Hörsten (Seevetal)

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municipality Seevetal
Hörsten coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 46 ″  N , 10 ° 3 ′ 33 ″  E
Height : 3  (3–70)  m above sea level NHN
Residents : 606  (December 31, 2011)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 21217
Area code : 04105
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Location of Hörsten in Seevetal

Hörsten is a district of the Seevetal municipality in the Harburg district in Lower Saxony .

General data

Hörsten has 601 inhabitants, including 17 with secondary residence . The postcode of Hörsten is 21217, the telephone code is 04105.

geography

Geographically speaking, Hörsten is south of Hamburg , on the Seeve river , which flows into the Elbe a few kilometers later . Together with Maschen and Horst, Hörsten forms a local council .

history

Hörsten is one of the 19 former communities from which the Seevetal community emerged on July 1, 1972.

Economic structure and village life

Hörsten is very agricultural. The formerly only inn, which was a popular destination for a break on bike tours in summer , was closed in 2006 due to the closure of business. In the village house, the so-called Dörphus, family or club celebrations as well as meetings of the local council Maschen-Horst-Hörsten take place regularly. It has established itself as a very popular event center far beyond the borders of Seevetal.

nature

There are several lakes around Hörsten that were artificially created between 1970 and 1977 when the Maschen marshalling yard was built. The largest are the "lake in the great moor" and the "Steller See". A well-known bird tower is located at the "Junkernfeldsee" . The " Untere Seeveniederung " nature reserve there is also home to the largest distribution area of ​​the checkerboard flower (fritillaria meleagris) in northern Germany. However, the population is at great risk.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Inhabitants of the Seevetal community (December 31, 2013). Retrieved October 12, 2014 .
  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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 228 and 229 .
  3. ↑ Article Hamburger Abendblatt (from April 29, 2002)