Welbsleben

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Location of Welbsleben in Arnstein (Saxony- Anhalt)

Welbsleben is a district of the town Arnstein in the district of Mansfeld- South Harz in Saxony- Anhalt.

Geography

Welbsleben located on the eastern edge of the Harz approximately 7 km south of Aschersleben in the Valley of A.

History

Today's Welbsleben said in the past Niederwelbsleben. In the West, lay desolate Oberwelbsleben today. 964 a Welbsleben as Welpsleve was first mentioned in a deed of foundation of the Margrave Gero to the monastery Gernrode, which among other things there 3 hooves were given. On July 26, 1073 King Henry IV confirmed the gifts of his father to the Church of Ballenstedt, including three hooves in Welbsleben. Pope Alexander III. took the monastery Hagenrode with his estates, including four hooves in one of the Welbsleben ( called Welpesleve ), on May 24, 1179 in his protection.

On January 8, 1200 confirmed Abbot awareness Henrich from Nienburg monastery the possessions of the monastery Hagenrode ( called again Welpesleve ) in one of Welbsleben. Pope Innocent III. adopted on February 5, 1205, the monastery Nienburg in his protection and confirmed, among others, the possession of 10 hooves in Welbsleben ( again called Welpesleve ). Two years later, on August 9, 1207 he also took over the monastery Gernrode in his protection and reaffirmed inter alia the possession of three hooves in Welbsleben. Even Pope Gregory IX. took the monastery Gernrode on June 12, 1227 in his protection and confirmed once again his possessions, including again the 3 hooves from Welbsleben. Heinricus Plebanus was in Welbsleben to 1241 witnessed a donation of Count Walther von Arnstein at the hospital in Hettstedt. Bernard III. of Anhalt enfeoffed on April 11, 1332 Hans cone with 6 hooves to Kelyngvelde, two hooves to Niederwelbsleben ( called Neder - Welsleve ) and a yard to Oberwelbsleben ( called Over- Welpsleve ).

On November 2, 1357 commissioned Domdekan Burchard von Aschersleben the pastor of Niederwelbsleben called inferiori Welpsleue to set proposed by the Abbess of Quedlinburg for the parish in Hettstedt Dietrich von Uslar in possession. On June 13, 1387 Niederwelbsleben was sold together with surrounding villages from the reign Arnstein by the Counts of Regenstein to the Counts of Mansfeld.

On January 1, 2010, the formerly independent communities Welbsleben, Alterode, Bräunrode, Pommern, Harkerode, Quenstedt, Stangerode, Sylda and Ulzigerode and the city Sandersleben (Anhalt) merged to form the new town Arnstein. The administrative community Wipper - A, one of the Welbsleben, was dissolved.

Memorials

In the local cemetery reminds a common grave at 13 ( according to other sources seven) concentration camp prisoners who were killed in April 1945 during a death march from the central warehouse in Long -Zwieberge of the Buchenwald concentration camp by SS men.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In gold, a black donkey in front of a green lime tree rooted. "

The coat of arms was designed in 1994 by the Magdeburg Kommunalheraldiker Jörg Mantzsch.

Economy and infrastructure

Economic base of the community is agriculture and forestry. In addition to small businesses to butcher, bank, pharmacy, hairdresser are in place. In addition, there is a medical center with two general practitioners, a dentist and a physical therapist. In the village you will find the KITA for funny donkey, the nursery and the primary school Einetal Vorharz.

Traffic

For the Federal Highway 6, which connects Halle ( Saale) with Wernigerode, it is in a northerly direction approximately 7 km.