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Crossing of the Schadebach between the two reservoirs

Pre-reservoir of the Schadebach II dam

Location: Badrina, North Saxony Purpose: Inland fisheries, flood control Construction period: 1985–1986 Commissioning: 1989 The Schadebach 2 reservoir is located in North Saxony, very close to the Düben Heath. It is named after the Schadebach stream, which the reservoir impounds. It was built in the mid-1980s primarily for fish farming and the irrigation of agricultural land. To this day, the Schadebach 2 reservoir remains a fishing water and also serves as a flood control reservoir. The design of the Schadebach 2 reservoir was unique at the time: It was the first reservoir in Saxony with a thermoplastic core seal. The core seal was formed first, and then the dam was built around it. An additional sealing strip extends approximately fifty meters into the reservoir basin. Source: https://www.wasserwirtschaft.sachsen.de/TS_Schadebach_2.html

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In 1787, the Hohenroda community bought the altar with pulpit and baptismal font after it had been stored in Delitzsch. In the old church, the altar was sunk 60 cm into the ground because the church was not high enough. The altar with pulpit and baptismal font is made of white and black marble. The Last Supper is depicted in relief figures under the pulpit. On the left side of the pulpit is a three-quarter life-size figure of Hope with an anchor and a dove in its hand. The pulpit is surrounded by fruit and garlands of flowers. On the right side is the figure of Faith, holding a chalice in its hand. On the underside of the sounding board is a dove, whose head was unfortunately cut off during the repairs. On the sounding board is a female figure. In her right hand she holds a tablet with the inscription: "LEX ET PROPHETAE" and in her left hand a book with the inscription "Gospel". Next to this figure are vases with flaming flames. The organ was built in 1860 by the organ builder Conrad Geißler from Eilenburg. It was dismantled during the church repairs and reinstalled one gallery lower. The upper gallery was removed. Source https://www.pfarrbereich-schenkenberg.de/index.php/kirche-hohenroda

The church is one of the youngest in the parish. In 1859, the tower with the two staircases was added to the old church because it had become too small. In July 1860, the renovation of the old church was to begin. After the roof of the old church had been torn down to the walls, the congregation decided on July 16, 1860 to tear everything down and build a completely new church. The new church was consecrated on July 11, 1861. Unfortunately, the church could not be preserved in its original form. On June 28, 1963, a major storm severely damaged the church roof, as well as all the houses and buildings in the town. The roofers' construction capacity was not sufficient to repair all the buildings immediately. So rain started pouring into the church. In 1967, it was discovered that the roof beams, the ceiling, two floors in the tower, and the pews in the nave were infested with fungus. There was little money in the church coffers and little prospect of subsidies. So the walls of the middle nave were lowered by 1.80 m and a new roof was built over all three naves. The pinnacles at the corners of the tower were also taken down. hohenroda2016iiThe Duchess Christiane of Saxony-Merseburg had the altar and pulpit for the chapel in Delitzsch Castle made by Merseburg artists around 1690. Source https://www.pfarrbereich-schenkenberg.de/index.php/kirche-hohenroda