Markneukirchen
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Markneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis
district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge
in the Elstergebirge
, 24 km (14.91 mi) southeast of Plauen
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Asch
(Czech Republic).
Markneukirchen is the main town of the German musical instrument making region that it is known for high quality brass and string instruments. It is the home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Competition and master class
es. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/engl/fs-engl.htm Since 1993 the competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
.
Nothaft: In the 13th century, the new village was established and took the name of the local Egerland
nobility: Albertus Nothaft
de Wildstein
, who was occupying the area and moving in families from Bayern and Oberpfälz. In a deed from a century later , 1378, it was referred to as Nuwenkrichen dictum Nothaft.
Around 1274 the name was first recorded as Neukirchen (new church). The new church building was mentioned in a deed from Klosters Waldsassen
, as Chunradus de Newenkirchen.
In 1357 (Nuenkirchin) and 1360 (stat) gained a market with the same rights as the neighbouring towns of Adorf und Oelsnitz. The market was founded by Vögte von Plauen (either Heinrich der Ältere or Heinrich der Lange), who used it to establish a higher place in the pecking order, in their struggle with the Wettiner dynasty.
The present spelling Markneukirchen, that is Mark without a t, was fixed in 1858 by royal decree from Dresden
, so it would not be confused with other Neukirchen
s.
und Adorf the motif of the Plauen Vögte, that is a left facing lion with doubled tail and aggressive tongue.
became the nearest station again.
Markneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis
district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge
in the Elstergebirge
, 24 km (14.91 mi) southeast of Plauen
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Asch
(Czech Republic).
Markneukirchen is the main town of the German musical instrument making region that it is known for high quality brass and string instruments. It is the home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Competition and master class
es. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/engl/fs-engl.htm Since 1993 the competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
.
Nothaft: In the 13th century, the new village was established and took the name of the local Egerland
nobility: Albertus Nothaft
de Wildstein
, who was occupying the area and moving in families from Bayern and Oberpfälz. In a deed from a century later , 1378, it was referred to as Nuwenkrichen dictum Nothaft.
Around 1274 the name was first recorded as Neukirchen (new church). The new church building was mentioned in a deed from Klosters Waldsassen
, as Chunradus de Newenkirchen.
In 1357 (Nuenkirchin) and 1360 (stat) gained a market with the same rights as the neighbouring towns of Adorf und Oelsnitz. The market was founded by Vögte von Plauen (either Heinrich der Ältere or Heinrich der Lange), who used it to establish a higher place in the pecking order, in their struggle with the Wettiner dynasty.
The present spelling Markneukirchen, that is Mark without a t, was fixed in 1858 by royal decree from Dresden
, so it would not be confused with other Neukirchen
s.
und Adorf the motif of the Plauen Vögte, that is a left facing lion with doubled tail and aggressive tongue.
became the nearest station again.
Markneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis
district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge
in the Elstergebirge
, 24 km (14.91 mi) southeast of Plauen
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Asch
(Czech Republic).
Markneukirchen is the main town of the German musical instrument making region that it is known for high quality brass and string instruments. It is the home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Competition and master class
es. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/engl/fs-engl.htm Since 1993 the competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
.
Nothaft: In the 13th century, the new village was established and took the name of the local Egerland
nobility: Albertus Nothaft
de Wildstein
, who was occupying the area and moving in families from Bayern and Oberpfälz. In a deed from a century later , 1378, it was referred to as Nuwenkrichen dictum Nothaft.
Around 1274 the name was first recorded as Neukirchen (new church). The new church building was mentioned in a deed from Klosters Waldsassen
, as Chunradus de Newenkirchen.
In 1357 (Nuenkirchin) and 1360 (stat) gained a market with the same rights as the neighbouring towns of Adorf und Oelsnitz. The market was founded by Vögte von Plauen (either Heinrich der Ältere or Heinrich der Lange), who used it to establish a higher place in the pecking order, in their struggle with the Wettiner dynasty.
The present spelling Markneukirchen, that is Mark without a t, was fixed in 1858 by royal decree from Dresden
, so it would not be confused with other Neukirchen
s.
und Adorf the motif of the Plauen Vögte, that is a left facing lion with doubled tail and aggressive tongue.
became the nearest station again.
Vogtlandkreis
The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis...
district, 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...
. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic. It continues in a northeastern direction as the Ore Mountains, and in a southeastern direction as...
in the Elstergebirge
Elstergebirge
The Elstergebirge is a small range of hills, in Saxony and the Czech Republic, on the west of the Ore Mountains. They lie in a region known as Vogtland, and take their name from the River Elster, or more precisely the White Elster which has its source in these hills, near the Czech town of Aš.The...
, 24 km (14.91 mi) southeast of Plauen
Plauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Asch
Aš
Aš is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Previously uninhabited hills and swamps, the town of Asch was founded in the early 11th century by German colonists. Slavic settlements in the area are not known. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate,...
(Czech Republic).
Markneukirchen is the main town of the German musical instrument making region that it is known for high quality brass and string instruments. It is the home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Competition and master class
Master class
A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
es. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/engl/fs-engl.htm Since 1993 the competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
World Federation of International Music Competitions
The World Federation of International Music Competitions is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition...
.
History
Egerland
The Egerland is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in the Czech Republic at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger for the city of Cheb and the main river Ohře...
nobility: Albertus Nothaft
Notthafft
Notthafft was a German local noble family.The history of the family started in the Egerland, with castles in Wildstein , Falkenau and Thierstein at the end of the 12th century...
de Wildstein
Skalná
Skalná ) is situated in the Czech Republic in the Karlovy Vary Region in close proximity of German border. Most of the area lies in the Cheb basin, in the nord it's located first hills of Smrčiny.-Parts:...
, who was occupying the area and moving in families from Bayern and Oberpfälz. In a deed from a century later , 1378, it was referred to as Nuwenkrichen dictum Nothaft.
Around 1274 the name was first recorded as Neukirchen (new church). The new church building was mentioned in a deed from Klosters Waldsassen
Waldsassen Abbey
Waldsassen Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic.- First foundation :...
, as Chunradus de Newenkirchen.
In 1357 (Nuenkirchin) and 1360 (stat) gained a market with the same rights as the neighbouring towns of Adorf und Oelsnitz. The market was founded by Vögte von Plauen (either Heinrich der Ältere or Heinrich der Lange), who used it to establish a higher place in the pecking order, in their struggle with the Wettiner dynasty.
The present spelling Markneukirchen, that is Mark without a t, was fixed in 1858 by royal decree from 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....
, so it would not be confused with other Neukirchen
Neukirchen
There are communes and places that have the name Neukirchen :-In Austria:*Neukirchen an der Enknach, in the Braunau am Inn district, Upper Austria*Neukirchen am Walde, in the Grieskirchen district, Upper Austria...
s.
Local government reorganisation
On 1. January 1994 Wohlhausen and on 1. März 1994 Breitenfeld were subsumed into Markneukirchen, and Landwüst joined in 1999.Population
Population Figures (as of 31. December 1960):
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- 1: Albert Schiffner: Handbuch der Geographie, Statistik und Topographie des Königreiches Sachsen. Band 1. Leipzig 1839.
Coat of Arms
The arms share with PlauenPlauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
und Adorf the motif of the Plauen Vögte, that is a left facing lion with doubled tail and aggressive tongue.
Museums
- The Musikinstrumenten-Museum Markneukirchen was founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz a teacher and organist. At that time the manufacture of Orchestral instruments was expanding due to increased trade with many European countries and with the USA. He envisaged a teaching collection of European and ethnic instruments. There are now over 3100 items from Europa, Asia, Africa, America und Australia in the collection. The core collection consists of instruments from the immediate area that document the development of instruments from the 17th century to the present day. In the last 60 years, 3 million people have visited the museum in the Paulus-Schlösschen, a late baroque town house.
Public transport
Markneukirchen's first railway station was on the Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf Line near Siebenbrunn. In 1909 the Stichbahn railway from Siebenbrunn to Erlbach opened with a station near the post office and in the town centre. This closed in 1975 and Siebenbrunn on the VogtlandbahnVogtlandbahn
The Vogtlandbahn is a private railway company in Germany, which runs diesel trains on regional lines in the states of Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Brandenburg, and Berlin and as well as routes into the Czech Republic...
became the nearest station again.
Education
- The Villa Merz offers a Studiengang Musikinstrumentenbau Markneukirchen validated through the Westsächsischen Hochschule Zwickau (FH) (Fachbereich Angewandte Kunst Schneeberg.
- The Gymnasium Markneukirchen has a strong musical tradition.
- The Musikschule Reinhold Glier offers music course to all- and provides training that leads to membership of the towns numerous ensembles, orchestra and choirs such as the Symphonie, Blasorchester der Stadt, the Handwerkerorchester Migma, the Jugendblas- and Symphonieorchester.
Personalities
- Hermann Bauer (1892–1976), painter and graphic artist, bookplate designer
- Erhard Fietz, musician, composer, teacher
- Friedrich Glier (1891–1953), teacher, organist, composer and collector of folk melodies, honoured with a street name.
- Martin Jordan (1897–1945), NSDAP, ReichstagReichstag (Weimar Republic)The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
member - Christian Friedrich MartinChristian Frederick MartinChristian Frederick Martin, Sr. was a luthier who specialized in guitars.Born in Markneukirchen, Germany to a family of cabinet makers, Martin became an apprentice of the guitar maker Johann Georg Stauffer of Vienna, Austria....
(1793–1873), American guitar maker, born and trained in Markneukirchen - Ernst Heinrich RothErnst Heinrich Roth-Life and Work:Ernst Heinrich Roth was a German luthier and master of a large and successful violin-making workshop in the East German town of Markneukirchen, near the current border with the Czech Republic...
(1877-1948), violin maker - Oscar Schuster (1873–1917), doctor, author of fiction, mountaineer
- Hans Schuster, sculptor
- Rudolf Schuster (1848–1902), landscape painter
- Jakob Weller (1602–1664), Senior cleric at the court of the Duke of Saxony in Dresden.
- Erich Wild (1895–1964), local historian, honoured with a street name
- Roland Zimmer, musician
Literature
- Crasselt, Friedrich August: Versuch einer Chronik von Markneukirchen im K. Sächs. Voigtlande. Entworfen von Friedrich August Crasselt, d.Z. Diaconus daselbst, Schneeberg 1821.
- Eichler, Heidrun/Stadtlander, Gert (Red.): Musikinstrumenten-Museum Markneukirchen. Hg. von der Sächsischen Landesstelle für Museumswesen, Berlin/München 2000 (Sächsische Museen, Bd. 9). (ISBN 3-422-03077-8)
- Hellriegel, Franz Wilhelm Rudolf: Chronik von Markneukirchen, Zwickau 1913.
- Erich Wild: Geschichte von Markneukirchen. Stadt und Kirchspiel, Plauen 1925 (Beilageheft zur 34. Jahresschrift 1925 des Vereins für vogtländische Geschichte und Altertumskunde).
- Ernst Heinrich Roth, Geigenbauer. Seine Geigern von 1920 bis 1930 sind besonders weltweit gesucht.
External links
- http://www.markneukirchen.de/
- http://www.museum-markneukirchen.de/english/Museum_english.htm
Markneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis
Vogtlandkreis
The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis...
district, 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...
. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic. It continues in a northeastern direction as the Ore Mountains, and in a southeastern direction as...
in the Elstergebirge
Elstergebirge
The Elstergebirge is a small range of hills, in Saxony and the Czech Republic, on the west of the Ore Mountains. They lie in a region known as Vogtland, and take their name from the River Elster, or more precisely the White Elster which has its source in these hills, near the Czech town of Aš.The...
, 24 km (14.91 mi) southeast of Plauen
Plauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Asch
Aš
Aš is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Previously uninhabited hills and swamps, the town of Asch was founded in the early 11th century by German colonists. Slavic settlements in the area are not known. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate,...
(Czech Republic).
Markneukirchen is the main town of the German musical instrument making region that it is known for high quality brass and string instruments. It is the home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Competition and master class
Master class
A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
es. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/engl/fs-engl.htm Since 1993 the competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
World Federation of International Music Competitions
The World Federation of International Music Competitions is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition...
.
History
Egerland
The Egerland is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in the Czech Republic at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger for the city of Cheb and the main river Ohře...
nobility: Albertus Nothaft
Notthafft
Notthafft was a German local noble family.The history of the family started in the Egerland, with castles in Wildstein , Falkenau and Thierstein at the end of the 12th century...
de Wildstein
Skalná
Skalná ) is situated in the Czech Republic in the Karlovy Vary Region in close proximity of German border. Most of the area lies in the Cheb basin, in the nord it's located first hills of Smrčiny.-Parts:...
, who was occupying the area and moving in families from Bayern and Oberpfälz. In a deed from a century later , 1378, it was referred to as Nuwenkrichen dictum Nothaft.
Around 1274 the name was first recorded as Neukirchen (new church). The new church building was mentioned in a deed from Klosters Waldsassen
Waldsassen Abbey
Waldsassen Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic.- First foundation :...
, as Chunradus de Newenkirchen.
In 1357 (Nuenkirchin) and 1360 (stat) gained a market with the same rights as the neighbouring towns of Adorf und Oelsnitz. The market was founded by Vögte von Plauen (either Heinrich der Ältere or Heinrich der Lange), who used it to establish a higher place in the pecking order, in their struggle with the Wettiner dynasty.
The present spelling Markneukirchen, that is Mark without a t, was fixed in 1858 by royal decree from 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....
, so it would not be confused with other Neukirchen
Neukirchen
There are communes and places that have the name Neukirchen :-In Austria:*Neukirchen an der Enknach, in the Braunau am Inn district, Upper Austria*Neukirchen am Walde, in the Grieskirchen district, Upper Austria...
s.
Local government reorganisation
On 1. January 1994 Wohlhausen and on 1. März 1994 Breitenfeld were subsumed into Markneukirchen, and Landwüst joined in 1999.Population
Population Figures (as of 31. December 1960):
|
|
|
- 1: Albert Schiffner: Handbuch der Geographie, Statistik und Topographie des Königreiches Sachsen. Band 1. Leipzig 1839.
Coat of Arms
The arms share with PlauenPlauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
und Adorf the motif of the Plauen Vögte, that is a left facing lion with doubled tail and aggressive tongue.
Museums
- The Musikinstrumenten-Museum Markneukirchen was founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz a teacher and organist. At that time the manufacture of Orchestral instruments was expanding due to increased trade with many European countries and with the USA. He envisaged a teaching collection of European and ethnic instruments. There are now over 3100 items from Europa, Asia, Africa, America und Australia in the collection. The core collection consists of instruments from the immediate area that document the development of instruments from the 17th century to the present day. In the last 60 years, 3 million people have visited the museum in the Paulus-Schlösschen, a late baroque town house.
Public transport
Markneukirchen's first railway station was on the Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf Line near Siebenbrunn. In 1909 the Stichbahn railway from Siebenbrunn to Erlbach opened with a station near the post office and in the town centre. This closed in 1975 and Siebenbrunn on the VogtlandbahnVogtlandbahn
The Vogtlandbahn is a private railway company in Germany, which runs diesel trains on regional lines in the states of Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Brandenburg, and Berlin and as well as routes into the Czech Republic...
became the nearest station again.
Education
- The Villa Merz offers a Studiengang Musikinstrumentenbau Markneukirchen validated through the Westsächsischen Hochschule Zwickau (FH) (Fachbereich Angewandte Kunst Schneeberg.
- The Gymnasium Markneukirchen has a strong musical tradition.
- The Musikschule Reinhold Glier offers music course to all- and provides training that leads to membership of the towns numerous ensembles, orchestra and choirs such as the Symphonie, Blasorchester der Stadt, the Handwerkerorchester Migma, the Jugendblas- and Symphonieorchester.
Personalities
- Hermann Bauer (1892–1976), painter and graphic artist, bookplate designer
- Erhard Fietz, musician, composer, teacher
- Friedrich Glier (1891–1953), teacher, organist, composer and collector of folk melodies, honoured with a street name.
- Martin Jordan (1897–1945), NSDAP, ReichstagReichstag (Weimar Republic)The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
member - Christian Friedrich MartinChristian Frederick MartinChristian Frederick Martin, Sr. was a luthier who specialized in guitars.Born in Markneukirchen, Germany to a family of cabinet makers, Martin became an apprentice of the guitar maker Johann Georg Stauffer of Vienna, Austria....
(1793–1873), American guitar maker, born and trained in Markneukirchen - Ernst Heinrich RothErnst Heinrich Roth-Life and Work:Ernst Heinrich Roth was a German luthier and master of a large and successful violin-making workshop in the East German town of Markneukirchen, near the current border with the Czech Republic...
(1877-1948), violin maker - Oscar Schuster (1873–1917), doctor, author of fiction, mountaineer
- Hans Schuster, sculptor
- Rudolf Schuster (1848–1902), landscape painter
- Jakob Weller (1602–1664), Senior cleric at the court of the Duke of Saxony in Dresden.
- Erich Wild (1895–1964), local historian, honoured with a street name
- Roland Zimmer, musician
Literature
- Crasselt, Friedrich August: Versuch einer Chronik von Markneukirchen im K. Sächs. Voigtlande. Entworfen von Friedrich August Crasselt, d.Z. Diaconus daselbst, Schneeberg 1821.
- Eichler, Heidrun/Stadtlander, Gert (Red.): Musikinstrumenten-Museum Markneukirchen. Hg. von der Sächsischen Landesstelle für Museumswesen, Berlin/München 2000 (Sächsische Museen, Bd. 9). (ISBN 3-422-03077-8)
- Hellriegel, Franz Wilhelm Rudolf: Chronik von Markneukirchen, Zwickau 1913.
- Erich Wild: Geschichte von Markneukirchen. Stadt und Kirchspiel, Plauen 1925 (Beilageheft zur 34. Jahresschrift 1925 des Vereins für vogtländische Geschichte und Altertumskunde).
- Ernst Heinrich Roth, Geigenbauer. Seine Geigern von 1920 bis 1930 sind besonders weltweit gesucht.
External links
- http://www.markneukirchen.de/
- http://www.museum-markneukirchen.de/english/Museum_english.htm
Markneukirchen is a town in the Vogtlandkreis
Vogtlandkreis
The Vogtlandkreis is a Landkreis in the southwest of the Free State of Saxony, Germany, at the borders to Thuringia, Bavaria, and the Czech Republic. Neighboring districts are Hof, Saale-Orla, Greiz, Zwickau and Erzgebirgskreis...
district, 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...
. It lies in between the Erzgebirge and the Fichtelgebirge
Fichtelgebirge
The Fichtelgebirge is a mountain range in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. It extends from the valley of the Red Main River to the Czech border, a few foothills spilling over into the Czech Republic. It continues in a northeastern direction as the Ore Mountains, and in a southeastern direction as...
in the Elstergebirge
Elstergebirge
The Elstergebirge is a small range of hills, in Saxony and the Czech Republic, on the west of the Ore Mountains. They lie in a region known as Vogtland, and take their name from the River Elster, or more precisely the White Elster which has its source in these hills, near the Czech town of Aš.The...
, 24 km (14.91 mi) southeast of Plauen
Plauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
, and 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Asch
Aš
Aš is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Previously uninhabited hills and swamps, the town of Asch was founded in the early 11th century by German colonists. Slavic settlements in the area are not known. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate,...
(Czech Republic).
Markneukirchen is the main town of the German musical instrument making region that it is known for high quality brass and string instruments. It is the home to the Museum of Musical Instruments founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz. It hosts an annual International Instrumental Competition and master class
Master class
A master class is a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline—usually music, but also painting, drama, or any of the arts....
es. http://www.instrumental-competition.de/engl/fs-engl.htm Since 1993 the competition has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions
World Federation of International Music Competitions
The World Federation of International Music Competitions is an organization based in Geneva, Switzerland that maintains a network of the internationally recognized organisations that aim to discover the most promising young talents in classical music through public competition...
.
History
Egerland
The Egerland is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in the Czech Republic at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name Eger for the city of Cheb and the main river Ohře...
nobility: Albertus Nothaft
Notthafft
Notthafft was a German local noble family.The history of the family started in the Egerland, with castles in Wildstein , Falkenau and Thierstein at the end of the 12th century...
de Wildstein
Skalná
Skalná ) is situated in the Czech Republic in the Karlovy Vary Region in close proximity of German border. Most of the area lies in the Cheb basin, in the nord it's located first hills of Smrčiny.-Parts:...
, who was occupying the area and moving in families from Bayern and Oberpfälz. In a deed from a century later , 1378, it was referred to as Nuwenkrichen dictum Nothaft.
Around 1274 the name was first recorded as Neukirchen (new church). The new church building was mentioned in a deed from Klosters Waldsassen
Waldsassen Abbey
Waldsassen Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery, formerly a Cistercian monastery, located on the River Wondreb at Waldsassen near Tirschenreuth, Oberpfalz in Bavaria, Germany, close to the border with the Czech Republic.- First foundation :...
, as Chunradus de Newenkirchen.
In 1357 (Nuenkirchin) and 1360 (stat) gained a market with the same rights as the neighbouring towns of Adorf und Oelsnitz. The market was founded by Vögte von Plauen (either Heinrich der Ältere or Heinrich der Lange), who used it to establish a higher place in the pecking order, in their struggle with the Wettiner dynasty.
The present spelling Markneukirchen, that is Mark without a t, was fixed in 1858 by royal decree from 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....
, so it would not be confused with other Neukirchen
Neukirchen
There are communes and places that have the name Neukirchen :-In Austria:*Neukirchen an der Enknach, in the Braunau am Inn district, Upper Austria*Neukirchen am Walde, in the Grieskirchen district, Upper Austria...
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Local government reorganisation
On 1. January 1994 Wohlhausen and on 1. März 1994 Breitenfeld were subsumed into Markneukirchen, and Landwüst joined in 1999.Population
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- 1: Albert Schiffner: Handbuch der Geographie, Statistik und Topographie des Königreiches Sachsen. Band 1. Leipzig 1839.
Coat of Arms
The arms share with PlauenPlauen
Plauen is a town in the Free State of Saxony, east-central Germany.It is the capital of the Vogtlandkreis. The town is situated near the border of Bavaria and the Czech Republic.Plauen's slogan is Plauen - echt Spitze.-History:...
und Adorf the motif of the Plauen Vögte, that is a left facing lion with doubled tail and aggressive tongue.
Museums
- The Musikinstrumenten-Museum Markneukirchen was founded in 1883 by Paul Otto Apian-Bennewitz a teacher and organist. At that time the manufacture of Orchestral instruments was expanding due to increased trade with many European countries and with the USA. He envisaged a teaching collection of European and ethnic instruments. There are now over 3100 items from Europa, Asia, Africa, America und Australia in the collection. The core collection consists of instruments from the immediate area that document the development of instruments from the 17th century to the present day. In the last 60 years, 3 million people have visited the museum in the Paulus-Schlösschen, a late baroque town house.
Public transport
Markneukirchen's first railway station was on the Chemnitz-Aue-Adorf Line near Siebenbrunn. In 1909 the Stichbahn railway from Siebenbrunn to Erlbach opened with a station near the post office and in the town centre. This closed in 1975 and Siebenbrunn on the VogtlandbahnVogtlandbahn
The Vogtlandbahn is a private railway company in Germany, which runs diesel trains on regional lines in the states of Saxony, Thuringia, Bavaria, Brandenburg, and Berlin and as well as routes into the Czech Republic...
became the nearest station again.
Education
- The Villa Merz offers a Studiengang Musikinstrumentenbau Markneukirchen validated through the Westsächsischen Hochschule Zwickau (FH) (Fachbereich Angewandte Kunst Schneeberg.
- The Gymnasium Markneukirchen has a strong musical tradition.
- The Musikschule Reinhold Glier offers music course to all- and provides training that leads to membership of the towns numerous ensembles, orchestra and choirs such as the Symphonie, Blasorchester der Stadt, the Handwerkerorchester Migma, the Jugendblas- and Symphonieorchester.
Personalities
- Hermann Bauer (1892–1976), painter and graphic artist, bookplate designer
- Erhard Fietz, musician, composer, teacher
- Friedrich Glier (1891–1953), teacher, organist, composer and collector of folk melodies, honoured with a street name.
- Martin Jordan (1897–1945), NSDAP, ReichstagReichstag (Weimar Republic)The Reichstag was the parliament of Weimar Republic .German constitution commentators consider only the Reichstag and now the Bundestag the German parliament. Another organ deals with legislation too: in 1867-1918 the Bundesrat, in 1919–1933 the Reichsrat and from 1949 on the Bundesrat...
member - Christian Friedrich MartinChristian Frederick MartinChristian Frederick Martin, Sr. was a luthier who specialized in guitars.Born in Markneukirchen, Germany to a family of cabinet makers, Martin became an apprentice of the guitar maker Johann Georg Stauffer of Vienna, Austria....
(1793–1873), American guitar maker, born and trained in Markneukirchen - Ernst Heinrich RothErnst Heinrich Roth-Life and Work:Ernst Heinrich Roth was a German luthier and master of a large and successful violin-making workshop in the East German town of Markneukirchen, near the current border with the Czech Republic...
(1877-1948), violin maker - Oscar Schuster (1873–1917), doctor, author of fiction, mountaineer
- Hans Schuster, sculptor
- Rudolf Schuster (1848–1902), landscape painter
- Jakob Weller (1602–1664), Senior cleric at the court of the Duke of Saxony in Dresden.
- Erich Wild (1895–1964), local historian, honoured with a street name
- Roland Zimmer, musician
Literature
- Crasselt, Friedrich August: Versuch einer Chronik von Markneukirchen im K. Sächs. Voigtlande. Entworfen von Friedrich August Crasselt, d.Z. Diaconus daselbst, Schneeberg 1821.
- Eichler, Heidrun/Stadtlander, Gert (Red.): Musikinstrumenten-Museum Markneukirchen. Hg. von der Sächsischen Landesstelle für Museumswesen, Berlin/München 2000 (Sächsische Museen, Bd. 9). (ISBN 3-422-03077-8)
- Hellriegel, Franz Wilhelm Rudolf: Chronik von Markneukirchen, Zwickau 1913.
- Erich Wild: Geschichte von Markneukirchen. Stadt und Kirchspiel, Plauen 1925 (Beilageheft zur 34. Jahresschrift 1925 des Vereins für vogtländische Geschichte und Altertumskunde).
- Ernst Heinrich Roth, Geigenbauer. Seine Geigern von 1920 bis 1930 sind besonders weltweit gesucht.
External links
- http://www.markneukirchen.de/
- http://www.museum-markneukirchen.de/english/Museum_english.htm