Barnstorf (Wolfsburg)

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Barnstorf
City of Wolfsburg
Coat of arms of the district
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 56 ″  N , 10 ° 48 ′ 9 ″  E
Height : 106 m
Residents : 1240  (December 31, 2015)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 38446
Area code : 05365
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Location in Wolfsburg

Barnstorf is a district in the south of the city ​​of Wolfsburg . The place is on the district road Nordsteimke – Heiligendorf.

geography

There are extensive forests to the northwest and southeast of the location. The town center is characterized by a village. To the east of it are extensive new development areas.

The Waldhof settlement, which consists of around 13 houses, belongs to Barnstorf . The forester's house, located a little south on the edge of the forest, was built in 1852, and has been privately inhabited since the forestry department was closed in 2004.

  • Local part

  • Former school

  • View of Waldhof

history

Barnstorf was first mentioned in a document in 1309, when the place came into the possession of Braunschweig-Lüneburg. Between 1428 and 1885 the place belonged to the Principality of Lüneburg.

On June 3, 1860, the school building, which today houses a kindergarten with around 20 places and a youth club, was opened. In 1934 a second classroom was added.

On July 1, 1972, Barnstorf, which comes from the Gifhorn district , was incorporated into the city of Wolfsburg in accordance with the Wolfsburg Act .

Waldhof

Waldhof was first mentioned in a document from 1669, with which Georg Wilhelm , Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg , leased Waldhoff Ambt Fallersleben to Henning Warneken from Neindorf . From 1850 to 1852 the former forester's house was built as the forester's house Barnstorfer Wald , it belonged to the Fallersleben Forestry Office . The formerly royal, later state domain Waldhof was incorporated into Barnstorf in 1928. Before that, Waldhof was a separate municipality, its mayor was the respective domain tenant. In 1935 the domain was relocated. In Waldhof there was a post office II , which was called Wolfsburg 33 after the incorporation into the city of Wolfsburg .

religion

There is no church in Barnstorf. Barnstorf belongs to the evangelical St. Adrian parish in Heiligendorf , in Barnstorf church services are held in the cemetery chapel. The Catholics belong to the St. Christophorus Congregation in the Schillerteich district .

politics

Barnstorf and the neighboring district of Nordsteimke form the village of Barnstorf-Nordsteimke and are represented by a local council. Local mayor is Hans-Georg Bachmann ( SPD ) (as of December 2016).

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Barbara Benstem: The facade of the Barnstorfer School is secured. In: Wolfsburger Nachrichten. Edition of August 3, 2020.
  2. ↑ Barbara Benstem: Aim - to get the old school building. In: Wolfsburger Nachrichten. Edition of November 29, 2019.
  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. 221 .
  4. ^ Federal Ministry for the Post and Telecommunications (Ed.): Ortverzeichnis Post. Bonn 1983, p. 795.