Ovenstädt

Ovenstädt City of Petershagen Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 10 ″ N , 8 ° 58 ′ 10 ″ E
Height :	45 m above sea level NN
Area :	6.37 km²
Residents :	1326 (Dec. 31, 2008)
Population density :	208 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	32469
Area code :	05707
	Location of Ovenstädt in Petershagen

Glass tower of the Gernheim glassworks

Apostle Church (Ovenstädt)

Ovenstädt is a district of Petershagen in the Minden-Lübbecke district in East Westphalia .

geography

It is north of the city center; in the east Ovenstädt borders on the Weser (opposite is the district Windheim ) and the district Hävern , in the north and west on the district of Nienburg in Lower Saxony and in the south on the districts Eldagsen and Petershagen .

history

Until the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1973, Ovenstädt was an independent municipality with a total area of approx. 6.37 km² and 1326 inhabitants (December 31, 1972) and belonged to the Petershagen office in the Minden district .

politics

The population of Ovenstädt has been represented to the council and administration of the city of Petershagen since 1973 by a local mayor who is elected by the council of the city of Petershagen on the basis of the election result.

The local mayor is Wolfgang Koopmann (CDU).

Culture and sights

The Gernheim glassworks is a location of the Westphalian Industrial Museum . Lying on the steep bank of the Weser, the glassworks was at times one of the most important factories in northwest Germany . It was used for production from 1812 to 1877. After decades of restoration, the museum opened on November 7, 1998.

The church was first mentioned in 1204. Between 1204 and 1810 it was under the patronage of St. Mauritius Monastery (Minden) . The parish of Ovenstädt is made up of areas from two federal states.

societies

In Ovenstädt there are a large number of associations with different orientations. The sports clubs include the TuS Petershagen-Ovenstädt and the riding, driving and breeding club Ovenstädt eV The volunteer fire brigade is also organized as an association in Ovenstädt. In addition, there is the Carnival Association , the Kyffhäuser and Rifle Club, a Petershagen-Ovenstädt Reservist Club and the Böllerschützenverein - IR 15.

Personalities

Ernst Heinrich Wilhelm Meyer (born June 4, 1870 in Ovenstädt, † May 8, 1948 in Bielefeld), lawyer and writer
Ernst Reckeweg (born April 18, 1873 in Ovenstädt, † September 5, 1944 in Haddon Heights, New Jersey / USA), Turner, Olympic champion 1904
Wilhelm Schüffner (born January 2, 1867 in Gernheim, † December 24, 1949 in Hilversum), professor of microbiology and immunology

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 118 .
^ Willi Schmidt: The Gernheim glass factory and its products. Communications of the Mindener Geschichtsverein, year 48 (1976), pp. 115–124.
↑ Thomas Spohn: Pfarrhäuser in Nordwestdeutschland, 2000, p. 418
↑ Die Böllerschützen, a traditional Prussian regiment accessed on August 6, 2012
↑ Sports-reference [1] , accessed on May 15, 2017

[1] Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 118 .

[2] Willi Schmidt: The Gernheim glass factory and its products. Communications of the Mindener Geschichtsverein, year 48 (1976), pp. 115–124.

[3] Thomas Spohn: Pfarrhäuser in Nordwestdeutschland, 2000, p. 418

[4] Die Böllerschützen, a traditional Prussian regiment accessed on August 6, 2012

[5] Sports-reference [1] , accessed on May 15, 2017