Piesau
Piesau is a municipality in the district Saalfeld- Rudolstadt, in Thuringia ( Germany ). The municipality belongs to the administrative community Lichtetal am Rennsteig, which has its headquarters in the town of light.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
Geography
Piesau is located in the heart of the Thuringian Slate Mountains in the valley of the river of the same name. The site stretches over two kilometers in this valley back and goes to the north seamlessly into the community light. Is framed by the village 804 meters high central mountains to the west, the 755 meter high Hirschenstein the east and the 761 meter high Rodeberg in the south. The water of the village stream ( the Piesau ) is auriferous. Piesau is surrounded by vast pine forests and borders the only village of the district Saalfeld- Rudolstadt on the Rennsteig.
Neighboring communities
Light, Grafenthal, Sonnenberg, Lauscha and Neuhaus am Rennweg.
History
Piesau was first documented in 1536.
Policy
Parish council
The Council of the Municipality Council Piesau consists of 8 women and councilors.
- Alternative 99 - BI: 3 seats
- CDU: 3 seats
- Mountain Rescue Fire Department carnival: 1 seat
- The left one seat
(As at municipal election on June 7, 2009)
Mayor
The honorary mayor Angelika Weigel was elected on 27 June 2004.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 22 January 1992.
Blazon: "In a red -curved ascending silver tip, front a silver pitcher, behind a silver, crowned lion, the top with four black fall rafters occupied. "
The coat of arms was designed by Frank heraldist Diemar.
Economy and infrastructure
Traditional industries Piesaus include glass, wood and porcelain industry as well as tourism. Earlier also the mining was on various ores of importance.
Roads connect Piesau with light, Spechtsbrunn and Ernst Thal am Rennsteig. The nearest rail connection is located about five miles south in Ernst Thal am Rennsteig on the railway line Sonneberg -Neuhaus.
Clubs
The Red Cross Mountain Rescue willingness Piesau is responsible for rescue operations on adjacent Rennsteig and the Morassina in forging (Lichtetal ).
Personalities
- Carl Heinrich Florence Müller, inventor of the first usable X-ray tube
- O. F. Weidling, (1924-1985), master of ceremonies
Culture and sights
- List of Cultural Monuments in Piesau