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City of Bergen
Coordinates: 52 ° 46 ′ 21 ″  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 62  (60-65)  m
Residents : 1033
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 29303
Area code : 05051
Bundesstrasse 3 in town
Old farmhouses by the village pond

Offen is a town in the Lower Saxony city ​​of Bergen in the northern district of Celle in the Lüneburg Heath .

geography

Offen is 5.6 km south of Bergen on federal highway 3 , which runs right through the town and dominates it strongly. Offen currently has 1033 inhabitants. The village is divided into the districts of Offen, Bollersen and Katensen.

history

Offen was first mentioned in a document in 1336, Bollersen as early as 1235 and Katensen for the first time in 1378. Until the 19th century, Offen consisted of only 4 farms. As a result of the agricultural reforms in the 30s and 40s of the 19th century, numerous new mining sites were created . There was a further significant increase in population after the Second World War , when the number of inhabitants rose from 348 in 1948 to 857 in 1967, particularly due to the influx of displaced persons.

On February 1, 1971, Offen was incorporated into the city of Bergen.

politics

Offen has been part of the city of Bergen since 1971. Offen is represented by the local council and the local mayor . The local council has decision-making powers for the public institutions located in the village, is responsible for promoting the maintenance of the local image and club life and must be heard by the city of Bergen on all matters relating to the locality. It consists of five elected representatives, members of the Bergen municipal council from Offen and the mayor of the city of Bergen.

The local council elects the local mayor, the incumbent is Cord Otte.

Culture and sights

The old town center still has a few old farms , mostly under tall old oak trees .

  • Open, half-timbered house originally from 1769

  • Katensen, thatched half-timbered house from 1898

  • Bollersen, half-timbered farmhouse

Architectural monuments

See architectural monuments in Offen

literature

  • Hermann von der Kammer: Chronicle of the community of Offen. Druckhaus Harms, Groß Oesingen 2006.
  • Anneliese Degener: Open, my home village , script 1951/52.

Web links

Commons : Open  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 223 .
  2. ↑ Information on the Lower Saxony municipal constitution .