Gilgen (desert)
The Gilgen desert is a settlement, first mentioned in 1262 but abandoned in 1519 , near the Haimar part of the town of Sehnde .
location
The Gilgen desert is located between the towns of Haimar and Mehrum and between the Mittelland Canal to the north and the federal highway 65 running south .
history
The place Gilgen was first mentioned in 1262. He had about 27 places to live and, according to a legend, also had a church.
In the course of the Hildesheim collegiate feud from 1519 to 1523, the place was destroyed at the beginning. The people living there evidently moved to Haimar.
literature
- Arnd Fritzemeier: The corporation of the free in the office Ilten near Hanover . Hanover 1994
- Adolf Meyer / Klaus-R. Rose: The great outdoors. Local history texts and bibliography from "Unser Kreis", supplement to the Burgdorfer Kreisblatt / Lehrter Stadtblatt from 1949 to 1986 , Felicitas Hübner Verlag, Lehrte 2008, ISBN 978-3-927359-65-9
Web links
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Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 24 ″ N , 10 ° 4 ′ 0 ″ E