Irmenseul
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Irmenseul
Lamspringe municipality
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| Height : | 208 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 3.66 km² | |
| Residents : | 331 (1973) | |
| Population density : | 90 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 | |
| Incorporated into: | Harbarnsen | |
| Postal code : | 31097 | |
| Area code : | 05183 | |
Location of Irmenseul in Lower Saxony |
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Irmenseul is a district of Harbarnsen in the municipality of Lamspringe in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).
geography
Irmenseul is located southwest of Bad Salzdetfurth in an arable landscape between the following mountain ranges: the Sackwald in the west and the Harplage in the east and the Heber in the south. Irmenseul borders clockwise, starting in the northeast, Sehlem , Neuhof , Woltershausen , Everode and Adenstedt , which also all belong to the Hildesheim district.
Irmenseul belonged to the place Harbarnsen on the lower slope of the Sackwald, where the approximately two and a half hectare semi-dry grassland nature reserve near Irmenseul is located at an abandoned quarry on the "Leaning Mountain" on shallow weathered calcareous soils .
history
Irmenseul was first mentioned in a document in connection with the Lords of Steinberg in 1298 as "Ermensulle".
The Irmenseul estate was owned by Wrisbergholzen Castle . In Irmenseul, the chapel built in 1931 and the memorial in the cemetery are also noteworthy. Opposite the church in Irmenseul is a general store that is rarely found in rural communities today.
At the beginning of the 20th century Irmenseul had 247 residents.
As part of the Lower Saxony regional reform , Irmenseul was incorporated into the Harbarnsen community on March 1, 1974.
The municipalities of Harbarnsen, Neuhof , Lamspringe, Sehlem and Woltershausen of the dissolved Lamspringe municipality were merged into the new municipality of Lamspringe on November 1, 2016 .
The place Irmenseul and the Irminsul
Mainly because of its name, the place Irmenseul is associated with the pre-Christian, Saxon main sanctuary, the Irminsul . The historic beach location of the column has not yet been archaeologically secured, but based on the available historical sources it is suspected to be in Westphalia (most likely on or near the Eresburg ). However, according to a tradition documented since the 16th century , remains of the Irminsul, conquered under Charlemagne at the Eresburg in 772, are said to have been buried at the Corvey monastery in Westphalia, later excavated and from there to Hildesheim - only 25 kilometers from Irmenseul. In the vicinity of today's location, Westphalia (Saxony) is said to have attacked the train with the remains to bring them back to Westphalia, but without success. The remains are said to be in the Hildesheim Cathedral under a Marian column in the floor.
Even if its historical location is not certain, a replica of the Irminsul was erected near Irmenseul in October 1996 on Bornhöhe am Romberg, a hill in front of the town. The 9 meter high oak trunk has a wheel cross attachment made of cast aluminum , which has a diameter of about 1.6 m. The design of the column called "Irmenseule" is based on the local coat of arms. The memorial was inaugurated in June 1998 for the 700th anniversary of the village. The space on the Romberg, designed with boulders , benches and a shelter for information boards, offers a good view of the surrounding area and has become a destination, especially for hiking groups.
politics
City council and mayor
At municipal level, the district is Irmenseul the council represented from Lamspringe.
Mayor
The mayor of Irmenseul is Bernd Ruff.
coat of arms
The municipality was awarded the municipal coat of arms on August 10, 1938 by the President of the Province of Hanover . The district administrator from Alfeld handed it over on November 29 of the same year.
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Blazon : "In blue on green ground a silver log ( Irmensul ); this one carries an upright, four-spoke, silver wheel, the rim of which is covered by a golden wreath of ears alternately covered with four red roses and blue cornflowers . " |
| Justification of the coat of arms: The municipality of Irmenseul derives its name from an old Saxon "Irminsul", which according to legend should have stood on the Bornhöhe at a source. In many cases, science has seriously dealt with this question in relation to our place Irmenseul, but has not yet come to a conclusive result. One thing must of course be admitted: there is a possibility that one of the many pillars that were erected for the Saxon god Irmin could have stood here; many field names suggest it. So it was obvious that the community chose an Irmin column in the decoration of the local harvest wreath, the symbol of thanks to the deity for the rich blessing of the fields, as a coat of arms symbol. |
Culture and sights
Buildings
- The Irmin column on the Romberg
- The chapel built in 1931
- The memorial at the local cemetery
Regular event
In every even year, the young people of the village celebrate the so-called “Whitsun beer” alternately with the neighboring town of Woltershausen ( Netze , Graste and Hornsen). In 2012, the 150th anniversary of this tradition was celebrated.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lower Saxony State Administration Office (ed.): Community directory for Lower Saxony . Municipalities and municipality-free areas. Self-published, Hanover January 1, 1973, p. 28 ( digital copy [PDF; 21.3 MB ; accessed on September 13, 2019] Hildesheim district, Alfeld (Leine)).
- ↑ Nature reserve HA 123 - semi-dry grassland near Irmenseul. In: Website of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal Protection and Nature Conservation. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ↑ a b The history of the place Irmenseul. In: Website of the municipality of Lamspringe. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Wilhelm Keil: Neumanns Orts- und Verkehrslexikon. Leipzig 1905, p. 393 u. 466.
- ↑ Lower Saxony State Chancellery (Ed.): Law on the reorganization of the Lamspringe community, Hildesheim district . Lower Saxony Law and Ordinance Gazette (Nds. GVBl.). No. 19/2015 . Hanover November 12, 2015, p. 305 ( digitized version ( memento from July 5, 2019 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; 464 kB ; accessed on July 5, 2019] p. 7).
- ↑ a b Johannes Letzner: Corbeische Chronik . Hamburg 1590.
- ↑ Walther Matthes: Corvey and the Externsteine. Fate of a pre-Christian shrine in Carolingian times . Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-87838-369-X , p. 13.
- ↑ a b Coat of arms crowns a nine-meter-high oak trunk on the Bornhöhe. In: Hildesheimer Zeitung. June 17, 1998, Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ↑ a b Re-establishment of the Irminsul. In: Website of the Heimatverein Irmenseul. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
- ^ Directory of the mayors and mayors in the Hildesheim district. In: www.diekholzen.de. Retrieved June 24, 2017 (DOCX; 72.11 kB).
- ^ A b Wilhelm Barner : Coat of arms and seal of the Alfeld district . Rebinding. Lax GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim 1998 ( digitized version of the text part of the first edition from 1940 [PDF; 10.0 MB ; accessed on June 10, 2019]).
Harbarnsen (with Irmenseul ) | Lamspringe (with glassworks ) | Neuhof (with Ammenhausen and Wöllersheim ) | Sehlem (with Evensen ) | Woltershausen (with Hornsen, Graste and Netze )