Escher (Auetal)

Escher (Auetal) municipality Auetal Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 14 ″ N , 9 ° 15 ′ 59 ″ E
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Incorporated into:	Hattendorf
Postal code :	31749
Area code :	05752
Location of Escher (Auetal) in Lower Saxony
	Escher (5) in the municipality of Auetal

Escher is a district of the Auetal community in the Schaumburg district of Lower Saxony .

history

Early historical finds indicate an early settlement of the eastern Auetal. According to its name, Escher is one of the oldest settlements. The term "esch" (Gothic: atisk) means: unheeded field of seeds. The entire fields were owned by a peasantry.

Presumably the first farms were on the higher areas, while the swampy terrain along the streams was not settled until later. In the story “Münchhausen Pferdestall” by G. Wiederhold, Borries von Münchhausen rides a “bad piece of path, the marshy Escher Heide” in the 13th century.

The name Eskerde appears for the first time in 1187 . In 1216 the place is mentioned under the name Eschere . In 1328 the village was called Villa Eschere . In 1438 the current name Escher appears for the first time . In 1571 there were 15 farms subject to interest in Escher. Most of the monastery in Obernkirchen had to pay tithes, but the surrounding noble families also claimed interest and services.

There were no craftsmen in Escher. The peasants were obliged to let work with the artisans of the landlords. In 1574, Escher, like the other villages in the eastern Auetal up to and including Poggenhagen and Kathrinhagen, belonged to the Lauenau district, which at that time was still Schaumburgish.

After the turmoil of the reform period, the Thirty Years' War brought hardship, disease and destruction to Escher. There was a lack of seed, so that of the 776 acres only 92 were farmed. In 1646 there were only 17 men left in the village.

After a windmill was built in the village around 1700, the first residents of Bültenbrink settled here. In 1795 Escher already had 173 inhabitants. Around 1847 the population rose to 299 inhabitants, including 21 craftsmen. In 1881 Escher got its own school. The first teacher was Karl Meyer. On November 28, 1957, the foundation stone for a new school was laid. In 1973 the school was closed. Gerhard Matthä was the last teacher. The Auetal's first integrative kindergarten has been located in the former school rooms since 2013.

In 1937 the construction of the motorway began. It cut the community from east to west. After the end of the Second World War, the town's population rose to over 570 in 1950.

On March 1, 1974, the municipality of Escher was dissolved and assigned to the municipality of Hattendorf . This was incorporated into the new municipality of Auetal on April 1, 1974 .

Escher windmill

Around 1700 the lords of Cornberg , landlord on Bodenengern in the "Escher Heide" built a post mill. In 1883 the post mill on Bültenbrink burned down and was rebuilt as a Dutch windmill. After the wind drive was destroyed by a storm in 1946, the mill was operated with an electric drive until 1960.

Today only the tower that is used as a residential building remains. It is considered a landmark of the village by the residents and can be seen from the entire Auetal and even from the distant Wiehen Mountains when looking from the Kaiser Wilhelm monument . In addition to 13 other mills, the Escheraner Holland windmill is part of the Lower Saxony Mill Road and the popular circular route through the Schaumburger Land.

Sports

The members of the Escher bar team are involved in various sports. In addition to regular events in the fields of football and boules, the members also meet for public running events and fun runs.

Web links

Individual evidence

^ 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. 193 and 194 .
↑ Buchta, Horst (Hrsg.): Auetal - valley between Weser Mountains and Bückebergen from the series archive pictures . 1st edition. Sutton Verlag GmbH, Erfurt 1998, ISBN 3-89702-085-8 , p. 16 .

[1] 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. 193 and 194 .

[2] Buchta, Horst (Hrsg.): Auetal - valley between Weser Mountains and Bückebergen from the series archive pictures . 1st edition. Sutton Verlag GmbH, Erfurt 1998, ISBN 3-89702-085-8 , p. 16 .