Holtum (Geest)

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Holtum (Geest)
municipality Kirchlinteln
Coordinates: 52 ° 59 ′ 35 ″  N , 9 ° 17 ′ 55 ″  E
Height : 40–50 m above sea level NN
Area : 19 km²
Residents : 796  (Apr. 24, 2012)
Population density : 42 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 27308
Area code : 04230
Holtum (Geest) (Lower Saxony)
Holtum (Geest)

Location of Holtum (Geest) in Lower Saxony

Holtum (Geest) - in the long form: Holtum on the Geest - is one of 17 localities in the Kirchlinteln municipality in Lower Saxony .

location

Holtum is located about 10 kilometers north of Verden (Aller) , 15 kilometers southwest of Rotenburg (Wümme) and 30 kilometers east of Bremen . It is located in the Verden district directly on the border with the Rotenburg (Wümme) district .

Holtum also includes Wedehof on Kreisstraße 11 to Süderwalsede and Heidkrug and Steinberg on Bundesstraße 215. Starting from the north, in a clockwise direction, Holtum borders the following neighboring villages:

geography

The landscape is shaped by the undulating ridges of the Achim-Verdener Geest , which in turn forms the southwestern edge of the Stader Geest . In the forest near Holtum, the radio tower is the highest point in the Verden district. Holtum lies on a watershed. In the north, the Holtumer Moor, which extends to the town center, drains over the Everser Bach to the Wümme . In this area, Holtum has a share in the Wümmen lowlands . The Halsebach rises about one kilometer south of Holtum , although it often dries out due to the extraction of groundwater and drains to Aller .

history

The village of Holtum (Geest) was first mentioned in a document from Henry I in 935, together with some neighboring villages ( Holtebüttel , Völkersen , Nindorf, Walle , Ritzenbergen, Dauelsen ) . However, numerous archaeological finds indicate that the place was settled much earlier.

The place shared the fate of the Verden territory and came under Swedish rule for a few years after the Thirty Years' War . After a short Danish interlude, Holtum became part of Kurhannovers , the later Kingdom of Hanover , which in turn was annexed by Prussia in 1866. Here it belonged to the administrative district of Stade , which included the Elbe-Weser triangle . In 1928, the railway line from Rotenburg (Wümme) via Verden (Aller) to Minden was built through the district of Holtum , and a railway station, which is no longer used for passenger traffic, was set up there. After the Second World War, Holtum belonged to the state of Hanover , which was added to the state of Lower Saxony in 1946 .

After the war, many refugees and displaced persons settled in Holtum, so that the number of residents almost doubled. On July 1, 1972, Holtum (Geest) was incorporated into Kirchlinteln. Since 2000, a new housing estate with single-family houses has been built south of Holtum between the streets "Zum Grünen Moor", "Hinterm Buschhof" and "Föscheberg". At Holtum, striking wind turbines have also been installed to generate electricity.

politics

The head of the village is Helma Rippe. Traditionally, the CDU has a high percentage of votes in elections.

Culture and sights

Windmill in the evening sky
Townscape

societies

At clubs in Holtum (Geest) there is a local fire brigade of the Kirchlinteln volunteer fire brigade , the TSV Holtum (Geest), the shepherd dog club Holtum (Geest), the local and cultural club Holtum (Geest), the NABU Holtum (Geest), the shooting club Holtum (Geest) and the Friends of Kindergarten Holtum (Geest).

Economy and Transport

In Holtum there is a bakery, an installation company, an agricultural machinery company, a painting company, a funeral home and a kindergarten. Some farms also have farm shops such as the Nomms Hoff and Ehlers SB Hof . Gastronomy is located a little outside in the district of Heidkrug on federal road 215.

There are district roads to Verden-Walle , Süderwalsede  and Kirchlinteln  as well as a connection road to the federal highway 215 , which connects Rotenburg (Wümme) via Verden (Aller) and Nienburg / Weser with Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 3 kilometers northwest of Holtum the districts Heidkrug and Steinberg crosses. The Verden-Nord motorway exit on federal motorway 27 is about 4 kilometers south of Holtum near Walle, so that there is good road connection to Bremen. Holtum is connected to the district town of Verden and Rotenburg (Wümme) by public buses as well as to the core town of Kirchlinteln for school trips. The place used to have a train station on the Verden – Rotenburg ( Weser-Aller-Bahn ) railway line , which is still used as a depot today . The next train stations are in Verden (Aller), Langwedel and Rotenburg (Wümme). In the near future, the continuous double-track expansion of the railway line running through Holtum is planned, which should lead to the removal of the existing level crossings.

literature

  • H. Lübbers: "The village of Holtum (Geest) - people-landscape-customs then and now" , Gem. Kirchlinteln (Ed.), 358 S., 1991
  • H. Lübbers et al .: "The village of Holtum (Geest) - People-Landscape-Customs Earlier and Today" , 2 volumes, extended new edition, House of Advertising (ed.), Verden, 498 S., 2008

Web links

Individual evidence

  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. 248 .
  2. ↑ Kirchlinteln Citizen Service