Hörpel
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Hörpel
Bispingen municipality
Coordinates: 53 ° 8 ′ 43 ″ N , 10 ° 2 ′ 1 ″ E
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| Height : | 72– m above sea level NN | |
| Area : | 10.66 km² | |
| Residents : | 399 (Jun 30, 2012) | |
| Population density : | 37 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 29646 | |
Location of Hörpel in Lower Saxony |
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 View of the village with St. Pauli Church
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Hörpel is a part of the municipality of Bispingen in the Lüneburg Heath in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony .
geography
The place is enclosed by the L 212 (from Bispingen via Volkwardingen and Hörpel to Evendorf) and the A 7 . He is surrounded by the Hörpeler heath landscape.
history
Hörpel was first mentioned in 1193, when the village was sold to Bishop Lüder von Verden as part of the Bispingen parish.
After a dispute in 1874 over the state-ordered union of the Lutheran and Reformed Church in Prussia, the community largely belongs to the Evangelical-Lutheran Free Church ("St. Pauli").
The small railway (Luhebahn) from Winsen via Egestorf was extended in 1909 via Döhle and Hörpel (Evendorf-Hörpel station) to Hützel.
On March 1, 1974, Hörpel was incorporated into the Bispingen community.
politics
Detlef Buchheister is the mayor of Hörpel.
Culture and sights
- The center of the village is the St. Pauli village church, built in 1909, with its 28 meter high tower. It replaced the sheepfold previously used as a church, which was demolished and rebuilt in Haverbeck .
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to a porcelain factory and an Icelandic horse stud, only a few farms in Hörpel are farmed.
Since May 30, 1970, only a few tourist trains have been running on the Luhebahn; regular passenger traffic has been discontinued.
The L212 connects the place with Egestorf in the north and Bispingen in the south.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 235 .
- ↑ Head of the Hörpel district
- ↑ St. Pauli Parish
