Haselbachtal
Encyclopedia
Haselbachtal is a municipality in the district
of Bautzen
in the Free State of Saxony, Germany
with a population of 4,648. It consists of the villages Bischheim, Häslich, Gersdorf, Möhrsdorf, Reichenau, and Reichenbach.
and about 35 km north-east of Dresden
. The Bundesautobahn 4 passes south of the municipality and can be reached over Pulsnitz
, which is about 10 km away. The river Pulsnitz
flows through Haselbachtal.
248 people, which made up most of the population of the village at the time, died of the pestilence
.
The borough of Reichenau was first mentioned in 1436, but is probably much older. In the years from 1429 to 1431, Hussite
s pillaged the village and destroyed the church. During the Liberation Wars, first Prussia
n, then Russia
n troops were stationed in Reichenau.
The boroughs of Gersdorf and Möhrsdorf were first mentioned in 1225 and 1264, respectively. They belong together since February 14, 1958.
Bischheim was first mentioned in 1225 and was merged with Häslich on January 1, 1969.
On January 1, 2001 the towns of Reichenbach, Reichenau, Gersdorf-Möhrsdorf und Bischheim-Häslich were incorporated into the municipality of Haselbachtal.
Districts of Germany
The districts of Germany are known as , except in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein where they are known simply as ....
of Bautzen
Bautzen (district)
Bautzen is a district in the Free State of Saxony in Germany including the former districts of Bischofswerda and Kamenz. It is bounded by the Czech Republic, the district of Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, the district-free city Dresden and the districts of Meißen and Görlitz...
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...
with a population of 4,648. It consists of the villages Bischheim, Häslich, Gersdorf, Möhrsdorf, Reichenau, and Reichenbach.
Geography and transportation
Haselbachtal lies about 7 km south-west of the city of KamenzKamenz
Kamenz is a Lusatian town in eastern Saxony, Germany, with a population of 18,243, and is part of the Bautzen district. The town is located about northeast of Dresden and about northwest of Bautzen....
and about 35 km north-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....
. The Bundesautobahn 4 passes south of the municipality and can be reached over Pulsnitz
Pulsnitz
Pulsnitz is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 11 km southwest of Kamenz, and 24 km northeast of the centre of Dresden....
, which is about 10 km away. The river Pulsnitz
Pulsnitz (river)
Pulsnitz is a river of Brandenburg, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Brandenburg...
flows through Haselbachtal.
History
Reichenbach was first mentioned in 1248. The town emerged during the German East Colonisation. During the Thirty Years' WarThirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
248 people, which made up most of the population of the village at the time, died of the pestilence
Infectious disease
Infectious diseases, also known as communicable diseases, contagious diseases or transmissible diseases comprise clinically evident illness resulting from the infection, presence and growth of pathogenic biological agents in an individual host organism...
.
The borough of Reichenau was first mentioned in 1436, but is probably much older. In the years from 1429 to 1431, Hussite
Hussite
The Hussites were a Christian movement following the teachings of Czech reformer Jan Hus , who became one of the forerunners of the Protestant Reformation...
s pillaged the village and destroyed the church. During the Liberation Wars, first Prussia
Prussia
Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history...
n, then Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n troops were stationed in Reichenau.
The boroughs of Gersdorf and Möhrsdorf were first mentioned in 1225 and 1264, respectively. They belong together since February 14, 1958.
Bischheim was first mentioned in 1225 and was merged with Häslich on January 1, 1969.
On January 1, 2001 the towns of Reichenbach, Reichenau, Gersdorf-Möhrsdorf und Bischheim-Häslich were incorporated into the municipality of Haselbachtal.
Attractions
- Park in Bischheim
- Museum of graniteGraniteGranite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
excavation - Church in Reichenbach
- Church and town square in Gersdorf