Freedom (Osterode am Harz)

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freedom
Unofficial coat of arms of the district of Freiheit
Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 50 ″  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 21 ″  E
Height : 232 m above sea level NN
Residents : 1878  (Jul 1, 2012)
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 37520
Area code : 05522
Freedom (Lower Saxony)
freedom

Location of freedom in Lower Saxony

Freedom was a valley village on the edge of the Harz and is part of the former district town of Osterode am Harz in the Göttingen district in southern Lower Saxony , Germany , with which it has also grown structurally.

geography

The village lies at the beginning of the " Old Harzstrasse " and on the Lerbach at the foot of the Harz Mountains . The village used to be east of Osterode and is now flowing into the urban area.

history

The first documentary mention comes from the 15th century by Albrecht II, when the place was in the principality of Grubenhagen . The written certificate reads "to Osteroda up our Fryheit". The name goes back to an immunity district . The area from the Johannistor to the Lerbachtal was not under the jurisdiction of the city of Osterode, which is why the area was named with the abstractum freedom .

In the 18th century, linen weavers, donkey drivers and bucket makers were the most important occupations in the village. In the Seven Years' War , many houses were looted. Only in the 19th century did the population exceed the 1000 mark and since the 20th century the number has fluctuated around 2000.

On February 1, 1971, freedom was incorporated into the district town of Osterode am Harz.

politics

Local council election 2016
Turnout: 53.58% (−2.29% p)
 %
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
44.79%
41.12%
8.12%
5.97%
n. k.
Gains and losses
compared to 2011
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-1.95  % p
+ 4.76  % p.p.
-3.71  % p.p.
+ 2.47  % p.p.
-1.58  % p

Local council

After the local elections on September 11, 2016, the local council consists of 13 councilors as follows (changes compared to 2011).

  • CDU : 6 seats (± 0)
  • SPD : 5 seats (± 0)
  • Greens : 1 seat (−1)
  • FDP : 1 seat (+1)

coat of arms

Blazon : “In the divided shield above a silver castle ruin in blue , below in red a striding blue-tongued and armored golden leopard ; a green three-mountain in the shield base . "

There is no official coat of arms. A coat of arms designed by Heimatstube Freiheit eV is in circulation. However, it has no official character in the sense of a heraldic statute.

Culture

St. John Baptist Church

The Heimatstube is located in the former school building. The volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1877, the Freedom Men's Gymnastics Club in 1908. In 1902/04 the Catholic Church of St. John Baptist was built.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.osterode.de/leben-in-osterode-am-harz/ortschaften/freiheit/
  2. ↑ Uwe Ohainski, Jürgen Udolph : The place names of the district of Osterode (=  publications of the Institute for Historical Research at the University of Göttingen . Volume 40 ). Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2000, ISBN 3-89534-370-6 , p. 61–62 ( adw-goe.de [PDF; 2.6 MB ]).
  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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 215 .
  4. ^ Website of the Göttingen municipal services , accessed on October 1, 2016