Marienborn

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Location of Marie Born in Saxony -Anhalt

Marie Born is a town in the summer village in the district of Borde in Saxony -Anhalt.

• 3.1 Mayor
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 memorial today

Geography

Marie Born is located on a ridge which extends in a southerly continuation of the Lappwaldes over the High Wood to Oschersleben ( Bode) drags. East of Marie Born falls, the area to the upper Aller valley, west to Schöninger from Aue. Near Marie Born achieved Rodenberg 207 m above sea level. NN, the Fuchsberge 202 m above sea level. NN. The Lower Saxon town of Helmstedt and Magdeburg is located 8 km 40 km away. In the west the district Marienborn not border Lower Saxony, suggesting the appointment of the former border crossing Marie Born; in between the districts Harbke, Morsleben and summer village.

History

Monastery Church of St. Mary

Lady chapel

Marie source

Born Marie is one of the oldest historical places of pilgrimage in Germany. Here appeared around the year 1000 ( at a time to the already important trade routes, such as the " Bierweg " through the " valley of death " led ) a pious shepherd the Virgin Mary. There, where a statue of the Virgin said to have fallen from the sky and were founded according to tradition, a hospital and poorhouse, arose in the late 12th century, a source ( " Marie Born" ) with curative effect.

The historic environment Marie Borns include prehistoric tumuli, sacrificial altars and places of worship as the "Devil's reason" and the " robber 's cave " ( robber captain rose).

Among the treasures of the place is one of the Collegiate Church of the monastery Marie Born by about 1200 with cloister ( built in the 15th century) and carved and gilded wing altars, the rectory, which is reminiscent of a Roman temple Orangerie and the well chapel, from Brunswick court architect Peter Joseph Krahe (1758 -1840) built on old foundations. Historical connecting lines also point to the Marienberg Abbey at Helmstedt. 1895, the collegiate church was restored and rebuilt under the direction of Paul Lehmgrübner. In stark contrast to the ruins and shattered roofs of the sprawling former monastery and manor, which in 40 years as agricultural production cooperatives ( LPG) are structurally affected was.

On 1 January 2010, until then independent municipality Marie Born was incorporated into the summer village.

Population Development

1Einwohnerzahl December 31 respectively. (Sources: Statistical Office of Saxony- Anhalt)

Policy

Mayor

The last mayor of Marie Born was Frank Frenkel.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 20 April 2006 by the county.

Blazon: "In Green, from a brick golden fountain with blue fountain growing, the goldenbekrönte Mother of God with a golden robe and flesh-colored face and hands, on her right arm, the golden haloed, flesh-colored baby Jesus with a golden orb in his right hand, her left hand in blessing over the fountain outstretched. "

The colors of the place - derived from the main crest motif and sign color - are: Yellow - Green.

The -talking emblem that represents the place name and appearance, is probably the most formative, which accompanies the place in the past and the future.

East German border crossing point

As the summer of 1945 was the inner German border, facing the victorious Allied powers, a border crossing Helmstedt -Marie Born. The GDR built the border crossing point (guest) in the early 1970s to around 70 million East marrow from a fortress on the transit route between the Federal Republic and West Berlin. Last -sided on the European border crossing largest with 35 acres in 1000 East German border guards, customs officers, Stasi employees and civilian employees of their service. They produced from 1984 to 1989 around 10.5 million cars and motorcycles, 4.9 million trucks and 140,000 buses from - together 34.6 million travelers. Most East Germans got to see until after the transition wall opening. With the Economic and Monetary Union on 1 July 1990, the guest finally lost its function.

In the field of Guest Saxony -Anhalt erected the memorial German division Marie Born. Centerpiece of the memorial is the service building, where formerly belonging to the Stasi " passport control unit " sat. Today it houses a documentation center. In the permanent exhibition is about causes of the German division to the formation of the East German border guards, escape attempts, the systematic expansion and finally dismantling of walls and barbed wire.

All terminal building were built larger than necessary, to intimidate the travelers, the Stasi called the " Operational Psychology ". As a catcher is considered a gray, indoor terminal with control hut (see picture), in which Stasi agents photographed and registered every pass. Was also renewed a 60 -meter-long conveyor belt made ​​of rubber, where the passports were transported to the actual control. Receive is also a control box where the DDR -inch searched West German vehicles when leaving for prohibited goods or hidden East German refugees, even coffins were opened. From the " guide tower " from the leaders of the bulwark had an overview of the area.

2009, a whole " generation Marie Born" was defined in an essay in the journal From politics and contemporary history of Karl Schlogel, which was dominated by the " Marie Born- experience."

Memorial today

Saxony- Anhalt is the recipient of the memorial. Thus it is ensured that after the wall the GDR border regime is currently at the Federal Highway 2, while elsewhere hardly evidence of separation can be seen in Germany. The memorial includes a permanent exhibition, where you can experience the history of German division and reunification of multimedia on two levels.

Born Marie, formerly world -renowned symbol of the division of Europe, is changing from a bulwark to a place of remembrance, policy learning, the encounter. Today you can on an area of ​​7.5 ha this historic site, which has now been renovated landmark status, visit. A round trip by bicycle (18 km; duration about 90 minutes) of Harbke on the memorial by Marie Born ( place of pilgrimage ) and back on partially paved forest roads is recommended.