Harmstorf

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Coat of arms of the Harmstorf community
Harmstorf
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Harmstorf highlighted

Coordinates: 53 ° 21 '  N , 9 ° 59'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Harburg
Joint municipality : Jesteburg
Height : 15 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.97 km 2
Residents: 821 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 138 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 21228
Area code : 04105
License plate : WL
Community key : 03 3 53 017
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Schulstrasse 1
21228 Harmstorf
Website : www.jesteburg-online.de
Mayor : Andreas Maack (FWG)
Location of the community Harmstorf in the district of Harburg
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Harmstorf is a municipality in the Harburg district in Lower Saxony . It belongs to the joint municipality of Jesteburg , which has its administrative seat in the municipality of Jesteburg .

geography

Harmstorf is located north of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park and south of the Elbe in the eastern foothills of the Harburg Mountains . The river Seeve forms the eastern border of the municipality for a few kilometers. Harmstorf borders clockwise on Seevetal , Bendestorf and Rosengarten .

The state border with the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg is around seven kilometers north of Harmstorf, and downtown Hamburg is around 23 kilometers away. The distance to the district town of Winsen is around 15 kilometers in an easterly direction, the Hanseatic city of Lüneburg is around 30 kilometers from Harmstorf.

history

The community is said to have been mentioned for the first time around the year 1000 in connection with a refuge for the Ramelsloh Abbey. Harmstorf was first mentioned in a document from the 16th century as Herimannestorpe, later Hermsdorff.

In the 19th century, there were nine farms in Harmstorf, plus eleven farmers. After World War II, Harmstorf developed into a place characterized by residential development.

politics

Municipal council

The community council from Harmstorf consists of eight council members.

  • FWG: 6 seats
  • CDU : 1 seat
  • Independent: 1 seat

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

mayor

The honorary mayor Andreas Maack was elected on September 9, 2001.

coat of arms

Blazon : “The coat of arms is divided obliquely in a wave shape. Above are three silver horse heads on a green background, below a blue shield with a fallen silver sword on a gold background. "

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The motorways A1 and A7 leading north and east around the municipality. The L213 (Hamburg - Egestorf) leads through Harmstorf. Hamburg Airport is around 30 kilometers north of Harmstorf. The place itself has no connection to rail traffic. The next train stations are in Klecken, Hittfeld and Maschen.

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. ^ Jesteburg: Greetings from the Harmstorf community. Retrieved April 25, 2020 .
  3. ^ Research - local politicians (today). Retrieved April 25, 2020 .

Web links

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