Chemnitz localities
Euba - located in the east of Chemnitz - is the first district of Chemnitz to be incorporated after reunification.
The village of Euba, probably founded at the end of the 12th century, was first mentioned in a document in 1250 as "Iwen".
| Inhabitants:inside | 1.944 |
| Area | 11.74 km² |
| Year of foundation | 1250 |
| Year of incorporation | 1994 |
Euba's best-known structure is the Euba dam
The dam, built between 1912 and 1914, served as a water reservoir for the German Reichsbahn. Underground pipelines transported the water to the Hilbersdorf railway depot. The dam wall is 14 metres high and 180 metres long. From the 1950s, the reservoir was used as a natural swimming pool, which had to be closed in the 1980s due to dilapidation.
The association Rettet die Talsperre Euba! e.V., founded in October 2008, has set itself the goal of saving the Euba reservoir, which has been neglected for a long time, from imminent decay and making it available again as a recreational facility for the inhabitants of the municipality of Euba, the city of Chemnitz and the neighbouring municipalities.
- Dam wall of the Euba reservoir with gatehouse
- Evangelical Lutheran church with furnishings (including gravestones from the churchyard) and churchyard (ancillary facility) with churchyard wall and memorial for downed airmen
- Rectory and outbuildings
Annual events and festivals
- Eubicup
organised by the Euba youth fire brigade
Teams from several youth fire brigades from the city area compete against each other in technical firefighting elements. - Beach volleyball tournament
- Exhibitions organised by the Euba small animal breeding clubs
- Autumn hike of the local heritage association
- Pyramid pushing
Town hall and citizen service centre
Address
Drosselsteig 2
09128 Chemnitz
Tel.: 03726 2383
Fax: 03726 2987
Opening hours
every 3rd Monday of the month 8.30 am to 12.00 pm
Head of the village and local council
Head of the village
Thomas Groß
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Consultation hours of the local mayor
Thursdays 14.00 to 16.00 hrs
The village of Euba, probably founded at the end of the 12th century, was first mentioned in a document in 1250 as "Iwen". At this time, the village belonged to the lordship of the Lords of Waldenburg. A moated castle served as the feudal lord's residence in Euba. It was probably located on the site of today's village pond. The feudal estate had jurisdiction and the right to brew and serve beer. Euba came under the rule of the Wettin dynasty in 1323. At the end of the 16th century, it was subject to the Electoral Saxon office of Schellenberg, which was called Amt Augustusburg from 1590 following the construction of the Augustusburg hunting lodge.
Towards the end of the 16th century, gold placers were operated in the lower part of Euba. Euba was not spared the turmoil of the Hussite War, the Schmalkaldic War and the Thirty Years' War. The plague also ravaged the village in 1633. In the 18th century, the people of Euba not only worked in the nearby quarries of the Zeisigwald, but also quarried slate on the Wachtelberg and Bergeshöh until 1870. In the 19th century, linen weavers and hosiery weavers settled in Euba.
Euba belonged to the royal Saxon office of Augustusburg as an official village until 1856. After the end of the Saxon office constitution in 1856, Euba was under the jurisdiction of the Augustusburg court office and, from 1875, the Chemnitz administrative district. The feudal estate of Euba was purchased by the city of Chemnitz in 1928 and used as a municipal estate.
The municipality of Euba was incorporated into the district-free city of Chemnitz on 1 March 1994.