Henstedt (Syke)

Henstedt City of Syke Coordinates: 52 ° 52 ′ 21 ″ N , 8 ° 49 ′ 48 ″ E
Area :	9.98 km²
Residents :	629 (2006)
Population density :	63 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	28857
Area code :	04242
Location of Henstedt in Lower Saxony

Henstedt is a district of the city of Syke ( Diepholz district , Lower Saxony ).

geography

Geographical location

Since it was incorporated by the city of Syke in 1974, the previously independent municipality of Henstedt, which also includes Halbetzen, Gut and Kolonie Hoope and Nienstedt, has been a district of the city of Syke. Together with the Syker districts of Heiligenfelde , Wachendorf and Jardinghausen , a southern Syker area is formed. In terms of population, Henstedt is in 8th place within the 13 Syker districts and in 6th place in terms of area (9.98 km²; for comparison: Syke = 17.24 km²). Good transport links via the B 6 and new development areas can further promote this development.

Neighboring places

Neighbors of Henstedt are the Syke districts of Syke (core area), Steimke , Heiligenfelde and Jardinghausen. Of the neighboring communities in Syker, it is the town of Bassum in the southwest.

Henstedt belongs together with Heiligenfelde, Gödestorf , Wachendorf and Jardinghausen to the parish of Heiligenfelde.

Rivers / streams

The Hache , flowing in a northerly direction , with its quarry forest , creates a green ribbon through Henstedt - an oasis for many plants and animals.

history

On March 1, 1974, the community Henstedt was incorporated into the city of Syke.

Population development

1961: 490 inhabitants
1966: 471 inhabitants
1970: 435 inhabitants
1982: 480 inhabitants
2006: 529 inhabitants

politics

coat of arms

Henstedt does not have a coat of arms .

Infrastructure

Henstedt does not have its own church or cemetery .

The war memorial erected in the center of the village after the First World War contains the names of 32 fallen and missing persons from the First World War, but no names of those killed and missing from the Second World War - (see war memorials in Syke # Henstedt ).

The Henstedt children were taught in the school, built in 1907, until 1969; since 1975 a children's play area has found its home there.

traffic

Henstedt is far away from major traffic, which increases the quality of living.

railroad

It is 3 km to Bassum-Bramstedt train station , which is on the Bremen - Osnabrück line . DB regional trains stop there a total of 38 times on weekdays .
To the north, 5.5 km away, in the core area of Syke, is the Syke train station of the DB. It is also on the Bremen – Osnabrück line.

Streets

The next federal road, the B6 , runs 2 km to the east through the neighboring village of Heiligenfelde and creates connections to the north (Bremen, the A1 and the A27 ) and the south (Hanover, the A2 ).
A well-developed main road, the K 125 district road , winds through the village. The Henstedt districts lie on it like pearls on a chain. It runs as the northern part of "Henstedter Straße" to the core area of Syke and as "Halbetzer Straße" east to the B6 to Heiligenfelde.
The southern part of "Henstedter Straße" runs to Bassum - Neubruchhausen .
The "Bramstedter Straße" runs west to Bassum-Bramstedt.

Names for streets and paths By 1974 at the latest, all Henstedt streets and some paths were given names. There are a total of 16 streets and paths in Henstedt that have names. There are also some dirt roads that have remained nameless.

Names of Henstedter Streets (in alphabetical order): Am Buchenkamp , Am Riedebach, Avenue Marc Sangnier, Bramstedter Straße, Halbetzer Straße, Henstedter Straße, Hooper Bergstraße, Nienstedter Leichenweg , Schlaggenweg, Schümberg, Stegenkamp, Vogelbeerenallee , Zum Brande, Zum Hoope, Zum Schlatt , Zur Westermark

Attractions

The Henstedt Village Museum , "The Small Village Museum - Henstedt as it used to be", is a privately owned regional museum. It was founded by Waltraut Köhler, who was born in Henstedt, and is headed by her. The main focus of the museum's offerings are: old farm equipment and objects from agriculture, housekeeping, from Henstedt's school history and from the lives of children in earlier times. The structural change in the village of Henstedt from 1867 to the present is documented. A WWII bunker built to protect the villagers can also be viewed.

Personalities

Fritz Vehring (* 1944), artist ( ceramics ) and university professor
Vera Vehring (* 1944), artist ( ceramics )

literature

Henstedt. In: Heinz-Hermann Böttcher, Heiner Büntemeyer, Hermann Greve and Wilfried Meyer: SYKE and umzu. Syke 1983, ISBN 3-923965-00-1 , pages 180-185
Henstedt. In: Hermann Greve u. Gabriele Ullrich : 13 times Syke. A historical reading tour. Weyhe 1992, pages 154-165
Henstedt. In: Hermann Greve u. Klaus Fischer (photos): Cityscapes from Syke. Leipzig 1996, page 10
Waltraut Köhler: Book accompanying the exhibition: Henstedt - as it used to be. Reports, documents, photos. Newspaper article from the archive of the district newspaper. Contemporary witnesses tell of the past. Henstedt - Hoope - Nienstedt - Halbetzen. Bassum 1998, 162 p. M. numerous Fig.
Waltraut Köhler: Booklet accompanying the special exhibition in 2001 “Made fine in everyday life, on Sundays and at festivities.” The life of the two Syker house tailors Dora Riedel and Elise Hildebrandt. (Typescript printing), Syke-Henstedt 2001, 22 pp.
Marsh marigolds route. (including Henstedt). In: Hermann Greve u. Gabriele Ullrich: On the way ... in Syke. A culture and nature travel guide for Syke and its districts. A guide through the Hachestadt. Nature - culture - history. Fischerhude 2002, pages 102-123
Waltraut Köhler: Henstedter doll stories. Booklet accompanying the special exhibition "My very favorite toy". (Typescript printing), Syke-Henstedt 2002, 22 pp.
Waltraut Köhler: Apprenticeship and work on the farm. Men and women talk about their time at Henstedter Höfe. (Typescript printing), Syke-Henstedt 2004, 100 p. M. 37 photos
Waltraut Köhler: The Henstedt School is 100 years old. Book accompanying the exhibition. Syke 2007, 200 pp. numerous Fig.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 191 .

Web links

Commons : Henstedt (Syke) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-1] 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 191 .