Wingerode

Wingerode is a municipality in the Thuringian district of calibration field in the administrative community Leinetal.

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Geographical location

Wingerode located in the Leine valley about 6 km east of Heiligenstadt and 5 km to the west of Leinefelde. The place is surrounded by the hills of the fertilizer with the Holy Mountain ( 493.6 m) in the south and the elevations of Sticks Mountain ( 351.8 m), Muhlenberg ( 343.5 m ) and the Mountain Ash ( 355.1 m ) in the north.

History

The documentary was first mentioned took place on September 24, 1146 as Wichelderothe, therefore Wingerode could commit its 850th anniversary in 1996. In 1174 Henry bought the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony, the village of Volkenroda monastery for the price of two hooves country. Since the 17th century the local Ignatius chapel of pilgrimage. Wingerode belonged until the secularization in 1802 to Kurmainz and subject to the jurisdiction of the family von Hanstein. 1802 to 1807 the place became Prussian and then came to the Kingdom of Westphalia. From 1815 to 1945 he was part of the Prussian province of Saxony. In 1945 the city to the Soviet occupation zone and was since 1949 part of the GDR. From 1961 until the turn and reunion 1989/1990 Wingerode was affected by the closure of the nearby German border. Since 1990, the city is part of the re-established state of Thuringia.

Population Development

Development of the population (31 December):

  • 2002: 1261
  • 2003: 1252
  • 2004: 1276
  • 2007: 1244

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In a red shield with integrated schweifter silver lace in one field diagonally left a wave beam in a silver box, two diagonally right ax lying in the field and three of a red. golden nails pierced flaming heart. "

Education

The community has a primary school.

Policy

Mayor

The honorary mayor Erhardt weir was elected on June 6, 2010.

Traffic

The place has a breakpoint at the Halle- Kassel railway. The road L 2021 connects with the former state highway 80 and today's L 3080th North of the motorway runs 38 with the Etzel Viaduct.

Attractions

Sights of Wingerode are:

  • Village center with Anger and historical half-timbered houses
  • Church from 1896
  • Ignatius Chapel
  • Mariengrotte
  • Archaeological site with deserted and Glashütte Volsbach northeast of the site
  • Etzelbach Viaduct
  • Small reservoir south on the outskirts
Eichsfeld (district) Bodenrode-Westhausen Heilbad Heiligenstadt Leinefelde-Worbis Volkenroda Abbey East Germany Am Ohmberg Arenshausen Asbach-Sickenberg Berlingerode Bernterode (bei Heilbad Heiligenstadt) Birkenfelde Bornhagen Brehme, Germany Breitenworbis Buhla Burgwalde Deuna Dieterode Dietzenrode-Vatterode Ecklingerode Effelder, Eichsfeld Eichstruth Ferna Freienhagen, Thuringia Fretterode Geisleden Gerbershausen Gernrode, Thuringia Gerterode Glasehausen Hausen, Thuringia Haynrode Helmsdorf, Thuringia Heuthen Hohengandern Hohes Kreuz Hundeshagen Kallmerode Kefferhausen Kella Kirchgandern Kirchworbis Kleinbartloff Kreuzebra Krombach, Thuringia Lenterode Lindewerra Lutter, Thuringia Mackenrode, Thuringia Marth Niederorschel Pfaffschwende Reinholterode Rohrberg, Thuringia Rustenfelde Schachtebich Schwobfeld Sickerode Silberhausen Steinbach (Eichsfeld) Steinheuterode Tastungen Thalwenden Uder Volkerode Wachstedt Wahlhausen Wehnde Wiesenfeld (Eichsfeld) Integrated Authority File
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