Holzhausen (Stolzenau)

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Holzhausen
community Stolzenau
Coordinates: 52 ° 31 ′ 19 ″  N , 9 ° 3 ′ 21 ″  E
Height : 32 m
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 31592
Area code : 05761
Holzhausen (Lower Saxony)
Holzhausen

Location of Holzhausen in Lower Saxony

Holzhausen is a district of the municipality of Stolzenau in the Nienburg / Weser district in Lower Saxony . The place is west of the core town of Stolzenau on the district road K 26.

geology

The geological composition of Holzhausen and its surroundings is mainly due to the last two ice ages. During the Saale Ice Age, the penultimate ice age, whose ice covered the area around 200,000 years ago, a lot of gravel sand was deposited in the region. The Weser flows through the surroundings of Holzhausen only because of the gravel deposits near Porta Westfalica . The old way of the Weser was therefore blocked and it paved its way through the region. The Vistula glacial period, the last ice age, which lasted until 10,000 years ago, did not have such a strong influence on Holzhausen's geology. The ice sheet no longer penetrated as far as Holzhausen. Nevertheless, Holzhausen was within the periglacial area with permanently frozen ground. Due to the lack of vegetation , a lot of sand and gravel was removed and washed away by the Weser at that time. This was then deposited in the glacial valley of the Weser and so the 12-18 meter high lower terrace of the Weser was created, on which Holzhausen is also located.

history

Emergence

The origin of Holzhausen is largely unknown. What is certain is that the place existed before it was first mentioned in a document in 1200. At that time there was a letter about the transfer of the local church to the Nendorf nunnery , which means that Holzhausen already owned a church at that time. Apparently it was a Saxon foundation that bore the name Borthere and was the forerunner of today's wooden house. There were also finds that suggest a much older settlement.

development

In the course of time, Holzhausen was given the name Repholthusen in order to differentiate it by name from the other villages called Holzhausen. In 1241 the Counts of Oldenburg sold Repholthusen to Bishop Wilhelm von Minden. In return, they received 810 Bremen silver and the reservation of being able to determine over nine houses in Repholthusen. However, it cannot be proven whether Repholthusen only consisted of nine houses at that time. Little has survived during the Thirty Years' War , all that is known is that there were several sieges during the period, including Danish and French.

church

Like the development of the place itself, the development of the wooden houses church is largely unlit. It is believed that this belongs to the so-called parent parishes of 850. In 1200 the church was finally added to the Nendorf monastery . At that time it was just a cross-shaped stone wall. In 1546 the walls were torn down in favor of the expansion of Stolzenau Castle by the Counts of Hoya. Instead, a half-timbered church was built. In 1816, after the so-called French era , the church was unusable and was repaired. In 1822 she was in pretty good condition again. In 1826 the Stolzenau church was torn down and the Stolzenau people celebrated their services temporarily in the wooden houses church.

school

The origin of the school in Holzhausen is also unclear. It was first mentioned in 1620. Back then it was still simple people who gave the lessons. During the Thirty Years' War the teaching position was vacant, so the children were taught by the sexton , who was also obliged to serve in the church. This tradition continued after the Thirty Years' War. In 1963 the school was rebuilt until the elementary school was completely closed in 1970.

archeology

In the area of ​​Holzhausen there are archaeological surface finds with which the first settlements can be dated. The oldest date from the Stone Age , including flint cuts and a flint half-round scraper, as well as a flint blade, the cutting part of a rock ax, a flat hatchet made from a Lydite-like stone and a rock oval hatchet. The finds can be traced back to the funnel beaker culture. Another Stone Age find can be traced back to the bell beaker culture . It is a winged and stemmed arrowhead. Other finds come from the pre-Roman Iron Age , including shards and the rest of an iron fibula , a garment clasp with a crossbow construction. An urn cemetery was found. Finds have also been recovered from the Roman Empire , including shards and mill and grindstone fragments. At the site of the urn cemetery remains of a medieval castle were discovered. The edge fragments of a spherical pot that were found come from her .

literature

  • Fritz Kohlmeyer: 800 years of Holzhausen . Ed .: Heimatverein Holzhausen / Kohlenweihe eV

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