Grimma

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Town in Saxony, Germany

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::summary Town in Saxony, Germany ::

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FieldValue
typeStadt
image_photoGrimma Stadt.jpg
image_coaWappen Grimma.svg
coordinates
image_planGrimma in L.svg
stateSachsen
districtLeipzig
elevation128
area218.25
postal_code04668
area_code03437
licenceL, BNA, GHA, GRM, MTL, WUR
Gemeindeschlüssel14729160
websitewww.grimma.de
mayorMatthias Berger
leader_term2022–29
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Grimma (; , ) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 km southeast of Leipzig. Founded in 1170, it is part of the Leipzig district.

Location

The town is in northern Saxony, 25 km southeast of Leipzig and 16 km south of Wurzen.

Flooding

The river Mulde flows through the town, a significant section of which is situated in a floodplain. Massive floods in 2002 washed away the old Pöppelmannbrücke bridge and caused significant damage to buildings in the town. In the summer of 2013 there was further flood damage. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Grimma_Poeppelmannbruecke.jpg" caption="Destroyed Pöppelmannbrücke"] ::

Suburbs

  • Großbardau (merged with Grimma January 2006)
  • Döben
  • Hohnstädt
  • Höfgen
  • Beiersdorf
  • Kaditzsch
  • Schkortitz
  • Naundorf
  • Neunitz
  • Grechwitz
  • Dorna
  • Kleinbardau (merged with Grimma January 2006)
  • Bernbruch (merged with Grimma 2006)
  • Waldbardau (merged with Grimma 2006)
  • Nerchau (merged with Grimma 2011)
  • Thümmlitzwalde (merged with Grimma 2011)
  • Großbothen (merged with Grimma 2011)
  • Mutzschen (merged with Grimma 1 January 2012)

History

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Karte_von_Grimma_(1763).tif" caption="Map of Grimma (1763)"] ::

Grimma is of Sorbian origin and was first documented in 1065. The Margraves of Meissen and the Electors of Saxony often resided at the castle in the town.

The town was chosen as one of three government elite boarding schools, the 'Princely Schools of Saxony', in 1550. The purpose of these schools was to educate future civil servants and to prepare them for further studies at universities which is why a number of historical personalities are biographically related to this rather small town. The Gymnasium St. Augustine still exists today as one of only a few public boarding schools in Saxony.

Grimma was the scene of witch trials between 1494 and 1701. At least two women were executed as witches.

Due to the town being located at the second main railway line between Leipzig and Dresden (via Meissen), the town developed well in the 19th century.

By 1890 the population had reached 8,957.

The town was affected by heavy flooding in 2013. Work had by this time started on the construction of flood barriers, but their completion had been delayed by local opposition.

In 2017, the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference held their international, triennial convention in Grimma.

Culture

Grimma has been the site of many historic structures, including a town hall dating from 1442, a famous school (the Fürstenschule) erected on the site of a former Augustinian monastery in 1550, and a school of brewing.

Twin towns – sister cities

The city is twinned with:

Notable people

Gallery

Gymnasium Grimma 2006.jpg|The High School St. Augustine of Grimma Frauenkirche_Grimma.jpg| Frauenkirche Schiffmühle Höfgen.jpg|Sawmill Höfgen Muldeufer Grimma.jpg|Old town as seen from the Mulde river Grimma Muldeufer.jpg|The bank of the Mulde Grimma Alte Muldebrücke 02.jpg|Armorial bearings on a bridge over Mulde in Grimma Grimma Alte Muldebrücke 03.jpg|Destroyed bridge over Mulde in Grimma Grimma Hochwasserdenkmal 01.jpg|Memorial to the flood disaster 2002 in Grimma

References

References

  1. [https://wahlen.sachsen.de/download/Buergermeister/statistik-sachsen_wahlen_buergermeister_uebersicht_aktuell.xlsx Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022], Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
  2. [[Manfred Wilde]]: ''Die Zauberei- und Hexenprozesse in Kursachsen.'' Köln, Weimar, Wien 2003, S. 508f.
  3. The Century Cyclopaedia of Names, coordinated by Benjamin E Smith and published by the [[Theodore Low De Vinne. De Vinne Press]], New York 1894
  4. spiegel.de 2013: [http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/hochwasser-in-grimma-wieso-die-schutzmauer-nicht-fertig-wurde-a-903738.html Versäumter Hochwasserschutz: "Diese Flut kommt vier Jahre zu früh"]
  5. "REFORMATION - then and now".
  6. "Partnerstädte". Grimma.

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