Glashütte (Lamspringe)

Glassworks Lamspringe municipality
	Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 25 ″ N , 10 ° 4 ′ 11 ″ E
Height :	195 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	73 (Oct 14, 2010)
Incorporation :	July 1, 1965
Postal code :	31195
Area code :	05183
Location of Glashütte in Lower Saxony
	Street view of the Glashütte settlement

Glashütte is part of the Lamspringe community in the Hildesheim district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Glashütte is located around 4 km east of Lamspringe on the L 466 state road to Rhüden in the Schlörbach valley .

history

In the 18th century, the Lamspringe monastery founded a forest glassworks . It was located in the extensive wooded area of the Westerhof monastery forest, which borders the Heber ridge . The Waldglashütte was soon given up due to marketing difficulties.

In 1792 Johann Friedrich Stender from Ziegenhagen resumed glass production in the monastery forest and founded a glassworks with the Stender glass factory . The Glashütte settlement, for which the company was named, emerged from it. In 1883 13 houses with 27 apartments were built for the employees near the hut. In 1910 the settlement received a school, which was closed in 1960. The Stender family of manufacturers lived in a mansion next to the factory. In 1914 the hut was closed because of sales problems.

The glassworks was always a popular destination in the area. Today the district has around 80 inhabitants and is a small settlement in which there are several holiday homes due to the idyllic location. The former workers' houses have been restored and more residential buildings have been built. A forester's office is located in the school. The glassworks, which have been vacant for a long time, and the mansion of the hut are in need of considerable renovation.

politics

Local council and mayor
At the local level, the Glashütte district is represented by the local council from Lamspringe.

Web links

Commons : Glashütte - Collection of Images