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Altmörbitz, Kohren-Sahlis Saxony

Favorite Pictures Old Mörbitz & New Mörbitz Saxony & Thuringia, Germany

Neuenmörbitz, Langenleuba-Niederhain Thuringia

In addition to a small river and an even smaller forrest, there are two villages in Germany bearing Volker's last name: Altmörbitz (meaning Old Mörbitz) and Neuenmörbitz (meaning New Mörbitz). Old Mörbitz was first mentioned in a church register in 1280 as Dominus de Merenbiz and then again in 1353 as Meruvicze. Both names have Slavonic roots as the first settlers in the area were Slavonic peoples. In the 1500s, the name changed to the more German sounding Mörbitz. In 1525, during the German Peasants War, the village was ransacked and plundered by revolting peasants. Many villagers fled across the nearby border from Saxony to Thuringia and founded a new settlement which was first mentioned in a 1528 church register. From now on, the two settlements - located in two different German states - would be called Old and New Mörbitz.

Altmörbitz Church

Neuenmörbitz Church

It is a two-mile hike from one village to the other and the shortest way is along the Schömbach Reservoir.

The trail between the villages crosses the state border. Here we are, with Steffen still in Saxony and Volker already in Thuringia.

We were not only hiking but also driving (thanks, Steffen) and took some interesting pictures along the road...

...and we got some really good examples for our collection of loooong German words.

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