Borry
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Borry
Municipality Emmerthal
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| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 | |
| Postal code : | 31860 | |
Location of Börry in Lower Saxony |
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Börry is a village in the municipality of Emmerthal in the Hameln-Pyrmont district in Lower Saxony .
geography
Geographical location
The village of Börry is located in the middle of the Weserbergland . The Ilse flows through the village .
Community structure
Börry is a village according to the Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Act , which consists of the former communities of Bessinghausen , Börry, Brockensen , Esperde , Frenke , Hajen and Latferde and has a joint local council with nine members.
archeology
Börry is famous as the place where a brass bucket with a hunting frieze was found , an old find from 1835. The bucket imported from the Roman Empire served as an urn for a cremation grave from the Roman Empire .
history
The place was first mentioned by name as "Villa Barigi" in a document from King Henry II from 1004. This name also appears in the Corvey goods directory. Over the centuries, the place name changed to today's name via Borge and Borrje, among other things . In June 2004 the village celebrated its 1000th anniversary with the millennium.
Börry has two churches, according to which the village is divided into Ober- and Niederbörry; this distinction was first mentioned in a document in 1288. The pastorate at the church in Oberbörry was connected with the superintendent of Börry from 1665 to 1944 , most recently a division of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, founded in 1864 .
During the Seven Years' War , the French troops crossed the Weser on July 16, 1757 under the command of Marshal d'Estrées : From July 24 to 25 of the same year they set up their camps around Börry and then withdrew to the battle of Hastenbeck .
On August 19, 1748, almost all of the town's houses were destroyed in a major fire. Only three buildings survived the fire unscathed. Since then, the "fire day" has been celebrated in Börry on August 19th every year.
On January 1, 1973 Börry was incorporated into the new municipality of Emmerthal.
Culture and sights
In Börry, the Museum of Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Work gives an insight into rural life from different epochs. The change from manual to mechanized agriculture is discussed. Agricultural machinery from earlier times is exhibited in the outdoor area.
The Börry Jewish cemetery, which was laid out in 1818, is located outside the village in the direction of Latferde.
Individual evidence
- ^ Main statute of the municipality of Emmerthal. (PDF) Municipality of Emmerthal, accessed on February 11, 2011 .
- ^ Walter Nowothnig: Significant finds from the Hameln-Pyrmont district . In: Hameln Local History Museum yearbook , 1969
- ↑ Wilfried Voss, “Experience the New and Preserve the Old” , on: Municipality of Emmerthal: Time for Culture in Emmerthal , accessed on October 15, 2014.
- ^ 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. 194 .
- ^ Museum for agricultural technology and agricultural work in Börry / Hameln-Pyrmont district
Amelgatzen (with Hämelschenburg and Welsede ) | Börry (with Bessinghausen , Brockensen , Esperde , Frenke , Hajen and Latferde ) | Emmerthal (with Emmern , Hagenohsen , Kirchohsen , Ohr , Völkerhausen and Voremberg ) | Grohnde (with Lüntorf and Deitlevsen )