Schmiedefeld (Lichtetal)
Wrought (Lichtetal ) 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.
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Geography
Wrought field is located in the Thuringian Slate Mountains between the towns of Saalfeld ( north ) and Sonnenberg ( south ) on the southeastern slope of the 802 meter high hill roughness in about 700 meters. Southeast of the village the landscape continues to fall down from the gorge -like valley of the donor stream. South of forging field is the district Taubenbach.
History
Wrought field was first mentioned in 1414 and was originally owned by the Earl of Orlamünde. 1426 was the place to House of Wettin to the Office Grafenthal. From 1826 to 1920 Wrought field belonged to Saxony -Meiningen (district Saalfeld ). In 1920 the state of Thuringia was founded and subsequently divided into counties, the location came to the district of Saalfeld.
During the Second World War, 110 prisoners of war from Poland and France had to do forced labor: in the iron ore mine and the Röstofenanlage.
In 1952 a municipal reform under which Taubenbach incorporated and the town blacksmith field was assigned to the circle Neuhaus. Since 1994 part of the site to the district Saalfeld- Rudolstadt.
Policy
The municipality belongs to the administrative community Lichtetal am Rennsteig, which has its headquarters in the town of light.
Parish council
The Council of the Municipality forging field consists of 12 members.
- Free Wählergemeinschaft: 4 seats
- CDU: 4 seats
- Fire Department: 2 seats
- Schmeller Street Club Unit 07: 2 seats
(As at municipal election held on June 7, 2009 )
Mayor
The honorary mayor Hanno Leidel was elected in a runoff election on 11 July 2004.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 8 November 1991. Blazon: "In a red -curved golden spike, covered with a black, rotbewehrten lion, which is surrounded by six red hearts, accompanied in front by four crosswise arranged silver nails and the back of a silver spruce rooted. "
Culture and sights
- List of Cultural Monuments in forging (Lichtetal )
- Herbal and Olitätenmuseum When poisoner
- Mine Morassina with the fairy grotto and the Santa Barbara Healing Gallery.
- West open pit mining field with trail
- Leipziger Turm to forge field with two viewing platforms
- One erected in 1996, 94 meters high transmitting tower of reinforced concrete of Deutsche Telekom AG ( Geographical coordinates: 50 ° 32'32 "North, 11 ° 12'55 " East )
Economy and infrastructure
Wrought field was once a settlement of miners, as many different ores (iron, copper, gold ) were degradable here. Iron ore has been mined since 1663. The iron ore mine acquired in 1888 Maximilianshütte Unterwellenborn. It was closed in 1972. After forging field was also - as in the entire slate mountains - the glass industry as a new source of income added. Today, the site mainly of various small industries and tourism is alive.
Transport links
Wrought field is located on the main road 281 that leads from ice rink and Neuhaus am Rennweg to Saalfeld. The place had 1898-1998 a railway connection to the railway line Sonneberg- Neuhaus- Probstzella -Saalfeld with the railway station in the district Taubenbach.