Borger
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Coordinates: 52 ° 55 ' N , 7 ° 32' E |
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| Basic data | ||
| State : | Lower Saxony | |
| County : | Emsland | |
| Joint municipality : | Sögel | |
| Height : | 40 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 55.27 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 2794 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 51 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 26904 | |
| Area code : | 05953 | |
| License plate : | Tbsp | |
| Community key : | 03 4 54 005 | |
| LOCODE : | DE 72B | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Waldstrasse 4 26904 Börger |
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| Mayor : | Jürgen Ermes ( SPD ) | |
| Location of the municipality of Börger in the district of Emsland | ||
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Börger is a municipality in the northeast of the Emsland district in western Lower Saxony ( Germany ).
geography
Geographical location
Börger lies in the Hümmling , a geest landscape in the Emsland . The community is located between the cities of Meppen in the southwest, Papenburg in the northwest and Friesoythe in the northeast on the upper reaches of the Ohe , which runs just below its source area through the lowland east of Börger. The village is only 40 m above sea level ; Not far south-southwest of the town center is the 66 m high Sunderberg. The Ohe, a stream on which the fulling mill used to stand, flows east of Börger. The districts of Nordkamp and Dosfeld , which are largely dominated by agriculture, are located in the southwest of the village .
Neighboring communities
Neighboring communities in the north are the communities Surwold and Breddenberg in the combined community of Nordhümmling , in the east the communities Lorup in the combined community Werlte and the community Spahnharrenstätte , in the south the community Werpeloh and in the west the communities Wippingen and Neubörger in the combined community Dörpen .
history
An exact date for the foundation of the village cannot be determined. Börger was first mentioned in writing as "Burgiri" (= birch height) in the Corvey monastery writings around 854. Germanic tribes first settled on the Hümmling around the time of Christ's birth. The location and region are numerous relics megalithic monuments in the Beaker culture in including the passage grave (Steenhus) and the sacrificial stone in place. The tomb of King Surwold , which was mainly handed down in the legend , was also located here. The community developed from 18 farms and today has around 2800 inhabitants. The old village structure can still be seen today: Courtyards and their location testify to the old way of settlement ( Haufendorf ).
In the Middle Ages, the entire Hümmling fell victim to looting and pillage by the neighboring tribes of the Frisians, Dutch and Stedinger, although it was only sparsely populated and the area was very agricultural. In 1266 the inhabitants of the Hümmling tried in vain to submit to the Frisians in order to gain a patron. In 1394 the inhabitants of the Hümmling won the Bishop of Münster as patron when they submitted to him after he had gained power over the Cloppenburg region.
During the Thirty Years' War in 1647 many villages in the area around the Ems were looted and burned down. The population of Börger fled into the surrounding moors. It is said that the inhabitants paid a ransom to avoid being pillaged by the mercenaries. In the years after the Thirty Years' War, the plague occurred several times on the entire Hümmling and also in Börger and drastically decimated the population.
A church in Börger is first mentioned in 1490. In 1573 the parish of Börger was founded. From 1543 to 1659 Börger was a Protestant as a result of the Reformation and the Thirty Years' War. In 1652 the first pastor was resident in Börger.
In 1788, farmers from Börger began to settle in the north-east and north-west, from which the communities of Breddenberg and Neubörger emerged .
Since the soil in the area of the municipality consisted mainly of sandy soil, heather and bog, agriculture was only possible with mediocre yields until the invention of artificial fertilizers and deep plows. Many farmers also kept sheep and bees in the heath. The population was therefore poor. That is why many of the farmers also worked as peat cutters - out of season - in the Netherlands. Due to the poor conditions, Börger was hit by the wave of emigration to America in the 1900 century. In 1887, with the end of the Duke of Arenberg's feudal rule, the region experienced an economic boom, as the conditions for the farmers improved and more of them could buy new arable land. During this time, peat cutting began in Börger.
In 1879 farmers settled in the north of Börger, across the forest, and the Börgerwald settlement was formed . 1930 to 1940 farmers settled on the northern edge of the municipality, d. H. north of Börgerwald and Börger im Moor - the Börgermoor settlement was formed . In 1934, the two districts of Börgermoor and Börgerwald were united independently of Börger and to form the municipality of Surwold .
Börger belonged to the administrative region Weser-Ems until December 31, 2004 , which was dissolved as a result of an administrative reform at the end of this date.
politics
Municipal council
- CDU : 5 seats
Ansgar Kossen, Andreas Jansen, Klaus Meyners, Hermann Grote and Hermann Ubbenjans
- SPD : 6 seats
Jürgen Ermes, Klaus Fleer , Johannes Müller, Klaus Terhalle, Wilhelm Klaas and Hans-Hermann Rolfes
- UWG: 2 seats
Hermann Wöste and Ulrich Wöste
mayor
Jürgen Ermes (SPD)
Community director
Johannes Müller (SPD)
coat of arms
Blazon : Red divided over gold, in it a beehive in mixed up colors between two birch leaves, below a millstone with mill iron.
The birch leaves symbolize the meaning of the name "Burg iri". The beehive refers to the beekeeping that is widely practiced in the Hümmling heath. The millstone reminds us that many mills used to be located in Börger. The red and gold shield division corresponds to the coat of arms of the Imperial Corvey Abbey, to whose extensive Emsland property Börger belonged up to the 13th century. The colors red and gold are at the same time those of the duchy of Münster, which, as Corvey's successor, ruled the country until the end of the old empire in 1803.
The coat of arms was created by the heraldist Dr. Ulf-Dietrich Korn from Münster designed.
Gastronomy, culture and sights
In addition to some inns and private accommodation, there was a youth hostel, which was converted into a refugee accommodation, and a campsite. The municipality of Börger has a very pronounced "gentle tourism" such as a number of hiking, cycling and riding trails. In the summer months, the local outdoor pool is available to guests. The Steenhus Börger (also called "Boerger I") is a Neolithic passage grave , with the Sprockhoff no. 819.
Sports
The DJK Eintracht Börger was founded in 1919. The following sports are offered: football, tennis, table tennis, cycling, karate, volleyball, athletics, chess, line dancing, aerobics and basketball. The Reit- und Fahrverein Börger owns an equestrian facility with a 600 m² training hall, a dressage arena and a large jumping arena. A variety of riding trails in the neighboring forest offer plenty of space for riding in nature. In the north is the Motodrom Börger, which offers space for motocross athletes with a 1800 m long course. The Lower Saxony Cup takes place here every year.
natural reserve
There are four nature reserves in the municipality of Börger: Steinberg on the Surwold glider airfield in the north, Windelberg in the northeast, the upper reaches of the Ohe in the southeast and Am Busch in the south. The oak forest on the south-eastern outskirts is listed as a natural monument "Osterbrink". Immediately next to the forest is the village pond and home. The biotope "Glider Airfield Surwold" in the north is characterized by pronounced, dense heather stands and complexes of sandy, lean grass and grass turf. In the "Heideweg" biotope you can find sandy areas that are poor in bases and nutrients, as well as dense heather plants.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Börger lies at the intersection of highways 32, 51 and 62 between the neighboring communities of Werpeloh , Surwold , Neubörger , Spahnharrenstätte and Breddenberg .
The nearest motorway junctions are on the A 31 motorway at Dörpen and Lathen and are each around 30 km away. The regional train stations of the timetable route 395 between Münster and Leer are also located in these locations .
economy
In Börger there are numerous companies from the construction and metal industry, most of which are located in the Mühlenberg commercial and industrial area.
One of the largest employers in the area is a meat and sausage production facility with around 160 jobs (as of 2020, previously up to 300). The establishment, founded in 1976 by the Zimmermann family company ( Zimbo brand ), was majority owned by the Swiss company Bell from 2009 . In 2019, their German sausage division was sold to the Zur-Mühlen Group by Clemens Tönnies . As already feared by the union, the factory will be closed in 2020.
A workshop for disabled people under the sponsorship of Caritas employs numerous people with disabilities from Börger and the surrounding area. In addition, there are still many farms in Börger, which are mainly located on the outskirts.
education
The primary and secondary school Börger is attended by approx. 250 pupils, however, the secondary school was temporarily converted into a primary school in the school year 2014/15 due to renovation work in the primary school building, which meant that many students at the secondary school in Börger go to school in Sögel had to. The "Speelhus" kindergarten is located near the primary school building, the gymnasium and the outdoor swimming pool. In addition, the Free Realschule Hümmling can be found in the immediate vicinity, which is sponsored by the Free School Society Hümmling. The main school building is located in the town center, near the St. Jodokus Church.
religion
In the center of the village is the Catholic St. Jodokus Church. The neo-Gothic church (Cologne Neo-Gothic) was built between 1856 and 1858 and extensively restored at the beginning of the 21st century. The St. Jodokus parish belongs to the parish community of St. Barbara. In addition, the St. Josef Chapel, the chapel of the former Börgeran hospital, is housed in an old farmhouse on the grounds of the St. Josef Abbey for the elderly and nursing home.
literature
- Reinhard Rolfes (editor): Börger - history of a Hümmlingdorf. Börger 2005
- Werner Kaemling: Atlas on the history of Lower Saxony . Gerd J. Holtzmeyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1987, ISBN 3-923722-44-3 .
- Hermann Abels: The place names of the Emsland, in their linguistic and cultural-historical significance . Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn 1929
- Ernst Förstemann, Hermann Jellinghaus (editor): Old German name book . Volume II, 1 and 2: Place names . Bonn 1913/1916 (Reprint: Volume II, 2, Hildesheim 1967/1983, ISBN 3-487-01733-4 )
Web links
- Homepage of the municipality of Börger
- Homepage of the Free Realschule Hümmling
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).
- ↑ http://wahlen.soegel.de/Kommunalwahlen/Gemeindewahl_Boerger_2016/454107_000040/index.html
- ↑ https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/OWL/Kreis-Guetersloh/Rheda-Wiedenbrueck/3842735-Konzerntaschen-Zur-Muehlen-Gruppe-uebernehmen-Wurstwarensparte-von-Bell-Toennies-schluckt-naechsten-Rivalen
- ↑ https://www.noz.de/lokales/soegel/artikel/1816929/gewerkschaft- sucht-arbeitsplatzerhalt-bei-bell-in- boerger
- ↑ https://www.noz.de/lokales/soegel/artikel/2043861/toennies-tattan-schliesst-wurstfabrik-in-boerger
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