Vierraden

53.09722222222214.295833333333Koordinaten: 53 ° 6 ' N, 14 ° 18'

Vierraden was a small town with about 1000 inhabitants in the north- east of Brandenburg. On 26 October 2003 she was incorporated into the city of Schwedt / Oder, from which it is situated about three kilometers away. Until 2003, she served on the Office Gartz (Oder).

The town is near the mouth of the catfish in the Hohensaaten- Friedrichsthaler waterway that runs parallel to the Oder. East of Vierraden extends the Lower Oder Valley National Park.

History

1265, the mill of the four wheels was first mentioned. The surviving on a hunger tower castle on the northern shore catfish dipped in 1321 the first time in a document. The peace Vierraden between Pomerania and Brandenburg was closed on August 13, 1284 here. 1515 got Vierraden the municipal law. During World War II, the city was almost completely destroyed. Near the new catfish is the old Jewish cemetery, the neglected area in 1988 was re- decorated and feature a memorial to the former Jewish community.

In Berlin -Friedrichsfelde there was until about 1960 the country specified by this city Vierradener place. He has been in the development of the now -called Rosenfeld ring area north of the road Old -Friedrichsfelde eliminated. In 1937 received a street in the city at that time the district Berlin- Mahlsdorf the new name Vierradener road that she wears to this day.

Economy and Transport

Tobacco growing has a long tradition, which is due to the immigrant Huguenots in Vierraden and environment. The Ostuckermark is one of the largest tobacco -growing areas, as proven many typical tobacco barns and the Vierradener tobacco museum. It is located in the five-story tobacco store, which was built in 1875 according to plans by August Lange in neo-Gothic forms of brick.

Vierraden is located on the main road 2 of Schwedt / Oder to Gartz (Oder) (since 2005 ring road ) and is on the Federal Highway to reach 11 (junction Pfingstberg ).

Structures

In the following figure house of worship, built in the 18th century as a village church of Vierraden, for several decades was a ruin, with no roof and equipment. A company founded at the beginning of the 21st century Friends Cross Church, it is now able to organize the rebuilding of the church by means of subsidies and donations. So was the building in 2009 already has a new roof and in June the topping out ceremony was celebrated.