Almhorst

Almhorst City of Seelze
	Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 44 ″ N , 9 ° 33 ′ 57 ″ E
Height :	59 m above sea level NHN
Area :	39 ha
Residents :	734 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	1,882 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	30926
Area code :	05137
Location of Almhorst in Lower Saxony
	Almhorster Dutch windmill

Almhorst is a village and southern district of the city of Seelze in Lower Saxony .

geography

Almhorst lies in the middle of the Calenberger Land on the L 390. Neighboring towns are Lohnde and the core town of Seelzes in the north, Döteberg in the east, Kirchwehren and Lathwehren in the south, Dedensen in the east and the Holtensen district of Barsinghausen .

history

Almhorst, previously also Elmenhorst or -hurst later Allmen Horst , presumably called "spot on elm forest". The expansion of the elm vegetation , especially in the nearby Lohnder Holz, could have extended to Almhorst in the Middle Ages or even enclosed it.

Almhorst was first mentioned in a document in 1282. An even earlier mention only indicates the approximate period 1120–1140 for a donation. Around 1600 Almhorst consisted of 23 farms, by the 19th century the population rose to 250. If Almhorst was previously a purely farming village, it gradually changed. Industrialization, the opening of the railway line and the chemical factory in nearby Seelze had a decisive influence. After the Second World War , the number of inhabitants fluctuated due to refugee admissions.

On March 1, 1974, Almhorst became one of the eleven localities of the greater community of Seelze. On March 1, 1977, Seelze was elevated to the status of town and thus Almhorst to a district.

politics

Local council

The Almhorst local council consists of two councilors and five councilors from the following parties:

CDU : 4 seats
SPD : 3 seats

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor of Almhorst is Petra Cordes (CDU). Your deputy is Manfred Bartsch (SPD).

coat of arms

The draft emblem of Almhorst comes from the in Gadenstedt born and later in Hannover living heraldic and graphic artist Alfred Brecht , who is also the emblem of Bantorf , Barrigsen , Egestorf has designed and many other villages in the district of Hannover. The approval of the coat of arms was granted on June 9, 1971 by the district president in Hanover.

Blazon : " Green : Gold share , above silver steering log with gold fittings, down a two-bladed, green hops vine with two clusters."

Justification of the coat of arms: The noble family "von Almenhurst", named after the place, did not leave a family coat of arms, so that a new coat of arms could be designed without any influence. The first appearance of the place - before the time of the coat of arms - was decisive, a purely rural symbol, the steering log, to be included in the upper part of the coat of arms. In the lower part of the coat of arms, the hops cultivation attested here is symbolized as a special agricultural feature by a two-leaf, green hop tendril with two umbels. The field name "Hopfenbruch" has also been used since the 16th century.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The brick-built Almhorster Holländer windmill from 1882, which was shut down in 1942 and is now used for residential purposes.

Architectural monuments

See: List of architectural monuments in Almhorst

Photo gallery

Cenotaph for the victims of the world wars
Half-timbered house at Hopfenbruch

Economy and Infrastructure

education

There is a primary school in Almhorst. It has a long tradition after its predecessor was founded in 1584 for the place and its surroundings. On August 1, 2008, the school was merged with the Lohnde elementary school to form one school at two locations and has since been called the Astrid Lindgren School.

traffic

Two bus routes operated by Greater Hanover (GVH) connect Almhorst with other parts of the city of Seelz and neighboring towns. The L 390 crosses the village.

Web links

Commons : Almhorst - collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ Area of the Almhorst district. In: City population website. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
↑ Population figures in the town of Seelze - Almhorst district. In: website of the city of Seelze - city portrait. December 31, 2018, accessed October 20, 2019.
↑ Elmenhorst (Calenberger Urkundenbuch III, No. 412, p. 259).
^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 196 .
^ Local history of Almhorst. In: website of the city of Seelze. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Members of the Almhorst local council. In: website of the city of Seelze. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b District Hanover: Wappenbuch district Hanover . Published by the author himself, Hannover 1985, p. 350-354 .
^ Astrid Lindgren School Almhorst / Lohnde. ( Memento of January 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Website of the Astrid Lindgren School. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

[1] Area of the Almhorst district. In: City population website. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[2] Population figures in the town of Seelze - Almhorst district. In: website of the city of Seelze - city portrait. December 31, 2018, accessed October 20, 2019.

[3] Elmenhorst (Calenberger Urkundenbuch III, No. 412, p. 259).

[4] 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 196 .

[5] Local history of Almhorst. In: website of the city of Seelze. Retrieved October 5, 2017.

[Rat-6] Members of the Almhorst local council. In: website of the city of Seelze. Retrieved July 15, 2017.

[wappen-7] District Hanover: Wappenbuch district Hanover . Published by the author himself, Hannover 1985, p. 350-354 .

[8] Astrid Lindgren School Almhorst / Lohnde. ( Memento of January 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Website of the Astrid Lindgren School. Retrieved October 5, 2017.