Jembke

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 30 '  N , 10 ° 46'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Gifhorn
Joint municipality :	Boldecker Land
Height :	57 m above sea level NHN
Area :	14.57 km 2
Residents:	2019 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	139 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	38477
Area code :	05366
License plate :	GF
Community key :	03 1 51 014
Address of the municipal administration:	Schulstrasse 26 38477 Jembke
Mayoress :	Susanne Ziegenbein ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Jembke in the district of Gifhorn

Jembke is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn, in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

geography

Geographical location

Jembke is located between the Südheide and Drömling nature parks on the Kleine Aller . The community belongs to the Boldecker Land joint community , which has its administrative seat in Weyhausen.

history

Jembke was once the largest village in the Boldecker Land . The original village shape was that of a Wendish round . The beginnings of settlements go back to the early Christianization of this area, which belonged to the Derlingau . In 844 the community was first mentioned as Lianbeke in the Corvey Monastery . In 1339 it was called Jembeke . In 1339 the von Marenholtz family took over the village from the von Campe family. In the church there is a coat of arms stone dated 1366 of the then patron saint of the church, Knight Harneid von Marenholtz. In 1495 the village became part of the von Bartensleben family . The Brunswick Duke Heinrich gave it to them as a fief , like the other villages in the Boldecker Land . In 1574 a fire destroyed the village. According to a settlement register from around 1850, there were 31 farms at that time.

Place name

The place name, 844 Lianbeke and 1339 Jembeke , varied several times in the historical records from Jemeke around 1400, Geimike around 1715, Jeimbcke around 1775, Jeimcke around 1800, Jeimke around 1825 to the current name. The basic word of the name Jembke can be derived from the Middle Low German word Beke (Bach).

church

St. George Church

The St. George Church is built from field stones and has been enlarged several times in its history. Initially it was probably a small mission chapel, which, due to its documentary mention, should have existed as early as 844. This was confirmed by excavations during a church renovation in the years 1965-67. Wall structures measuring 5 × 6 m and a baptismal font were found in the church floor. The chapel was expanded in the 12th century. In the 14th century a Gothic extension was added and in 1716 another significant extension was added. When the village burned down in 1574, the church burned down and its three bells melted. Today's bells are from 1927 and 1952. The church building is located in the center of the village and is surrounded by old oaks. The cemetery used to be around the church. Today there is a 600 year old linden tree , the Ulenboom, on the site .

politics

advice

After the local elections in 2016 , the distribution of seats in the Jembke municipality council is as follows (as of November 2016):

• Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) 6 seats
• Voting community Jembke (WGJ) 4 seats
• Alliance 90 / The Greens (Greens) 1 seat

Mayoress

The honorary mayor is Susanne Ziegenbein (CDU).

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver a green linden leaf pointing downwards, covered with a silver ring that is open at the top."

The linden leaf indicates the seven linden trees in the local area, designated as natural monuments , of which the most famous Uhlenboom was named. This occurs in local sagas and stories. The green color is also a sign of agriculture. The ring that is open at the top, a symbol for Rundling villages on maps, represents the original location.

The coat of arms was designed by the heraldist Wilhelm Krieg from Braunschweig. The coat of arms was awarded on August 27, 1983 by the then Oberkreisdirektor Lemke.

societies

The following associations, among others, have their headquarters in Jembke:

• Fire brigade music train Jembke
• Jembke volunteer fire brigade with youth fire brigade
• DRK local association
• Mixed choir Concordia from 1885 eV
• Allotment garden association Jembke
• Schützenverein Jembke eV from 1824
• Seva Sangha Association for International Understanding Jembke eV
• Jembke settlement community
• Sports club Jembke from 1921 eV
• Young Society Jembke eV
• Tennis club Jembke from 1982 eV

Former clubs

• Kyffhäuser Kameradschaft Jembke (until 2013)

Sports

Sports facilities

In addition to a shooting range and a sports hall, there are two tennis courts and two soccer fields in the local area.

sports clubs

With currently (2019) over 800 members, the Jembke sports club is the largest. It offers football, horse riding, table tennis, gymnastics and ski inline skating. The club has been using the new Jembker sports hall for several years. This led to an increase in members in all age groups and the establishment of new branches. The men's football and table tennis teams take part in the respective league games for their sports. The first men's table tennis team, after one year of association league membership, currently plays in the state league, the first girls' table tennis team played in the past Lower Saxony league and thus in the highest possible division. Other sports clubs are the Jembke shooting club, which has been able to send participants to German summer biathlon championships several times , and the Jembke tennis club.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

• The B 248 ( Northeim - Dannenberg (Elbe) ) leads from Tappenbeck, 2.9 km to the south, directly through Jembke to Barwedel (2.2 km) to the north .
• District road 120 to Tiddische (2.2 km)
• District road 101 to Bokensdorf (3.3 km)
• District road 106 to Wolfsburg (2.4 km)

A bus line of the Verkehrsgesellschaft Landkreis Gifhorn (VLG) serves the place. In Weyhausen there is a possibility to change to the next cities Wolfsburg or Gifhorn .

education

The place has a kindergarten, an after-school care center and a primary school with two classes in four grades. Other official schools are: Oberschule Weyhausen , IGS Sassenburg or the Humboldt-Gymnasium in Gifhorn .

Personalities

• Karl Heinrich Rengstorf (1903–1992), theologian, born in Jembke

literature

• JEMBKE Kr.Gifhorn. Ev. St. George Church. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 782.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ allocation of seats council Jembke - website ; Retrieved April 24, 2017

Web links

Commons : Jembke  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Jembke parish on the joint parish website