Goedringen

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Goedringen
City of Sarstedt
Coat of arms of Gödringen
Coordinates: 52 ° 14 ′ 31 ″  N , 9 ° 53 ′ 46 ″  E
Height : 80 m
Residents : 581  (Aug 1, 2014)
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 31157
Area code : 05066

Gödringen is a district of the town of Sarstedt in Lower Saxony and is located on the main road L 410 east of the center of Sarstedt.

history

Gödringen was first mentioned in 1103 as Guderinga . The place name changed via Guderinge, Göderinge to Gödringen.

The place became famous for its sand pits . An attempt to mine potash around 1900 failed and was discontinued.

Gödringen was incorporated into the city of Sarstedt through the regional reform on March 1, 1974 together with Heisede , Giften , Hotteln , Ruthe and Schliekum .

politics

The local mayor is Heidi Weise.

traffic

Gödringen is directly connected to federal highway 6 between Hildesheim and Hanover as well as to Sarstedt via the L 410 .

Culture and sights

There is a kindergarten of the Arbeiterwohlfahrt , a fire station of the volunteer fire brigade Gödringen, the next elementary school is in Sarstedt.

Today the St. Nicolai Church stands on a hill that was a pagan place of worship in pre-Christian times.

Personalities

The Protestant martyr Johannes Bissendorf worked as pastor in Gödringen from 1621 to 1627/29 .

Web links

  • Gödringen on the website of the city of Sarstedt

Individual evidence

  1. Numbers, data, facts . Website of the city of Sarstedt, accessed on September 7, 2014.
  2. ^ 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. 210 .