Apelnstedt
Apelnstedt
Sickte parish
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Coordinates: 52 ° 11 ′ 28 ″ N , 10 ° 37 ′ 8 ″ E | ||
Height : | 93 m | |
Residents : | 512 (Jan. 7, 2015) | |
Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 | |
Postal code : | 38173 | |
Area code : | 05333 | |
Location of Apelnstedt in Lower Saxony |
Apelnstedt is a district of the Lower Saxony municipality of Sickte in the Wolfenbüttel district .
Surname
Apelnstedt is first mentioned in 1042 as Abolderstetin . 200 years later the place was called Apelderstede and in the course of time the current name Apelnstedt developed. The place name goes back to Apholtra (old German: apple tree).
history
At the end of the 18th century the parish village of Apelnstedt had 129 inhabitants. At that time, five farms , five half- span farms , seven Kothöfe and two Brinkitzer places were counted.
In the middle of the village is the "Linden-Thie", a former meeting place. The local church was not built until the middle of the 19th century. A keystone , which is built into today's church vault, essentially reminds of the former medieval church . The keystone is designed with a seven-pointed star, which is circumscribed by the year 1455.
Apelnstedt used to belong to the office of Salzdahlum, which later fell to Heinrich the Magnanimous. Later Apelnstedt was united with Braunschweig . The Apelnstedt domain and the land belonging to it managed the lease for Salzdahlum.
On March 1, 1974, Apelnstedt was merged with the communities of Hötzum , Lower Sick, Upper Sick and Volzum to form the new community of Sickte .
In recent times the population of the place has increased due to development in the north.
coat of arms
The coat of arms of Apelnstedt is eloquent , split with red and gold (yellow) and with a field maple leaf in alternating heraldic colors . The sheet stands for "Place of the field maple" and is placed on a split shield . It refers to the first verifiable landlord, the Halberstadt diocese . The colors red and gold are the basic colors of the ducal-Brunswick family coat of arms , which shows that Apelnstedt has belonged to the core area of Brunswick for centuries.
Neighboring communities
Beginning in the northwest in a clockwise direction, Hötzum , Sickte , Neuerkerode , Volzum , Dettum , Ahlum , Atzum and Salzdahlum border on Apelnstedt .
Individual evidence
- ^ Page of the Samtgemeinde Sickte
- ↑ a b On the history of the village of Apelnstedt , on sicke.de. Retrieved March 28, 2016