Holtensen (Hamelin)

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Holtensen
City of Hameln
Holtensen's coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 31 ″  N , 9 ° 22 ′ 40 ″  E
Height : 177 m
Residents : 1176  (Dec. 31, 2009)
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 31787
Area code : 05151

Holtensen is located in the north of Hameln and, along with the villages of Unsen and Welliehausen, belongs to the village of Sünteltal . In 1973 the originally independent community was incorporated into the city of Hameln.

geography

View from Schweinberg to Holtensen
View from Schweinberg to Welliehausen

The place is in the middle of the Weserbergland nature park and borders the Süntelgebirge .

history

The origin of the place name goes back to Theodorich von Holthusen, who, as court lord , held the two dinghies at Münder and Diedersen . During the Thirty Years' War , military leader Tilly entered Holtensen with his troops in 1625. During the Seven Years' War , Holtensen was quartered by the French during the Battle of Hastenbeck . In 1812 the school house was built by the church. The relevant decree for this is signed by the French king Jérôme , the youngest brother of Napoleon Bonaparte .

politics

The local mayor is Bettina Schultze (SPD).

coat of arms

The Holtensen coat of arms
 Blazon : "On a blue field are three eight-pointed, diamond-cut silver stars."

Culture and sights

  • The church in Holtensen has been subordinate to the patroness of Fischbeck Monastery since 1334 and is consecrated to St. Egidius . In the years before, the church was part of the property of the Lords of Boventen, before Johann and Günter von Bovenden gave it to the abbess and the Fischbeck convent on October 1, 1334, together with all the associated estates in Holtensen and Unsen as fiefs and property. Among the witnesses appear the Fischbeck canon Ludolf von Hannover and Hermann von Hardenberg , who was a relative of the donors and archdeacon in Ohsen. In 1507 the Holtenser citizen Hermann Stalknecht left all his goods in Holtensen to Fischbeck Abbey. It is unknown whether these were ultimately awarded to the Patron Church.
The current church was built in 1909, but parts of the church go back to the 12th century. At that time the west tower was made from quarry stone masonry with corner blocks. In addition, the tympanum of the south portal comes from that early period of the church.

literature

  • Friedrich Katz: Chronicle of the Holtensen Community , 1972

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