- Kauern
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
image_photo =
Wappen = Kauern coa.png
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 43 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 5 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan = Kauern in GRZ.png
Bundesland = Thüringen
Landkreis = Greiz
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Ländereck
Höhe = 285
Fläche = 8.32
Einwohner = 443
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 07554
Vorwahl = 036602
Kfz = GRZ
Gemeindeschlüssel = 16 0 76 034
Gliederung = 3
Adresse-Verband = Ronneburger Str. 68a
07580 Seelingstädt
Website = [http://www.kauern.de/ www.kauern.de]
Bürgermeister = Ingrid AmmKauern is a German municipality in the
Thuringia nLandkreis of Greiz. It belongs to theVerwaltungsgemeinschaft ofLändereck .Geography
Neighboring municipalities
Communities near Kauern are
Hilbersdorf and Ronneburg in the Landkreis of Greiz, as well as the Free City ofGera .Municipal arrangement
Kauern has two subdivisions: Lichtenberg und Loitzsch.
History
Kauern is first mentioned in writing in
1465 , when the Lord of Rudenitz was invested with the manor of Kauern. The village of Kauern belonged to the Dukes ofSaxe-Altenburg and possessed a tight bond to the nearby city of Ronneburg that developed over the years.In
1958 , the SDAG Wismut began the construction of auranium ore open-pit mine in Lichtenberg. By1976 it had formed a 240 meter deep hole. Then the extraction of uranium in the mine was discontinued, because expansion was impossible due to the proximity of Ronneburg and to theSchmirchau mine. In1990 , the mine was partially filled with material from the nearby pits. WhenFederal Garden Show is held nearby in2007 , it should be completely filled up and integrated into the "new landscape of Ronneburg".References
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