Hoopte

Hoopte City of Winsen (Luhe) Coordinates: 53 ° 23 '55 "  N , 10 ° 9' 40"  E
Height :	5 m
Residents :	811  (Oct 30, 2015)
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	21423
Area code :	04171

Hoopte is a district of the city of Winsen (Luhe) in the Harburg district in Lower Saxony and is located on the far northwestern edge of the city, directly on the Elbe , which forms the state border with Hamburg here.

history

At the current ferry connection between Hoopte and Zollenspieker, a ford over the Elbe had existed since at least 1260 , so that the place was conveniently located on a trade route . The first written mention of Hooptes goes back to 1291. In documents from the 12th century, the area was described as "always uninhabitable and undeveloped". It was not until the Thirty Years' War that the Hoopter Elbe section was completely surrounded by dikes and thus finally made habitable and manageable. In the 17th century the place was temporarily occupied by the Danish . During this time the Hoopter Schanze, a military defense system, was built on today's wing dike between the Elbe and Ilmenau . Parts of Napoleon's army crossed the Elbe here on their way back from Russia in 1813 .

On July 1, 1972, Hoopte was incorporated into the district town of Winsen (Luhe).

politics

Politically and administratively, Hoopte belongs to the district town of Winsen (Luhe). The mayor has been Martina Jankowski since December 2016.

geography

Hoopte is located at the mouth of the Ilmenau in the Elbe , here is the Ilmen lock . The place runs parallel to the Elbe on its main street for almost 3 km.

Personalities

• The painter Ernst Odefey lived and worked in Hoopte for several years.

Social

The place has had its own volunteer fire brigade since 1893 . The otherwise lively club life can be seen in various events of the MTV Hoopte, the DRK Hoopte and the Hoopter Faslam, which was celebrated for the first time in 1924, throughout the year .

Hoopte has become known nationwide for its smelt fishing and "smelt eating", which has now become popular in large parts of northern Germany.

ferry

Hoopte is the left pier of the Zollenspieker ferry .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website of the city of Winsen. Retrieved November 3, 2015 . 
2. ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 228 .
3. ↑ Adoption and introduction of the local councilors. Retrieved November 29, 2016 .