Osterfeld

Osterfeld is a town in Burgenland district, in Saxony -Anhalt. It is the seat of the municipality Wethautal.

2.1 Amalgamations

4.1 City Council
4.2 Mayor
4.3 Coat of Arms
4.4 flag

6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
6.2 Persons who are associated with the place

Geography

Boroughs

Osterfeld to include the districts of:

Goldschau
Hair village
Heath reason
Kaynsberg

Small Helmsdorf
Roda
Waldau
Weickelsdorf

Climate

The average air temperature in Osterfeld is 8.3 ° C, annual rainfall 552 millimeters.

History

The city's history dates back to the Middle Ages. 1198 is mentioned in a deed by Margrave Dietrich of Meissen for the monastery Lausnitz a Volkramus of Ostervelt.

1335 then the city and the castle, Castrum et oppidum Ostirvelt, called together in a Naumburg certificate.

1565, the city of Emperor Maximilian II granted the right, in addition to hold two annual fairs.

The castle high above the town is located on a site where in the 6th century was a Slavic castle wall. In the 11th and 12th centuries, the plant was expanded extensively. The old castle keep ( popularly Matzturm ), the enclosing walls and wall remnants are preserved.

Incorporations

On 1 January 2010, the municipalities Goldschau, heath and basic Waldau were incorporated into the city Osterfeld.

Memorials

Memorial stone in Thalmann Park for the victims of fascism

Policy

City council

The city council of Osterfeld is made up of 14 councilors. They were distributed according to the local elections of 27 September 2009, a turnout of 68.8 % follows the individual nominations:

Mayor

The honorary mayor Gerd Seidel was elected on 13 June 2004.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, two mutually turned haloed saints, forward Peter in the blue robe, a golden key in his right hand and a red book in his left hand, back in green robes of a bishop with miter, a red rod in his right hand and a golden crosier holding in his left hand, at the foot of the two saints, a silver shield, is a red eagle. "

Created from seals of the 16th century coat of arms depicts the saint Peter ( patron saint of the diocese of Naumburg ) and a bishop ( patron saint of the chapel of the castle Osterfelder ) behind an eagle shield.

Flag

The flag of the city Osterfeld shows the colors green - yellow.

Traffic

The former until after Camburg reaching and last to serve only to Zeitz rail link was set in 1998.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Christian Schumann (1681-1744), Protestant pastor and hymn writer
Gottlieb Wilhelm Gerlach (1786-1864), philosopher and librarian
Emil Adolf Buchner (1826-1908), conductor, conductor and composer
Curt Oertel (1890-1960), cinematographer, film director and producer
Paul Schreck (1892-1948), politician (KPD ) was born in the village of hair
Wünning Joachim (1898-1944), politician ( NSDAP), born in small Helmsdorf
Günther Prien (1908-1941), naval officer, U - boat commander (U 47) in World War II, " Bull of Scapa Flow"

Those associated with the location of

Johann Sigismund of Osterhausen († 1679 ), court and lord of Osterfeld
Alfred Pape ( * 1903), politician ( NSDAP), only a city councilor, then mayor of the city
Gerhard Genz (1906-1980), local historian, chronicler of Osterfeld

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