Turnow-Preilack

Turnow- Preilack, Lower Turnow- Pśiłuk, is a municipality in the district of Spree- Neisse in Brandenburg.

• 3.1 Municipal Council
• 3.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Geographical location

The municipality is located in the southeast of Brandenburg in Lower Lusatia in the traditional settlement area of ​​the Sorbs / Wends. By the southernmost part of the community flow in a westerly direction, the Malxe and Hammergraben.

Community structure

Districts are Turnow and Preilack.

History

Turnow arose as a result of the construction of fortress Peitz in the 16th century and was first mentioned in 1567 under the name New Peiz. Because many people lost their land because of the fortifications, they settled near a sheep farm to new, from which arose the first Vorwerk Turnow. The place Turnow has a special feature on a homonymous German and Sorbian name. To place Turnow part of the tower mill built in 1858. On grass marsh or meadow land located means the Lower Sorbian name Psiluk the 1587 first mentioned as Preylangk community Preilack. The village was set on fire by Swedish troops during the Thirty Years' War in 1641. The place has with the former highway money lifting point (also called " customs house ") and the Prussian milestone round about witnessing the Prussian traffic history.

The community Turnow- Preilack was taken on December 31, 2001 the voluntary merger of the previously independent municipalities Turnow and Preilack.

Policy

Turnow- Preilack belongs to the Peitz, which has its headquarters in the town of Peitz.

The municipality promotes the Wendish / Sorbian culture, language and effective political organization of the Wendish / Sorbian citizens. The labeling of public buildings and facilities, roads, paths, squares and bridges is gradual in German and Sorbian.

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 10 community representatives together, together with the mayor.

• WG Turnow- Preilack 6 seats
• CDU 3 seats
• SPD 1 seat

(As at municipal election Sept. 28, 2008)

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on April 18, 2011.

Blazon: " In red a silver slant Links bar, topped with a blue wave bar, after the division accompanied by two truncated silver branches, above a sloe with five black fruit and down a troll flower with three petals. "

Attractions

In the list of monuments in Turnow -Preilack and in the list of ground monuments in Turnow -Preilack are registered in the list of monuments of the country Brandenburg monuments.