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Benndorf | |
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village | |
Location of Benndorf within Landkreis Leipzig district | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony |
District | Landkreis Leipzig |
Municipal assoc. | Frohburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Wolfgang Hiensch (Unabhänige Wählervereinigung) |
Elevation | 156 m (512 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 12,305 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04654 |
Dialling codes | 034348 |
Vehicle registration | L, GHA, BNA, MTL, GRM, WUR |
Benndorf is a district of the town Frohburg in the Landkreis Leipzig district of Saxony, Germany. The former independent municipality became a district of Frohburg on 1 January 1997.[2] Since 1948, the former independent municipality Bubendorf became part of Benndorf.
Geography and traffic
Location
The village is situated in the valley of the Wyhra river 2 km north of Frohburg and 7 km southeast of Borna. Benndorf is 30 km south of Leipzig. West of it - in the forest - is the Thuringia state border.
Roads
Benndorf is connected to state route 51, on which one can reach the A 72 near Borna, by two narrow streets. Benndorf has bus connections to Borna, Altenburg and Frohburg[3].
Railroad
The Frohburg rail station is two kilometers northeast of Benndorf. It is connected via local trains to Leipzig and Geithain.
Airports
The closest airport, the Leipzig-Altenburg Airport at Nobitz, is situated 15 km south of Benndorf. The next closest airports with regular flight plans are Airport Leipzig/Halle 70 km north and Airport Dresden 110 km east.
Hiking and biking
Benndorf is connected to many hiking and biking paths.
Neighborhood
Benndorf is bordered by the following neighborhoods (clockwise, starting from the north): Bubendorf, Frohburg, Eschefeld, Pahna and Wyhra.
History
See also History of Benndorf (Frohburg).
The village was first mentioned in a document in 1216. It was independently until 1 January 1997 when Benndorf was incorporated into the city Frohburg[4].
Population and demographics
Attractions
ChurchIn Benndorf is a Lutheran Church, which belongs since 2000 to parish Frohburg. The oldest message about the church dates back to 1352.[9] Until 1524 won the Bergkloster to Chemnitz and patronage exercised his abbot on the Church to Benndorf. Only under the last abbot Hilary is the monastery of this law were snatched. Since Benndorf belonged to Electorate of Saxony, Luther's teaching already early find input. Since then the Benndorf Church is evangelical. The present church building was erected around the year 1500. In 1863, the internal of the church was renovated extensively. Another renovation took place from 1980 to 1983. The altar, dating from 1506, consists of a central shrine and two wings. The central shrine contains the carved in wood and brightly painted figures of Saint George, Maria with the child and the Saint Barbara. On the wings are in groups of 3 the 12 Apostle. The altar is, as well as the one in Eschefeld, which it is very similar to the work, of a Altenburg art carving school. The bells (three bronze bells) was poured to the 1500th The treasures of the church include the organ of Urban Kreutzbach from Borna, which was built in the redesign 1863. There is a memorial plaque for the First World War fallen soldies on the north side of the church. List of pastor to Benndorf[10]
Since 1974, the parish Benndorf is co-managed by Frohburg. The church is located at the beginning of the road "Bubendorfer Straße". In the opposite house No. 2 was located earlier the ministry. MillThe mill was once built by monks from the Merseburg pen. For the first time it is mentioned in documents in the year 1365. Margrave Frederick certain then that the mill had to deliver annually a small sum of money, a lamb belly, a loaf of bread and two capons to certain matins after Frohburg. The mill is located at the address "An der Kantine 6". ForgeThe owner of the smithy.
The forge is today still in operation. After the incorporation of Eulatal to Frohburg the former so called road "Frohburger Straße" in Benndorf has been renamed and is now called "An der Schmiede" (at the smithy). The building is located at number 3. ArchwayThe gatehouse Benndorf (the arch) is a two-storey gatehouse with slightly drawn early Mittelrisalit and Mansardwalmdach, built in the typical Baroque of the 18th century. After this building, the street is named from the village square to the manor: "Zum Torbogen" (For archway). The gatehouse was formed for centuries the link between manor and village and separated at the same time in 1856, the independent legal districts "Rittergut Benndorf" and "village community Benndorf". SchoolThe school building of Benndorf was built in 1899 and was used until 1970 in as such. After that, the students had to go Nenkersdorf or Frohburg. The building was then only the after-school club. Meanwhile, the building is used as a community center. On the ground floor there is a large function room with a small kitchen and toilet. Usage is both of the local clubs and private. Upstairs a rented apartment has arisen. Nearby is located the public playground and a barbecue grill. On the roof of the building a siren is attached. OrganizationsAs of 2016, the following clubs and organisations operate in Benndorf:
Every year in August, the joint Benndorf summer festival and on December 6th, the traditional feast of St. Nicholas take place. LiteratureRichard Steche: Benndorf. In: Beschreibende Darstellung der älteren Bau- und Kunstdenkmäler des Königreichs Sachsen, 15. Volume: Amtshauptmannschaft Borna. C. C. Meinhold, Dresden, 1891, p. 5. References
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