Berkum (Peine)

Berkum City of Peine Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 25 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 22 ″ E
Height :	69 (65-70) m
Residents :	289 (Dec. 13, 2018) Citizens' Office Peine
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31226
Area code :	05171
Location of Berkum in Lower Saxony
	Town view

Berkum is a village and south-western district of the city of Peine in the Peine district in Lower Saxony . The place touches the federal highway 65 . The Mittelland Canal lies in the north .

history

The place was first mentioned as "Berchum" in deeds of donation from Countess Palatine Gertrud (daughter of Heinrich der Fette ) from 1134. In 1136 it was mentioned as "Berchheim" and in 1191 as "Birchem". The name means "Birkenheim".

On the occasion of the regional reform, Berkum became a district of the town of Peine on March 1, 1974.

politics

Mayor

Mayor is Jürgen Müller (SPD).

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Berkum shows a birch tree with three branches in alternating colors on a golden red shield. In the upper area, the red branches show floating leaves on a golden background. The lower surface forms a red hill in front of which two downward-pointing leaves and catkins can be seen. The hill symbolizes the Postechenberg, a post stop. The colors red and gold illustrate the former affiliation to the Hildesheim monastery .

The coat of arms was approved by the Interior Minister of Lower Saxony on January 21, 1952; the design was made by Rudolf Dehnke.

Culture and sights

Parish church

The Protestant parish church in Berkum is a small, single-nave quarry stone building with a semicircular apse , the construction of which dates the construction time to the second half of the 13th century. The church was rebuilt between 1835 and 1838, which determines the current appearance. The Berkum bells "Anna and Kattrina" have been ringing since 1496.

Personalities

Erika Schmollinger (* 1941), former table tennis player

literature

Herbert Brakebusch: History of the village Berkum <Berkem> district Peine, administrative district Hildesheim. Self-published, Braunschweig 1914, OCLC 163014499 .

Web links

Commons : Berkum (Peine) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 126.
^ 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. 217 .
^ The local councils of the city of Peine and their members , accessed on May 28, 2017

[Rabbow-1] A ^b Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 126.

[2] 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. 217 .

[3] The local councils of the city of Peine and their members , accessed on May 28, 2017