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in 1742. In the same year, an evangelical prayer house and an evangelical school were built. Since 1765, weekly linen markets have taken place. In 1777 the "Eckardtsberg Colony" and in 1788 the "Friedrichsberg Colony" were founded. In 1779 a linen shop was built, where the linen markets were held
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The parish church of St. Barbara was erected as an evangelical church in 1548 and used as a
Catholic church in 1654. The main architectural altar dates from the 1780s. The figure of the mother god with child in the choir is from the end of the 18th century, the risen Christ from around
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in 1815, and in 1816 was incorporated into the
Waldenburg District, in which it remained until 1945. The textile factory Meyer-Kauffmann was established in 1843, was moved to Blumenau in 1854. In 1871 the village became part of the
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finds hidden deposits by German residents displaced as a result of the provisions of the
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prisoners in the camp. In 1944, the camp was cleared for a
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