Crostau is situated in the hills of upper Lusatia. It is surrounded by several significant hills, such as the Kälbersteine (487 m), the Potsberg (448 m), the Wolfsberg (347 m), the Horken (307 m), and the Callenberger Berg (360 m).
Crostau is divided into two parts: lower Crostau with Kroste Castle, and upper Crostau with an old mansion and the church.
History
Crostau is in an old settlement area, although the traces of settlement are not as old as those in the nearby Upper Lusatian Gefilde. In lower Crostau, the first Slavic settlement dates back to the year 800 CE. With the big German settlement in the 10th up to the 12th century an older place was transformed into the small castle, called "Kroste". First it was used to secure trade routes, later it became a place of robbers. In 1352, the castle was destroyed by the "Six-cities-alliance" of upper Lusatia, which was the first time Crostau was mentioned in a written work. Crostau has for centuries been a seat of several noble families, such as the Von Rechenbergs and the Von Watzdorfs. Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Crostau was part of the Kingdom of Saxony. In 1934 the formerly independent communities of Callenberg (Sorbian: Chemmberk), Carlsberg, and Wurbis formed the community of Crostau. In 1972 Halbendorf (Sorbian: Wbohow) also became part of Crostau.
Religion
Crostau church
The present church was built in 1869 on the site of an older church that contained a 1732 organ by Gottfried Silbermann. The Silbermann organ is now in the newer church.[1] Crostau is traditionally a Lutheran village. Today the churches of Crostau, Kirschau, and Schirgiswalde work closely together.
Politics
Since German reunification, the CDU (conservative party) has been the leading political force in the community.
Economy
Crostau is far from the important highways of the region and has no industry, but it is linked to tourist routes and has beautiful surroundings. Most of the inhabitants work in other towns or villages in the area.
crostau, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, july, 2022, learn,. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Crostau news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Crostau Sorbian Chrostawa is a village and former municipality in Upper Lusatia in the Bautzen district of eastern Saxony in Germany It became part of the municipality of Schirgiswalde Kirschau on 1 January 2011 CrostauOrtsteil of Schirgiswalde KirschauCoat of armsLocation of CrostauCrostauShow map of GermanyCrostauShow map of SaxonyCoordinates 51 5 N 14 27 E 51 083 N 14 450 E 51 083 14 450CountryGermanyStateSaxonyDistrictBautzenTownSchirgiswalde KirschauArea Total9 32 km2 3 60 sq mi Elevation363 m 1 191 ft Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST Postal codes02681Dialling codes03592Vehicle registrationBZWebsitewww wbr crostau wbr de Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Religion 4 Politics 5 Economy 6 References 7 External linksGeography EditCrostau is situated in the hills of upper Lusatia It is surrounded by several significant hills such as the Kalbersteine 487 m the Potsberg 448 m the Wolfsberg 347 m the Horken 307 m and the Callenberger Berg 360 m Crostau is divided into two parts lower Crostau with Kroste Castle and upper Crostau with an old mansion and the church History EditCrostau is in an old settlement area although the traces of settlement are not as old as those in the nearby Upper Lusatian Gefilde In lower Crostau the first Slavic settlement dates back to the year 800 CE With the big German settlement in the 10th up to the 12th century an older place was transformed into the small castle called Kroste First it was used to secure trade routes later it became a place of robbers In 1352 the castle was destroyed by the Six cities alliance of upper Lusatia which was the first time Crostau was mentioned in a written work Crostau has for centuries been a seat of several noble families such as the Von Rechenbergs and the Von Watzdorfs Within the German Empire 1871 1918 Crostau was part of the Kingdom of Saxony In 1934 the formerly independent communities of Callenberg Sorbian Chemmberk Carlsberg and Wurbis formed the community of Crostau In 1972 Halbendorf Sorbian Wbohow also became part of Crostau Religion Edit Crostau churchThe present church was built in 1869 on the site of an older church that contained a 1732 organ by Gottfried Silbermann The Silbermann organ is now in the newer church 1 Crostau is traditionally a Lutheran village Today the churches of Crostau Kirschau and Schirgiswalde work closely together Politics EditSince German reunification the CDU conservative party has been the leading political force in the community Economy EditCrostau is far from the important highways of the region and has no industry but it is linked to tourist routes and has beautiful surroundings Most of the inhabitants work in other towns or villages in the area References Edit http web464 server10 greatweb de silbermannorgel index php c 1 amp s silbermann orgel Die Silbermann Orgel in der Crostauer Kirche retrieved 2 July 2022External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Crostau amp oldid 1113395232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
