhabitants)
In the district Kodersdorf 1938 eingemeindeten places Rengersdorf and Torga have been merged.
History
The district Kodersdorf was first mentioned in 1402 as Kosmirsdorf. The local form as Waldhufendorf indicates that there is a German settlement in the second phase of the German eastward expansion. Ecclesiastical Kodersdorf is the parish since early times after low - Rengersdorf.
As part of the Peace of Prague of 1635, the Electorate of Saxony was able to secure the margraviates Upper Lusatia and Lower Lusatia. Most of the Lausitz in 1815 had ceded to Prussia, which Kodersdorf and the surrounding villages came to the province of Silesia and 1816 the county Rothenburg (Colonel louse. ) Were incorporated, today the Kingdom of Ascended Kingdom of Saxony.
After the village for centuries was dominated by agriculture, sat at the end of the 19th century a strong industrialization. The construction of the Berlin- Görlitz railway and natural resources such as wood and high-quality sound were the basics that a large brick factory and a construction management along with its own sawmill were built in Kodersdorf.
After the Second World War, the industrial enterprises were quickly rebuilt, so that the brick works already 1946 again could employ 620 workers, while there were mid-twenties still 760. In the turn of time, took a further change, as the industrial companies had to lay off many workers.
Attractions
- Church, over 800 years old
- Municipal office
- Königshainer mountains
Economy and infrastructure
In the industrial area of the municipality is a large wood processing plant that Klausner Holz Sachsen GmbH has settled.
Transport links
Federal highway 115 and Federal highway 4 run by the municipality, where the highway crosses under the 3.3 kilometer tunnel Königshainer the mountains Königshainer mountains.
With a Kodersdorf station is on the railway line Berlin - Görlitz. In 2006, on the open road branching off four kilometers long siding Klausner Holz Sachsen GmbH was built, operates a freight train in timber or timber products on the weekdays. This could be avoided annually 20,000 truck arrivals and departures.