Leuben-Schleinitz

Leuben - Schleinitz was a municipality in the center of Saxony, in the district of Meißen. She was part of the defunct administrative community Ketzerbachtal.

Geography

The community Leuben - Schleinitz was about 13 kilometers west of Meissen and about 5 km south of Lommatzsch. The town lies on the south Ketzerbach Lommatzscher care. Adjacent communities were the city Lommatzsch, Käbschütztal and Ketzerbachtal in the district of Meißen and Mochau in the district of Central Saxony.

Prior to their dissolution, the community Leuben - Schleinitz had the following districts:

  • Badersen
  • Dobschütz
  • Eulitz
  • Graupzig
  • Leuben
  • Mertitz
  • Mettelwitz
  • Perba
  • Prater contactor
  • ProEda
  • Raßlitz
  • Schleinitz
  • Wahnitz
  • Wauden

The average annual rainfall of the years 1961 to 1990 is 582 mm and thus lies except during the months of August and September in the vicinity of wells that showed 15 percent of the lowest rainfall of all German measuring points. The driest month was February, the most rainfall fell in August.

History

The place names of the formerly belonging to the municipality Leuben - Schleinitz villages have mostly altsorbische origins. The first mention of Leuben dated to the year 1069th The place Schleinitz originated in the 13th century by the then existing water castle and was therefore manor. Today's church was established on 1 January 1993 by the merger of the two places.

On November 6, 2013, the council decided to lift the administrative community with the community Ketzerbachtal and the incorporation into the city Nossen January 1, 2014.

Gerhard Doleschal of the FDP won the mayoral election in 1994 ( 53.4 % ), 2001 ( 92.4 % ) and 2008 ( 96.9 %) and was the first and only mayor of Leuben - Schleinitz.

Incorporations

On November 1, 1935 Eulitz were (1925: 261 inhabitants), Graupzig (1925: 321 inhabitants) and Raßlitz (1925: 60 inhabitants) incorporated to Leuben. The same date made ​​the incorporations of Lossen (1925: 181 inhabitants) and Wauden (1925: 81 inhabitants ) to Schleinitz, those of Badersen (1925: 94 inhabitants), Dobschütz (1925: 16 inhabitants ) and Prater Schütz (1925: 111 inhabitants) after ProEda as well as those of Mertitz (1925: 85 inhabitants) and Mettelwitz (1925: 92 inhabitants ) to Wahnitz. On July 1, 1950 ProEda was incorporated into Schleinitz. On May 1, 1974, the incorporation of Wahnitz followed by Leuben.

Population Development

The statistics for 1939 calls Leuben 1155, for Schleinitz 512, 281 and for ProEda for Wahnitz 279 inhabitants, which summed up 2227 results inhabitants. While Leuben - Schleinitz in 2000 was still one of 1,738 inhabitants, the population went up 31 December 2010 back to 1411.

Culture and sights

The Schleinitz Castle is a late Gothic former moated castle in Renaissance style, which is now used for events. In the district Graupzig is the low mill, a still functioning water mill.

Perched on a rocky hill surrounded by the district Leuben is the relatively large Marienkirche. Anno 1069 is mentioned a Castle Ward in Leuben. In its place now stands, visible from afar, the gothic St Mary's Church, which was built at the beginning of the 16th century as a church patronage of the Lords of Schleinitz. Older, existing parts were partially included in the new building with Gothic. Importantly, the imaginative cell network vaults in the nave and choir, whose shape is probably due to models of Arnold of Westphalia. 1738 lightning struck one in the church tower. To prevent the spread of the flames, had organ, pulpit, Betstände, baptismal font and altar are torn. By 1740 a new baroque tower superstructure was built as a consequence. Over time, multiple changes were made to the church. The choir is decorated tri-colored stained glass windows, while the middle with motifs of the Risen One. In the Tower Hall valuable epitaphs ( grave inscriptions ) some church cartridges are amongst others that of Rudolf von Rechenberg (died 1555), who campaigned as a Visitor for the dissemination of Lutheran doctrine. The 1890 built by master organ builder Franz Emil Keller organ was overhauled in 1999. In the tower there is a small exhibition about the secret dwellers of the Church: bats, barn owls and kestrels.

Economy and infrastructure

The Federal Highway 14 runs south of the former township and is about connecting Nossen -Nord ( about 10 km). By the former municipality of the State Road 85 south of Katzenberg runs along the B 101 Lommatzsch after Mehltheuer on the B 6 In 1880 the railway line was opened in Riesa- Nossen, received at the Leuben - Schleinitz a train station. She has since been shut down. Moreover, there was from 1911 to 1970 the narrow gauge railway Wilsdruff Gärtitz that connected Lommatzsch with chub.

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