Historical treasures: Kleinwelka reveals exciting village stories!

In a significant initiative for historical processing, Grit Richter-Laugwitz presented the "Chronicle of the municipality of Salzenforst" in the Bautzen Archive Association. This chronicle, which was written by Karl Pietsch and began on January 7, 1960, comprises more than 400 pages and is now accessible online, like Sächsische.de . Jenny Petasch has opened up the existence of the municipality of Kleinwelka in the past five years, which could not be made accessible for interested parties.

The documents that came to the Bautzen City Archives in 1999 with the incorporation of Kleinwelkas contain a total of 650 marking units from the period between 1831 and 2002. Important topics are the history of the village and the Herrnhuter brothers. Among the files there is also a relevant file about the merging of the village and colony, which contains symptoms and information on the referendum of 1930. The citizens' decision on the merger fell in favor of the merger, which was finally carried out in 1932.

explore the history of Kleinwelka

Kleinwelka is not only known for its scenic charms, but also as a location of the dinosaur park and as a place of manufacture of the Bautz’ner mustard. As bautzen.de , there are now additional files for researching the history of Kleinwelka. These files will be extensively developed and prepared in 2024 in order to make their historical importance more accessible.

The first documentary mention of Kleinwelka dates to the year 1318. Over the centuries, the place name developed, which has been documented by various written records. As early as 1777, Kleinwelka had 36 inhabitants and the population grew to 1033 until 1925. Important milestones in history are the construction activities from 1751 through the brothers and the incorporations, which finally led to the rededication as a district of Bautzen in 1999. The new documents on local history are now available to research and can be researched online.