Fredenbeck

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 53 ° 32 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Stade
Joint municipality :	Fredenbeck
Height :	10 m above sea level NHN
Area :	48.58 km 2
Residents:	6027 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	124 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	21717
Area code :	04149
License plate :	HOURS
Community key :	03 3 59 017
Community structure:	4 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Schwingestrasse 1 21717 Fredenbeck
Website :	www.fredenbeck.de
Mayor :	Hans-Ulrich Schumacher ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Fredenbeck in the district of Stade

Fredenbeck ( Low German Freenbeek ) is a municipality in the Stade district in Lower Saxony . It is a member community of the Fredenbeck joint community and at the same time its administrative seat.

geography

Geographical location

Lake at Schwinge

Fredenbeck is located between Hamburg and Bremen on the Stader Geest . The region is rural. Via the main connections of the B 73 from Hamburg and B 74 from Bremerhaven and via the L 123 and L 124, the route leads into the Schwinge valley with extensive forests and moors. The Schwinge and numerous streams with their meadow valleys run deep in the area.

Community structure

The districts of Fredenbeck (formerly Groß - and Klein Fredenbeck ), Schwinge and Wedel belong to Fredenbeck .

Neighboring communities

Cuxhaven 74 km	Drochtersen 26 km	Stade 14 km
Bremerhaven 67 km		Hamburg 57 km
Bremervörde 23 km	Sittensen 37 km	Harsefeld 14 km , Buxtehude 23 km

history

In 2017 a probe found a nine-gram gold multiple in a field with the portrait of Emperor Constantine I , which was minted in 342/343 in Sisak in today's Croatia. The coin has been on display in the Schwedenspeicher Museum in Stade since 2019 .

Incorporations

On July 1, 1972, the new community Fredenbeck was formed from the communities of Groß Fredenbeck, Klein Fredenbeck, Schwinge and Wedel.

Population development

The information from 1961 and 1970 refer to the then still independent municipalities. For the information on Fredenbeck , the population of the communities or districts are added. A community of Fredenbeck did not exist before the regional reform.

District	1961	1970	1986	1991	1997	2001	2005	2006	2011	2015
Fredenbeck	1108	1276	2858	3064	3933	4094	4145	4119	4418	4424
of which Gr. Fredenbeck	434	520	1468	1539	1898	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.
of which Kl. Fredenbeck	674	756	1390	1525	2035	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.	k. A.
Swing arm	559	607	755	714	869	1011	1013	1062	1027	1004
frond	360	404	503	482	565	653	671	689	678	680
total	2027	2287	4116	4260	5367	5758	5829	5814	6123	6108

On December 31, 2011, the community had 5769 inhabitants.

politics

Municipal council

The council of the municipality of Fredenbeck consists of 17 councilors. This is the specified number for the member municipality of an integrated municipality with a population between 6000 and 7000 inhabitants. The council members are elected for a five-year term by local elections. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.

The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following:

Political party	Proportional votes	Number of seats
CDU	40.30%	7th
SPD	39.53%	7th
FWG-Pro citizens	9.22%	2
Alliance 90 / The Greens	8.68%	1
FDP	2.25%	0

The turnout in the 2016 local elections was 62.07%, above the Lower Saxony average of 55.5%.

mayor

The local council elected council member Hans-Ulrich Schumacher (SPD) as honorary mayor for the current electoral term until 2021. Schumacher has been mayor of Fredenbeck since 2011.

Former mayor

• 1972–1976 Klaus Schulte
• 1976-2006 Johann Burfeindt (CDU)
• 2006–2011 Diedrich Wohlers (CDU)

coat of arms

Blazon : The coat of arms of the municipality of Fredenbeck shows a black disc with a golden water wheel at the heart, in the right upper corner in gold two opposing horse heads on a red background, in the left upper corner a silver , curved band on a blue background, in the right lower corner the curved one Silver band continued on a blue background, the lower left corner shows a golden leaf and a golden acorn on a red background.

Religions

The Evangelical Lutheran Martin Luther Church , built in 1960/61, is located in Fredenbeck and belongs to the Buxtehude parish .

The Catholic St. Luke Church was built in 1967, and in 2003 it was profaned . Most recently she belonged to the parish of the Holy Spirit in Stade. The church was demolished in 2004, and a plaque commemorates it today. Apartments were built on the property. Today the nearest Catholic churches are around twelve kilometers away in Harsefeld and Stade .

Culture

societies

VfL Fredenbeck is known nationwide , especially the handball team. Furthermore, two scout tribes are resident, the tribe Arche of the Evangelical Church and the interdenominational “Stamm Likedeeler Fredenbeck BdP e. V. "

Attractions

• 

  Fredenbeck watermill
  Fredenbeck watermill

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The station Fredenbeck is located on the Moor Express .

The B 74, which runs through the Schwinge district, connects Fredenbeck to the supra-regional transport network and, in the future, to the A 26 as well.

education

In Fredenbeck there is a primary school and the Geestland school , a high school with a high school offer.

economy

The largest employer in the community is Dankers Bohrtechnik GmbH .

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Johann Burfeindt (1936–2012), long-time mayor (1976–2006), then appointed honorary mayor

Sons and daughters of the church

• Joachim Burfeindt (1892–1982), German politician born in Schwinge ( DP )

Web links

Commons : Fredenbeck  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ A globally unique find at Stade: 1,600-year-old gold coin now in the Schwedenspeicher , report from the Stade district dated June 21, 2019
3. ↑ Sensational find in the field: The Fredenbeck coin at ndr.de from June 21, 2019
4. ↑ ^{a b} Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 246 .
5. ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on February 18, 2017.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Municipality of Fredenbeck - overall results of the 2016 municipal council election , accessed on February 18, 2017.
7. ↑ The CDU gets the most votes nationwide. September 12, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017 . 
8. ^ Council of the municipality of Fredenbeck , accessed on February 18, 2017
9. ↑ Hans-Ulrich Schumacher is the new mayor of Fredenbeck