Ostritz

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Field	Value
German_name	Ostrowiec
image_photo	KLG 0318 Ostritz.jpg
image_caption	Aerial view of the town center
image_coa	Wappen ostritz.PNG
coordinates
image_plan	Ostritz in GR.svg
state	Sachsen
district	Görlitz
elevation	207
area	23.48
postal_code	02899
area_code	035823
licence	GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
Gemeindeschlüssel	14626420
website	www.ostritz.de
mayor	Stephanie Rikl
leader_term	2022–29
party	Independent
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Ostritz (; ; ) is a town in the district Görlitz, in Saxony, in eastern Germany. It is situated on the border with Poland, on the left bank of the Lusatian Neisse, 16 km south of Görlitz.

It is located next to the thirteenth century Cistercian nunnery, St. Marienthal Abbey, which is still functioning.

History

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In 1230, the settlement was granted to the Dohna family by the Bohemian King. In 1234, Queen consort Kunigunde of Bohemia founded the first Cistercian abbey in Upper Lusatia in the settlement. In 1319, it passed to the Duchy of Jawor, the southwesternmost duchy of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Duke Henry I of Jawor granted a forest and a portion of the settlement's annual income to the monastery. In 1357 it was granted town rights. In 1373, a town hall and defensive walls were built. The Lusatian League opposed the creation of a new rival centre, and sent an expedition which destroyed the town hall and town gates that same year.

In 1469 the town passed to Hungary, and in 1490 it returned to the Czech Crown, then under the rule of Vladislaus II. From 1635, it was ruled by the Electors of Saxony, from 1697 to 1763 also Kings of Poland.

It was the scene of a small battle in the Seven Years' War, described in a contemporary journal as follows: On 31st December 1756 a picket of Prince Heinrich's Regiment under the command of Major Heinrich von Blumenthal, which had been sent out from Zittau to Ostritz, was attacked by 500 Croats who, notwithstanding their numerical superiority were thoroughly beaten off. The Croats got right into the town and set fire to some houses, but the fires were put out. The most serious loss on the Prussian side was the brave Major von Blumenthal, who fell right at the beginning of the action.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the Polish VIII Corps of Prince Józef Poniatowski fought in the area in 1813, and from 17 August 1813 Prince Poniatowski stayed in the town.

In recent years, the town has become known for its efforts in recycling and ecological renewable energy.

Due to territorial changes after the Second World War its lies in the Polish village of Krzewina. It is part of the Görlitz-Zittau train line.

The "Shield and Sword" festival (or "SS Festival" for short) was launched on 20 April 2018 commemorating Adolf Hitler's birthday and was opposed by the Ostritz Peace Festival established by local residents. In 2019, a court in Dresden imposed a ban on the sale or possession of alcohol at the Schild and Schwert Festival. Police confiscated thousands of litres of beer and local residents bought up the entire stock from the local supermarket.

Gallery

File:Buergerhaus ostritz.jpg|Former community centre (Bürgerhaus) with statue File:Ostritz-Markt-3.jpg|Town Hall at the Market Square Kloster st marienthal ostritz DE.jpg|St. Marienthal Abbey Umgebinde Görlitzer Straße 17 Ostritz 1.JPG|Typical Upper Lusatian house

References

[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.
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''Vademecum historii Górnych Łużyc'', p. 72
During the [[Hussite Wars]], the town was burned down in 1427.''Vademecum historii Górnych Łużyc'', p. 80
Köhler, Gustav. (1846). "Der Bund der Sechsstädte in der Ober-Lausitz: Eine Jubelschrift". G. Heinze & Comp..
''Vademecum historii Górnych Łużyc'', p. 174
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Deilmann, Astrid. (22 August 2005). "Ökologische Modellstadt Ostritz: Energie-Vorreiter am östlichen Rand der Republik". SolarServer.
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Hill, Katie. (25 June 2019). "German Village Hoards Beer To Leave Neo-Nazi Festival Dry". [[Network Ten]].

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