Achim (Börßum)

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Achim
community Börßum
Achim's coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 3 ′ 38 ″  N , 10 ° 36 ′ 42 ″  E
Height : 91 m above sea level NHN
Area : 15.81 km²
Residents : 679  (Dec. 31, 2010)
Population density : 43 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : November 1, 2011
Postal code : 38312
Area code : 05334
Achim (Lower Saxony)
Achim

Location of Achim in Lower Saxony

Half-timbered house in Achim
Half-timbered house in Achim

Achim ( pronunciation ? / I ) is a district of the municipality Börßum in the district of Wolfenbüttel , Lower Saxony . Audio file / audio sample

geography

The place is located southeast of the Oderwald about twelve kilometers south-southeast of Wolfenbüttel , about two kilometers north of the federal highway 82 , which leads from Goslar via Hornburg to Schöningen . This also gives him access to federal motorway 36 .

The Hellebach , coming from the northeast, flows through Achim and joins the Schiffgraben-West to the south of the village .

history

In the middle of the 18th century the Achim office was established in the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel .

According to the decision of the Lower Saxony state parliament on April 13, 2011, the Achim community was incorporated into the neighboring community of Börßum on November 1, 2011 .

On March 1, 1974, the communities Kalme and Seinstedt were incorporated.

coat of arms

Description: In gold (yellow) above a blue wave shield base, a red cross with broadened arms under a blue rafter.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Georg Hassel, Karl Friedrich Bege: Geographical-statistical description of the principalities of Wolfenbüttel and Blankenburg, Volume 1, 1802, p. 416
  2. Law on the unification of the municipality of Achim and the municipality of Börßum, combined municipality of Oderwald, district of Wolfenbüttel. April 13, 2011
  3. ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 273 .