Glentorf

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Glentorf
Coat of arms of Glentorf
Coordinates: 52 ° 19 ′ 38 ″  N , 10 ° 48 ′ 9 ″  E
Height : 94  (89-100)  m
Area : 8.41 km²
Residents : 390  (Jan. 1, 2016)
Population density : 46 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 38154
Area code : 05365
Glentorf (Lower Saxony)
Glentorf

Location of Glentorf in Lower Saxony
Glentorf Church
Glentorf Church

Glentorf is a district of the city of Königslutter am Elm ( Helmstedt district ). The village is located approx. 8 km from the core town of Königslutter on the Schunter near the BAB 2 , from which the place can be easily reached via junction 59 (Königslutter).

history

Glentorf was first mentioned in 1221 as Glintdorp . The first settlements there were probably already in the 10th century, because during this time there was a castle about 1 km north of Glentorf that belonged to a line of defense of the Saxons against the Slavs and was probably built because of the great Slav uprising in 983 . In 1381 this castle was attacked once by Duke Bernhard, once by Duke Albrecht with the help of Brunswick citizens and finally conquered. Glentorf was owned by the "van Glintorpe" family, who probably moved from Glentorf to Braunschweig before 1300. Around 1304 the von Vorsfelde family lived in Glentorf. In 1322 half of the village of Glentorf passed to Brunswick citizens. A branch of the von Veltheim family has been based on the manor in Glentorf since 1420 .

The church tower, which dates from around the same time, may also have been part of the defense system. The church was built in 1854, before that there was still a church. It was first mentioned as a parish church in 1400. By this year at the latest, Glentorf belonged to the archdeaconate Ochsendorf , which belonged to the diocese of Halberstadt . The church has a bell from the 11th century. It is one of the oldest bells in Lower Saxony. The baptismal font, which was handed over to the State Museum in Braunschweig in 1912 and is now located in Königslutter, is even older, around the year 900 . The parish association Glentorf includes Scheppau, Rotenkamp, ​​Boimstorf and Glentorf.

Since the municipal reform, which came into force on March 1, 1974, Glentorf has been part of the city of Königslutter am Elm.

The village currently has about 390 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016)

Local mayor is Peter Altenbach (CDU).

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Website of the city of Königslutter am Elm
  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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 272 .

Web links

  • Entry by Sandy Bieler zu Glentorf in the scientific database " EBIDAT " of the European Castle Institute