Gevensleben

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 5 '  N , 10 ° 49'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Helmstedt
Joint municipality :	Heeseberg
Height :	88 m above sea level NHN
Area :	15.14 km 2
Residents:	631 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	42 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	38384
Area code :	05354
License plate :	HE
Community key :	03 1 54 006
Community structure:	2 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Helmstedter Strasse 17 38381 Jerxheim
Website :	www.samtgemeindeheeseberg.de
Mayor :	Alexander Heidebroek (FWG)
Location of the community of Gevensleben in the Helmstedt district

Gevensleben is a municipality in the Helmstedt district in Lower Saxony .

geography

location

Gevensleben is located south of the Elm-Lappwald Nature Park . The community is part of the Heeseberg community , which has its administrative seat in the Jerxheim community .

Community structure

The districts of the municipality are:

• Gevensleben
• Watenstedt

history

The community was first mentioned as Geuenesleuo in a forged founding document of the Ilsenburg monastery from 1018.The document is about 100 years younger and was probably forged by a monk to secure rights and possessions for the monastery. Another mention of the place was made in 1135 in a document from Pope Innocent II.

The place probably existed much earlier. This is indicated by the cemetery of Gevensleben with its burials from the period between 800 and 1000, which came to light in early 2016 when a property was redesigned. It probably comprised up to 200 graves, which are presented as simple burials.

Regardless of the knowledge that the founding deed of 1018 was more than 100 years younger and that burials took place on the grave field as early as the 8th century, Gevensleben celebrated its 1000th anniversary in 2018.

Incorporations

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

politics

advice

The council of the community of Gevensleben consists of nine councilors.

• FWG 9 seats

(Status: 2016 local elections)

mayor

The honorary mayor is Alexander Heidebroek.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of Gevensleben is divided diagonally to the left in black and gold, with a golden eagle wing in the upper black half and a black anchor in the lower golden half. Both symbols go back to gender coats of arms from the Middle Ages. The eagle wing was the coat of arms of Widekind de Watenstidde, while the anchor comes from the coat of arms of the Knights of Gevensleben. The coat of arms refers to both districts of the municipality. It was designed by the heraldist Wilhelm Krieg and approved in 1987 by the Helmstedt district.

traffic

Gevensleben is located west of the federal highway 244 , which leads from Helmstedt to Wernigerode . The train service was stopped in December 2007.

Culture and sights

• Heeseberg Museum in Watenstedt with a collection of agricultural and household appliances and a permanent archaeological exhibition on the Hünenburg near Watenstedt
• Village church

literature

• The Gevensleben burial ground. People in the Braunschweiger Land between AD 750 and 1150 , Isensee Verlag, 2018

Web links

Commons : Gevensleben  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the joint community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ Birgit Schönwälder: The life names. 1993, p. 82
3. ↑ Hedwig Röckelein: The first mention of Gevensleben in the written sources in: Das Gräberfeld von Gevensleben. People in the Braunschweiger Land between 750 and 1150 AD , (Guide to the Prehistory and Early History of Lower Saxony; Vol. 31), Isensee Verlag , 2018, pp. 45–54
4. ↑ Tino Nowitzki: Grave find makes Gevensleben 200 years older at NDR.de on March 13, 2016
5. ↑ Göttingen archaeologists have uncovered the early medieval cemetery near Helmstedt in Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine on March 20, 2016
6. ↑ Melanie Specht: Gevensleben - a great village with a rich history in Helmstedter Nachrichten from April 8, 2018 (pdf, 1.7 MB), online with payment barrier
7. ^ 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. 272 .
8. ↑ http://samtgemeindeheeseberg.de/samtgemeinde/aussch%C3%BCsse%20%26%20r%C3%A4te/gemeinderat%20gevensleben.html
9. ^ Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch, Braunschweig 2003. P. 119.