Hiddestorf

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Hiddestorf
City of Hemmingen
Coat of arms of Hiddestorf
Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 50 "  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 33"  E
Height : 67 m above sea level NHN
Area : 8.69 km²
Residents : 1719  (Jan. 1, 2016)
Population density : 198 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 30966
Area code : 05101
Hiddestorf (Lower Saxony)
Hiddestorf

Location of Hiddestorf in Lower Saxony

Aerial view of Hiddestorf from the south-east
Aerial view of Hiddestorf from the south-east

The village of Hiddestorf belongs to the city of Hemmingen in the Hanover region of Lower Saxony .

history

In the area of ​​Hiddestorf there were already settlement activities in the Bronze Age . Corresponding remains were discovered in 2008 during development work in the construction area on Wiesenweg. In 2012, further excavations took place there when the building area was expanded . The high number of 86 wells was remarkable. and the discovery of the grand grave of Hiddestorf as a small burial ground from the time of the Merovingians .

In 980, Hiddestorf was first mentioned in a document in a donation register of the Corvey monastery . Based on the names of the fields (Wiek: field) it is assumed that Hiddestorf was born in the 7th – 9th centuries. Century has been an old trading center.

On March 1, 1974, Hiddestorf was incorporated into the new municipality of Hemmingen.

There is a Thie in Hiddestorf . The word Thie means “denounce” or “accuse”. Zeihen means to accuse, in Germanic the word zeihen for accuse has become thie. The Thie is a court of law.

politics

City Councilor and Mayor

Hiddestorf is represented at the municipal level by the City Council of Hemmingen.

coat of arms

The design of the coat of arms of Hiddestorf comes from the heraldist and graphic artist Alfred Brecht , who created all coats of arms in the Hanover region. The approval of the coat of arms was granted on June 18, 1958 by the Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior .

Coat of arms of Hiddestorf
Blazon : "In green a silver , with crucifix and transcription -provided Denkstein , accompanied by two silver cross stones ."
Foundation of the coat of arms: The five medieval cross and memorial stones on the road from Hiddestorf to Pattensen, which are surrounded by legends and stories and were dug up again years ago and set up again at the location shown in an old map from 1780, were used as special feature of the place to the council of the municipality, which decided to secure it for all time and to raise it to the appropriate place in the municipality coat of arms. In the middle of the green shield is the memorial stone adorned with a crucifix, on which the year MCCCXCV (1395) can be seen in the circumferential lettering in Gothic capitals , accompanied by two Gothic cross stones on the left and right, all stones in silver. The stones have recently been given a new place at the St. Nikolai Church.

Culture and sights

Nikolaikirche

Buildings

Green spaces and recreation

  • Bürgerholz recreational area

additional

Web links

Commons : Hiddestorf  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. Facts & Figures. In: Website City of Hemmingen. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  2. Hemmingen compact - information brochure for residents and guests. (PDF; 8.3 MB) In: Website City of Hemmingen. January 1, 2016, p. 7 , accessed on November 22, 2019 (p. 9).
  3. Poremba & Kunze GbR (Hrsg.): Traces of settlement of the pre-Roman Iron Age and Roman Empire in Hiddestorf (= Lower Saxony State Office for Monument Preservation [Hrsg.]: News from Lower Saxony Urgeschichte . Supplement 17). Isernhagen ( digital copy [accessed on May 16, 2019] excerpt from the ArchaeoFirm website).
  4. ^ 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.  196 .
  5. ^ A b Landkreis Hannover (ed.): Wappenbuch Landkreis Hannover . Self-published, Hanover 1985, p. 184-185 .