Ahlhorn (Grossenkneten)
Ahlhorn
Municipality Großenkneten
Coordinates: 52 ° 54 ′ 0 ″ N , 8 ° 12 ′ 58 ″ E
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Height : | 44 m | |
Residents : | 7732 (Oct. 1, 2015) | |
Postal code : | 26197 | |
Area code : | 04435 | |
Location of Ahlhorn in Lower Saxony |
Ahlhorn is the largest district in the community of Großenkneten in the Oldenburg district in Lower Saxony .
Geographical location
The place is six kilometers southwest of the center of Großenkneten.
traffic
The A 29 runs west and south-west of Ahlhorn, and the A 1 runs south-east . The station Ahlhorn lies on the railway line Oldenburg-Osnabrück and from the line RE 18 Wilhelmshaven - Osnabrück traveled. In addition, the disused and dismantled line to Vechta began in Ahlhorn . The Ahlhorn signal box is to be observed as a monument .
Infrastructure
Ahlhorn is the seat of a Lower Saxony state forest office . From it are state forests in the districts of Oldenburg , Cloppenburg and Vechta managed.
Sports
At the end of the 1990s, motorsport in the form of car races was practiced at the former Ahlhorn airfield . In 1995 a race for the Super Touring Car Cup (STW) took place there. The women of the fistball department of Ahlhorner SV have been playing in the 1st Bundesliga North for years.
economy
Ahlhorn's economy is characterized by a large number of different farms. Two industrial areas accommodate various commercial and industrial companies, some of which are of international importance. Mention should be made here of the poultry meat manufacturer Heidemark and the transformer station, electrical and precast concrete parts manufacturer Gräper ( Beton- und Energietechnik Heinrich Gräper GmbH & Co. KG ).
literature
- Heinz Edzards: The development of Ahlhorn in the 19th century. Representation of the change processes in a rural settlement. Isensee, Oldenburg 1997, ISBN 3-89598-478-7
- Heinz Edzards: The interested forest in the parish of Großenkneten. The history of logging in the Ahlhorn, Döhlen, Grossenkneten and Sage farming communities. Isensee, Oldenburg 1993, ISBN 3-89442-138-X
See also
- Ahlhorn fish ponds
- Ahlhorner cellar stones
- Ahlhorner Heide motorway triangle
- Ahlhorn Airfield
- Ahlhorn signal box
Web links
- Citizens' Association Ahlhorn e. V.
- The Herz Jesu-Gemeinde Ahlhorn in the official district of Oldenburg of the Catholic Church
Individual evidence
- ↑ BVB-Verlagsgesellschaft (ed.): Großenkneten . Signpost for the community. Specialized publisher for municipal information, 2015, p. 7 ( findcity.de [PDF; accessed on April 26, 2017]).
- ^ Lower Saxony State Forests: Lower Saxony Forestry Office Ahlhorn