Dohren (North Heath)

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 53 ° 18 '  N , 9 ° 42'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Harburg
Joint municipality :	Tostedt
Height :	54 m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.18 km 2
Residents:	1253 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	103 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	21255
Area code :	04182
License plate :	WL
Community key :	03 3 53 006
Community structure:	Dohren enclosure
Address of the municipal administration:	Kakenstorfer Weg 14 21255 Dohren
Mayor :	Rolf Aldag
Location of the municipality of Dohren in the Harburg district

Dohren is a municipality in the Harburg district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Dohren

Resting place

War memorial

Dohrener Mühlenbach

farm

Geographical location

Dohren is located northwest of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park . The municipality belongs to the Tostedt joint municipality , which has its administrative seat in the municipality of Tostedt . Dohren is traversed by the Dohrener Mühlenbach .

landscape

The landscape of Dohren used to be characterized by thorn hedges. This is where the place name comes from. In the meantime, forests, fields, ponds and heather characterize the landscape.

Neighboring communities

• Kakenstorf
• Tostedt
• Wistedt
• Heidenau
• Hollenstedt

Community structure

Dohren and Dohren Gehege belong to the municipality of Dohren.

Population development

The population of Dohren has risen sharply to over 1000 in recent years, among other things due to the development of ever new building areas.

politics

mayor

The honorary mayor Rolf Joachim Aldag (CDU) was re-elected on September 10, 2006 and is now in his second term of office.

Elections 2011

On September 11, 2011, a new council was elected in the Dohren community:

Political party	be right	Seats
CDU	1104 (62.5%)	7th
SPD	364 (20.6%)	2
WGD	283 (16.0%)	2
FDP	15 (0.8%)	0

coat of arms

“Two concentric, silver circles enclose a thorn bush in silver on a green shield. The thorn bush addresses the likely meaning of the village name. The circles symbolize the value of the village and the community spirit of its citizens. "

Culture and sights

Sports

The sports facility of SV Dohren eV includes two soccer fields, a baseball field, a sports house, a tool shed and a floodlight system. Sports offered are: soccer (men and women), base and softball (under the name Dohren Wild Farmers ), table tennis (men, women, young people), aerobics, women's gymnastics, children's gymnastics, running groups, senior sports, running badges, volleyball and hiking. The Dohren Wild Farmers men's team played in the Bundesliga for the first time in 2010. The student team is the reigning German runner-up, the juniors German champions.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• For highway A1 , which is in the north of the town is about 6 km.
• The major road 141 (north Hollenstedter road; south Buxtehuder road) passing through the center.
• The B 75 , which is in the south, is approx. 3 km.

Public facilities

Dohren fire department

Dohren fire department

The Dohren volunteer fire brigade has a fire fighting vehicle and a team transport vehicle . The fire brigade also includes a youth fire brigade and a music orchestra.

Daycare rascals Dohren

The KiTa Rasselbande Dohren is a special daycare center with small groups and large forest properties.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ Description of the coat of arms of the municipality of Dohren ( memento of the original dated November 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

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