Buchholz (Stendal)

Buchholz City of Stendal Coordinates: 52 ° 32 ′ 26 "  N , 11 ° 47 ′ 28"  E
Height :	47 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.98 km²
Residents :	289  (Dec. 31, 2008)
Population density :	32 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 2010
Postal code :	39579
Area code :	039361
Location of Buchholz in Saxony-Anhalt
Buchholz village church

Buchholz is a district of the district town of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt (Germany).

geography

Buchholz in the south-east of the Altmark lies on the Tangermünder-Buchholzer ridge, which towers over the valleys by up to 40 meters between the Uchte and the Tangier . The Bucholz district is about eight kilometers from downtown Stendal.

history

The Romanesque church of the village was built around 1140. The place Buchholz was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1209.

Thanks to its convenient location on the Magdeburg – Stendal road connection , Buchholz has become an attractive place to live in recent years and several new homes have been built.

Until December 31, 2009, Buchholz was an independent municipality.

By means of an area change agreement, the municipal council of the Buchholz community decided on June 9, 2009 that the Buchholz community should be incorporated into the city of Stendal. This contract was approved by the county as the lower local supervisory authority and came into effect on January 1, 2010.

After the incorporation of the previously independent municipality of Buchholz, Buchholz became a district of the city of Stendal. For the incorporated municipality, the local constitution was introduced according to §§ 86 ff. Of the municipality code of Saxony-Anhalt . The incorporated municipality of Buchholz and the future district of Buchholz became the locality of the receiving city of Stendal. A local council with five members, including the local mayor, was formed in the incorporated municipality and now the village of Buchholz.

Buildings

The Buchholz village church , built from field stones with a mighty cross tower, stands elevated on the western edge of the village street. Your oldest inventory item is a font from the 12th / 13th centuries. Century.

traffic

Bundesstrasse 189 , the most important north-south connection in northern Saxony-Anhalt , runs through the Buchholz district .

Regular buses and on-call buses run by Regionalverkehr Westsachsen (RVW) under the brand name stendalbus . In nearby Stendal there are rail connections to Hanover , Berlin , Magdeburg and Schwerin .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official Journal of the District No. 20/2009, pages 267-268 (PDF; 1.4 MB)

Web links

Commons : Buchholz (Altmark)  - Collection of images