Salzmünde

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Location of Salzmünde in Salzatal

Salzmünde is a town and seat of the municipality Salzatal in the Saale district, in Saxony -Anhalt, Germany.

• 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town
• 5.2 personalities who have worked on site

Geography

Salzmünde is located about seven kilometers west of Halle ( Saale). The Salza flows into the Saale. With an average annual rainfall of 436 mm Salzmünde is one of the driest places in Germany.

Place outline

The community of Salzmünde still belong alongside the eponymous capital of the surrounding villages Benckendorf, Gödewitz, Neuragoczy, Pfützthal, Quillschina and Schiepzig.

History

Salzmünde is the eponymous locality of the salt mouths group of Neolithic Funnel Beaker culture.

Currently ( as of June 2006 ), see excavations were carried out on an area of ​​3.5 ha, the area is thus the largest archaeological site in Saxony- Anhalt. In addition to the 140 skeletons floorplans two post houses and a palisade and a wooden grave were found.

979 the place Salzmünde was first mentioned. From a probably well founded in the 9th century castle ( Hüneburg ) are after their destruction in 1433 (?) Barely get remains.

Until the formation of the unified community Salzatal on 1 January 2010 Salzmünde was an independent municipality and seat of the administrative community Western Saalkreis. Last Mayor of Salzmünde was Gerd Kalbitz.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Argent, a red crenellated castle ruins with determinate central tower, the windows open. "

Transport links

The, currently being under construction A 143 runs west through the community. It divides the community between the hamlets Salzmünde and Schiepzig. Local citizens and nature conservation associations ( NABU) lead action against the pipeline route. There is currently a freeze for this section.

A ferry across the river Saale connects the district with Neuragoczy Brachwitz.

Salzmünde endpoint was the 1962 disused railway Teutschenthal Salzmünde.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Johann Gottfried Boltze (1802-1868), businessman, was born in the neighboring Gödewitz
• Paul Holden diligence (1865-1940), agricultural scientist with an encyclopedic variety of interests. He is among the founders of the relevant agricultural meteorology.

Personalities who have worked on site

• Carl Wentzel (1876-1944), entrepreneur and resistance fighter