Schlettau

Schlettau is a small town in the Erzgebirge District in Saxony.

2.1 Amalgamations
2.2 Population development

3.1 municipal
3.2 Town twinning

4.1 Church Music
4.2 memorials

5.1 Economics
5.2 traffic

6.1 freeman
6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
6.3 personalities who were active in the city

Geography

The town lies at the mouth of the Red puddle in the Zschopau. The Waldhufendorf Dörfel is located north of Schlettau.

Neighboring communities

To the east of Annaberg -Buchholz adjacent to the city, in the southeast Sehmatal, in the south Crottendorf, southwest disk Mountain, to the west and to the north Elterlein Tannenberg.

Boroughs

To Schlettau since 1 October 1996 belongs to the district Dörfel.

History

To protect the crossing over the Zschopau and as a way station for Preßnitzer pass was laid in 1100 at a castle. The area belonged to the Nice burgers and was responsible for the sovereignty of the King of Bohemia. On March 13, 1351 and Friedrich Bernhard von Schoenburg Hassenstein received ( Hasištejn ) Preßnitz and Schlettau who ever mention is made in the deed for the first time (under the name Sleten or Slatin ), as a fief. On March 20, 1413 Schlettau came in a swap deal to the monastery green grove. 1367 Schlettau oppidum is called, in the middle of the 15th century, the first municipal rights assigned.

1515 Schlettau was free mining town. 1527/1529 the Reformation was introduced by Balthasar Loy and John Bock in the region. With the associated dissolution of the monastery Gruenhain Schlettau came under Wettin rule. Because of the important traffic situation occurred during the Thirty Years' War several times for pulling marauding troops. From 1725 onwards they started to potato cultivation on Schlettauer hallways. When the castle was no longer used from the mid-18th century, it fell into an increasing extent. It was not until the late 19th century involved extensive renovations. Until then, parts of the castle were found as factory building use. In 1889 with the opening of the railway line Annaberg -Buchholz South Schwarzenberg connection to the railway network. 1930 went Schlettau castle passed into the possession of the city.

Incorporations

On 1 October 1996, the incorporation of Dörfel was.

Population Development

On 3 October 1990 Schlettau counted 2985 inhabitants. The following population figures refer to 31 December of the preceding year:

1993-1997

1998-2002

2003-2007

2003 - 2753
2004 - 2758
2005 - 2732
2006 - 2705
2007 - 2691

From 2009

2009 - 2598

Policy

Parish council

After the local elections of 7 June 2009 yielded the following distribution of seats in the local council:

Twinning

Czech Republic 's sister city is Místo (square) in the Czech Republic (since 2004)
Germany city friendship is with Schnaittach ( Middle Franconia )

Culture and sights

Through the city leads the holiday road Silver Street. The best known tourist destination is the Schlettau Castle. In housed therein Museum are among other historical exhibits Posamentenherstellung, which was native in Schlettau shown. In the city center is a reconstructed Electorate of Saxony postal distance column.

Church Music

See: Kantorei St. Ulrich.

Memorials

On the Nature Conservation Centre is a memorial stone for an individual well-known Soviet forced laborers, who was murdered because of practical life help for his fellow sufferers by two police officers in 1945.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Largest operation of the town is a quarry for the extraction of two- mica gneiss.
In Schlettau is exclusive of schnapps " pit of fire " made .

Traffic

Schlettau is located on the main road 101 The old trail linkage to Preßnitzer pass from Green Grove Monastery today has no supra-regional significance.

At the leading through the city railway Annaberg -Buchholz (South) - Schwarzenberg ( - Aue ) in 1997 set the passenger, the route is only sometimes traveled by the Association Saxon railway enthusiasts (VSE ) in Black Mountain for special rides. Once here was the starting point of the needle track after Crottendorf which to Walthersdorf used the route to Annaberg -Buchholz.

Personalities

Freeman

Bernhard Greifenhagen, producer and founder of a foundation in Schlettau
Ferdinand nobleman producer in Schlettau

Sons and daughters of the town

Christian Demelius (1643-1711), composer
Georg Christoph Kreyßig (1695-1758), bookseller and regional historian, was born in what is now the district Dörfel
Henry Heitzig (1849-1905), politician ( NLP), Member of Parliament ( Kingdom of Saxony )
Werner Vogelsang (1895-1945), Nazi member of the Reichstag
Klaus Siebert ( b. 1955 ), biathlete

Personalities who were active in the city

Johann Traugott Lohse (1760-1836), a pioneer in the Saxon churches and Factory construction
Widar Ziehnert (1814-1839), poet and legends collectors
Oskar Johannes flour (1875-1972), theologian, 1925 to 1936 worked as a pastor here

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