Hötzum

Hötzum Sickte parish
	Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 17 ″ N , 10 ° 36 ′ 47 ″ E
Height :	87 m
Residents :	892 (Jan. 7, 2015)
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	38173
Area code :	05305
Location of Hötzum in Lower Saxony
	St. Petri Church in Hötzum

Hötzum is a village in the Wolfenbüttel district ( Lower Saxony ) and part of the municipality of Sickte .

geography

Starting in the northwest, in a clockwise direction, Hötzum is bordered by the independent city of Braunschweig , Cremlingen , Sickte , Veltheim (Ohe) , Erkerode , Evessen , Dettum and the district town of Wolfenbüttel .

For the church structure see also Sickte .

history

In 1031, Hötzum was called Hunesheim, 1251 Hotselem, 1340 Hotzelern and 1344 Hötzelen. Hötzum was a parish village with a church, parish and parish widow's farm . In 1405 the Komtur zu Süpplingenburg was the patron of the parish. In the 18th century, Hötzum had four farms, a shepherd's farm, six half- span farms , six Kothöfe and eight Brinkitzer places . Since the area used to be more wooded than it is today, the place had 394 acres and 103 rods of wood .

On March 1, 1974, Hötzum was incorporated into the new municipality of Sickte. Today, numerous commuters to Wolfenbüttel and Braunschweig live in the town.

traffic

Hötzum is connected to the regional bus service with the stops Hötzum Kirche and Hötzum Brunnenstrasse .

There is also a historic train station that has been completely preserved and is now used as a residential building. The rail systems have been removed, but the former engine shed , bridges and especially the track bed in the nearby Lagholz forest are still partially available.

Others

The Hötzumer sports club , founded in 1972, exists in Hötzum . The place also has a volunteer fire brigade .

Individual evidence

^ Page of the Samtgemeinde Sickte
^ ^A ^b Jürgen Hodemacher : The district of Wolfenbüttel, its towns and villages. Elm Verlag, Cremlingen 1986, ISBN 3-9800219-4-7 , p. 208.
^ 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. 267 .

Web links

Commons : Hötzum - collection of images, videos and audio files

Hötzum on the website of the Samtgemeinde Sickte
Historical information on the railway systems around Hötzum (→ Braunschweig-Schöninger Eisenbahn) ( Memento from February 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )

[1] Page of the Samtgemeinde Sickte

[hod-2] A ^b Jürgen Hodemacher : The district of Wolfenbüttel, its towns and villages. Elm Verlag, Cremlingen 1986, ISBN 3-9800219-4-7 , p. 208.

[3] 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. 267 .