Vogelsang, Brandenburg
Vogelsang is a municipality in the southeast of Brandenburg Oder-Spree district.
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Geography
The community is located about 15 kilometers south of Frankfurt ( Oder) on the edge of Oderaue. Vogelsang is managed by the Office Brieskow- Finkenheerd.
History
The settlement history begins in the early Weichselian, as a finding of a hand ax of the middle Paleolithic in the gravel pit from Vogelsang proves. North of Vogelsang there was a vast Germanic settlement with iron smelting, as numerous bloomery slags show. Historically valuable finds, inter alia, of urns and tombs, are witnesses of an early population of the area of today's municipal area. The late medieval population has, however, a high percentage of Sorbs have had since Vogelsang has the highest proportion of Sorbian irregular field name of the region.
On June 25, 1327, the monastery Neuzelle acquires five hooves " zume bird Sange ". The name varies greatly, in 1345 " the Vogilsang " 1416 /26 " Vogilsangk " 1547 " Dorff Fogelsangk " 1562 " Fogelgesangk " and from 1654 in today's spelling " Vogelsang ". The name suggests a wooded area of town with lots of songbirds, especially since there is no Lower Sorbian place name ..
During World War II, Vogelsang was almost completely destroyed.
Demographics
Policy
Municipal council
The municipal council consists of six community representatives.
- FW Vogelsang: 5 seats
- SPD: 1 seat
(As at municipal election September 28, 2008 )
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was approved on 13 February 2006.
Blazon: "In Red from a golden sign foot, covered with a blue wave beams, growing three-bladed golden oak branch on the two facing each other and singing silver birds perch. "
Culture and sights
Monuments
- War memorial
Sons and daughters of the town
- Wolfgang Cajar, local historian