Bierde (Böhme)

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Bierde
Böhme municipality
Coordinates: 52 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  N , 9 ° 30 ′ 16 ″  E
Height : 22 m
Area : 14 km²
Residents : 350
Population density : 25 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29693
Area code : 05164
Chapel from 1861

Bierde is a village in the municipality of Böhme ( Samtgemeinde Rethem / Aller ), which is part of the Heidekreis district .

history

On March 1, 1974, Bierde was incorporated into the municipality of Böhme.

Say

Bierde is full of legends . Especially the Karlsberg (highest point in Bierde) is legendary. One of them tells of two giants who quarreled and threw stones at each other. These stones then formed the Karlsberg.

Another legend tells of Charlemagne resting there once and that is why the mountain was named after him.

Culture and sights

  • Immediately on Bierder lake, oxbow of Aller , located in a wooded area the remains of the castle Bierde in the form of Wall remains. It is a fortification in the middle of the Aller valley.
  • In the center of the village is the village house, the former old school.
  • Also in the center on the L159 road is the chapel from 1861 with the inscription from 1861: "Jesus Christ yesterday, today and forever".
  • Opposite the chapel there is a plaque on a barn wall with a poem in honor of the famous stallion Torador, who died in 1848.
  • There is a public swimming area at Bierder See.

  • Wall rest of the Bierder Castle

  • Town view

  • Memorial plaque Torador

  • Bierder See

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 224 .

Web links

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