Himmelreich (Neustadt am Rübenberge)

Heaven City of Neustadt am Rübenberge
	Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 39 " N , 9 ° 26 ′ 55" E
Height :	39 m above sea level NHN
Area :	8.09 km²
Residents :	643 (2016)
Population density :	79 inhabitants / km²
Incorporated into:	Empede
Postal code :	31535
Area code :	05032
Location of Himmelreich in Lower Saxony
	Place-name sign

The village of Himmelreich and the village of Empede together form the village of Empede-Himmelreich and is a district of Neustadt am Rübenberge in the Hanover region of Lower Saxony .

geography

The place Himmelreich is about two kilometers north of the core city of Neustadt and is enclosed by federal highway 6 in the west and the Wunstorf – Bremen railway line in the east.

history

The village got its name from a legend according to which travelers on the way from Bremen to Hanover through the gloomy moor called the small settlement with the post office "the kingdom of heaven". At Christmas, Neustadt stamp collectors regularly answer the mail that children send to Santa Claus in the Kingdom of Heaven.

On March 1, 1974, the previously independent municipality of Empede was incorporated into the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge. Since then, Himmelreich has also belonged to Neustadt.

On November 15, 2009, national soccer goalkeeper Robert Enke was buried in the cemetery of Empede-Himmelreich.

politics

Local council

The joint local council of Mariensee , Empede / Himmelreich and Wulfelade is composed of two councilors and seven councilors. There are also 19 advisory members in the local council.

Distribution of seats:

CDU : 6 seats
SPD : 3 seats

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Heinrich Zieseniss (CDU). His deputy is Heinrich Dettmering (CDU).

coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms of Empede / Himmelreich was created in 1985 based on an idea and a design by the author Herbert Büsing from Empede and the Neustadt artist and trade teacher Fritz R. Sackewitz .

Blazon : “ Red : blue divided ; up over a diagonally left open golden barrier , the four bottom and top three times alternately pruned is a golden plowshare ; below the lower half of a golden water mill wheel . "

Reasons for the coat of arms: The blue field indicates the water flow on the Leine. The half mill wheel is a symbol of the watermill built around 600 years ago at the current location, which was the property of the Mariensee Monastery until the beginning of 1800. The middle mill iron stands for the Vollmeierhof, which was once in the town, the number of water shovels for nine Halbmeierhöfe, the bracing of the mill wheel for six “Großköthnerhöfe” and the iron bolts for ten “Koth and Brinkitzerhöfe”. For centuries these 26 farmsteads formed the municipality of Empede. The ploughshare shown in the red field symbolizes the agricultural character of the village. The turnpike is reminiscent of the former customs and road house in Himmelreich on the old Post and Heerstraße Hanover - Bremen, the seven branches of the first seven fireplaces there.

flag

The colors red / gold / blue, arranged one above the other, serve as the flag background. In the middle of the flag is the coat of arms of the town.

The flag was designed in Heaven in 2014. Their colors are based on the existing coat of arms. The colors red and gold are also the basic colors of the flag of the Hanover region. The color blue represents the flow of the line. The coat of arms was completely framed by the middle division. The color classification corresponds, like the previously created coat of arms, to the given heraldic color rules .

Personalities

People connected to the place

Jacques Gassmann (* 1963), painter and draftsman, the then goalkeeper Robert Enke bought his house and Gassmann lived with the Enkes for a few months

Teresa Enke (* 1976), widow of the German national soccer goalkeeper Robert Enke, lived in the partner municipality Empede

Robert Enke (1977–2009), soccer goalkeeper, lived in the partner community Empede

Web links

Commons : Kingdom of Heaven - collection of images

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Our localities introduce themselves - Mariensee / Himmelreich with Empede. In: Website of the city of Neustadt a. Rbge. 2016, accessed October 14, 2017 .
^ Coat of arms of the village of Empede-Himmelreich. In: CDU Mariensee website. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
^ V. Pfau: Post for the Christ Child. In: Internet site Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . November 23, 2009, accessed December 2, 2017 .
^ 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. 198 .
↑ Robert Enke arrived at his daughter Lara in Heaven! In: Leinezeitung website (“my heimat”). November 15, 2009, accessed December 2, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Local council of the village of Mariensee / Himmelreich. In: Ratsinformationssystem der Stadt Neustadt a. Rbge. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b elected officials of the city. In: Ratsinformationssystem der Stadt Neustadt a. Rbge. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
^ Drafts of the coat of arms by Herbert Büsing. In: Wikimedia Commons . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
↑ Designs of coats of arms by Fritz R. Sackewitz. In: Wikimedia Commons . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
↑ Dirk von Werder: One letter is missing for the anniversary. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung . June 2, 2014, accessed December 5, 2017 .

[Himmelreich-1] Our localities introduce themselves - Mariensee / Himmelreich with Empede. In: Website of the city of Neustadt a. Rbge. 2016, accessed October 14, 2017 .

[Bildergalerie-2] Coat of arms of the village of Empede-Himmelreich. In: CDU Mariensee website. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .

[HNA-3] V. Pfau: Post for the Christ Child. In: Internet site Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine . November 23, 2009, accessed December 2, 2017 .

[Gemeindeverzeichnis-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. 198 .

[Beerdigung-5] Robert Enke arrived at his daughter Lara in Heaven! In: Leinezeitung website (“my heimat”). November 15, 2009, accessed December 2, 2017 .

[Rat-6] Local council of the village of Mariensee / Himmelreich. In: Ratsinformationssystem der Stadt Neustadt a. Rbge. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .

[Mandat-7] elected officials of the city. In: Ratsinformationssystem der Stadt Neustadt a. Rbge. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .

[Büsing-8] Drafts of the coat of arms by Herbert Büsing. In: Wikimedia Commons . Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[Sackewitz-9] Designs of coats of arms by Fritz R. Sackewitz. In: Wikimedia Commons . Retrieved December 5, 2017.

[Flagge-10] Dirk von Werder: One letter is missing for the anniversary. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung . June 2, 2014, accessed December 5, 2017 .