Island (Schneverdingen)

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island
Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 48 ″  N , 9 ° 45 ′ 34 ″  E
Height : 59 m above sea level NHN
Area : 29.02 km²
Residents : 754  (Feb. 1, 2011)
Population density : 26 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29640
Area code : 05193
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Location of Insel in Schneverdingen
Desk and quill museum in Insel

Insel ( Low German / Plattdüütsch Issell ) is a district of the town of Schneverdingen in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony .

geography

The place is about 4 km northwest of the city center and is connected to it via the K31. The village is a typical heath village with meadows, quarries and woodlands.

The villages of Barrl, Höpen and Reinsehlen as well as the residential areas Reinsehlen / Reinsählen , Barrl / Baal , (Höpen now near Schneverdingen) belong to the island.

history

Numerous prehistoric finds on the island indicate human life at this point as early as the Stone, Bronze and Iron Ages. The origin of the village is believed to be around the 9th and 10th centuries.

A Wehrmacht airfield was built in Reinsehlen in 1938, which was used as a refugee camp after the end of the war and later by British troops as a base camp for tank exercises in the Lüneburg Heath . The Camp Reinsehlen is a nature reserve today.

On March 1, 1974, the municipality of Insel was incorporated into the municipality of Schneverdingen.

politics

The head of the village is Willi Scholbe.

Culture and sights

  • The "Pult- und Quill Museum Insel" is a school museum with many details of the 300 years until 1995 local school operation and other interesting exhibits.

Web links

Commons : Schneverdingen-Insel  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.feuerwehr-schneverdingen.de/index.php/stadtfeuerwehr
  2. ↑ Resolution on the bilingualism of place names in Schneverdingen (PDF, 7 MB)  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.schneverdingen.de  
  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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 235 .