Körchow
Körchow is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg pleasure Parchim in Mecklenburg -Vorpommern ( Germany ). It is administered by the Office Wittenburg based in the city of Wittenburg.
The municipality consists of the villages Körchow, Perdöhl and Zühr.
- 3.1 Municipal Council
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 3.3 flag
Geography and Transport
Körchow is located about seven kilometers south of Wittenburg and nine kilometers west of Hagenow where the nearest rail connection is. The Federal Highway 24 runs about six kilometers north of the community.
History
Körchow
Körchow is first mentioned in 1194 as Kurchowe in Isfriedschen Teilungsvertrag documented. Middle of the 13th century, the Romanesque stone church was built. It is already mentioned in 1230 in Ratzeburg tithe register, which at that time the diocese of Ratzeburg belonging villages ordered by parishes lists. With up to 2.6 meter thick walls in the tower and the embrasure -like windows, it gives the impression of a medieval fortified church, but is not built for this purpose yet been used as such.
In the years 1734/35, born in Wittenburg satirist Christian Ludwig Liscow was briefly employed as a farm manager.
Until the 1930s, the place was an estate village and was then settled, divided that is for settlement on farmlands.
The manor Körchow is built in the style of an English manor house. Shortly after the Second World War, the upper floors of the older building were demolished, gutted the ground floor and used as a fertilizer stock. Later it became a dance hall for the Agricultural Production Cooperative ( LPG). The newer part was used until 1972 for residential purposes, the church office and the LPG kitchen were housed therein and at times even kindergarten. 1976 this part was removed down to the ground floor and mostly built on one level again. By 2002 Good Körchow was used as a restaurant. 2007 acquired the new owner the good and build it from a regional venue. Good Körchow is also the clubhouse of Griese area eV and with INOSCENO, the Internet and Open Source Center North, since the beginning of 2011 focal point for supporters of open source software.
Zühr
Also Zühr is - as Körchow and Perdöhl - in 1194 first mentioned in Isfriedschen sharing agreement. In the center of the Zühr is built around 1740 for the Saxon- Polish field marshal of Zühlen ( Zühle ) half-timbered manor house. Stored Wide thirteen axes and two floors, the manor house is equipped with a high hipped roof. The center is accented by a tri-part central with a shallow pediment. Above the door is a coat of arms three oak leaves on a piece of branch. It is the coat of arms of the family of Graevenitz who owned the estate Zühr from 1830. In the 19th century, changes were made to the gables and on the park side of the farmhouse. At the subsequently attached porch of the name and the date C. v. G. ( Graevenitz ) can be seen in 1863.
In GDR times, it was used as a retirement home. After extensive renovation work the house is now home to a residential, working and living community of St. Joseph of Caritas Mecklenburg eV
The west of the manor house is located in the adjacent park, a round surrounded by water tower hill, reached by a small bridge. The 1930 Extended former school building is now used as a community center.
Most farms have emerged in the course of military training area expansion due to the translocation to Mecklenburg 1936-1942, which is also seen in its almost the same design.
Policy
Municipal council
The Municipal Council has 8 members. The turnout at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009 was 58.3 % and showed the following distribution of seats:
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 9 June 1999 by the Home Office and registered under No. 191 of the coat of arms role of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Blazon: "In a red -curved golden tip, wherein a red church tower with round windows, closed arched gate, and a hipped roof and a black cross; forward a golden sheaf of corn; behind a golden horse's rump. "
The coat of arms was designed by the Schwerin heraldist Karl -Heinz quarry.
Flag
The flag of the municipality is equally lengthwise stripes of gold ( yellow) and red; located in the middle of the flag cloth, on two thirds of the height of the golden ( yellow ) and red stripe across, the municipal coat of arms. The length of the bunting is related to height as 5:3.
Attractions
The monuments of the community are included in the list of monuments in Körchow.
Personalities
Theodor Kliefoth, the greatest theologian of the Mecklenburg church history, was born on January 18, 1810 in Körchow. After his spiritual directives St. Paul's Church was built in Schwerin. Today a street in Körchow is named after him.