Winterfeld

52.7411.246735Koordinaten: 52 ° 44 ' 24 "N, 11 ° 14' 48" E

Winter field is a part of the patch Apenburg Winter field in the Altmark Salzwedel in Saxony- Anhalt, Germany.

Geography

Winter field is located on the B 71 between Salzwedel and Gardelegen. On the southern outskirts of the village there is a train station.

History

From a settlement of the municipality to the middle Neolithic megalithic grave with a stone curb at the rectory testifies east of the church. Winterfeld was first mentioned in documents in 1363, stretching Lingen and Baars in 1375 The village church is a late Romanesque building of the 13th century and thus considerably older than the first mentioned documentary. ; in Inside there are valuable restored wall paintings. The landscape name base word for the place is " field", which is in a conspicuous manner, particularly widespread in the area of the old Thuringian kingdom, which included the Altmark. This has thus also point to a considerably older existence of the place.

The place comes from the family of uradelige winter field.

Winter field was operated until 1991 in passenger transport by railway Hohenwulsch - Beetzendorf until 1993 for freight. Until 1926, perverted narrow gauge trains on the Salzwedel - winter field.

Through a field amendment agreement, the municipal councils of the municipalities spots Apenburg decided ( on 23 September 2008), Altensalzwedel ( 23 September 2008 ) and winter field ( 23 September 2008 ) that their communities dissolved and a new community named Apenburg - Winter field are combined. The new municipality is entitled to continue the designation spots. This agreement was approved by the county as a lower municipal supervisory authority and entered into force on 1 July 2009. To the municipality belonged until then the districts Baars ( on 1 August 1973 by Winterfeld incorporated ), Quadendambeck ( on 1 July 1950 after Baars incorporated ) and stretching Lingen ( on October 17, 1973 by Winterfeld incorporated ).

Policy

Last mayor of the municipality was Harald Josten.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 11 December 2008 by the county.

Blazon: " Azure, leaping from the deck of a silver stone megalithic tomb silver wolf with black claws and knocked- red tongue, bottom enclosed by the supporting stones of megalithic tomb three golden ears of corn, the outer two Halmblatt. "

The main colors of the coat of arms are - derived from the main crest motifs ( Wolf, megalithic grave ) and Shield Color - Silver ( White ) - Blue.

According to legend, there should have been around or in winter field once a wolf plague. A member of the resident at that time in Winterfeld family of winter field should have killed in battle a wolf with his bare hands. For this reason, the family of the winter field results in their coat of arms and crest as a wolf.

The ear is also taken from the arms of the winter field. The second part of the municipality name "field " is connected with the history of the village of farming and agriculture was of great importance for winter field. In the local situation of Winterfeld, more precisely in the rectory garden, there is a passage grave. Since barrows were created more than 5000 years ago, the village has grown up around the megalithic grave around. Barrows are typical of the Altmark, but a passage grave next to the church is a special feature.

Flag

The flag is blue - white - blue ( 1:4:1 ) striped ( cross- shape: strips horizontally extending, longitudinal shape: strip running vertically ) and centrally occupied with the municipal coat of arms.