Hayenwärf

Hayenwärf Stadland municipality Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 59 "  N , 8 ° 25 ′ 33"  E
Postal code :	26935
Area code :	04732
Location of Hayenwärf in Lower Saxony

Hayenwärf is a district ( peasantry ) of Rodenkirchen in the municipality of Stadland in the Wesermarsch district .

geography

Hayenwärf is located directly east of the former course of the Lockfleth , as it is located on the bank of the Weser, which runs further east .

history

An urn find ( StAO, Best. 279-Nr. 256 ) from the year 1875 is an indication of a prehistoric settlement of the place, only a few hundred meters south in Hartwarderwurp there was a Bronze Age settlement in a similar geographical location . The place name of Hayenwärf is interpreted by Hermann Hamelmann as the alleged castle of a chief Hayo, the truth of this explanation is not certain. In 1581 Hayenwärf appears in the register of men in the Vogtei Rodenkirchen together with Brunswarden .

The first school is known as a secondary school for 1644. In 1912/13 a new school building was built for the primary school in Hayenwärf. Pupils from Edschenburg (Beckum) were also trained in the school. The school was in operation until 1965, shortly afterwards the school was closed.

Administrative history

In 1815 Hajenwerf belonged to the Beckum peasantry . The establishment of the Hayenwärf peasantry took place in 1880 and included Brunswareden, Rodenkircherdeich, Hartwarderwurp, Knappenburg and Hoben. In the early modern period it was part of the Rodenkirchen Bailiwick , and since 1974 it has been part of the Stadland community in the Wesermarsch district.

“Wunderfliege” - Alleged magic in Hayenwärf

For the year 1721 there is a report to the Oldenburg government about magic in Hayenwärf. The letter is addressed to the Danish government chancellery in Oldenburg. In January 1721 two pastors turned directly to the King of Denmark, who inherited the county of Oldenburg after Count Anton Günther's death in 1667. The letter describes that a couple in the Hayenwärf farming community died within a short time and were buried in a Christian way. In the couple's house there was a container in which a live fly was said to have been. It is said to have been a house spirit ( spiritus familiaris ) who had the ability to increase the milk production of the cows on the farm. It is also described that the vessel was thrown away by an unknown person. Now there is a suspicion that this person has taken possession of the fly and is in league with the devil .

The authors of the letter point out that even bailiff officials have examined the fly and the district court Ovelgönne was informed, but they wanted to report directly to the king. It cannot be assumed that King Frederik IV received this letter, but his councilors in Oldenburg only dealt with the case a few days after receiving the letter. The district court in Ovelgönne was questioned with a catalog of questions about the effects and whereabouts of the fly. The interrogation files should be sent to the royal consistory so that it could check whether the case was something natural or satanic magic.

It is noteworthy that the case was handled by the highest Danish administration in Oldenburg, so it was taken seriously. The event took place at a time that was marked by environmental disasters. Just a few years earlier, the Christmas flood of 1717 had devastated large parts of the North Sea coast: dikes broke, animals and people perished and the country was too salty. From 1675 to 1743 the number of houses in Hayenwärf had decreased from 21 to 13 and the population decreased from 99 to 72. Apparently the people were in a situation that encouraged the spread of superstition .

Demographics

year	Residents
1675	99
1743	72
1801	100
1815	93
1855	60
1925	231
1939	226
1950	327
1970	183

literature

• Karl-Heinz Ziessow / Söhnke Thalmann: Hartwarden, in: Oldenburgisches Ortlexikon A – K, Ed .: Albrecht Eckhardt . Volume 1. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2010, p. 431f.
• Gerd Steinwascher : History of Oldenburg in selected documents. In: Association of Lower Saxony Archivists eV (ed.): Messages from Lower Saxony archives 20/2016. Volume 2, 2016, pp. 66-73. ( Online )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m} K.-H. Ziessow / S. Thalmann: Oldenburgisches Ortlexikon AK . Ed .: Albrecht Eckhardt. tape 1 . Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 2010, p. 431 f .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Gerd Steinwascher: History of Oldenburg in selected documents . In: Association of Lower Saxony Archivists eV (ed.): Messages from Lower Saxony archives 20/2016 . tape 2 , 2016, p. 66-73 .