Hollern-Twielenfleth

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Hollern-Twielenfleth
Hollern-Twielenfleth
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Hollern-Twielenfleth highlighted

Coordinates: 53 ° 36 '  N , 9 ° 33'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Stade
Joint municipality : Lühe
Height : 1 m above sea level NHN
Area : 20.46 km 2
Residents: 3333 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 163 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 21723
Area code : 04141
License plate : HOURS
Community key : 03 3 59 026
Address of the
municipal administration: 		Alter Marktplatz 1A
21720 Steinkirchen
Website : www.luehe-online.de
Mayor : Timo Gerke
Location of the community Hollern-Twielenfleth in the district of Stade
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Aerial view

Hollern-Twielenfleth ( Low German : Hullern-Twielenfleth ) is a municipality in the Stade district in Lower Saxony . The community belongs to the joint community Lühe , which has its administrative seat in the community of Steinkirchen .

geography

The community is located in the Altes Land , the largest fruit-growing area in Europe, directly on the Lower Elbe between Stade and Hamburg . In addition to the two districts of Hollern (coordinates) and Twielenfleth (coordinates) there is a third one, Bassenfleth (coordinates) .

history

In 1059 the town of Twielenfleth was founded. The communities Hollern and Twielenfleth merged in January 1967 under the name Hollern. Twielenfleth has been a citizenry since 1976 and has been committed to the preservation of the place name Twielenfleth ever since. On July 1, 1984 the community was renamed Hollern-Twielenfleth. In 2009 there was a big 950th anniversary celebration.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council, which was elected on September 11, 2016, is composed as follows:

  • CDU 4 seats
  • SPD 2 seats
  • FWG 2 seats
  • Green 1 seat
  • Individual nomination Gerke 1 seat

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

coat of arms

In split shields of silver and red, over a green shield base, in it a silver river in undulations. At the top left a red defense tower, covered with gold, on the right a silver beacon.

The defense tower in the coat of arms is Hollern's landmark. The beacon stands for Twielenfleth and marks the part of the municipality for river traffic. The silver river through the green marsh stands for the Elbe.

Culture and sights

  • Twielenflether mill "Venti Amica" (Latin for "friend of the wind")
  • Twielenfleth St. Mary's Church
  • Hollern St. Mauritius Church with organ by Arp Schnitger (1690)
  • Old Twielenflether lighthouse - its outlines are part of the coat of arms.

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

Hazardous materials shipping company Pape is located in Hollern-Speersort. In hazardous material storage can be stored for up to 22,000 t.

The "Altes Land" holiday village, to which around 155 holiday homes belong, in the immediate vicinity of the Elbe, is particularly important for tourism.

traffic

In the municipality of Hollern-Twielenfleth, the bus line 2357 Stade - Hollern-Twielenfleth - Steinkirchen - Jork - Hamburg-Cranz operated by KVG Stade and several company and school-related bus lines, all of which are connected to the Hamburg transport association. The place extends largely along the Obstmarschenweg , which connects the communities on the Lower Elbe.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Hollern-Twielenfleth  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
  2. ↑ http://luehe-online.de/fileadmin/satzungen%20website/Hollern-Twielenfleth/Hauptsatzung  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated September 27, 2007@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / luehe-online.de  
  3. ↑ www.papelogistics.com