In other words

In other words Municipality Liebenburg
	Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 50 ″ N , 10 ° 24 ′ 1 ″ E
Height :	175 m above sea level NN
Residents :	301 (Jun. 30, 2017)
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	38704
Area code :	05346
Location of Heißum in Lower Saxony
	View over fields towards Heissum

HOTUM is a district of the municipality Liebenburg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony. With 318 inhabitants, it is the third smallest district in the municipality.

geography

The following places surround Heißum:

Posthof in the northwest
Othfresen in the north
Heimerode in the northeast
Groß Döhren in the east
Dörnten in the south
Kunigunde and Bredelem in the southwest
Ostharingen in the west

The Innerste flows about one and a half kilometers west of Heissum .

history

In 1131, he was first mentioned in a document by Bishop Bernhard von Hildesheim. At that time the place belonged mostly to the monastery of St. Georg in Goslar . The monastery Ringelsheim however, and the cathedral chapter Goslar also possessed property in the village. Since 1254 at the latest, the monastery of St. George had dominated the village by expanding its possessions. In the following time, he was in the border area between the duchy of Hildesheim and the duchy of Braunschweig .

In 1307, he was given the right to build a chapel and a little later a church in the village. In 1643 a big dispute began about the denomination of the place, which had in fact been Protestant since 1542. Since then, however, the church has continued to belong to the St. Georg Monastery, which was already located in Grauhof at the time . The dispute escalated further, so that in 1702 the disputed church was demolished by the St. George monastery and replaced by a new Catholic church. It was not until 1711 that an agreement was reached that provided that another Protestant church would be built in the village next to the existing one. This was built until 1723 and is still preserved today, while the Catholic Church was demolished in 1833.

In terms of transport technology, Heißum was opened up in 1875 with the construction of a railway line from Goslar to Hildesheim . However, a train station never existed.

On July 1, 1972, he was incorporated into Liebenburg.

church

The Protestant church was renovated in 1902 and 1955 during its existence since 1723. It consists of oak framework and has a very old bell and a weather vane. It is also equipped with two remarkable altar candlesticks.

Mouse fountain

Mouse fountain in winter

The Mausebrunnen is the source of a brook that rises a few hundred meters east of the village on the western slope of the Salzgitter ridge and used to provide hot water with drinking water.

Every year at Pentecost the Mausebrunnenfest takes place there.

Fortune pond

Fortune pond that has fallen dry near Heidmum

To the north of the Mausebrunnen lies the former fortune pond. During the operation of the Fortuna mine near Groß Döhren, the mud pond was used for washing. In the process, clayey and sandy components that were contained in the iron ore were separated from it and discharged into the pond as sludge. This happened in the 1930s to 1950s. The pond has mostly dried up today. Its basin is covered with reed vegetation.

Population development

Liebenburg-Heißum - population development since 2011
	year	Residents
	2011	328
	2012	319
	2013	314
	2014	310
	2015	306
	2017	301
2011–2015 on December 31 of each year, 2016 on June 30 of each year. Source:

politics

Local council

The local council of Heißum consists of five councilors and councilors (changes to 2011):

Voting community in Heißum: 4 seats (+4)
SPD : 1 seat (−2)
CDU : 0 seats (−2)

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016 )

Local mayor

The local mayor is Claudia Moog (SPD).

coat of arms

The coat of arms on the right shows a miner in his parade uniform, his hand resting on a rock hammer. On the left is a shepherd with his shepherd's staff, as it was to be found in every village in earlier times. Between the two the mouse fountain, the source of the small village stream. The figure of the miner is reminiscent of the mining in the surrounding pits Fortuna , Ida , Morgenstern and Georg Friedrich , which was recorded in the 17th century and operated until the 1960s. The coat of arms in today's colors was introduced in 1998.

Economy and Infrastructure

Transport links

HOTUM is on a district road that connects the village with Othfresen in the north and Dörnten in the south.

swell

To the history section :

Dr. Thomas Dahms and Jennifer Wimmer: Around the Salzgitter mountain range. Experience cultural landscape & nature ; Ostfalia-Verlag, Osterwieck 2013,
ISBN 978-3-926 560-68-1
Website of the community of Liebenburg .

To the Politics section :

PDF file on the Liebenburg community website .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b The district of Goslar at a glance - figures, data, facts .
↑ Composition of the local council of Heißum (website of the community Liebenburg) , accessed on May 30, 2017.
↑ Composition of the local council of Heißum (website of the community Liebenburg) , accessed on May 30, 2017.
^ Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch . Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 89.

[Landkreis_Statistik-1] The district of Goslar at a glance - figures, data, facts .

[2] Composition of the local council of Heißum (website of the community Liebenburg) , accessed on May 30, 2017.

[3] Composition of the local council of Heißum (website of the community Liebenburg) , accessed on May 30, 2017.

[4] Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch . Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 89.