Esterholz (Wrestedt)

Ester wood Wrestedt parish Coordinates: 52 ° 55 ′ 11 ″ N , 10 ° 36 ′ 55 ″ E
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	29559
Area code :	05825
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Esterholz is a district of the Lower Saxon community Wrestedt in the Samtgemeinde Aue in the district of Uelzen . The place is about 7.5 km southeast of the district town of Uelzen directly on the Elbe Lateral Canal .

history

Esterholz was incorporated into the Wrestedt community on July 1, 1972.

Lock Uelzen

Lock Uelzen I (right) and II (left)

When the Elbe Lateral Canal was built in 1968–1976, a so-called economy sluice was built near the village of Esterholz in order to overcome a height difference of 23 meters. This was supplemented by a second lock. After eight years of construction, the new Uelzen II lock was released on December 8, 2006 . The federal government invested 122 million euros in the new lock. The centerpiece is the new lock chamber with a usable length of 190 meters and a width of 12.50 meters. It was built as a so-called savings lock with a total of eight savings basins, which are arranged on both sides of the lock chamber on four levels one above the other.

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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 238 .

[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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 238 .