Stadt Wehlen

Wehlen is a country town in the Saxon Switzerland. The city was officially recognized resort since 1972. It lies on the railway line from Dresden to Prague and within the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, making it the starting point for walks to destinations such as the Bastion, Rathen, the bear stones and Rauenstein and the Wehlener and Uttewalder reason.

  • 2.1 Place names forms
  • 2.2 Amalgamations
  • 2.3 Development of the Population
  • 2.4 Coat of Arms
  • 2.5 Wehllied
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 partner municipalities and town twinning
  • 3.4 Europe regions
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Excursions in the surrounding Saxon Switzerland
  • 4.3 Sport
  • 4.4 Associations and Institutions
  • 4.5 events
  • 5.1 traffic
  • 5.2 Kindergarten
  • 5.3 School
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 6.2 Persons who are in connection with the city

Geography

Geographical Location

The city is located directly on the Elbe, on both the right and on the left bank, and limited to the north and east of the Saxon Switzerland National Park.

Wehlen belongs to the district Saxon Switzerland & Eastern Ore Mountains and is bordered by the municipalities themselves Lohmen in the north, Rathen in the east, Struppen in the south and from the large district town of Pirna in the West. The city is located about 12 km from Pirna and about 30 kilometers from the state capital of Dresden.

Boroughs / districts

The city comprises the hamlets located rechtselbisch Wehlen, village Wehlen and characters as well as the linkselbisch lying district Pötzscha.

History

In 1269 Wehlen was first mentioned as Wylin. The settlement was protected by a castle, was awarded the Heinrich the Illustrious in 1245 by the Czech King Wenceslas. Wehlen was named as the city ( Civitas ) already in 1346. The castle was not inhabited since 1543, so that she fell gradually.

The inhabitants lived on Schifferei, crafts and quarry work. Already in 1547 Wehlen was called " Amtsstädtlein " so that the manorial system was not exercised by a manor but an office initially Lohmen, later Hohenstein.

On 31 July 1848, the railroad Wehlen ( Pötzscha ) reached. Since the romance is also a first tourism developed. In 1860 there were 48 tourist guides.

Place-name forms

The place name is first mentioned Wehlen 1255 as part of the personal name Theodoric de Wilin. He goes * Vel -n- back to the altsorbische basic form, which can be explained in several ways. A first possible variant is the derivation of * Vel ( a), the first name of a locator, which the place name "settlement of a Vel ( a) " would mean. Version two is that the place name * vel, a altsorbische equivalent of the Slovenian velna (, clearing '), underlies and he could be thus translated as " Rodungsort ". The third variant is the place name to * vel (, wet, damp ' ) so it would correspond in German a "settlement on damp ground." The special feature of the naming is that the word city explicitly part of the name of city Wehlen. The additive is used to distinguish the neighboring hamlet village Wehlen. Wehlen would therefore not a correct name for the place Wehlen in Saxon Switzerland.

Incorporations

Development of the population

1: As of December 31 2: Stand October 3 3: Information from 1998 - As of December 31, data source: Statistical Office of Saxony 4: Data from 2003 - December 31 respectively, data source: Wehlener Rundschau handout, 23 Year, Number 1, January 25, 2013 5: 1939-1950: Wehlen including districts Pötzscha and characters 6: 1964-2002: Wehlen including village Wehlen, Pötzscha and characters

Coat of arms

A balancelle blue rahgetakeltes ship on white background. The sail is blue and puffed out as well adorned with a golden lily. The mast pennant is also blue.

Wehllied

The Wehllied was written by Hede Willecke, the work year is unknown. The setting of the song falls in time between 1962 to 1964. During these years was Willy Bernhardt (even musicians and conductor ) Choir conductor of the choral society in Wehlen.

Sunlit Wehlen, you pearl of Switzerland. You lovely little town with its own charm. You're old for me, but always new again, Sunlit Wehlen, stop you I the litter.

This text is still visible on the south side of the archway at the building of the former Council cellar.

Policy

Wehlen belongs to the administrative community Lohmen / Wehlen.

Parish council

The composition of the council is clear from the current graph of the last local election.

Mayor

Klaus Tittel is the current mayor of the city Wehlen.

History of Mayors

Partner municipalities and town twinning

  • Wehlen Germany on the Mosel ( Rhineland -Palatinate )
  • Germany Wangen im Allgäu ( Baden- Württemberg)
  • Trochtelfingen Germany (Baden- Württemberg) since June 29, 2012
  • Twinning with Dorn Durkheim ( Rhineland -Palatinate )

Europe regions

On 19 June 2005, the city Wehlen and Travčice have agreed on a partnership network of the Euro region Elbe / Labe ( DE, CZ).

Culture and sights

Town church on the square

Michaliskirche in village Wehlen

Herbrig organ in the St. Michael's Church

" Drum ": north side of the castle ruins in city Wehlen

"White fractures ," View from Rauenstein

Structures

Wehlen

  • Ruined castle, castle Wehlen
  • On the lords belonging " Hofewiese " ( homonymous street name ) the vault completely preserved of the medieval barn stands. Due to pros and superstructure, it is now an integral part of a private home and not open.
  • Remnants of the old, built in the late Gothic style church below the castle ruins
  • Herb Garden
  • Renovated church on the square; Interiors in the Nazarene
  • The " substance" behind the Market Square is a Uferbestigungsanlage to protect against ice
  • Fountain on the market
  • High water marks to the market fountain
  • The vertically and horizontally extending Network of waterways in the eastern area. These are private roads that are opened only in an emergency.

Village Wehlen

  • Miniature Park Little Saxon Switzerland ( Saxon Switzerland in miniature )
  • St. Michaelis church with historic organ by Christian Gottfried Herbrig and son from 1831. The organ builders have also created the wooden pulpit altar of this church.

Pötzscha

  • Adventure
  • The former station building on the current S- Bahn stop " Wehlen " dates from the time of the largely rail -bound tourism to the Saxon Switzerland and is typical for the time of its creation.

Sign

  • Stairway to Heaven
  • Ferry

A list of cultural monuments can be found here: List of Cultural Monuments in Wehlen

Excursions in the surrounding Saxon Switzerland

  • Wilke views Wehlen and the same
  • Wehlener reason
  • Uttewalder ground and rock arch
  • Bastion
  • Hirschgrund
  • White breaks
  • Viewpoint and Kunsthaus clubhouse on the hill
  • Abandoned quarries with preserved bodies between Wilke - view and sign (own Wegkennzeichnung )

Sports

  • Mountain test in Wehlen
  • Mountain bike race
  • Elbschwimmen
  • Elbe Valley sports festival on the summer solstice
  • TuS unit Wehlen ( football club )

Associations and Institutions

  • Carnival Club
  • Volunteer Fire village Wehlen
  • Volunteer Fire Wehlen
  • Choral Society
  • Primary school
  • Youth Club Village Wehlen
  • Youth Club Wehlen
  • Kindergarten Wehlen
  • Kindergarten village Wehlen
  • Equestrian Dorf Wehlen
  • Riding Club Village Wehlen
  • Riding and Carriage Driving Community
  • Archers
  • Schiffer club
  • Tourism and Folk Society
  • TUS unit ( sports club )
  • Association for the Promotion of volunteer firefighters Wehlen V.
  • Club "The Merry 7Pötzscha " eV

Events

In regularly following events take place:

  • Christmas tree burning
  • Sommermusiken
  • Fountain Festival
  • Marksmen
  • Solstice celebration
  • Fair

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The city is Wehlen rechtselbisch on the county road K8710, which leads to the large district town of Pirna and tethered to the county road K8711, which leads to Lohmen. Linkselbisch the district Pötzscha on the county road K8733 is connected to the places Obernaundorf and Struppen. There is a regular ferry across the Elbe between Wehlen and Pötzscha and thus the access to railway Deutsche Bahn. The breakpoint Wehlen (Sachs) is located on the railway line Decin Dresden -Neustadt. The launch Wehlen is repeatedly approached during the season of Elbdampfern the Saxon steamship and passenger shipping Oberelbe. There is also a regular bus service to the Oberelbische transport company Pirna- Sebnitz the regional line 238 in the city of Pirna.

Kindergarten

Wehlen has a total of two kindergartens. In Wehlen is the " Elbkinderland " and in village Wehlen the kindergarten " dandelion ".

School

Wehlen maintains a primary school with the name " Friedrich Märkel ". The naming was done after the famous cantor and entomologist Johann Christian Friedrich Märkel, who worked in his lifetime in the city.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Erbstein (1757-1836), historian, numismatist, writer
  • Gottlob August Krille (1779-1813), composer and cantor in Dresden
  • Carl Friedrich August Kühn Scherf (1808-1879), owner of Locksmith
  • Johann Georg stand ( n - 1759 ), violinist, composer

Those associated with the city

  • Pol Cassel (1892-1945), painter
  • Haebler Konrad (1857-1946), librarian and Inkunabelforscher
  • Johann Christian Friedrich Märkel (1790-1860), Kantor and entomologist
  • Carl Mennicke (1837-1909), honorary citizen and benefactor of the city
  • Robert Sterl (1867-1932), painter
Resort town Rauenstein (hill) Lokator Bergtest near Wehlen Pirna-Sebnitz Upper Elbe Transport Company Konrad Haebler Entomology Altenberg, Saxony Bad Schandau Bahretal Bannewitz Dohma Dohna Dorfhain Freital Hartmannsdorf-Reichenau Heidenau Hermsdorf, Saxony Kreischa Liebstadt Rabenau, Saxony Rathmannsdorf Stolpen Integrated Authority File
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