Langenwetzendorf

The community Langenwetzendorf lies in the Thuringian district of Greiz.

2.1 Population development

3.1 Regular events

4.1 traffic
4.2 Education

Geography

Langenwetzendorf lies in the Thuringian Slate Mountains and extends along the Leuba over a length of about 4 km. The nearest large towns are the county seat Greiz and the city Zeulenroda.

Neighboring communities

Adjacent to the district authorities are also Greiz belonging communities Hohenleuben, Weida, Berga / Elster and Neumühlestrasse and the cities Greiz and Zeulenroda. The place Kühdorf could not decide on the accession and forms an enclave in the municipality.

Community structure

To Langenwetzendorf include his eingemeindeten 1992-2013 districts Altgernsdorf, Daßlitz, Naitschau, Nitschareuth, heritage green, grove, deer creek, Hainberg, crouching, Langenwetzendorf, Lunzig, Neugernsdorf, Wildetaube, Wittchendorf, Wells Village, Zoghaus, Göttendorf and Neuärgerniß.

History

The village was mentioned in 1268, first documented as Wiczendorf. It was originally founded as a so-called Waldhufendorf with Leuba as the central axis. The location on the Leuba is also the main reason for the construction of the mills still detectable:

The Dietzel or Geyer mill has been mentioned probably in 1512 on a tax list as a mill ( allleier ). For grinding and cutting mill belonged at that time 50 acres of land, which can be sufficiently identified for further economic consolidation at this time. However, some mills located off subject in times of war of arbitrariness. The possession successes from 1512 found its end in 1900 because none of the five children wanted the milling companies. The 10th generation goodbye. Debt was the industrialization of the environment. 1903-1904, the mill was foreclosed. Since few years, the mill is uninhabited. Nevertheless, the site is expected to serve investors.
In the Buschmühlenteich the commercial sawmill operation has long since expired. The mill is occupied and the circular saw yelling yet. 1538, the mill was first mentioned. Paul Beigang carried on the trade as a miller last until shortly after the Second World War. The mill is still inhabited.
The Mutzmühle, formerly called kitten mill, now lies behind a modern department store on the right side of the road Greizer hidden behind a black and white half- timbered house. 1540 was the owner expand his mill still to a cutting mill, as there was a dispute with the other millers. The water law problems piled up even when the industrial facilities were added. A factory owner bought in 1888 the mill operation and later built the country. The mill house was home and is today an advertising medium.
The cutting mill Arnold is situated in meadow land on Leuba Bach and was built in 1846. In 1993, the water mill a overshot water wheel. The water supply from the Leuba was controlled by a 250 -meter-long mill race. As 1884, the grist mill burned down, this property has been sold. It was a site of a textile weaving. The old saw mill had to give way. Previously there were three mills, they say.
The blacksmith or Eisel mill burned down on 20 June 1926. In 1550 it was first mentioned. This mill was reportedly well- built back around 1665. Today on the site is a residential building with subsequent workshop.
The Kuxmühle in 1597 first mentioned. In 1978 she was under the name: out VEB United Mühlenwerke Wünschendorf, production area Langenwetzendorf. It supplied with a modern facility a pig farm daily with over 60 tonnes of compound feed. With the political change also came the end of the Kuxmühle.

The decommissioning was performed in 1991., The last worker was released on 30 September 1992.

In July 2006, failed a planned merger with the community Vogtländisches Oberland in mind that between the municipal councils no agreement could be reached on a common community name.

As of December 31, 2012, community Vogtländisches Oberland was dissolved. There were here two variants: In the variant " citizens will" get the community Langenwetzendorf the districts mockery village and Schönenbach. The state government, however, preferred the variant "old county boundaries ," in which the community is divided between the cities Greiz and Zeulenroda. The latter variant was finally implemented.

As at 31 December 2013, the municipalities grove Lunzig, Neugernsdorf and Wildetaube were incorporated from the dissolved Management Community Leubatal. At the same time Langenwetzendorf was fulfilling community for Hohenleuben and Kühdorf.

Population Development

Development of the population (31 December):

2005: 3738
2010: 3519

Culture and sights

Regular events

Once a year, the Park Festival. It is a folk festival with over 50 years of tradition, which is shaped by the clubs of the community. As a fixed date to the second weekend has been established in July. At the end of the Park festival has been around a few years, a fireworks against the backdrop of the park pond.

Another tradition that is maintained in place, is putting up a Easter fountain. This has its place during the Easter period also in the park. He can be visited more than fourteen days ( one week before Holy Thursday until one week after Easter Monday ).

Economy and infrastructure

The town's economy is dominated by companies in the agriculture, crafts and services and some industrial firms (for example, window and door manufacturing ). In the district Daßlitz is the industrial area " Daßlitzer Cross", just off the main road B 92

Traffic

Langenwetzendorf is located on the main road 92 ( Gera - Greiz- Schönberg ) and on the B 94 ( Schleiz - Greiz- Rodewisch ).

Education

Langenwetzendorf has its own mainstream school with an average of just over 200 students, it is centrally located in the village and is located in near the church and the municipal office Langenwetzendorf and the kindergarten. The school consists of two buildings, the older school building dates from the late 19th century. Was built in the school of Ernst Arnold. In 1985, the school was expanded in the form of a Plattenbaues. In GDR times, was named the school Yuri Gagarin high school, since the turn it was called mainstream school Langenwetzendorf. Since the school year 2007/2008 it is called Bio - country school State school rule Langenwetzendorf.

In the district Naitschau is the primary school.

Personalities

Hermann Drechsler (1876-1951), editor of a labor newspaper, USPD official, a prisoner in the Buchenwald concentration camp and District (SPD / KPD)
Willy Gessner (1912-2001), former mayor of Göttendorf

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