Tegau
Tegau is a town in the Saale- Orla-Kreis in Thuringia. She is a member of the administrative community lakes. To Tegau part of the district Burkersdorf.
Geography
Tegau is located on the main road B2 and is therefore easily accessible. Also the connection to Burkersdorf is therefore favorable. Both villages are situated on a wavy, barely wooded plateau in the South East Thuringian Slate Mountains. Most areas can be used for agricultural purposes. Source wells and surfaces in streams are grassland sites.
Geology
The soils in the Slate Mountains have a high proportion of fine soil and humus content and are very fertile under the climatic conditions existing in Schleizer surrounding areas.
Neighboring communities
Neighboring municipalities are: Dittersdorf, Göschitz and Pahren.
History
The place was founded by Tegau Sorbs. His first documentary mention is found in the year 1397th W. Kahl has recently in 1071 after.
The economy has been and is dominated by agriculture. The large mill pond southeast of Tegau on Tegbach reminiscent of the mill and the craft in Tegau. To 1625, Heinrich Wolff, who was born Tegaumüller. This is the first documentary evidence for water mill near the village. Until 1937, worked in the mill with an overshot water wheel. The last miller then managed on a water-driven turbine. After his death, the mill was sold several times and set the grinding operation.
Population Development
Development of the population (each 31 December):
- 2002: 444
- 2003: 435
- 2004: 417
- 2005: 423
- 2006: 415
- 2007: 409
- 2008: 400
- 2009: 395
Data source: Thuringian State Office for Statistics
Religion
The town has an Evangelical church, which belong to 225 community residents. The church belongs to the parish of Dittersdorf.
Attractions
The town is dominated by the St. Anthony's Church. The First year of the church in the Gothic architectural styles, disappeared for the most part in the reconstruction of the church in the 17th and 18th centuries. At this time, the tower received, the dates shown to the 13th century, its baroque dome. His tail top of the dome is 41 m high. 1870, the church was completely remodeled within 9 months, so that many elements of the Gothic Revival can be found today. On the west gable there is still a Gothic entrance portal.