Transcript Weissenfels

By Sina and Markus 8a
1. Weissenfels
• Weissenfels is the largest town of the
Burgenlandkreis district, in southern
Saxony-Anhalt in Germany.
Weissenfels?
• The name „ Weissenfels“ means “white
rock”. It comes from the little white
mountain the town stands on.
Incorporations
• Since an administrative reform on 1st January 2010,
Weissenfels also comprises the former villages
Langendorf, Markwerben and Uichteritz. On 1st
September 2010, the former villages Burgwerben,
Großkorbetha, Leißling, Reichardtswerben,
Schkortleben, Storkau, Tagewerben and Wengelsdorf
joined the town.
Weissenfels
• Weissenfels has a nice river – the „Saale“.
• Weissenfels is in one of
the 16 federal states in Germany
• Population: 14.434 people
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2. Sights
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The „Schusterjunge“ a statue of a shoemaker boy
The House of the writer “Novalis”
The castle Neu-Augustusburg with the shoe museum
The “Heimatnaturgarten” (a little zoo)
The House of the composer “Heinrich Schuetz”
The market place – and a much more…
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3. Sports
• Basketball and floor ball are the two most
popular sports in the town.
• You can go swimming, play volleyball, go
cycling and more …
4. City Centre of Weißenfels
5.Industry
People earn their money in
•a chocolate factory
•a dairy
•winegrowing and farming
•a factory that produces mineral water and other beverages
•a slaughterhouse
•a big hospital
•in the army corps
•chemical factories in Leuna, a town near Weissenfels
6. Famous people
author:
- Hardenberg
composer:
- Neuber
- L.v.Francoise
- Händel
- Schütz
- Nietsche
- Hill
- Ladegast
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7.The Neustadt-School
• Thats our
great school.
• Here a lot of
us work 365
day a year!!!