- Zschornewitz
Infobox German Location
image_photo = Zschornewitz Kolonie.jpg
Wappen =
lat_deg = 51 |lat_min = 43
lon_deg = 12 |lon_min = 24
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Sachsen-Anhalt
Landkreis = Wittenberg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft = Tor zur Dübener Heide
Höhe = 83
Fläche = 13.04
Einwohner = 2908
Stand = 2005-12-31
PLZ = 06791
Vorwahl = 034953
Kfz = WB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 1 71 081
Adresse-Verband = Markt 1
06773 Gräfenhainichen
Website = [http://www.graefenhainichen.de/ www.graefenhainichen.de]
Bürgermeister = Günther Gröbner
Partei = PDSZschornewitz is a municipality on the southwestern edge of the Wittenberg district in
Saxony-Anhalt ,Germany . It lies about 4 km west of the former district seat ofGräfenhainichen , right on the border withSaxony .Together with the town of Gräfenhainichen and the municipalities of
Jüdenberg ,Möhlau ,Schköna and Tornau, Zschornewitz forms the administrative munidipality ("Verwaltungsgemeinschaft") ofTor zur Dübener Heide .Geography
The municipalities of
Jüdenberg ,Möhlau ,Burgkemnitz andGröbern as well as the town ofGräfenhainichen border on the community of Zschornewitz.Subdivisions
The municipality is divided into the historical centre of Kolonie, a neighbourhood to the east built for power station, and Pöplitz, about 2 km to the west.
History
In the 19th century, there were hardly any more than 200 inhabitants in Zschornewitz.
In 1915, work began on the
power station under architect Prof. Klingenberg's plans. At the same time the garden-city-like workers' community Kolonie was established. In 1916, eightturbine s capable of 16 MW each were generating a total of 128 MW, making the Zschornewitz power plant the world's biggest brown-coal-fired power station.In 1920–1921, the school in Kolonie was built.
In 1929, two 85 MW turbines were brought into service (at the time,
Europe 's biggest). Thirteen huge chimneys became for decades the community's backdrop. In 1945, however, the plant was partially dismantled by the Soviets as part of thewar reparations that they exacted from Germany.On
30 June 1992 came the power plant's final shutdown. The Kolonie and parts of the plant were granted protection as a memorial. In 1995, the preserved part of the old power plant became an industrial memorial. In 1996, the old workers' community Kolonie was included in the list of EXPO projects, undergoing widespread restorations in 1997-99.On
13 May 2000 , Zschornewitz celebrated its 800th anniversary of founding.Main sights
The community's most prominent building is the former Zschornewitz Power Station. Since 1995 this plant has been open to the public as an energy museum.
Economy and transportation
On the old Gröbern
strip mine 's waste dump south of Zschornewitz, awind farm was built after thebrown coal pit was shut down. It has eightwind turbine s. The dump itself rises some 50 m above the surrounding area, making it an ideal place to make good use ofwind energy .Zschornewitz lies on State Highway ("Landesstraße") L136 between
Möhlau toGräfenhainichen and on district road ("Kreisstraße") K2037 toBurgkemnitz . Federal Highway ("Bundesstraße") B 107 in Gräfenhainichen is only about 2 km away.The "Dessau-Ost" interchange on Autobahn A9 between
Munich andBerlin is about 16 km away.The nearest
Deutsche Bahn railway station s are to be found in Gräfenhainichen and Burgkemnitz on theWittenberg -Bitterfeld line about 4 km away.Population
References
External links
* [http://industrielles-gartenreich.com/english/03_projekte/314_kolonie.htm 'Kolonie' as an EXPO project]
* [http://www.ostkohle.de/html/kw_zschornewitz.html Zschornewitz Power Station]
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