Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
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Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel is a spa town in the district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. The municipality borders the Czech Republic
in the south.
The following villages are part of the municipality: Oelsen in the southeast, Markersbach and Hellendorf in the southeast, Hartmannsbach, Breitenau, Börnersdorf and Hennersbach in the southwest, Bad Gottleuba and Berggießhübel in the central part and Zwiesel, Bahra and Langenhennersdorf in the north. The municipality extends up to the foothills of the eastern Ore Mountains and into the Saxon Switzerland
. The united spa town is located between the rivers Gottleuba
and Dohna
.
Distances from Berggießhübel which is rather in the united spa town's center are:
Since 2005 the united spa town
in the south-east of Pirna
which is situated in the south-east of Dresden
is well accessed with the A17
express motor-way which will shortly connect Dresden
and Prague
.
The principal places lies to Gottleuba. Basins include the Bahra
in the east and Seidewitz
and the Bahre in the west.
In 1999, the Saxon restructuring plan included the amalgamations of Bad Gottleuba, Berggießhübel, Langhennersorf and Bahratal.
olešná equivalent to the German
Erlensbusch. Oelsen had the oldest colonistic activities in the Johanniter in the Erzgebirge.
In 1429, the Hussites destroyed Oelsen. It wasn't developed until the 15th century. It was known as the wüsten Dorf, the wild village in English.
In 1459, the boundaries were fixed between Bohemia and Saxony by a contract between the Bohemian king and Frederick II
and Duke William III of Saxony.
In 1517, the manor
of Oelsen was acquired by the Bünau family.
245 years later, in 1762, the Bünaus sold possession to the owners. During the Napoleonic Wars
in 1813, fighting broke between the Russians and the French
. Damages were reported, farming was completely devastated in the area that it suffered a famine and diseases.
Electricity came to Oelsen in 1921.
Roads were constructed in 1956, the Gottleuba Dam
was constructed in 1956/66.
In 1996, Oelsen joined Bad Gottleuba.
The Napoleonic War in 1813 lead to misery, destruction and plunderings. Its school was opened in 1837 and another in 1858. The school was inaugurated in 1927.
In 1996, the regional organization of Saxony made the two municipalities a part of Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Gottleuba was first mentioned in 1363. Gottleuba was knoen several times as Gotlauia, Gothlewen, Gotlobia, Gottleb and Gottleben.
Gottleuba in 1298 together with Pirna became a part of Bohemia
. In 1405 with Pirna, the Meißnischen count Jan von Wartenburg in Tet
(Decin today) as pledge was taken back.
The good topographic maps of Gottleuba and Erdmannsdorf. Erdmannsdorf was mentioned in 1379 (Ertmansdorf, also Ertmersdorff). In 1379, the village came into the possession of Thimo wonf Colditz in Graupen (Krupka today). Today, the place doesn't exist, it went down in 1429 during a war. The village had a fortress on mount Wachstein (altitude: 524 m) and the Felswildnis as Wüstes Schloss. Also a brook named Ratzschbach (Czech
: hradschin = castle
) south of Wachstein. In 1850, geographer Schiffner reported the remains of the fortress wall.
The region was changed by the mining industry in 1386. The northern part had iron-salt rock and copper and silver were mined near Erdmannsdorf. These findings lured miners from Freiberg
and Ehrenfriedsdorf and along from Thuringia
and Harz
. The last pit was closed in 1889 with the exploitation of silver.
In 1463, Gottleuba received municipal law. Before 1459, Guttleuba's boundary fixings was slammed shut by the Bohemians of the Marks of Meißen.
In the 16th century, Gottleubaer guilded with special commercial laws (for example, holding of spring and autumn markets and grant of weekly markets.
Wars, diseases and large city fires in 1746 and 1865 and the flood disasters of 1552, 1897 and 1927 and 1957 brought again large setbacks to the city.
A welfare place of the Landesversicherungsanstalt Sachsen was built in Gottleuba and became Bad Gottleuba.
Since 1991, the sanatorium named Gesundheitspark Bad Gottleuba is led by TRIA Immobilienanlagen und Verwaltungs-GmbH in Berlin. In1965 and 1974, the flood protection in the Gottleuba
valley demanded since the beginning of the century was built. The Gottleuba Dam
covers 52 m and 327 m long. The water surface covers 1.74 km².
, the Old High German
giozo, Middle High German
gieze and Southern German Gieß, Gießen as much as waterfall and would not come from the German word gießhütten. (references: Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz - Volume XVI - 1927) that the name means the mountain where ore is melted and poured. Since the place has already existed before the beginning of the mining industry, the interpretation of Hey is correct.
It was considered for a long time as appendage of Gottleuba might not has existed before 1400. In 1501, it was called Gishobell das durffm onlyin 1542 is from stetlein and finally in 1548 from stedtlein Bergk Gießhobel.
In 1648 during the Hundred Years' War
, the iron mines and hammer works came nearly completely to succumbing.
In 1717, water was found with a propulsion of a lug. It received brewing rights.
In 1813, French troops occupied the place and caused large damages. In 1822, the business was rebuilt through Friedrich August Freiherr von Leyßer.
With the building of a railway line from Pirna over the Langenhennersdorf to Bergießhübel on July 17, 1880, the region was opened. In 1905, the railway until Gottleuba was opened.
In 1993, the MEDIAN-klinik was opened in the area of Friedrichstal.
In 1999, Bergießhübel and Bad Gottleuba became Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
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Langenhennersdorf was founded as Hennici villa in 1356 and was assigned to Markgraf Meissen in 1404. Bahra was mentioned for the first time in 1524. The name originates from the Old High German
bar (as much as empty) and para meaning empty surface.
Bahra was assigned to the knightly manor (Rittersgut) of Langenhennersdorf in 1548.
In 1838, a school was opened in Langenhennersdorf.
In 1971, Langenhennersdorf and Bahra became a single municipality and later in 1999, a part of this municipality by the regional reorganization of municipalities.
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge is a district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is named after the mountain ranges Saxon Switzerland and Erzgebirge.- History :...
in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The municipality borders the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
in the south.
The following villages are part of the municipality: Oelsen in the southeast, Markersbach and Hellendorf in the southeast, Hartmannsbach, Breitenau, Börnersdorf and Hennersbach in the southwest, Bad Gottleuba and Berggießhübel in the central part and Zwiesel, Bahra and Langenhennersdorf in the north. The municipality extends up to the foothills of the eastern Ore Mountains and into the Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sandstone Mountains....
. The united spa town is located between the rivers Gottleuba
Gottleuba
The Gottleuba is a small river in the Czech Republic and Germany, left tributary of the Elbe. It source is in the eastern part of the Ore Mountains, north of Ústí nad Labem. After a few km it crosses the Czech-German border, and flows the rest of its 34 km in Saxony. It passes the Gottleuba Dam and...
and Dohna
Dohna
Dohna is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, Saxony, Germany. It is located south of Heidenau. It is located in the Müglitz valley and lies west of the Eastern Ore Mountains. It was known as Donin in 1107, 1160 and until 1206. Donyn in from 1288 to 1408. Doneyn unwil 1454...
.
Distances from Berggießhübel which is rather in the united spa town's center are:
- 25–35 km from DresdenDresdenDresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
- 7–11 km from PirnaPirnaPirna is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 40,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt...
- 200 km from BerlinBerlinBerlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
- 135 km from PraguePraguePrague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
Since 2005 the united spa town
Spa town
A spa town is a town situated around a mineral spa . Patrons resorted to spas to "take the waters" for their purported health benefits. The word comes from the Belgian town Spa. In continental Europe a spa was known as a ville d'eau...
in the south-east of Pirna
Pirna
Pirna is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, capital of the administrative district Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. The town's population is over 40,000. Pirna is located near Dresden and is an important district town as well as a Große Kreisstadt...
which is situated in the south-east of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
is well accessed with the A17
Bundesautobahn 17
is an autobahn in Saxony, south-eastern Germany. It links Dresden to the Czech border where the D8 continues to Prague. The road is a fairly new contribution to the German autobahn-system, with its first stretch opened in 2001 and the last in 2006.- Location :...
express motor-way which will shortly connect Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
and Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
.
The principal places lies to Gottleuba. Basins include the Bahra
Bahra
"Barha pikayegu" in Newar Language literally means "to make menstruation come out". This custom in Newars is done after Ihi and before a teenager reaches puberty. The custom is carried out before she gets her first menstruation. This custom entails a confinement period of 12 days and nights...
in the east and Seidewitz
Seidewitz
Seidewitz is a river of Saxony, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Saxony...
and the Bahre in the west.
In 1999, the Saxon restructuring plan included the amalgamations of Bad Gottleuba, Berggießhübel, Langhennersorf and Bahratal.
Basic character of the town
Surrounded by forests and near a water dam Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel has some beautiful parks including a spa health park, a plant garden, a post office, banks, a train station, a promenade and squares. Berggießhübel has a heated open air bath and some folk festivals which are attractive for people beyond the town itself.Oelsen
The old municipality was first mentioned in 1169 reading Silva Juxta Olesnice. The name originates from CzechCzech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
olešná equivalent to the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
Erlensbusch. Oelsen had the oldest colonistic activities in the Johanniter in the Erzgebirge.
In 1429, the Hussites destroyed Oelsen. It wasn't developed until the 15th century. It was known as the wüsten Dorf, the wild village in English.
In 1459, the boundaries were fixed between Bohemia and Saxony by a contract between the Bohemian king and Frederick II
Frederick II, Elector of Saxony
Frederick II was Elector of Saxony and was Landgrave of Thuringia .-Biography:...
and Duke William III of Saxony.
In 1517, the manor
Manorialism
Manorialism, an essential element of feudal society, was the organizing principle of rural economy that originated in the villa system of the Late Roman Empire, was widely practiced in medieval western and parts of central Europe, and was slowly replaced by the advent of a money-based market...
of Oelsen was acquired by the Bünau family.
245 years later, in 1762, the Bünaus sold possession to the owners. During the Napoleonic Wars
Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars declared against Napoleon's French Empire by opposing coalitions that ran from 1803 to 1815. As a continuation of the wars sparked by the French Revolution of 1789, they revolutionised European armies and played out on an unprecedented scale, mainly due to...
in 1813, fighting broke between the Russians and the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Damages were reported, farming was completely devastated in the area that it suffered a famine and diseases.
Electricity came to Oelsen in 1921.
Roads were constructed in 1956, the Gottleuba Dam
Gottleuba Dam
The Gottleuba Dam is the second largest dam in Saxony. It serves as a reservoir for supply of water for Pirna and provides flood protection, but energy production is small. The dam was built between 1965 and 1974 and is located between Bad Gottleuba and Erzgebirge. It was under construction in...
was constructed in 1956/66.
In 1996, Oelsen joined Bad Gottleuba.
Markersbach and Hellendorf
The name was first documented in 1363 and probably descendes from (Markwald or Marquart) and Hellensdorf (Heldisdorf) was first mentioned in 1379.The Napoleonic War in 1813 lead to misery, destruction and plunderings. Its school was opened in 1837 and another in 1858. The school was inaugurated in 1927.
In 1996, the regional organization of Saxony made the two municipalities a part of Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Gottleuba
Gottleuba in 1298 together with Pirna became a part of Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
. In 1405 with Pirna, the Meißnischen count Jan von Wartenburg in Tet
Tet
Tet can mean:*Tết or Tết Nguyên Đán, the Vietnamese new year**Tet Offensive, a military campaign that began in 1968*Têt in Roussillon, France*Equal temperament, abbreviated as 12-TET, 19-TET and so on...
(Decin today) as pledge was taken back.
The good topographic maps of Gottleuba and Erdmannsdorf. Erdmannsdorf was mentioned in 1379 (Ertmansdorf, also Ertmersdorff). In 1379, the village came into the possession of Thimo wonf Colditz in Graupen (Krupka today). Today, the place doesn't exist, it went down in 1429 during a war. The village had a fortress on mount Wachstein (altitude: 524 m) and the Felswildnis as Wüstes Schloss. Also a brook named Ratzschbach (Czech
Czech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
: hradschin = castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
) south of Wachstein. In 1850, geographer Schiffner reported the remains of the fortress wall.
The region was changed by the mining industry in 1386. The northern part had iron-salt rock and copper and silver were mined near Erdmannsdorf. These findings lured miners from Freiberg
Freiberg, Saxony
Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district.-History:The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries...
and Ehrenfriedsdorf and along from Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
and Harz
Harz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...
. The last pit was closed in 1889 with the exploitation of silver.
In 1463, Gottleuba received municipal law. Before 1459, Guttleuba's boundary fixings was slammed shut by the Bohemians of the Marks of Meißen.
In the 16th century, Gottleubaer guilded with special commercial laws (for example, holding of spring and autumn markets and grant of weekly markets.
Wars, diseases and large city fires in 1746 and 1865 and the flood disasters of 1552, 1897 and 1927 and 1957 brought again large setbacks to the city.
A welfare place of the Landesversicherungsanstalt Sachsen was built in Gottleuba and became Bad Gottleuba.
Since 1991, the sanatorium named Gesundheitspark Bad Gottleuba is led by TRIA Immobilienanlagen und Verwaltungs-GmbH in Berlin. In1965 and 1974, the flood protection in the Gottleuba
Gottleuba
The Gottleuba is a small river in the Czech Republic and Germany, left tributary of the Elbe. It source is in the eastern part of the Ore Mountains, north of Ústí nad Labem. After a few km it crosses the Czech-German border, and flows the rest of its 34 km in Saxony. It passes the Gottleuba Dam and...
valley demanded since the beginning of the century was built. The Gottleuba Dam
Gottleuba Dam
The Gottleuba Dam is the second largest dam in Saxony. It serves as a reservoir for supply of water for Pirna and provides flood protection, but energy production is small. The dam was built between 1965 and 1974 and is located between Bad Gottleuba and Erzgebirge. It was under construction in...
covers 52 m and 327 m long. The water surface covers 1.74 km².
Berggießhübel
Berggießhübel was first mentioned as Gißhobel in 1450. The name has two origins, Bei Hey (The Slavic settlements in the kingdom of Saxony - 1893, hubil meaning elevation of hillHill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
, the Old High German
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
giozo, Middle High German
Middle High German
Middle High German , abbreviated MHG , is the term used for the period in the history of the German language between 1050 and 1350. It is preceded by Old High German and followed by Early New High German...
gieze and Southern German Gieß, Gießen as much as waterfall and would not come from the German word gießhütten. (references: Landesverein Sächsischer Heimatschutz - Volume XVI - 1927) that the name means the mountain where ore is melted and poured. Since the place has already existed before the beginning of the mining industry, the interpretation of Hey is correct.
It was considered for a long time as appendage of Gottleuba might not has existed before 1400. In 1501, it was called Gishobell das durffm onlyin 1542 is from stetlein and finally in 1548 from stedtlein Bergk Gießhobel.
In 1648 during the Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War was a series of separate wars waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Valois and the House of Plantagenet, also known as the House of Anjou, for the French throne, which had become vacant upon the extinction of the senior Capetian line of French kings...
, the iron mines and hammer works came nearly completely to succumbing.
In 1717, water was found with a propulsion of a lug. It received brewing rights.
In 1813, French troops occupied the place and caused large damages. In 1822, the business was rebuilt through Friedrich August Freiherr von Leyßer.
With the building of a railway line from Pirna over the Langenhennersdorf to Bergießhübel on July 17, 1880, the region was opened. In 1905, the railway until Gottleuba was opened.
In 1993, the MEDIAN-klinik was opened in the area of Friedrichstal.
In 1999, Bergießhübel and Bad Gottleuba became Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel.
Langenhennersdorf and Bahra
Old High German
The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...
bar (as much as empty) and para meaning empty surface.
Bahra was assigned to the knightly manor (Rittersgut) of Langenhennersdorf in 1548.
In 1838, a school was opened in Langenhennersdorf.
In 1971, Langenhennersdorf and Bahra became a single municipality and later in 1999, a part of this municipality by the regional reorganization of municipalities.
Bahratal
Bahratal (not to be confused with Bahretal, a neighboring municipality, now community) in today's Markersdorf was first mentioned in 1379 as Marquardisvilla and Hellendorf in 1379 as Heldisdorf. It serves predominantly as summer resorts. Hammer works were established in Kleppisch and Cratza. Bahratal since 1976 has its border crossing with the Czech Republic.Main sights
- Zürnersche Postmeilensäule
- Gottleuba Dam
- Town hall of Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
- Parks
- A plant garden
- Schloss Friedrichsthal
- Museum Heimatstube
- Wandergebiet Labyrinth in Langenhennersdorf
- Waterfall in the Langenhennersdorf brooks
External links
(in German)- http://www.berggiesshuebel.de with the municipal plan
- http://www.gottleubatal.de
- http://www.oberelbe.de with land map on the start page