Drethem

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Drethem
Neu Darchau municipality
Coordinates: 53 ° 12 ′ 10 ″  N , 10 ° 57 ′ 18 ″  E
Residents : 83  (17 Aug 2011)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 29490
Area code : 05853
Drethem (Lüchow-Dannenberg district)
Drethem

Location of Drethem in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district

Church in Drethem
Church in Drethem

Drethem is a district of the municipality of Neu Darchau in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district in Lower Saxony . The village is located southeast of the core area of ​​Neu Darchau and directly on the west bank of the Elbe .

history

On July 1, 1972, Drethem was incorporated into the community of Neu Darchau.

Culture and sights

church

The Protestant church is a hall building of brick , which dates from the 18th century. The north side contains half-timbering and carries a roof turret . The furnishing with the pulpit altar dates from the time the church was built.

Observation tower

Kniepenberg observation tower
View from the Kniepenberg observation tower

The Kniepenberg observation tower is a 17 m high wooden tower built in 2010 on the 86  m high Kniepenberg, southeast of Drethem . The tower is located in the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Biosphere Reserve between Drethem and Hitzacker, not far from the Elbe Cycle Path and the Klötzie-Stieg hiking path . From its 16 m high viewing platform you have a good panoramic view of the Elbe Valley and the Drawehn ridge .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The community (in numbers). Neu Darchau municipality, accessed on March 13, 2017 .
  2. ^ 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. 232 .
  3. DRETHEM. Ev. Chapel. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 403
  4. Lookout tower on the Kniepenberg ( memento of the original dated February 7, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at natur-erleben.niedersachsen.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.natur-erleben.niedersachsen.de