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The church in Gruna is the center of the village, right on the village square, flanked by the fire station and the community center.

After 1945, the Grunaer Church was left unused for services and exposed to weathering and destruction. The flood of the century in 2002 had ultimately also severely damaged the house of worship internally. During the renovation work in the church, precious gravestones (epitaphs) made of Italian marble and other valuable stones from the time of the von Spiegel family were found. They lay with the valuable, carved side facing down in the floor and had not been recognized as such until then. In 2005, fourteen epitaphs, after extensive reconstruction, were placed around the inner surrounding walls and are now visible to everyone. 6 years after the flood, the Grunaer Church could be returned to its original use in 2008 after extensive repair and renovation. Source https://laussig.com/index.php/kirchen/kirche-gruna

Construction Chronicle: • Estimated construction date of the church is late 12th century • Old Romanesque rubble stone walls and Romanesque jointing technique 1702 - Two church windows repaired (6 groschen and 2 pfennigs) 1728 - Construction of a parsonage (352 thalers and 12 groschen) 1729 - Repair of the grandfather clock on the pulpit and transport to Leipzig 1735 - Church construction (addition/extension of the nave) - Construction costs: 455 thalers, 23 groschen, and 2 pfennigs The church building in the 18th century was an extension. During the inventory of all listed buildings in the Delitzsch district in 1972, the following was noted: “The church hall was extended to the east and the entire structure raised by one meter. Since 11 oak trees were purchased for the church tower, renovation work was also underway there. Debts dating back to 1741 still need to be paid. However, a total of 26,150 roof stones, bricks, and cornice stones were purchased.” ``` 1744 - Construction: "in front of a section of the churchyard wall" (Christoph Schöttge receives 11 Thalers and 63 Pfennigs for this) 1749 - A new organ is installed (Mr. Christian Schmidt, citizen and organ builder from Taucha) 1802 - The church interior is whitewashed 1893 - The church and tower are cleaned (Master Rudolph receives 188 Thalers and 38 Groschen) 1894 - The tower stairs are repaired (Köckeritz receives 1 Thaler and 60 Groschen for this) Source: https://www.pfarrbereich-schenkenberg.de/index.php/kirche-sausedlitz

It's a miracle the church still stands. The entire village was slated for demolition – for the sake of coal. But things turned out very differently. The church is located in the heart of the village, surrounded by the village cemetery. It is a Protestant Romanesque church with a striking, tower-like roof turret above the west gable. The oldest part of the church dates back to the 12th century. The Romanesque nave, with its preserved corner joints and a blocked-up portal in the south, is constructed of large fieldstones and inlays of bog iron ore; it was extended eastward at a later date. The western part of the church reveals Romanesque jointing techniques beneath the plaster, and there is a bricked-up doorway on the south side. The chancel features a tall pulpit altar and is decorated with oil paintings. The baptismal font is made of sandstone with a slender, octagonal, stepped shaft and dates from the 17th or 18th century. The baptismal bowl is made of pewter. There is an organ that is still played today. It was built at the end of the 18th century. The galleries are accessible from both sides of the entrance and are furnished with pews. The two bells, which would now be 500 years old, are long gone. In their place, a bronze bell from 1927 is now in use. It rings every half hour and for all church services. Inside the church is an altar with a wooden superstructure, which was reassembled in the 19th century from parts of a Renaissance altar and a Renaissance pulpit and subsequently supplemented in various ways. The interior renovation of the church is planned to begin in 2017/2018. Source: https://www.pfarrbereich-schenkenberg.de/index.php/kirche-sausedlitz

"20 Years of Sausedlitz's Rebirth, Sausedlitz Lives – Lucky Break!" Three Dancing Pigs Sausedlitz Logo 3 Sausedlitz is a district of our beautiful municipality of Löbnitz in North Saxony and was once slated to be destroyed by open-cast lignite mining in the region. After 25 years of coal mining, by 1990 only half of the residents remained in Sausedlitz. The properties had already been sold to the mining company. Thanks to the reunification of East and West Germany and the fight of all Sausedlitz residents for their homes and to stop the mining, Sausedlitz was spared destruction. It was certainly fitting to say, "Sausedlitz Lives – Lucky Break!" And that's precisely why the three concrete pigs, dancing on glowing red coal in their artificially created open-cast mining landscape, represent the rebirth of Sausedlitz and also symbolize the village's name, the local pig farm, and the incredible luck of escaping the coal excavators. The planting on the sandy soil and the dwarf pines also establish a connection to the open-cast mine. Source: https://loebnitz-am-see.de/kultur-tourismus/denkmaeler/denkmal-drei-tanzende-schweine-auf-gluehenden-kohlen/

Small idyllic pond at the school camp

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