Grassel

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Grassel
Congregation Mine
Grassel coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ′ 27 ″  N , 10 ° 35 ′ 15 ″  E
Height : 92 m above sea level NHN
Area : 7.14 km²
Residents : 796  (Aug 13, 2019)
Population density : 111 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 38527
Area code : 05304
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Location of Grassel in the joint municipality of Papenteich or the joint municipality in Gifhorn (in small)

Grassel is a district of the municipality of Meine in Lower Saxony, immediately northeast of Braunschweig . Today the place has about 850 inhabitants.

geography

Geographical location

Grassel and its district has an area of ​​714 ha and is located 13 km northeast of the Braunschweig city ​​center. The border with the Braunschweig urban area runs directly on the southern outskirts. To the south-east of the village lie extensive deciduous forests and at the eastern end of the village there is a small lake, the Sauteich.

Neighboring communities

* Distance information relates to the distance to the town center.

City of Gifhorn (19 km)
District of Meine (5 km) Wedelheine district (3.5 km) Essenrode (4 km)
Abbesbüttel district (2 km) Wind rose small.svg City of Wolfsburg (15 km)
Braunschweig-Bevenrode (2 km) Teaching (7 km)
Braunschweig city center (13 km)

population

year Residents year Residents
1821 228 1950 680
1848 ~ 250 1961 531
1871 333 1970 584
1912 429 1980 725
1925 398 1990 763
1933 384 2000 822
1939 392 2006 833

The population development in historical times is documented for Grassel independently of the community of Meine. Since the incorporation and the establishment of the joint community in 1974, the population development for the village of Grassel has been documented by the joint community of Papenteich . As of December 31, 2006, Grassel had 833 residents.

It is assumed that Grassel had around 150 inhabitants between the 15th and 18th centuries. Only after 1777 did it grow well beyond this size: 250 inhabitants in 1848, 398 in 1905, 680 in 1950. Currently, the place is growing steadily due to the favorable location on the outskirts of Braunschweig and was only expanded in 2002 by a new building area.

history

Early days of the place

It is currently believed that the place was founded around 800. Whether it is identical to a place "Grasaloh" mentioned in a document at the beginning of the 9th century has not yet been confirmed with certainty. In 1489 Grassel consisted of 3 full farms, 5 half farms and 9 Kötner farms. According to this, about 150 inhabitants were to be assumed at that time.

Desolation

see main article: Deserts in the Papenteich
In the Grasseler Feldmark are the deserts of Lüttgen Bevenrode and Engerode.

Incorporation

On March 1, 1974, Grassel was incorporated into the community of Meine.

Culture and sights

religion

St. Vincenz Church

The place belongs to the Protestant parish of Essenrode , but has its own church with St. Vincenz (built in 1864/66 by Conrad Wilhelm Hase in brick neo-Gothic, previously a chapel, a medieval tower base made of quarry stone and a late Gothic altarpiece are preserved). The Catholic residents belong to St. Andrew's Church in Meine.

Economy and Infrastructure

Public facilities

  • Kindergarten : The first mention of a school service in Grassel comes from the year 1655, today the building of the former school houses a kindergarten (Grassel Gang)
  • Fire brigade and civil protection : Grassel has had its own volunteer fire brigade since 1924
  • Village community center : The DGH with a large and a small hall is mainly used by the associations, but can also be rented privately.
  • Book stop: On the village square in the center of the village there has been a bookcase in the old bus stop since 2016 for swapping used books.

Clubs, associations, groups

Grassel has an extensive and very active club life: the fire brigade as the largest club, a mixed choir, a singing group for women, the children's choir "The Grasselinos", the hunting horn blowers, a table tennis club with various branches, the shooting comradeship of the Lower Saxony Comradeship Association "Kyffhäuser" from 2017 eV, an equestrian club, an allotment gardener and a senior citizens club.

Public transport

The Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH operates the bus line 424 Braunschweig Lincoln's settlement - Essenrode, the VLG the line 192 Meine - Wedelheine - Grassel.

economy

Since 2011 there has been a small horticultural business with a farm shop (Gittis Garten), which offers flowers in spring and seasonal vegetables until autumn.

literature

  • Heinz Klose: History from the Papenteich. Mine 1983, ISBN 3-87040-029-3 . Numerous essays and short articles, especially on the history of Papenteich.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Renate Brand: Papenteich in old views , Geiger Verlag, Horb am Neckar 1995, ISBN 3-89570-057-6 .
  2. ^ Administrative history of Gifhorn up to 1939
  3. ↑ a b Papenteicher Nachrichten, issue 395 - May 2007, page 5
  4. ^ 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 .