Brokstedt

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Brokstedt
Brokstedt
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Brokstedt highlighted

Coordinates: 53 ° 59 '  N , 9 ° 49'  E

Basic data
State : Schleswig-Holstein
Circle : Stone castle
Office : Kellinghusen
Height : 21 m above sea level NHN
Area : 12.62 km 2
Residents: 2036 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 161 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 24616
Area code : 04324
License plate : IZ
Community key : 01 0 61 019
Office administration address: Am Markt 9
25548 Kellinghusen
Website : www.gemeinde-brokstedt.de
Mayor : Clemens Preine ( CDU )
Location of the municipality Brokstedt in the Steinburg district
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Brokstedt ( Low German : Brooksteed ) is a municipality in the Steinburg district in Schleswig-Holstein. The Rotensande district belongs to the municipality.

Geography and traffic

Brokstedt is 9 km northeast of Kellinghusen . The Brokstedter Au and Stör rivers flow through the municipality. Brokstedt is on the railway line from Elmshorn to Neumünster .

history

More detailed records of the history of the parish have existed since around 1700. When a fire almost completely destroyed the parish in 1752, it was rebuilt some distance away.

politics

Community representation

Of the 13 seats in the municipal council has CDU since the local elections in 2018 eight seats and the voter community AFW five.

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver, a raised, wide blue wavy bar, above a wheelless blue plow, underneath the red gable side of a farmhouse of the late 19th century type with thatched roof, boarded gable and brick lintels and lintels."

The coat of arms combines symbols that emphasize the natural geographical location of the municipality. It shows the largely rural structure and agricultural character of the place. The corrugated beam stands for the Brokstedter Au, while the plow and the farmhouse represent agriculture . However, the sophisticated facade of the farmhouse from the end of the 19th century points to the above-mentioned prosperity of the place.

Partner municipality

The Polish rural community of Przechlewo has been a partner community of Brokstedts since June 25, 2016.

economy

The road connection between Bad Bramstedt and Rendsburg (L 123) , which was built in the 18th century, runs through the community . With the construction of the Neumünster – Elmshorn railway in 1844, part of Schleswig-Holstein's first railway line between Altona and Kiel , the town experienced a noticeable economic improvement. The community is still predominantly agricultural.

Leisure, tourism and sport

The nature park path , which connects the five nature parks in Schleswig-Holstein for hikers, runs through the village .

The place is known nationwide for the Holsteinring , the most famous speedway race track in Schleswig-Holstein, which is operated by MSC Brokstedt.

For more than 30 years, the largest Lanz Bulldog meeting in northern Germany has been taking place in Brokstedt on Himmelfahrt with over 25,000 visitors and 700 vehicles in 2007 .

Since 2017, the Speedway Music Festival has been taking place annually in August with 4000 visitors.

The Evangelical Church Brokstedt was built in 1899 according to plans by the Hamburg architect Hugo Groothoff .

photos

literature

  • Stefan Inderwies, Lena Cordes, Burkhard Büsing: Brokstedt: 475 years of history of a community in Holstein , Solivagus-Verlag, 2013, ISBN 9783943025125

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
  2. Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms
  3. ↑ Signing the contract with the partner municipality. Homepage of the municipality Brokstedt, accessed on July 18, 2016.