Grimma (Upper Sorbian: Grima) is a town in Saxony, Central Germany, on the left bank of the Mulde, 25 kilometres (16mi) southeast of Leipzig. Founded in c. 1170,[citation needed] it is part of the Leipzig district.
Town in Saxony, Germany
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The town is in northern Saxony, 25 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Leipzig and 16 kilometres (9.9mi) south of Wurzen.
Flooding
The river Mulde flows through the town, a significant section of which is situated in a floodplain. Massive floods in 2002 washed away the old Pöppelmannbrücke bridge and caused significant damage to buildings in the town. In the summer of 2013 there was further flood damage.
Grimma is of Sorbian origin and was first documented in 1065.[citation needed] The Margraves of Meissen and the Electors of Saxony often resided at the castle in the town.
The town was chosen as one of three government elite boarding schools, the 'Princely Schools of Saxony', in 1550. The purpose of these schools was to educate future civil servants and to prepare them for further studies at universities which is why a number of historical personalities are biographically related to this rather small town. The Gymnasium St. Augustine still exists today as one of only a few public boarding schools in Saxony.
Grimma was the scene of witch trials between 1494–1701. At least two women were executed as witches.[3]
Due to the town being located at the second main railway line between Leipzig and Dresden (via Meissen), the town developed well in the 19th century.
The town was affected by heavy flooding in 2013. Work had by this time started on the construction of flood barriers, but their completion had been delayed by local opposition [5]
In 2017, the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference held their international, triennial convention in Grimma.[6]
Culture
Grimma has been the site of many historic structures, including a town hall dating from 1442, a famous school (the Fürstenschule) erected on the site of a former Augustinian monastery in 1550, and a school of brewing.[7]
Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany
Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grimma". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol.12 (11thed.). Cambridge University Press. p.602–603; see page 602, lines seven and eight. There are also a modern school, a teachers’ seminary, a commercial school and a school of brewing.
"Partnerstädte". grimma.de (in German). Grimma. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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