Wedderstedt

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Wedderstedt is a district of the municipality Selke - Aue in the district of Harz, in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geography

Wedderstedt lies about 12 kilometers northeast of the county town of Quedlinburg in Bode.

History

On January 1, 2010, the formerly independent communities Wedderstedt and Hausneindorf merged to form the new municipality Selke - Aue. At the same time, the community was incorporated into Heteborn Selke - Aue.

Coat of arms and flag

The coat of arms was approved on 26 March 2003 by the regional council of Magdeburg.

Blazon: " Argent, on a blue, covered with a golden brooch hill a blue, black and Grooved, broad- roofed tower, the upper part covered with a silver rose with black sepals which bears a red, lined with silver cross heart. "

The colors of the district are blue and white.

The beginnings of the church, formerly mentioned as " lüttken wederstede " likely to fall into the time of penetration of the Cherusker in the Harz mountains. From a 1996 range Hosikenberg ( gravel pit ) salvaged body grave of an adult woman from the 4th century AD, in addition to several other offerings, some garment Close ( fibulae ) was recovered. One of these artfully crafted pieces found as a coat of arms in the sign of the municipal coat of arms consideration. Main symbol is the stylized tower of the still existing church ruins of the village as a witness a fateful past. Wedderstedt was one of the villages whose inhabitants declared themselves enthusiastically to the teaching of Luther. As demonstrated in the church book, was a former inhabitants named Westphal was a contemporary of the Reformer and studied in Wittenberg. With the reproduction of the Luther Rose should be made ​​aware of this historically significant event.

The coat of arms was designed by Karl -Heinz Fritze.

The flag is white - Blue - White ( 1:2,5:1 ) striped and covered with the centrally placed coat of arms of the municipality.

Traffic

Wedderstedt located north of the federal highway 6, which runs between Wernigerode and Aschersleben.

As public transport is the bus 2 of the Harz transport services available, the Quedlinburg connects with Gatersleben, serving three stops in place.

Structures

The originating from the medieval village church Wedderstedt is preserved only as a ruin. Also noteworthy is the left- right on the main street mansion Wedderstedt of 1893, which is now used as a local government is.

Personalities

Were born in Wedderstedt:

  • Hermann von Stein (1854-1927), Prussian Minister of War, and General of the Artillery
  • Paul Körner- Schrader (1900-1962), German writer

Is otherwise connected with Wedderstedt:

  • Lise Guest (1908-1988), German author. She worked from 1945 to 1948 as a day laborer in Wedderstedt.
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