Waldheim, Saxony

Waldheim is a small town in the district of Central Saxony. It was the seat of the administrative community Waldheim.

2.1 Amalgamations
2.2 Population development

4.1 City Council
4.2 Coat of Arms
4.3 Town twinning

5.1 Road Access

8.1 freeman
8.2 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

The town lies in a valley of deep Zschopau, below the Kriebstein.

Boroughs

Districts:

Waldheim - urban area
Reinsdorf Neumilkau
Four houses

Neuschönberg
Under noise Thal
Upper valley noise
Gilsberg

Imperial Castle

Neighboring communities

Adjacent municipalities are the cities Rosswein, Hartha and chubs, Eger, the city Geringswalde and Kriebstein.

History

In 1198 the name Waldheim was first mentioned. 1271 was the first written mention of the castle, which was under markmeißnischer country rule. In 1286 Waldheim became a town. In 1537 the Reformation was introduced.

In GDR times, the VEB Typodruck Oschatz ran a children's camp in the district Massanei.

Incorporations

Population Development

Development of the population ( as of 1960 December 31):

2001: 9,247
2002: 9,217
2003: 9110
2004: 9,081
2007: 8,711

1 October 29 2 August 31

Memorials

Several grave and memorial sites in the cemetery commemorate the victims of fascism, which included resistance fighters and victims of euthanasia, but which are not specifically mentioned.
A memorial stone at the Dresden road in Morteltal reminiscent of the concentration camp inmates, including many Jews, who came from the central warehouse in Colditz of the Buchenwald concentration camp and were driven on 14 April 1945 by the city.

Policy

City council

The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 led to the following distribution of seats:

FDP: 5 seats
CDU: 5 seats
UBW: 5 seats
LEFT: 3 seats

Coat of arms

Blazon: ". On a blue shield with three narrow gold frames a golden tower with two side extensions and a central building with red roofs and three golden crosses "

Twinning

Waldheim is twinned with Landsberg am Lech in Bavaria and Siófok (Hungary).

Economy and infrastructure

Waldheim is the seat of Florena Cosmetic GmbH, a traditional manufacturer of personal care products. Also located in Waldheim a location of Beiersdorf AG, which also includes brands such as Nivea, Labello and Tesa belong.

Transport links

Waldheim is located on the railway line Riesa- Chemnitz and Elsterwerda and Chemnitz served by regional trains running every hour. Since December 10, 2006 operates over Waldheim also the Vogtland- Express Vogtlandbahn from Hof to Berlin, which also holds in Waldheim. He replaced the only remaining DB Regional Express direct connection between Chemnitz and Berlin, which previously replaced the last inter-regional trains. In addition, existed from 1893 to 31 May 1997, a rail link to Rochlitz.

Attractions

Nicolai Church

View of the upper market

Replica of the Saxon distance column from 1724

Zschopauwehr overlooking City Hall and the Pöppelmannbrücke

Upper Werder with lock and panel for Zschopauüberquerung by Napoleon's troops

Schlözligkirche in the prison

Diedenhainer viaduct

Scaffolding piers viaduct of the local railway viaduct and Holy Borner

Scaffolding piers viaduct in train

Wachberg tower

Entrance to Mine " Kellersberg "

City Hall facade, Council Hall and Town Hall Tower (1902 built in the Art Nouveau ), the nearly 4 m big dial of the clock tower is the second largest in Germany
Marktplatz with fountain Wettin (also in the Art Nouveau ) and replicated the Electorate of Saxony postal distance column
Zschopaubrücke of Matthew Daniel Poeppelmann
Church of St. Nicolai of 1842
Castle Church St. Otto in the Penitentiary
Saxon Strafvollzugsmuseum in the prison
Art Nouveau building
Built Wachberg tower to commemorate the Franco-German war
Plaque commemorating the crossing of the Zschopau by Napoleon's troops on May 6, 1813
Railway viaducts of the bankruptcy miles of Chemnitz- Riesa Railway ( Holy Borner viaduct, viaduct Diedenhainer )
Mine " Kellersberg "
Napoleonstein

State institutions

The town was known for the still-existing Waldheim. In this prison in 1950, the Waldheim trials took place.

Personalities

Freeman

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Friedrich Nagel (1765-1825), painter
Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771-1853), naturalist
Horst Kohl (1855-1917), historian
Kurt Rübner (1875-1965), graphic
Georg Kolbe (1877-1947), sculptor
Johannes Volkmann (1889-1982), Surgeon
Walter Master Chef (1897-1943), iron turner, Journalist, Resistance Fighters ( Rote Kapelle )
Lama Anagarika Govinda (1898-1985), Buddhist scholar and artist, founder of the Arya Maitreya Mandala
Georg Altner (1901-1945), Nazi politician, SS Brigade Commander and Chief of Police of Dortmund
Irmgard Biernath (1905-1998), teacher and sculptor
Günther Niethammer (1908-1974), ornithologist
Hans Wussing (1927-2011), historian of science
Gerald Leutert (1929-1999), anatomist and rector ad interim of the University of Leipzig
Rudolf Horn ( * 1929), furniture designer
Doris Müller ( * 1935), Vice - European Champion in the discus throw in 1962
Wolf -Dieter Scheurell (* 1944), politician
Peter Fritz ( born 1952 ), nuclear engineers
Hans -Günther Pölitz ( born 1952 ), comedian
Thomas Abratis (* 1967), winter sports

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