Esperke

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Esperke
Esperke coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 37 ′ 57 ″  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 23 ″  E
Height : 27 m above sea level NHN
Area : 12.22 km²
Residents : 712  (2016)
Population density : 58 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 31535
Area code : 05073
Esperke (Lower Saxony)
Esperke

Location of Esperke in Lower Saxony

Town view
Town view

Esperke is a northeastern part of the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony . The village lies east of the Leine and is crossed by the L 193. The village of Warmeloh belongs to Esperke .

history

The first written mention is under the name Esperch for the year 1268. With the territorial reform, the community Esperke lost its political independence on March 1, 1974 and became a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge.

politics

Local council

The joint local council of Esperke / Warmeloh, Helstorf , Luttmersen and Vesbeck is made up of five councilors and six councilors. There are also 19 advisory members in the local council.

Distribution of seats:

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Silvia Luft (CDU). Your deputy is Manfred Lindenmann (Greens).

coat of arms

A golden sailing ship lies on a green heraldic shield.

Culture and sights

Buildings

  • The small Gothic chapel over 700 years old
  • further half-timbered houses (partly under monument protection)

Nature reserves

  • The nature reserve " Blankes Flat " in Esperke / Warmeloh is a moor lake with otherwise rare flora and fauna

Architectural monuments

Personalities

  • Gustav Feddeler (19th century – 1920), headmaster and non-fiction author

Web links

Commons : Esperke  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. a b Our localities introduce themselves - Helstorf / Esperke with Warmeloh. In: Website of the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge. 2016, accessed October 3, 2018 .
  2. Hans Ehlich: farmers citizens burning villages . In: Calenberger Blätter . No. 4 . Oppermann Verlag, Wunstorf, S. 131 .
  3. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 198 .
  4. a b Local council of the village of Helstorf. In: Council information system of the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge. Retrieved September 30, 2017 .
  5. a b elected officials of the city. In: Council information system of the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge. Retrieved September 30, 2017 .
  6. ^ Karl-Heinz Wolter: 700 years of the Gothic chapel in Esperke. In: My Heimat website. October 3, 2014, accessed June 23, 2019 .