Gohlis
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Gohlis is an area in the north-west of the city of Leipzig
, Germany. Only in 1890 was it absorbed into the city. It is known as the place, where Friedrich Schiller
worked on the second act of Don Carlos
and wrote his first edition of the famous Ode to Joy
.
, and south of the old Schkeuditz
er Landstraße (today's Georg-Schumann-Straße) between the city of Leipzig in the south east and the village Möckern in the north west.
Sorbs
in the 7th Century. Early forms of the name were Golitz, Goliz or Golis. The old Sorbian root gol meant bare, barren and is possibly a description of the unforested immediate hinterland of the village. The ending -its/-itz is typical for Slavic villages.
In the course of the German expansion to the east, Flemish
settlers established themselves in the region. The first documented mention is in the year 1317, in which the village grant of land to the Cistercian monastery of St. George is mentioned.
The rulers of Gohlis were the Margraves of Meissen or rather, Landsberg and later the Ernestine Electors of Saxony (1423–1485), the Albertine Dukes, Electors and Kings of Saxony
. Within Saxony, the village Gohlis belonged to the municipality of LeipzigInnerhalb des sächsischen Staates gehörte das Dorf Gohlis in das Amt Leipzig.
The village Gohlis belonged to the seigneury (lordship) of the manor Gohlis, by which it was subject to patrimonial law. In 1659 the Leipzig Professor für Medizin Michael Heinrich Horn (†1681) acquired the manor and the seigneury of Gohlis. Since 1973, when the city of Leipzig became the owner of the manor, the underlying seigneury rests with the city, as it was not retained when the manor was sold in 1832.
Schiller worked on the second act of Don Carlos in Gohlis, edited the "Fiesco" and wrote the first version of Ode to Joy
. The farmhouse in which Schiller lived, is the oldest house standing in Gohlis. It was built in 1700 and has hardly changed since the 18th Century. In 1841 the Leipzig Schiller Society erected a memorial site which is now the "Schillerhaus" (Schiller house) museum.
In 1755/1756, the Leipzig Alderman Johann Caspar Richter (1708–1770) built a summer residence in rococo
style in Gohlis. The so-called Gohliser Palace is nowadays used as restaurant and for cultural events.
Leipzig
Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...
, Germany. Only in 1890 was it absorbed into the city. It is known as the place, where Friedrich Schiller
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
worked on the second act of Don Carlos
Don Carlos (play)
Don Carlos is a historical tragedy in five acts by Friedrich Schiller; it was written between 1783 and 1787 and first produced in Hamburg in 1787...
and wrote his first edition of the famous Ode to Joy
Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind...
.
Location
The original settlement was located on the north east edge of the rivers Elster-Luppen-Aue, north of where the Nördlichen Rietzschke flows from the north east into the PartheParthe
The Parthe is a river in Saxony, Germany, right tributary of the Weiße Elster. Its total length is 60 km. The Parthe originates in northern Saxony, between Colditz and Bad Lausick. It flows northwest through Parthenstein, Naunhof, Borsdorf and Taucha before entering the city of Leipzig...
, and south of the old Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz
Schkeuditz is a town in the district of Nordsachsen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weiße Elster, 12 km northwest of Leipzig. Leipzig/Halle Airport is located in Schkeuditz...
er Landstraße (today's Georg-Schumann-Straße) between the city of Leipzig in the south east and the village Möckern in the north west.
History
The village Gohlis was probably founded by SlavicSlavic peoples
The Slavic people are an Indo-European panethnicity living in Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, North Asia and Central Asia. The term Slavic represents a broad ethno-linguistic group of people, who speak languages belonging to the Slavic language family and share, to varying degrees, certain...
Sorbs
Sorbs
Sorbs are a Western Slavic people of Central Europe living predominantly in Lusatia, a region on the territory of Germany and Poland. In Germany they live in the states of Brandenburg and Saxony. They speak the Sorbian languages - closely related to Polish and Czech - officially recognized and...
in the 7th Century. Early forms of the name were Golitz, Goliz or Golis. The old Sorbian root gol meant bare, barren and is possibly a description of the unforested immediate hinterland of the village. The ending -its/-itz is typical for Slavic villages.
In the course of the German expansion to the east, Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
settlers established themselves in the region. The first documented mention is in the year 1317, in which the village grant of land to the Cistercian monastery of St. George is mentioned.
The rulers of Gohlis were the Margraves of Meissen or rather, Landsberg and later the Ernestine Electors of Saxony (1423–1485), the Albertine Dukes, Electors and Kings of Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
. Within Saxony, the village Gohlis belonged to the municipality of LeipzigInnerhalb des sächsischen Staates gehörte das Dorf Gohlis in das Amt Leipzig.
The village Gohlis belonged to the seigneury (lordship) of the manor Gohlis, by which it was subject to patrimonial law. In 1659 the Leipzig Professor für Medizin Michael Heinrich Horn (†1681) acquired the manor and the seigneury of Gohlis. Since 1973, when the city of Leipzig became the owner of the manor, the underlying seigneury rests with the city, as it was not retained when the manor was sold in 1832.
Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is an ode written in 1785 by the German poet, playwright and historian Friedrich Schiller, enthusiastically celebrating the brotherhood and unity of all mankind...
. The farmhouse in which Schiller lived, is the oldest house standing in Gohlis. It was built in 1700 and has hardly changed since the 18th Century. In 1841 the Leipzig Schiller Society erected a memorial site which is now the "Schillerhaus" (Schiller house) museum.
In 1755/1756, the Leipzig Alderman Johann Caspar Richter (1708–1770) built a summer residence in rococo
Rococo
Rococo , also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful...
style in Gohlis. The so-called Gohliser Palace is nowadays used as restaurant and for cultural events.