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18-576: The Battle on the Elster , the third and last battle between the Salian king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden , was fought on October 14, 1080 near Hohenmölsen on the White Elster river . In the year of 1091 the burgward "Melsin villa" (Milzin) was first mentioned in a document. In 1284 the city got market rights. There were two major fires in 1558 and 1578, which almost completely destroyed

36-425: A direct assault across the swampy Gruna. Meanwhile, the remains of Rudolf's knights attempted to circle the swamp. While Henry and Rudolf's knights fought on the periphery of the swamp, Otto was able to force his way through Henry's screening force and broke into Henry's camp. Otto retained control of his force and prevented them from plundering the camp. Otto's force then fell on the remains of Henry's army engaged with

54-502: A hill behind a stream. Rather than attack Rudolf and possibly get caught with his forces straddling the stream, Henry opted to march around the obstacle. Henry struck Rudolf's army from the rear, but with ensuing snowstorm the attack became disorganized. On one hand there are reports of the Saxons being attacked and driven off after duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia cut down the Saxon standard during

72-759: A year. By his Walk to Canossa in January 1077, the king received absolution, nevertheless the princes elected Rudolf of Rheinfelden anti-king on March 15. Henry placed Rudolf under imperial ban and marched against him. Their forces first met in the Battle of Mellrichstadt on 7 August 1078 and again in the Battle of Flarchheim on 27 January 1080. Both encounters remained inconclusive. Henry marched through Thuringia trying to unite his forces from southern and western Germany with those of Duke Vratislaus II of Bohemia and Margrave Egbert II of Meissen . To do so Henry had to bypass Rudolf's Saxon allies. Henry successfully drew off

90-521: The White Elster river. Rudolf's forces were victorious; however, he was mortally wounded and succumbed to his injuries the next day. In February 1076, Pope Gregory VII had excommunicated Henry over the Investiture Controversy . In turn, the rebellious German princes met at Trebur in October and resolved upon his deposition, if he would not be able to obtain the revocation of the ban within

108-696: The 1990s. It was closed in April 2008. The General Heinrich August von Helldorff barracks is one of the former sites of the Bundeswehr . Today it is used by the AGCO Group. Battle on the Elster Battle on the Elster ( German : Schlacht bei Hohenmölsen ) was the third and last battle between the Salian king Henry IV of Germany and anti-king Rudolf of Rheinfelden , fought on October 14, 1080 near Hohenmölsen on

126-502: The Saxons by feigning a move toward Goslar , while his main army approached Erfurt eastwards along Saxony's southern border. Henry plundered the city and proceeded to Naumburg , hoping to meet up with the other half of his forces on the Saale or Elster rivers. Rudolf's army soon realized its mistake and pursued Henry. They caught his forces on the western bank of the Elster near Hohenmölsen. While Henry's Bavarian contingent may have joined

144-622: The city and in the Thirty Years´ War the whole city except one house was destroyed. In the 19th century brown coal was found in Hohenmölsen, which helped the city to gain prosperity. Furthermore it helped the city at getting electric lights in 1912. With the founding of the GDR, the mining in the area of Hohenmölsen reached a new dimension. Neighboring cities, such as Mutschau, Köttichau, Döbris , Queisau, Steingrimma and Dobergast were devastated and

162-578: The city, for example on the lanterns in the city centre, a fountain sculpture on the "Altmarkt" and on the side of the town hall tower. The Mondsee is a lake 3 km southeast of Hohenmölsen. It is a former opencast mine , which has been revegetated . The largest employers in Hohenmölsen are the MIBRAG and the AGCO Group . The Mitteldeutsche Braunkohlegesellschaft (MIBRAG) operates the power plant in Wählitz and

180-458: The electoral group "Aktives Hohenmölsener Land" (AHL). The town centre is dominated by three buildings: The church tower, water tower and the tower of the town hall. Through that the city is often called the "Stadt der drei Türme" - City of the three towers. Hohenmölsen has two churches: The landmark of the city is the fable The Fox and the Stork by Aesop . It can be found in different places in

198-407: The king, the contingents from Bohemia and Meissen were still on the far bank. Henry retreated to a swampy valley called Gruna . Rudolf decided to attack before Henry's reinforcement would arrive. The battle began with knights from both armies trading insults. Henry was initially protected from Rudolf's army by the swampy ground. Nearby was the bridge over the Elster to the town of Zeitz . The bridge

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216-561: The opencast mine in Profen. AGCO bought the former barracks in Hohenmölsen in 2009 and has invested over 35 Million Euros into the location. Over 330 employees manufacture the Fendt Katana 65 and 85 forage harvester and the Rogator 300 and 600 field sprayer on site. Furthermore they produce components for their tractor production. The Asklepios District Hospital was an important economic factor in

234-479: The residents were resettled to the new districts "Hohenmölsen-Süd" and "Hohenmölsen-Nord", which has the increase of the population from the 1950s as a consequence. To this day brown coal is being mined near the city in the Braunkohletagebau Profen. Villages, which were incorporated to Hohenmölsen with their incorporation date: Since 2011 the full-time mayor of Hohenmölsen is Andy Haugk, who belongs to

252-409: The rest of Rudolf's forces. Henry's army broke. Many of his warriors drowned in the Elster. The king was able to escape southwards, where he was brought to safety by the approaching Bohemian forces. Although a military defeat for Henry, Rudolf was fatally wounded when one of Henry's knights cut off his right hand and stabbed his belly with his sword. Rudolf died of his wounds the next day and his body

270-503: The snowstorm. Consequently, Vratislaus was able to capture Rudolf's golden lance. On the other hand, Ekkehard of Aura reports that Otto of Nordheim attacked and plundered Henry's camp before forcing the surrender of the Franconians and the Bohemians . Berthold (possibly Berthold of Ratisbon ) states that the armies became separated in the dark and that Rudolf was forced to withdraw to

288-402: Was being held against Henry, probably by the townsmen. To meet up with his other forces, Henry would either have to force the bridge or build his own crossing. Meanwhile, Rudolf wanted to prevent Henry's escape. The long pursuit had weakened the cavalry. Rudolf ordered the knights with tired horses to dismount and strengthen the infantry. The Saxon commander Otto of Nordheim led these forces on

306-609: Was fought between German king Henry IV and the German anti-king Rudolf of Swabia on January 27, 1080 near Flarchheim . Rudolf appeared to be vulnerable after losing the support of some of the Saxon princes. Henry decided to take advantage of this vulnerability and marched out against him in the winter of 1079–1080. Rudolf sought out Henry and met him at Flachheim between Eisenach and Mühlhausen in Thuringia . Rudolf had arrayed his army on

324-573: Was laid out in Merseburg Cathedral , where the severed hand is still kept. With Rudolf no longer a threat, the rebellion had lost its focus. Henry conquered and demolished the remaining fortresses of Rudolf's troops. He declared the loss of Rudolf's Schwurhand , a judgement of God , further weakening the support of the prince's rebellion. 51°10′01″N 12°09′08″E  /  51.1669°N 12.1522°E  / 51.1669; 12.1522 Battle of Flarchheim The Battle of Flarcheim

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