Dreiskau-Muckern is an ''Ortsteil'' (division) of the municipality
Großpösna
Großpösna (, , in contrast to " Little Pösna") is a municipality in the Leipzig district, in Saxony, Germany. It consists of Großpösna proper and the ''Ortschaften'' (localities) Dreiskau-Muckern, Güldengossa, Seifertshain and Störmthal.< ...
in the
Landkreis Leipzig
Lëipzig (official name: ''Landkreis Leipzig'') is a Districts of Germany, district (''Kreis'') in the Free State of Saxony in eastern Germany. It is named after the city of Leipzig, which borders onto the district, but the city is not part of the ...
in
Saxony
Saxony, officially the Free State of Saxony, is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, and Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and ...
, Germany. It was formed in 1957 from the former municipalities Dreiskau and Muckern, and became part of Großpösna in 1997.
History
The two villages were separate until the mid of the 20th century.
Dreiskau was first mentioned in 1317, as Trizko. The Catholic parish Dreiskau was part of the
Diocese of Merseburg. The Protestant parish belonged until 1690 to
Magdeborn, then to
Störmthal
Störmthal is a village, part of Großpösna in the Leipzig (district), Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. It is known for its church in Baroque architecture, Baroque style. The organ, an early work by Zacharias Hildebrandt, was played and inaugu ...
. The church was built from 1740 to 1741. From 1952 Dreiskau is part of the district.
Muckern was first mentioned in 1433, as Mockeryn in a document kept in the Domarchiv Merseburg. It belonged to the ''
Rittergut
Manorialism, also known as seigneurialism, the manor system or manorial system, was the method of land ownership (or "tenure") in parts of Europe, notably France and later England, during the Middle Ages. Its defining features included a large, ...
'' of the noble family .
References
External links
Dreiskau-MuckernBorna-Aktuell
Dreiskau-MuckernGroßpösna
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Former municipalities in Saxony
Leipzig (district)