Tiefenbach, Saxony

51.04666666666713.169166666667Koordinaten: 51 ° 2 ' 48 " N, 13 ° 10' 9" E

Tiefenbach is a former municipality in Saxony Mittweida, which existed from 1994 to 2008. She lay on the northeastern edge of the county Mittweida and directly bordering on the counties of chub and Meißen. Tiefenbach was born from the merger of the places Berber village, Böhrigen, Dittersdorf, Etzdorf, Marbach and Obernaundorf and was until June 30, 2008 part of the joint management Striegistal. Since then, the places part of the extended community Striegistal that had arisen also in 1994. The name Tiefenbach comes from a creek that runs through the community.

Geography and transport

Tiefenbach was about 10 km south of chub on the Striegis. The B 169 resulted in the west of the former municipality is by Arnsdorf. The place is also on the south extending A to reach 4 Connection Berber village.

Adjacent sites were the city Hainichen Kriebstein, Rossau and Striegistal in Mittweida, Niederstriegis and the city Roßwein district chub and the city Nossen in the district of Meißen.

History

The villages were created before the foundation of the monastery of Old - cell in 1162. Böhrigen has already been mentioned in a document from the year 1183. Marbach 1264, Etzdorf in 1314 first mentioned. The other settlement nominations take place later.

In 1450 left by pulling Hussites in the area major damage. On January 1, 1994, each formerly independent municipalities united to the community Tiefenbach. Since 1 July 2008, the former districts ( Arnsdorf, Böhrigen, Dittersdorf, Etzdorf Gersdorf, grief Home, Marbach and Obernaundorf ) part of the community Striegistal.

Population Development

Development of the population (31 December):

  • 2002: 3734
  • 2003: 3672
  • 2004: 3601
  • 2005: 3556
  • 2006: 3511

Coat of arms

In Blue is a silver wave beams, which represents the streams and rivers in the districts. The arranged over three golden grain ears symbolize the predominantly agricultural use of community lands. The icon below it ( diagonally crossed hammer and chisel ) refer to the former silver mining in the oldest silver mining region of Saxony.

Attractions

  • Blessing of God Erbstollen in Gersdorf
  • Old castle, in a more than 600 -year-old chestnut ( the oldest in Saxony ) in Gersdorf
  • Conservation area Striegistal
  • Nature reserve Aschbach
  • Church Marbach
  • Lookout tower Böhrigen

Economy

The area of the former municipality is characterized mainly agricultural. The construction of the wind farm on Saubusch of 2000, there was the largest landscape-shaping wind farm in Saxony.

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