Chamois (Gifhorn)
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Chamois
City of Gifhorn
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| Height : | 57 (54-63) m above sea level NHN |
| Area : | 21.2 km² |
| Residents : | 5239 (2017) |
| Population density : | 247 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 |
| Postal code : | 38518 |
| Area code : | 05371 |
 Location of Gamsen in Gifhorn
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 Motif card greeting from Gamsen
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Gamsen is a district of the town of Gifhorn in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony . Even after its incorporation, Gamsen, as the largest district in the northern part of the city, forms a basic center for surrounding towns.
geography
In the transition area between Harz and Heide , the Gamsen district extends north of Gifhorn . In addition to the town center, the local recreation area in Pulschmoor and at Erikasee / Wildsee and the Marie-Luisenhof, where a riding school is located today, are living spaces in the Gamsen district.
Neighboring places
Gamsen borders in a clockwise direction on the field marks of the following villages: northwest Ummern , north Kästorf , Wagenhoff , Wesendorf and Westerholz , northeast Wahrenholz , east Triangle and Neudorf-Platendorf , south Gifhorn , southwest Neubokel and west Wilsche . The closest larger cities are Wolfsburg , Braunschweig and Celle .
history
From the beginning to the end of self-employment
Gamsen is one of the -hausen places . Research dates their emergence in this part of Lower Saxony in the 7th to 9th centuries (older, possibly younger clearing period ). The place was first mentioned in the high Middle Ages in 1214 as a Gamenhusin in a document from Otto IV. , Which is dated to 1213, then in 1248 as Gamenhusen and 1390 as Gamensen.
Since its first mention, Gamsen has belonged to the Guelph territory. In the divisions of the Welfenhaus, the place changed rulership several times and has been part of the Lüneburg line since the division in 1428 . With the development of an administrative structure in the Principality of Lüneburg (around 1500), Gamsen belonged to the Gifhorn House Bailiwick as part of the Gifhorn Office .
In the Middle Ages , Gamsen and the neighboring village of Kästorf belonged to the parish of the St. Petri Church in Müden (Aller) in the Diocese of Hildesheim . The St. Nicolai Church in Gifhorn was part of the Halberstadt diocese at that time . The Ise formed the border between the two dioceses. Only after the introduction of the Reformation was Gamsen parish in Gifhorn (after 1530).
The land rulership lay with the sovereign , who had also acquired the church tithing in 1248 in an exchange from the Isenhagen monastery . The servitude or any other form of personal bondage due to the management of a farm there were not those of the entire Guelph territory.
Since 1840, the existing easements to the sovereign were gradually replaced. In the general divisions from 1840 to 1845, the boundaries to the neighboring communities were determined for the first time. Due to the special division between 1846 and 1863, the land was redistributed among the existing farms. In the process, new opportunities for existence were created.
Until 1927, the village of Wagenhoff belonged to the municipality of Gamsen , which has since formed its own municipality and, unlike Gamsen, is still independent today. On the map, the district in the north still represents an almost right-angled section, otherwise the northern border forms a straight line.
Since 1968, the municipality of Gamsen, together with the municipalities of Neubokel and Wilsche, has formed the Gamsen municipality with its seat in Gamsen.
Gamsen was 800 years old in 2013. For this reason, a big festival weekend took place at the village community center at the beginning of September .
Today's administrative unit
The former municipality of Gamsen was incorporated into the city of Gifhorn on March 1, 1974 together with the formerly independent municipalities of Kästorf , Wilsche , Neubokel and Winkel as part of the Lower Saxony regional reform .
Residents of the community of Gamsen vehemently resisted the incorporation. That culminated in 1974 in the unloading of several loads of manure in and around Gifhorn town hall.
societies
Various associations are active in the village. The Gamsen Voluntary Fire Brigade is not an association, but takes part in village life in addition to its public-law tasks. It was founded in 1876 as the first village fire brigade in the Gifhorn district. Today (2020) it has almost 600 members, including 82 in the operations department, 25 youth fire fighters and 23 children fire fighters as well as around 450 sponsors. The local fire brigade is a base defense and is divided into train strength. A TLF 16/25 (manufactured in 2002), a LF 10/6 (manufactured in 2008), a GW-L1 (manufactured in 2010) and an MTW (manufactured in 2014) are available for this. Furthermore, the age group still keeps the hand pressure syringe built in 1912 ready for use. In 2012, the fire brigade organized a competition between historical hand pressure sprayers from the district on the occasion of the hundredth year of operation.
The Gamsen Schützengilde is by far the oldest association, although one cannot speak of an association from the early days. Because the official way to found an association did not take place until the end of the 20th century. The Gamser shooting range was mentioned for the first time in a court record from 1656. Thus, the Gamser shooting guild is one of the most traditional shooting clubs in the Gifhorn district . The royal history can be traced back to the year 1796. The uniform of the young riflemen also has a very long history. It can already be seen in its present form in photos from the 1904 Schützenfest. The tradition of collecting eggs and bacon on Schützenfest Saturday is also very old: the Schnurrgarde has been around for over 150 years. The shooting festival takes place annually on the Ascension weekend.
The Gamsen men's gymnastics club has existed since 1909. With around 1,000 members, it is one of the largest in the area. It is divided into the fields of soccer , youth soccer , gymnastics , tennis , dancing , table tennis , cheerleading and volleyball . The sport takes place on the sports field, in the gymnasiums north and Köthnerstraße or in the village community center.
The local association of the German Red Cross celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2013. In addition, Gamsen has the fishing community founded in 1970, the male choir from 1899, the Kyffhäuser Comradeship from 1890, the Isetaler Brass Band, which split off from Kyffhäuser in 1970, the allotment garden association from 1947, the social association (formerly Reichsbund) since 1952, and the real community Chamois.
school
There was a schoolmaster in Gamsen since 1654. For a long time, lessons were held in turn on the various farms. Gamsen only got its own schoolhouse at the end of the 17th century. However, this was one of the first to burn down during the great fire in 1722. In 1723 a new building was erected at the northern end of the Köthnerinsel, which was in operation until 1910. After that, this house was too dilapidated and had to be replaced by a new building on the opposite side, known today as the "old school". In the course of the last 70 years, the adjacent HJ home was added and several additions were made.
Gamsen was the main school location until 1990, since then the Wilhelm-Busch-Schule has only been a primary school.
religion
Evangelical congregations
Epiphany parish Gamsen-Kästorf
The Epiphany Congregation was formed in 1993 from the St. Nikolai rural community. The church of the same name was built in Gamsen as early as 1990, and has no steeple. The community has more than 1000 members and is part of the Gifhorn parish in the regional church of Hanover . There was a great stir when in 2008 a dispute between the congregation and the church council resulted in a congregation plenary meeting, in which the parish council wanted to transfer the pastor, but which was popular with the parishioners in Gamsen. The NDR also wrote a contribution about this dispute, which was shown in the evening program on Hallo Niedersachsen . In the end, however, even the more than 1000 signatures could not help and the pastor was transferred.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Philip
The Evangelical Lutheran Philippus Congregation is part of the Lower Saxony South Church District of the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK). It was founded in 1996. After strong growth in the community, she bought the former Busse bakery in Gamsen in 2001. The bakery was converted into a community center with a church. There are good ecumenical contacts with the Epiphany congregation.
Islamic Association
Al Mescidu Takwa
The association Al Mescidu Takva EV (Arabic المسجد أتقوى) was founded in 1998 in Isenbüttel. Mescit stands for a smaller mosque and Taqwā means fear of God . In the year the association moved to Gamsen. The approximately 100 club members are mostly of Kurdish descent. The mosque has many activities for children. For example, there are Islamic religion classes every weekend, and remedial classes are also offered for children with learning difficulties.
politics
The following parliamentary groups are represented in the Gamsen local council:
- CDU (4)
- SPD (2)
- Alliance 90 / The Greens (1)
- ULG (2)
Dirk Reuss (CDU) has been the local mayor since November 15, 2011.
Regular events
- The Gamser Schützenfest takes place every year on the Ascension weekend .
- An orientation march by the fire brigade takes place every two years in late summer .
- A so-called “four villages meeting” was set up for the community care of the individual districts.
- At the end of November there is a cozy Advent market in the old school area.
- On the third weekend of the year, the volunteer fire brigade holds its fire brigade ball in the village community center.
Personalities
- Johanna Tietge - soccer player
literature
- Working group village chronicle of the city of Gifhorn, Gamsen local council (ed.): Gamsen - A village tells its story , Voigt-Druck, Gifhorn 2007
- The district of Gifhorn. Edited by the Lower Saxony State Administration Office. Bremen 1972. (The districts in Gifhorn, Vol. 26, ISBN 3-87172-327-4 )
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.umweltkarten-niedersachsen.de/Umweltkarten/?topic=Basisdaten&lang=de&bgLayer=PreussischeLandesaufnahme&X=5820900.00&Y=603770.00&zoom=8
- ^ 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. 226 .
- ↑ http://www.waz-online.de/Gifhorn/Gifhorn-Stadt/Mehr-Einsaetze-So-lief-das-jahr-2018-fuer-die-Feuerwehr-Gamsen
- ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/germany/aller-zeitung/20190529/281981789068190
- ↑ https://www.mtv-gamsen.de/CMS/index.php/sportsparten/cheerleading
