Magdeburgerforth
52.22777777777812.19083333333371Koordinaten: 52 ° 13 ' 40 " N, 12 ° 11' 27" E
Location of Magdeburgerforth in Saxony-Anhalt
Magdeburgerforth is a district of the city Möckern district Jerichower Land in Saxony -Anhalt.
- 4.1 Regular events
- 4.2 associations
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Volunteer Fire Department
Geography
The village lies on the border to Brandenburg in the northern part of the High flaming. Southwest of the village extends the protected landscape Möckern - Magdeburgerforth.
History
In 1555 the site first appeared in a document. The name tells of a ford across the Gloine, which flows to the Fiener break to the north. The area around Magdeburgerforth is densely wooded and belonged to a hundred years ago to the far corners of Prussia. During the Thirty Years' War, the area was abandoned and was repopulated the Great only under Frederick.
1896 three narrow-gauge light railway lines ( track width 750 mm) were built around Magdeburgerforth who met on Magdeburgerforth station. The first train from Castle reached Magdeburgerforth on 4 April 1896. Routes The little train of the circle Jerichow I ( CYI ) went west to the castle ( about Grabow ), northeast after Ziesar and south to Gommern on large Luebars and Altengrabow. The traffic on these routes was set 1960-1965, the last train left Magdeburgerforth on 25 September 1965. Based in The Magdeburgerforth traditional club KJI eV is planning to rebuild the degraded stretch of Altengrabow after Magdeburgerforth. On 7 May 2011, the museum was opened on the operating 800 m stretch between Magdeburgerforth and the Hp rags station.
A few kilometers south of the village is about 80 km ² Truppenübungsplatz Altengrabow.
During the municipal reorganization in Saxony-Anhalt until then independent municipality was amalgamated with effect from 2 July 2009, the city Möckern. Last Mayor prior to the incorporation was Christiane Werner.
Policy
Last Mayor prior to the incorporation was Mrs. Christiane Werner. Since 2 July 2009, the place is run by the Ortschaftsrat and the mayor. Current distribution of seats in Ortschaftsrat: five seats voters Community Volunteer Fire Department Magdeburgerforth three seats Wählergemeinschaft Folk Society " Gloinetal "
Coat of arms
Blazon: " Split of gold and green eingepfropfter silver lace, front a green oak branch with two leaves behind an after cleavage excepted, with the horn to the upper left introvert golden post horn, the top covered with a blue wave beams. "
The colors of this place are: Green - Gold ( yellow).
The coat of arms symbols in the coat of arms shown here refers to the following conditions:
- On the location of the municipality in the High Fläming and on the edge of the nature reserve Möckern - Magdeburgerforth. The naturelle environment once formed dense forests and the forestry sector was a major source of income. The point of the oak leaves.
- To the fact that the area is rich in wildlife was once an electoral hunting area and the historically significant post road between Potsdam and Magdeburg tangierte the place and influenced in its development. This symbolizes the post horn.
- And the brook Gloine on which the site is located and used to be important for water extraction, irrigation, etc.. The emblem of the Gloine expresses by the blue wave beams in the sign.
On 22 April 2008 the council decided to use these elements in the newly to be designed coat of arms of the municipality. The coat of arms was designed by Jörg Kommunalheraldiker Mantzsch and approved on 4 July 2008 by the county.
Flag
The flag is green - yellow (1:1) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the arms.
Culture and sights
The main street of the place, the peace road is named after the several times the guests in Magdeburgerforth events of the Peace Race, which included their most famous participants Steffen Wesemann and Täve Schur.
Another attraction is the Otto source. It lies north of Magdeburgerforth in the woods in the direction of the bush houses / Reesdorf. The water is rich in iron and the entire source area thus colored red. In the calibration mountains east of the village there is an old dead oak, the oak Friedrich. It is named after Frederick the Great, who is said to have been inserted beneath the oak a rest on the way to Magdeburg.
The most famous building of the village is the church built in 1901 and forest.
Regular events
The Linde Festival is a yearly since 1995 focused on the hunting horn group cultural event. Meanwhile, there is a cultural highlight in the district Jerichower country and known nationwide.
Clubs
In September 1986, a working group was established made up of children of the second to eighth grade in middle school Magdeburgerforth, who henceforth devoted themselves to hunting horn blowing. Two years later there were already the first appearance to the fair opening of the school. Currently, the hunting horn group of 16 members - including eight women.
Since 2000, the traditional club little train of the circle Jerichow I eV in the station operates. Aim of his work is the reconstruction of part of the route of Altengrabow after Magdeburgerforth.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Magdeburgerforth is located on the road connecting Möckern after Ziesar. The A 2 ( Berlin - Magdeburg ) touches the north of the district (junction Ziesar five kilometers away ). The nearest train stations are located in Brandenburg an der Havel, Genthin and Castle
Volunteer Fire Department
The volunteer fire department Magdeburgerforth was founded on June 19, 1934 on a community meeting in the Hotel "Drei Linden". Currently, the fire department consists of 30 members.