Ostrau, Saxony-Anhalt

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Location of Ostrava in Peter Berg ( Saalekreis )

Ostrava is a town in the municipality Petersberg in the Saale district, in Saxony -Anhalt ( Germany ). It consists of the districts Mösthinsdorf, Ostrava and Werderthau.

History

Ostrava was first documented in 1125, when Conrad M. Graf gave to Wettin, later Margrave of Meissen, the monastery on the Petersberg Capellam Ostrowe. The Ministerialengeschlecht de Ostrowe was up in the beginning 15th century in Ostrava resident then followed from 1440 the gentlemen of wit life, in 1455 Friedrich von Hoaym 1471 Herlfrecht of Meckau and from 1586 Achatius Veltheim, with the castle of Ostrava on 1 February. 1586 by Elector Augustus of Saxony was a fief. Goods in the next place had not the noble family Knauth Knut Onen and Scheidingen ( nobility ) (1419) and of Draxdorf held.

Until the formation of the unified community Petersberg on 1 January 2010 Ostrava was an independent municipality in the administrative community Götschetal - Petersberg with the appropriate district Mösthinsdorf. Last Mayor Ostraus was Lieselotte Berner.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In a floating green, black textured wall with golden baroque tower and large Rundbogentoröffnung between two smaller closed arched gates; in the golden angle main shield a growing green ginkgo leaf, in the sign a golden wave beams with black wavy line. "

The colors Ostraus - derived from the coat of arms - are Gold ( Yellow) - Green.

Ostrava performs a flag: Gold (Yellow) - Green split flag with the coat of arms issued.

Attractions

In the north of the village stands the baroque palace Schloss Ostrava, which was built by Louis Remy de la Fosse for the family of Veltheim who lived in Ostrava to 1945. The last owner of the castle was the Indologist, anthropologist and world traveler Hans- Hasso von Veltheim († 1956). Today the castle is mainly used as an elementary school and apartment building.

In and around the castle and annual community festivals, one of the most important and probably most important in the community Ostrava is the castle and park festival.

The baroque palace church was consecrated in 1703 and is now used by the congregation for worship and concerts.

Personalities

  • Josiah Ludwig Ernst Püttmann (1730-1796), legal scholar
  • Carl Adolf Senff (1785-1863), German painters of the Biedermeier period
  • Hans- Hasso von Veltheim (1885-1956), an independent scholar and writer
  • Bernd Gerhard Ulbrich (born 1954 ), historian, non-fiction author and editor
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