Elsfleth

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Elsfleth
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Coordinates: 53 ° 14 '  N , 8 ° 28'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Wesermarsch
Height : 3 m above sea level NHN
Area : 115.15 km 2
Residents: 9114 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 79 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 26931
Primaries : 04404, 04483, 04485
License plate : BRA
Community key : 03 4 61 004
LOCODE : DE ELS

City administration address : 		Rathausplatz 1
26931 Elsfleth
Website : www.elsfleth.de
Mayoress : Brigitte Fuchs ( independent )
Location of the city of Elsfleth in the Wesermarsch district
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Elsfleth [ ɛlsˈfleːt ] is a town in the Wesermarsch district in the Oldenburger Land in Lower Saxony (Germany). After Nordenham and the district town of Brake, the city ​​is the third largest municipality in the Wesermarsch and one of the oldest places on the Lower Weser. From 1814 to 1933 Elsfleth was the seat of the Elsfleth Office .

geography

location

Elsfleth is located on the Hunte , which comes from the Oldenburger Land, directly at its confluence with the Weser . The city of Oldenburg is located southwest of Elsfleth. Bremen lies in a southeastern direction .

Neighboring communities

In the north the city is bounded by the municipality of Ovelgönne and in the northeast by the district town of Brake . In the east, the Weser forms the border with the opposite municipality of Schwanewede in the Osterholz district . Elsfleth borders the municipality of Berne in the southeast and the municipality of Hude in the Oldenburg district in the south . In the southwest the city has a border with the city of Oldenburg and in the west it borders on the municipality of Rastede in the district of Ammerland .

Nature reserves

There are several nature reserves in the Elsflether urban area , for which the Wesermarsch district is the responsible lower nature conservation authority. They are all in the sparsely populated southwestern part of the city on the border with the city of Oldenburg.

The nature reserve Gellener Torfmöörte with Rockenmoor and Fuchsberg is 313 hectares. It consists of three sub-areas and was created in December 2018 by merging and expanding the previous nature reserves Gellener Torfmöörte and Rockenmoor / Fuchsberg . It secures a small section of the formerly extensive Ipweger Moor.

Before the merger, the Gellener Peat Moor , which was 120 hectares in size, consists of a raised bog and low bog complex with fallow bog grassland, ponds, silting and forest communities as well as peat cuttings and bog heaths. The 155 hectare high moor area Rockenmoor / Fuchsberg consists of two parts and is located between the cities of Oldenburg and Elsfleth on the edge of the Geest in the transition area to the Wesermarsch.

The 99 hectare nature reserve Moorhauser Polder is located in the west of the city of Elsfleth and is part of the EU bird sanctuary Hunteniederung . The Moorhauser Polder is a floodplain , the meadows of which are often flooded in autumn and winter and are therefore an important resting area for migratory birds. In the west, this area borders directly on the 350 hectare Bornhorster Huntewiesen nature reserve , which is mostly located in the Oldenburg area, only around 10 hectares of the area are in the Elsflether area. The wetland area is a bird resting place of international importance.

history

Not north-facing map with the Stedinger Land
Count Anton Günther

Elsfleth is one of the older places on the Lower Weser with its first documentary mention around 1220. However, parts of today's urban area were settled long before that. At Elsfleth-Hogenkamp, ​​one of several Germanic settlement sites from the Roman Empire was found on the Lower Weser. The exact time when medieval Elsfleth was founded is unknown. Bishop Ansgar von Bremen is said to have founded the town's first church as early as 860 . In the 12th century and in the 13th century, at the time of the Stedinger , Elsfleth was the ecclesiastical center of Stedingen .

In the middle of the 14th century, Elsfleth came under the rule of the Counts of Oldenburg . The St. Nicolai Church was built in 1504 and rebuilt to its present form in 1690. With the establishment of the Elsflether Weserzoll by Count Anton Günther , Elsfleth experienced a significant boom from 1624. The Weser tariff was levied until 1820. Elsfleth received town charter on May 1, 1856.

Elsfleth's favorable location at the confluence of the Weser and Hunte rivers, as well as the nearby North Sea, resulted in Elsfleth's ties to seafaring and shipbuilding. They were also decisive factors for the further economic development of Elsfleth. In the middle of the 19th century, Elsfleth developed into the most important port in the state of Oldenburg .

Between 1817 and 1833 Elsfleth was the port of call for the first steamship Die Weser built by a German shipbuilder and operated by a German shipowner . The paddle steamer was put into operation on May 6, 1817 and ran in regular service on the route between Bremen and Brake . From 1827 the ship operated via Brake to Geestemünde .

In 1875 Elsfleth was one of the largest shipping companies in Germany . 22  shipping companies were based in Elsfleth and around 100 ships were based in Elsfleth. Several shipyards built sailing ships in Elsfleth . At the same time, the image of the port was also shaped by the sailing school ships of the German School Ship Association. In 1832 the navigation school was founded, from which the present-day nautical school emerged.

Elsfleth experienced its economic decline with the advent of steam ships . The settled shipyards could not switch from building wooden ships to building iron ships quickly enough, which brought shipbuilding to a standstill.

Today Elsfleth is shaped by numerous companies, including a shipbuilding company, a packaging plant and some shipping companies .

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the formerly independent municipality of Moorriem , consisting of Neuenbrok , Bardenfleth and Altenhuntorf , was incorporated. It was built around 1050 as a moorland settlement. Elsfleth belonged to the administrative district Weser-Ems until December 31, 2004 , which was dissolved as a result of an administrative reform at the end of this date.

Outsourcing

On March 1, 1974, the areas to the right of the Weser were ceded to the community of Schwanewede ( Osterholz district ).

Place name

Old names of the place are 1220 Elsflete , 1285 Elsvlete and 1383 Elsfleth . The place name and its tradition since 1220 is a combination of else , i.e. alder and vlêt for water.

politics

City council

The council of the city of Elsfleth consists of 22 councilors. This is the specified number for a municipality with a population between 8,001 and 9,000. The 22 council members are elected for five years each by local elections. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.

The full-time mayor Brigitte Fuchs is also entitled to vote in the municipal council.

The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following:

Political party Proportional votes Number of seats Change voices Change seats
CDU 34.67% 8th + 0.2% 0
SPD 33.88% 7th +0.52% 0
Independent voter community Elsfleth (UWE) 9.76% 2 +0.61% 0
FDP 9.06% 2 −1.45% 0
Alliance 90 / The Greens 8.65% 2 −1.4% 0
left 3.94% 1 +1.51% 0

The turnout in the 2016 local elections was 58.37%, above the Lower Saxony average of 55.5%. For comparison - in the previous local elections on September 11, 2011, the turnout was 57.53%.

mayor

On September 11, 2016, Brigitte Fuchs was elected full-time mayor. She was able to prevail with 54.48 percent of the vote against two opposing candidates. The turnout was 58.34 percent. Brigitte Fuchs took office on November 1, 2016, replacing her predecessor, Traute, from the Chamber, who had not run again.

coat of arms

coat of arms

The city's coat of arms shows elements from the Oldenburg coat of arms in the upper half . In the lower half, a ship's cutter is shown on the left, symbolizing the importance of fishing and fish processing for the city. The star above the ship's cutter stands for navigation and is derived from the navigation school founded in 1832, later the Elsfleth seafaring school. The lower right area shows a horseshoe and spur symbolizing traditional horse breeding in the region. The coat of arms was last changed in 1974. The previously valid coat of arms from 1911 was awarded by the Grand Duke of Oldenburg and showed a fish in the lower part instead of today's symbols.

Town twinning

From March 13, 1999 to the end of 2014, there was a twinning between the city of Elsfleth and the city of Marstal on the Danish island of Ærø . In 2006 the island's independent municipalities were merged into a single administrative unit, the municipality of Ærø . The town twinning was therefore converted into a town twinning with the new municipality of Ærø on May 11, 2007 with retroactive effect from January 1, 2006. At the end of 2014 this twinning was canceled by the Danish side.

Culture and sights

St. Nicolai Church Elsfleth from the north, far left a corner of the east wing
Nikolaikirche, view along the north side from the tower and west wing to the east wing
Huntes barrier

Museums

In Elsfleth there is a branch of the Maritime Museum of the Oldenburg Lower Weser . The branch of the museum, briefly known as the Schiffahrtsmuseum Unterweser , was opened on March 14, 2010 in the former Villa Steenken and is now called Haus Elsfleth . In the citizen's villa from the 1890s, the museum shows the maritime development of the city of Elsfleth with a focus on boat and shipbuilding , regional shipping on the Unterweser, Elsfleth herring fishing , nautical training, chronometer construction and other maritime topics. Since 2010 the museum has been a station on the Route of Industrial Culture in the northwest .

Sights and buildings

Elsfleth

Altenhuntorf

  • The ev.-luth. Baroque St. Jacobi Church in Altenhuntorf in Butteldorf was built from brick in 1732, the free-standing bell tower dates from 1685.

Bardfleth

  • The ev.-luth. St. Anne's Church in is a half-timbered building from 1620. The baroque, blue tendril painting of the flat ceiling from probably 1731 is remarkable.

Neuenbrok

  • The ev.-luth. neo-Gothic St. Nikolai Church dates from 1863.

Regular events

From the Elsflether event calendar, the following regular events with great regional or national awareness are worth mentioning:

  • May: Elsflether Seafaring Days - harbor festival with traditional ships (every two years)
  • June: Elsflether city festival

Economy and Infrastructure

Level crossing at the harbor with a monument to the "Black Duke" Friedrich Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Port with training ship

traffic

Elsfleth lies on the Hude – Nordenham railway line , which has been part of the Bremen / Lower Saxony regional S-Bahn since mid-December 2010 .

The federal highway 212 runs through Elsfleth .

Elsfleth is located at the confluence of the Weser and Hunte federal waterways, which are within the scope of the Maritime Traffic Regulations.

Companies

Shipyards, shipping companies, ship suppliers

Shipyards , shipping companies and ship chandlers were and are traditionally based in Elsfleth , such as the Ahlers shipyard and the Elsfleth shipyard from 1916, which is located on the Hunte.

Other companies
  • The compressed air storage power plant was built in 1978 in Elsfleth-Huntdorf as the first of its kind in the world. Excess base load flow of compressed air is pumped into a desolated salt cavern, the energy of which is available when peak loads are required. There is now only one other power plant of this type in the world. In order to achieve the share of 15% renewable energies targeted by the European Union by 2015, a storage facility must be found, especially for the irregular and often inadequate wind power . The efficiency is 10% below that of pumped storage power plants .
  • The Wempe Chronometerwerke , an important watch manufacturer, had from 1878 to 1894 in Elsfleth based.

media

The city of Elsfleth is in the catchment area of ​​several daily newspapers. These are the Nordwest-Zeitung with its local section "Wesermarsch-Zeitung", the Weser-Kurier with its regional edition "Die Norddeutsche" and the Kreiszeitung Wesermarsch .

Historical press

In Elsfleth several independent newspapers were published between 1865 and 1941, which were mainly responsible for the catchment area of ​​the Elsfleth office.

The Elsflether Wochenblatt was published from April 1, 1865 to September 29, 1867 . An entertainment u. Advertisement sheet for Elsfleth u. Environment . In 1867 it was subtitled for a short time as an entertainment and display sheet . The political tendency was independent. This newspaper was still in the Unterweser newspaper in 1867 . Organ for politics, labor, handicrafts, factories, trade, shipping etc. , which appeared from October 1, 1867 to June 28, 1868. Like its predecessor, the paper was printed in Oldenburg by Büttner & Winter. The political tendency was left-liberal . All volumes of both newspapers are archived in the Oldenburg State Library .

The Elsflether News. Entertainment u. Advertisement sheet for Elsfleth u. Surroundings first appeared in July 1869, the last edition on May 31, 1941. The political tendency, at least until 1933, was independent and national . In 1870/1871 the paper was briefly entitled News for Elsfleth and the Surrounding Area , from 1871 to 1933 News for the City and Office of Elsfleth , and from 1933 to the cessation of News for the City of Elsfleth and Surrounding Area . The newspaper was from 1869 to 1874 at GC v. Thulen, then printed by L., then by Hans Zirk. The years from 1879 to 1940 are archived in the Oldenburg State Library.

education

schools
  • Elsfleth primary school, Alte Strasse
  • Primary school Lienen, Am Liener Deich
  • Moorriem Primary School, Eckfleth
  • Elsfleth High School, Wurpstrasse
  • Vocational school Wesermarsch, Rittersweg, for training in socio-educational professions
  • Vocational School Wesermarsch, An-der-Weinkaje, for training in shipping professions
University of Applied Sciences
  • Maritime Department of Jade University ; Degree programs in maritime transport and port management, international logistics management and nautical science (officer on watch - captain)
  • The diploma or today bachelor courses, u. a. Dipl.-Wirtsch-Ing. (FH) or Bachelor of Science, can be supplemented with a Master’s degree. The offer is characterized by semesters abroad (GB, USA, New Zealand, Spain, South Africa etc.) and a practical reference to international logistics and shipping.

Sports

Elsfleth has a multi-purpose hall (town hall) and three smaller sports halls. There are also soccer fields on Peterstraße and in Eckfleth, a tennis court and a swimming pool.

The Elsfether Turnerbund of 1862 (ETB), founded on June 1, 1862, is the largest club in the city with around 1,300 members. In 2002 the ETB merged with the Elsflether tennis club. Sports offerings include ball sports and gymnastics, as well as swimming, fitness, dancing, hiking, athletics, health sports and karate. The club is known nationwide for its handball department. The two senior teams of the first women and men each play in the fifth-class Landesliga Weser-Ems and the fourth-class handball Oberliga Nordsee . The home games of handball players are played in the Elsfleth town hall. Other associations are the railway worker SV Elsfleth , the TuS Elsfleth v. 1945 , the rifle club Elsfleth and the sailing club Weserstrand Elsfleth . All clubs are members of the Kreissportbund Wesermarsch. There are also two football clubs in the city: TuS Elsfleth, based at the Peterstraße sports field, and SG Großenmeer / Bardenfleth, with venues in Moorriem and in the neighboring municipality of Ovelgönne .

Others

  • During the First World War , the Elsfleth escort boat of the Imperial Navy was named after the city.
  • Elsfleth has a tide-free marina and mooring for pleasure boats near the city center.
  • Due to the long shipping and nautical tradition, there are two nautical connections :
    • Nautical Comradeship (NK) "Visurgis"
    • Nautical connection (NV) "Roter Sand"
  • In the city center is the Elsfleth youth club, a leisure facility for young people.

Personalities

Honorary citizen

sons and daughters of the town

Associated with Elsfleth

literature

  • Walter Barton: Bibliography of the Oldenburg press. Part I (The Newspapers) Section 2.2: The newspapers of the north Oldenburg districts of Friesland and Wesermarsch. (With 3 graphic representations). In: Oldenburger Jahrbuch , Volume 59, 1960, pp. 83–110, here pp. 109–111.
  • Adolf Blumenberg, Margarete Meyer: Elsfleth. History of a city. extended new edition, Oldenburg 2006.
  • 150 years of the city rights of Elsfleth. 1856-2006 , North 2006.
  • Gerd Steinwascher: The Elsflether Weserzoll and its importance for the Oldenburg history. Oldenburg 2005.
  • Eik FF Reher: Elsfleth and the Black Duke. In memory of August 6th and 7th, 1809, the end of the march of the “black crowd” across Germany in Elsfleth. Oldenburg 1999.
  • Stefan Hartmann: Studies on Oldenburg shipping in the middle of the 19th century. In: Hansische Geschichtsblätter. , Vol. 94, 1976, pp. 38-80.
  • Jürgen Meyer: Oldenburger Schiffahrtschronik, contributions to the maritime history of Brake and Elsfleth 1870–1930 . Isensee, Oldenburg 1996, ISBN 3-89598-314-4 .
  • Kai Mückenberger: Elsfleth-Hogenkamp: Archaeological finds of the 1st millennium AD. at the confluence of the Hunte and Weser rivers. Rahden 2013.

Web links

Commons : Elsfleth  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Elsfleth  - travel guide

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. ↑ Welcome to Elsfleth , accessed on April 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ a b c d e Elsfleth - City history. April 29, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2018 .
  4. ^ Elsfleth - an economic center of the Roman Empire at the mouth of the Huntes. ( Memento of October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Andreas Kleineberg among others: Germania and the island of Thule. 2nd Edition. Darmstadt 2011, ISBN 978-3-534-24525-3 .
  6. ↑ a b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 276 f .
  7. ^ Jürgen Udolph (research): The "place name researcher". In: website NDR 1 Lower Saxony . Archived from the original on December 3, 2016 ; accessed on August 4, 2019 .
  8. ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on December 31, 2016.
  9. ↑ a b City of Elsfleth - overall results of the city council election 2016 , accessed on December 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ The CDU gets the most votes nationwide. September 12, 2016, accessed December 31, 2016 .
  11. ^ City of Elsfleth - Mayoral election 2016 , accessed on April 27, 2012.
  12. ^ Town twinning. City of Elsfleth, archived from the original on January 23, 2012 ; accessed on August 5, 2017 .
  13. ↑ Ærø, Elsfleth announces the town twinning. nwzonline.de, accessed on August 5, 2017 .
  14. ↑ Schiffahrtsmuseum Unterweser - House Elsfleth , accessed on May 3, 2012.
  15. ↑ Metropolitan Region Bremen-Oldenburg in the north-west: Route of industrial culture in the north-west. Station 11: Maritime Museum of the Oldenburg Lower Weser. ( Memento of August 2, 2012 in the archive.today web archive ) accessed on May 3, 2012.
  16. ^ Elsflether Turnerbund - Wir über uns , accessed on May 2, 2012.
  17. ↑ nuLiga Handballverband Niedersachsen - league overview , accessed on May 18, 2019.
  18. ↑ Handball Förderkreis Elsfleth , accessed on May 2, 2012.
  19. ↑ Kreissportbund Wesermarsch - The member clubs ( Memento of the original from June 18, 2012 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. , accessed May 2, 2012. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.ksbwesermarsch.de
  20. ↑ -: CVJM social work Wesermarsch. Retrieved January 12, 2018 .
  21. ^ Niels Stolberg becomes the sixth honorary citizen of the city of Elsfleth , accessed on December 13, 2012.