Marke, Germany

51.73305555555612.2582Koordinaten: 51 ° 43 ' 59 " N, 12 ° 15' 0" E

Warrior stone and volunteer fire department

Brand is a district of the city Raguhn - Jeßnitz in the district of Anhalt- Bitterfeld, in Saxony- Anhalt.

• 5.1 traffic
• 5.2 substation

Geography

Brand lies between Dessau and Bitterfeld- Wolfen in the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve.

History

1549 brand was first mentioned as a brand Nauen village.

On January 1, 2010, the previously independent municipalities brand, Altjeßnitz, Retzau, Schierau, Thurland and Tornau before the heath and the cities Jeßnitz (Anhalt) and Raguhn the city Raguhn - Jeßnitz merged. At the same time the management of Community Raguhn, was one of the brand was dissolved.

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms was approved on 24 April 2008 by the county.

Blazon: " Angular links shared from green to gold and topped with six- red - silver gestückter oblique links bar above a left -turn margined, herschauendes silver sheep, bottom fan-like three green oak leaves covered with a silver acorn in a green capsule. "

The colors of the former municipality are Gold ( Yellow) - Green.

The coat of arms was designed by the Magdeburg heraldist Jörg Mantzsch.

The flag is yellow - green (1:1) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the municipal coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Regular events

Every year there is the village festival at Whitsun.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

West of brand passes close by the Federal Highway 9 from Leipzig to Berlin and the Federal Highway 184 ( Bitterfeld - Dessau ). The breakpoint marker is on the railway line Trebnitzgrund -Leipzig, about 1.5 kilometers north of the village and is maintenance of regional trains on this route.

Substation

In brand is a 380 kV substation of the network operator 50 Hertz Transmission.

Gallery

Belfry brand

Bockwindmühle