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Location of Tusker Tusker in -Elster

Tusker is one of eight villages of the municipality and city unit Tusker -Elster in Wittenberg district in Saxony- Anhalt.

• 6.1 memorials
• 6.2 maps 1812-1952
• 6.3 Coat of Arms

Name

Over the last millennium, the toponym of the present-day village changed several times. Thus, in publications for the years 1161 and 1190 Zcane, 1187, 1326 and 1528/33 Zane, Zanis 1292, 1379, 1389, 1436/37 and 1528/33 Czane, 1411 before the Tusker and in the writing of 1528/33 in addition of the zcan and Zane find as modifications. The now common name Tusker can be found in writings of 1411 and then later, in 1753 and 1791, again. In the Leipzig Council books, which cover the period 1466-1500, Zcane, Czane and Tusker be used, Tusker is already in use as the main term.

According to this knowledge, the present name is so well known since the early 15th century, at least since the 18th century mainly in use.

Geography

Tusker is in the Flaming near the federal road 2 on the railway line between Berlin and Halle. The town is crossed by the Tusker which is locally also called tooth Abach.

Administrative divisions

The community of Tusker include the village of parts Wolter village, Klebitz, Rahn village and Bülzig. Rahn village belongs since 1 July 2003 and Bülzig since 1 July 2008 to Tusker. Tusker -Elster was formed on 1 January 2011 as part of a regional reorganization of the city Tusker and seven other south adjacent municipalities. These formerly independent communities of the disbanded governing community Elbaue -flaming were continued in the main statute of the city Tusker -Elster as villages. Every town, including Tusker, is a separate council and a mayor. The management of the unit community located in the City Hall in Tusker Tusker OT -Elster.

Culture and sights

Tusker has several cultural monuments.

• Pin to the Holy Spirit: Founded in 1336 by Duke Rudolf I of Saxe- Wittenberg; 1547 burnt up below together with a chapel and necessary for the operation of the own farm buildings with an aid of the Duke Moritz of Saxony again; Burned again in 1637 and 1754 only rebuilt. 1878, the current pen chapel was built 1906/ 07 expanded the institution building.
• Feldstein Church: Romanesque cruciform church, with massive tower was built from the late 12th century ashlar masonry careful that the monastery church Zinna is similar to the. Later additions were made in brick. The building is typical of early city churches in the region, pointing with his former basilica floor plan on the planned already establishing time significance of the place.
• Town Hall, Construction 1897.
• Farmer's Museum in the home of a flaming farmers from the year 1730 to visit. , The exhibition Grain Technology and an apartment from the year 1920.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

• For the Federal Highway 2 that connects Berlin and Wittenberg, there are in the west 9 km.
• The Tusker railway station is on the railway line between Berlin and Halle ( Anhalt line ) and is supported by regional train RE 5 - approached the DB Regio every two hours (Rostock Hbf Wittenberg ).

Business

• Tusker GmbH tiles ( tile manufacturer )
• Drink & Food GmbH ( beverage manufacturers )
• Flaming- Tours Schröder GmbH ( bus company )

Fire department

The Volunteer Fire Tusker was founded by the then Mayor Hermann Hunschke in December 1880. Today (as of 2013) is the local fire department, a fire brigade. It has an Operations Department, a marching band, the youth fire brigade, the fire department and a children's age division.

History

Tusker is one of the oldest places in Saxony -Anhalt. Historically is occupied by about 2000 BC through to the present day settlement. Archaeological finds show that the German tribe of the Semnones from the 6th century BC was established until the beginning of the great migration in the region.

After 600 the Sorbs took over the homes of the Semnones. The historic city center is in its form and structure back to the high medieval settlement of Dutch colonists Flämings by ( Flemish ) in the 12th century.

The entire north of Wittenberg Located ridge was so strong influenced by the peculiarities of the Flemings that the origin and tribal designation of the settlers referred to the whole area, which is still called flaming.

1189 Tusker was named as Castle Ward capital. The castle was the seat and center of the small rule Tusker. 1436 from the Electorate Office Tusker was formed, which was already united 1486-1490 with the Office of Wittenberg. During this time, Tusker lost its function as official residence.

Memorials

In the local cemetery there is a mass grave for eleven German and a Dutchman known by name, who deported to Germany during the Second World War and a victim of forced labor. They died in an air raid.

Maps 1812-1952

TK25 Tusker of 1874

TK25 Tusker of 1904

TK25 Tusker of 1921

Messtischblatt # 4042 Tusker around 1931

Reprint of the 1931er version with UTM grid of the Army Military Service from 1952

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 16 August 1995 by the regional council of Dessau and registered in the State Archives under the Magdeburg coat of arms registration number 65/1995.

Blazon: "In green over blue water a castle with five towers silver open archways; the towers of varying size with black windows and red, decorated with silver buttons roof pointed roofs; the central tower - increased and stronger than the other - with red Sims; in the water seven silver diagonally left -facing fish. "

The colors indicate silver ( white) - Green.

The emblem picture of Tusker is first demonstrated on a town seal of 1417. It shows the water gate, and the old city wall dar. turreted The water indicated the creek tooth Abach to. The seven fish indicate here the former seven ponds, where today only the Council of the pond and pond pine are preserved.

Personalities

• Otto pocket mountain (1854-1922), a zoologist and professor at the University of Halle