Gerzen (Alfeld)

Gerzen City of Alfeld (Leine)
	Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 59 ″ N , 9 ° 48 ′ 6 ″ E
Height :	148 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.21 km²
Residents :	1012 (Sep 2017)
Population density :	315 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31061
Area code :	05181
Location of Gerzen in Lower Saxony
	Telecommunication tower Gerzen

Gerzen is a district in the southwest of the town of Alfeld (Leine) in the Hildesheim district in Lower Saxony . The L 484 runs through the place, which is also touched by the federal highway 3 .

geography

The place lies between the Reuberg in the west, the Zwisberg or Humberg in the east and the Steinberg in the south. The Leine flows further east behind the Schlehberg.

history

The place is first mentioned in the year 854 in the chronicle of the Corvey monastery as "Gherdageshusi", ie "House of Gerdag". According to oral tradition that is alive in the village, Gerdag is said to have had three sons. While the eldest, who was named after his father, took over his father's clearing yard, the younger sons Wardo and Brunkeri had to set up their own farms. The neighboring villages of Warts and Brunkensen emerged from these.

In the course of the territorial and administrative reform, Gerzen lost its independence on March 1, 1974 and has been part of the city of Alfeld (Leine) ever since.

politics

Local council

The local council consists of 5 councilors.

BAL - The Independents : 2 seats
SPD : 1 seat
CDU : 1 seat
Non-party : 1 seat

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Uwe Höltgebaum (BAL - The Independent). His deputy is Patrick Gensicke (SPD).

coat of arms

The design of the municipal coat of arms of the formerly independent municipality of Gerzen comes from the heraldist and coat of arms painter Gustav Völker , who designed all the coats of arms in the Hanover region . The municipality was awarded the local coat of arms on August 10, 1938 by the President of the Province of Hanover . The district administrator from Alfeld presented it on April 24, 1939.

	Blazon : "A blue pole in gold , topped with a gold-handled, right- facing, upright silver battle ax ."
	Foundation of the coat of arms: Gerzen is part of the medieval Landwehr of the city of Alfeld. Even today the name “Am Gerzer Schlag” (road block through a barrier and a beating) is still common in the mouths of the people, and it is known that the forefathers once often took up arms to fight off the enemy. Out of this historical fact, the idea of expressing defensibility was born.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The current building of the Evangelical Lutheran St. Michaelis Church was erected in 1768.

literature

AG Dorfchronik (Hrsg.): Gerzen 854 to 2004. A chronicle for the 1150 anniversary. Dobler Verlag, Alfeld 2004.

Web links

Commons : Gerzen - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

^ AG Dorfchronik (Ed.): Gerzen 854 to 2004. A chronicle for the 1150 anniversary. Dobler Verlag, Alfeld 2004. p. 9.
^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 205 .
↑ ^a ^b Gerzen local councilor. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .
↑ Mandate holder of the city of Alfeld - Gerzen. (No longer available online.) In: Internet site of the city of Alfeld. Formerly in the original ; accessed on April 13, 2019 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2
^ Directory of the mayors and mayors in the Hildesheim district. (DOCX; 72.1 kB) In: www.diekholzen.de. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .
↑ District of Hanover (ed.): Wappenbuch district of Hanover . Self-published, Hanover 1985.
^ ^A ^b Wilhelm Barner : Coat of arms and seal of the Alfeld district . Rebinding. Lax GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim 1998 ( digitized version of the text part of the first edition from 1940 [PDF; 10.0 MB ; accessed on June 10, 2019]).

[1] AG Dorfchronik (Ed.): Gerzen 854 to 2004. A chronicle for the 1150 anniversary. Dobler Verlag, Alfeld 2004. p. 9.

[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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 205 .

[Ortsrat-3] Gerzen local councilor. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .

[Mandatsträger-4] Mandate holder of the city of Alfeld - Gerzen. (No longer available online.) In: Internet site of the city of Alfeld. Formerly in the original ; accessed on April 13, 2019 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2

[5] Directory of the mayors and mayors in the Hildesheim district. (DOCX; 72.1 kB) In: www.diekholzen.de. Retrieved June 24, 2017 .

[6] District of Hanover (ed.): Wappenbuch district of Hanover . Self-published, Hanover 1985.

[Barner-7] A ^b Wilhelm Barner : Coat of arms and seal of the Alfeld district . Rebinding. Lax GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim 1998 ( digitized version of the text part of the first edition from 1940 [PDF; 10.0 MB ; accessed on June 10, 2019]).