Zschornewitz

51.71666666666712.489Koordinaten: 51 ° 43 '0 " N, 12 ° 24' 0" E

Zschornewitz is a district of the city Graefenhainichen in Wittenberg district in Saxony- Anhalt.

• 3.1 Structures

• 4.1 Wind Park
• 4.2 Electric cast

• 5.1 street
• 5.2 rail
• 5.3 Formation

• 6.1 Demographics

Geography

Community structure

The district is divided into the barely perceptible historical part, the workers' village ' colony ', the new power plant development in the east and the settlement ' Pöplitz ' (about 2 km) to the west.

History

Until the late 19th century lived little more than 200 inhabitants in Heidedorf Zschornewitz. In 1915 began the construction of the power plant, designed by Walter Klingenberg in only about 2 km away from the mining Golpa. At the same time urban garden Werksiedlung ' colony ' was born. 1916 produced eight turbines of 16 MW total of 128 MW. In order for the power plant Zschornewitz was the first large power plant in Germany and at that time also the largest lignite-fired power plant in the world. It supplied Berlin and parts of Saxony with electric current. 1929 two 85- MW turbines were put into operation ( at that time the largest in Europe ). 13 large chimneys dominated for decades the image of the community. In 1945 the plant was partially dismantled as reparations to the Soviet Union. For the remaining work in the village population was employed aged 17 to 70 years. On June 30, 1992, the power plant was finally shut down. The Colony and parts of the plant were asked at the initiative of the Bauhaus under monument protection. In 1995, the surviving part of the power plant to the industrial monument was. The following year, the company housing ' colony ' was included in the list of EXPO projects; It was extensively restored in 1997-99.

On 13 May 2000 Zschornewitz celebrated its 800th anniversary.

Industrial monument power plant Zschornewitz

Evangelical Lutheran Church in the historic center

Desolate Housing 1991

Culture and sights

Structures

Outstanding Building of the town is the former power plant Zschornewitz. Since 1995, the industrial monument is open as an energy museum.

Economy and infrastructure

Wind farm

On the south of Zschornewitz located Abraumhalde the open cast mine Gröbern a wind farm is built with 8 plants after the closure of brown coal power plant. The slag heap towers over the area by about 50 meters and to provide good conditions for wind energy.

Electric melt

The electric melt " Treibacher Abrasives GmbH " is a company that manufactures aluminum oxide as the starting material for the abrasives industry. The corundum is produced in electric furnaces.

Traffic

Road

• Zschornewitz is located on the country road L136 of Möhlau after Graefenhainichen and on the county road K2037 after Burgkemnitz. The federal highway 100 in Graefenhainichen is only about 1 km, the highway 107 just 3 km away.
• The highway 9 (Munich - Berlin), Dessau -Ost junction is about 16 km away.

Rail

• The nearest train stations of the Deutsche Bahn are located in Graefenhainichen or in Burgkemnitz on the railway line between Berlin and Halle, about 4 km away.

Education

1920/21 was awarded the ' colony ' own schoolhouse.

Statistics

Demographics

The numbers indicate the total number of inhabitants:

Source: State Statistical Office, as at 31.12.