Pretzien

52.04638888888911.82722222222253Koordinaten: 52 ° 2 ' 47 " N, 11 ° 49' 38" E

Pretzien is a district of Nice (Elbe ) in a salt land district, in Saxony -Anhalt, seven kilometers from the city center and located on the eastern side of the river.

  • 3.1 village church of St. Thomas
  • 3.2 Pretziener military
  • 3.3 Other points of interest

History

Probably Pretzien was founded 650-900 of Slavs. Around 1140, the St. Thomas Church was built. Is from the year 1147 a mention as brithzin of brezina ( altsorb. = birch) - place the birch trees, documented. Since the 12th century quartzite was mined in the municipal area. At the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648 were still alive six residents in the village.

Pretzien 1650 was affected until 1656 of witch-hunting. The output of the witch trials of two women is unknown.

The Pretziener weir was built from 1871 to 1875. 1886 Orpheus Male Choir was formed. Pretzien 1890 was connected by railway to Gommern on the railway network.

1963, the quartzite mining was discontinued. The St. Thomas Church was restored in 1973. 1976 was also the sand mining to an end. Pretzien founded in 1992 together with Plötzky and Ranies managing Beautiful community pool.

On 24 June 2006, the solstice celebration Pretzien 2006, a United States flag and the diary of Anne Frank were on a village festival, publicly burned and with direct reference to the burning of books during the Nazi regime. The act called forth worldwide outrage and led to the conviction of five of the parties to suspended sentences.

On 1 January 2009 Pretzien was incorporated into the City Beautiful Beck.

Policy

Mayor

The last mayor of the municipality Pretzien was Friedrich Harwig.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Azure, on a wave by a silver bar rod divided, elevated green sign foot a silver anchor with rope, covered with hammer and mallet, which are wrapped around the rope underneath a silver plow. "

The colors of the community are silver ( white) - Blue.

Flag

The flag is blue - white striped ( longitudinal shape: strip running vertically, ratio: 1:3,71:1; Landscape: stripes running horizontally, ratio: 1:5,14:1 ) with the centrally placed coat of arms of the municipality.

Attractions

Village church of St. Thomas

The village church of St. Thomas was built in 1140 by Leitz Kauer Premonstratensian canons as aisled Romanesque hall building with cross- western tower. 1151 gave away Margrave Albert the Bear place and church Pretzien to the Monastery of Our Lady in Magdeburg. By 1740, the church received a Baroque interior, in 1769 the west tower was renewed in 1796 set up a lattice tower, with Baroque dome. The quarry stone became famous by the first start of the 1970s rediscovered by the restorer Anna -Maria Meussling, Byzantine-style murals that were created after 1220 and repainted in 1300. Shortly after the paintings of Anna -Maria Meussling have been restored and opened to the public again. Concerts are held by international artists, especially during taking place since 1975 Pretziener music summer primarily in the summer months.

In 1992, the church received a Hüfken organ whose disposition was created by Prof. Matthias Eisenberg. With installation of the already provided during the registration Zimbelsterns the organ was completed in 2008.

The church is since 1993 one of the sights of the Romantic Road.

Pretziener military

The Pretziener weir was constructed between 1871 and 1875. It is one of the greatest shooters board weirs Europe. The dam is 134 m long, is located on a 163 m long, 7.5 m wide and 3.5 m high foundation. It has 10 brick pillars and between nine Jochöffnungen, in which 36 per contactor panels are made ​​of heavy iron plates. Today, the plates are pulled up at high tide with the help of electric motors on winches, earlier this happened by hand. The weir is opened at a water level of 5.92 m at the measurement point Barby / Elbe.

Additional points of interest

  • Two-lane railway bridge in the narrow-gauge railway over the old Elbe ( built in 1890 ), and since 2001 as a pedestrian bridge usable.
  • Building of the former power station Pretzien
  • Stone Harbor, were loaded into the stones on barges to 1963
  • Dornburger Siel, which is draining the Dornburger meadows that take about 8 million cubic meters of Elbe water at high water

Regular events

  • Pretziener Music Summer: May to August there are regular concerts at St. Thomas Church held
  • Village Festival
  • Heritage Day: 2nd Sunday in September possible, visit the St. Thomas Church and the Pretziener weir
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