Eystrup

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Nienburg / Weser
Joint municipality :	County Hoya
Height :	15 m above sea level NHN
Area :	24.06 km 2
Residents:	3390 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	141 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	27324
Area code :	04254
License plate :	NI
Community key :	03 2 56 007
LOCODE :	DE EYP
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Bahnhofstrasse 53, ; 27324 Eystrup
Website :	www.eystrup.de
Mayor :	Jost Egen ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Eystrup in the district of Nienburg / Weser

Eystrup is a municipality in the municipality of Grafschaft Hoya in the district of Nienburg / Weser in Lower Saxony .

history

An old name of the place is around 1025 Estorp. In old spelling, the place name is identical to Estorf: 1217 Estorpe. (also: Eißdorff). The basic form is "Ages-thorp" and means "village of an 'Agi'", to "harrow, corner" for "edge, sharpness of the sword".

The area around Eystrup was settled early on. An archaeological find that dates back to 750 BC. Is dated ("Hortfund vom Blankenmoor bei Eystrup"), consists of bronze pieces of jewelery such as a neck ring, additional rings and an amber chain. The Eystrup church was first mentioned in 1179. The towns surrounding Eystrup were mentioned earlier.

In 1945 the company Albin Grünzig & Co. was founded in Bücken , a manufacturer of gymnastics, sports and playground equipment, which later moved to Eystrup.

On November 29, 1951, the assassin Erich von Halacz sent package bombs , including to Carl Maynitz, the manager of the Göbber jam factory . There was an explosion in the post office in Eystrup, in which the clerk of the Göbber company, Margret Grüneklee, was killed.

Until 1977 Eystrup belonged to the county of Hoya , then came to the county of Nienburg with the regional reform. The planned merger with the municipality of Gandesbergen for 2006 was rejected by the local council.

In 2011 the joint municipality of Eystrup merged with the joint municipality of Grafschaft Hoya.

On March 1, 1974, the small neighboring community of Mahlen was incorporated.

Population development

year	1885	1925	1933	1939	2008	2015
Residents	741	976	1369	1408	3308	3251

politics

Local council election 2016

Turnout: 48.97%

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50

40

30th

20th

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49.08%

37.54%

8.04%

5.32%

mayor

On November 16, 2016, Jost Egen was elected mayor of the municipality of Eystrup. Before that, he was mayor of the entire municipality from 2001 to 2009.

Previous office holder of the community

1974–1980: Bruno Marz (CDU)
1980– ~ 2005: Alfred Schindler (CDU)
~ 2005–2011: Wilhelm Bergmann-Kramer (CDU)
2011–2015: Manfred Ernst (SPD)
2015-2016: Wilhelm Bergmann-Kramer (CDU), was acc. § 105 NKomVG elected from the center of the council for the remaining electoral period until October 31, 2016 for Manfred Ernst, who died on May 17, 2015.
since 2016: Jost Egen (SPD)

Previous community directors

Hans Blumenberg
Paul Frankmölle
Hans Hermann
Jost Egen
Detlef Meyer

Culture and sights

Willehadi Church
In the middle of Eystrup there is a tower Dutch windmill with a gallery called "Margarethe" on a small hill . It was built in 1861 and, with one motor and two windmills, is still largely functional. However, grinding is only used for demonstration on special occasions. The mill is looked after by the association “Eystruper Mühlenfreunde e. V. “Members of the association take over mill tours on request. Since 2003 there has been a wedding room of the Eystrup registry office in the mill.

"Margarethe" windmill
Willehadi Church
Memorial stone
Museum railway

societies

There was a rifle club in Eystrup around 1920 . After the place Doenhausen was incorporated into Eystrup in 1929, the shooting club Eystrup and the shooting club Doenhausen share the place to this day. With the marching band in the Doenhausen rifle club, Eystrup has also been represented musically since 1958 not only in the area, but also in the districts of Verden, Hanover, Bremen and Cuxhaven . B. at the Schützenfest in Hanover , the Germanic pentathlon in Otterndorf , the Bremer Freimarkt or the Kramermarkt in Oldenburg . In addition, the Doenhausen rifle club founded the first archery department in Eystrup and the joint municipality of Grafschaft Hoya in 2016 and began blowpipe shooting in 2019.

The Heimatverein Eystrup Grafschaft Hoya eV has been looking after the idea of home since 1971 . H. the promotion of all efforts in matters of nature conservation, environmental protection, monument and cultural preservation, care of local history and local lore, folklore, local literature and the Low German language.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

In Eystrup there are the following companies in the food industry:

Göbber GmbH (founded 1888)
Leman GmbH & Co. KG , a mustard, vinegar and oil producer, with a steam engine as an industrial monument

Public facilities

Eystrup is the location of a large nursing home for the elderly ( Hohenholz country estate ). The closest hospitals are the Aller-Weser Clinic in Verden (Aller) and the Mittelweser Clinics ( Helios Clinics ) in Nienburg / Weser . There is a volunteer fire brigade in Eystrup .

traffic

Eystrup is on the B 215 between Nienburg / Weser and Verden . The community has a train station on the Wunstorf – Bremen railway (which is also part of the Weser-Aller railway in this section ) and on the freight and museum railway line Eystrup - Hoya - Bruchhausen-Vilsen - Syke (" Kaffkieker "). The Eystruper Bahnhof was completely modernized in 2011 and 2012. Since then, the old track 1 in the direction of Nienburg and the new track 3 in the direction of Verden have been used. IC / ICE / EC and freight trains pass through platform 2. With the renovation, the station was made barrier-free . The old level crossing was replaced by an underpass for cyclists and pedestrians. Motor vehicles have to use the newly built bridge a little further south. Several bus routes operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya (VGH) are available for local transport . In terms of tariffs, Eystrup is part of the Bremen / Lower Saxony transport association (VBN).