Wettin, Saxony-Anhalt
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Location of Wettin Wettin - Löbejün
Wettin is a district of the city of Wettin - Löbejün in the Saale district, in Saxony -Anhalt, Germany.
- 5.1 Music
- 5.2 Structures
- 5.3 Sport
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 Education
Geography
Wettin situated on a steep slope on the right bank of the Saale River Saale at 71 kilometers, about 20 kilometers north of Halle ( Saale) in the nature reserve Lower Saale Valley. The village area covers the valleys and hills around the castle Wettin. Due to the location of Luis ditch flows.
Local structure
To Wettin include the districts Dobis, Dößel, Mücheln, bay and mountain Zaschwitz, which lies on the other side of the river Saale.
On 1 July 2008, the municipality Dößel was incorporated with the districts Dobis and bay mountain in the city of Wettin. On 1 January 2011, the cities Löbejün and Wettin and the municipalities Brachwitz, Döblitz, Domnitz, Gimritz, Nauen village, Neutz - Lettewitz, roach and Rothenburg, who had previously teamed in the administrative community Saalkreis North, have been consolidated to the new city of Wettin - Löbejün.
History
961 made by the initial mention of the Civitas Vitin from which the dynasty of Wettin comes, which presented the Margrave, Electors and Kings of Saxony, Great Britain, Belgium, Bulgaria and Poland. Since 1680 the city belonged to the Brandenburg- Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg, which was in the former county hall.
Religion and Churches
The Protestant St. Nicholas Church is the largest and oldest church Wettins. It was built in the 12th century in the Romanesque style as a citizen of church and rebuilt in the 16th and 17th century in the Gothic style and expanded. The church could be used and fell in the following years since 1958 because of sponge infestation no more. Since 1990 there was a gradual restoration, so that now an at least temporary use is possible again. The church is now part of parish Wettin.
The Catholic Church of St. Peter was raised in 1955 from a former soap factory. Though lying in the center of the city, it blends according inconspicuously into the cityscape Wettins. In 2004, the church had to be extensively renovated due to woodworm infestation, while the church has been reduced in size and fitted with new seats and an organ. The former rectory adjacent today serves as a hostel for church groups. The pastoral care is provided by the Parish Hall North.
In the district Mücheln is the built in the second half of the 13th century in the Gothic style Templar chapel. She is the only surviving chapel of the Knights Templar in Germany and is a listed building. After extensive renovation, the chapel is now used as a space for concerts and exhibitions.
Coat of arms
Blazon: ". In red a silver castle with battlements and open, golden gate, with a low crenellated central tower between two pointy roofed towers crenellated side with three (1:2) window openings "
The colors of the district Wettin are white-green.
Culture and sights
Music
Wettin has besides a chorus of the city's population also in the Castle High School Wettin.
Structures
The Templar chapel in Mücheln, the castle Wettin, St. Nicholas Church and the town hall put next to the half-timbered buildings of downtown and the Bismarck tower the main architectural points dar.
Sports
Wettin has a football club, who trains in the sports facility at Castle High School.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Wettin is located near the motorway A14 and has its own exit. The nearest train stations are in Wallwitz, Nauen village and Domnitz since the closure of the local railway Wallwitz - Wettin. Currently running a new plan approval process for the federal highway 143, which would cut the Saale valley about 6 km south of Wettin. Today Wettin is served by several bus lines of the bus operation Saalekreis.
The town and its castle located in the center of the route network of the " Prince Street House of Wettin ", one under construction theme road through the former government area of the Princely House of Wettin.
Education
In addition to the Castle High School Wettin has a kindergarten and a primary school.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Ernst Glück ( born May 18, 1654 Wettin; † May 5, 1705 in Moscow), German theologian and Bible translator
- Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob ( born February 26, 1759 in Wettin, † July 22, 1827 in Bad Lauchstaedt ), political scientist, philosopher and economist
- Maria envy ( born October 2, 1780 in Wettin, † October 24, 1831 in Magdeburg ), nurse
- Ferdinand Guericke ( born February 25, 1803 in Wettin, † February 4, 1878 in Halle ( Saale) ), old German - Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Halle
- Ludwig von Bredow ( born April 11, 1825 Wettin; † May 9, 1877 in Rathenow ), District Administrator and a member of the Reichstag of the North German Confederation
- Gustav Wilhelm Richard Sorge ( born April 6, 1852 in Wettin, † December 1, 1907 in Berlin- Lankwitz ), German technologist