Katlenburg (Katlenburg-Lindau)

Katlenburg Community Katlenburg-Lindau
	Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ 54 ″ N , 10 ° 5 ′ 59 ″ E
Height :	138 m above sea level NHN
Area :	13.1 km²
Residents :	1851 (Jul 1, 2018)
Population density :	141 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	37191
Area code :	05552
Location of Katlenburg in Lower Saxony
	Center of Katlenburg, on the right, with the flow of the Rhume and the castle hill at the top left

The Katlenburg , the landmark of the place

Katlenburg ([ ˈkaːtlənbʊːrk ], formerly: Katlenburg-Duhm ) is the name of a district in the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau in southern Lower Saxony . With 1851 inhabitants (July 2018), Katlenburg is the most populous place in the municipality and the seat of the municipal administration.

history

Katlenburg was first mentioned in a document in 1105. The name Katlenburg was previously used exclusively for the Katlenburg above the place. The rest of the village was called Duhm. Until 1974 Katlenburg-Duhm was a separate municipality. This year, after the regional reform in Lower Saxony, the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau was established. Until 1932 the place name was written at least from the railway authority Catlenburg .

Duhm

Duhm was initially built around the mountain in the shape of a horseshoe; after the destruction of the Thirty Years' War it developed into a street village along the road from Northeim to Duderstadt . In the town center there was also an important junction for freight traffic into the Harz. Duhm was known for the production of particularly pure linen, as the water in the stone brine was particularly suitable for processing the flax. The place gained importance through the construction of a train station in 1868, which led to rapid population growth. Due to the influx of numerous refugees after the Second World War, the village expanded in the long run, as many here at the fruit wine company Dr. Demuth found jobs.

The Katlenburg

The Katlenburg is a castle in the district of Katlenburg, which gave the place its name. The castle, now known as the Bücherburg , was built at the beginning of the 12th century and was used for a long time as a monastery and seat of an agricultural domain, later also as an educational center for the Schreberjugend until 2008.

The former Katlenburg office was administratively the successor to the Katlenburg monastery, which was founded by the Counts of Katlenburg . These were powerful lords, counts in Lisgau, belonged to the imperial nobility and established the Katlenburg here in the 10th century. When Count Dietrich III founded a monastery on the castle hill, probably out of piety, he had the walls of the castle torn down. The foundation of the monastery was confirmed by a document from 1105, which means the first documentary mention for Katlenburg, Gillersheim , Wachenhausen and Berka . The Romanesque crypt of the church on the Burgberg, in which the last Katlenburg count was buried after his death in 1107, still testifies to the founding time. In 1346 the monastery burned down by arson. The church was rebuilt in Gothic style, as can still be seen today in its choir. The so-called warehouse building with a Gothic chapel, probably the former provost's office, also dates back to the time of the monastery.

The Katlenburg monastery became the most important landlord in the area; all his possessions were documented in a warehouse book in 1525. But after the beginning of the Reformation , the monastery was dissolved in 1534. The last Duke of Grubenhager, Philip II, built a castle on the Burgberg and resided here for a few years. The administration of the property, in the hands of a provost at the time of the monastery, was now taken over by an official of the Principality of Grubenhagen . He had his official seat on the castle hill, he administered, collected the taxes and held court sessions. In 1626 the official residence was destroyed, but rebuilt shortly after the end of the Thirty Years' War. The merian engraving from 1654 shows that several buildings and an estate belonged to it. The Osteroder wood carver Andreas Gröber created a pulpit and an altar for the restored church , which was later converted into a pulpit altar.

The former monastery church

Merian engraving by Katlenburg around 1654

The former monastery church consists of four components built in different periods. The crypt (lower church) in the east has Romanesque rib-less cross vaults, as does the ground floor in the warehouse building. The choir built above was built in the Gothic style. The nave to the west was not built until after the fire in 1626. Small older windows built into the south wall of stone come from an older construction period. The attached church tower has only recently been built.

The former lower northern main castle now belongs to the parish. The southern part with the buildings of the former administrative courtyard is owned by the municipal administration. This area is leased together with the southern garden area as a youth guest house and hostel. In the former official garden, small wild tulips grow as a botanical rarity. The remains of a cannon tower in the garden form the southern end of the castle to the south. In the Renaissance, castles and palaces were covered by bastions in front of them in order to secure the apron against enemies with guns. On the enemy side to the south, the tower was solidly built on all floors, but only half-timbered towards the castle in order to prevent the enemy from settling in a protected manner when conquering the outer works. In the Merian stitch of the "Catlenburg" the building visible on the left with half-timbered upper storeys and Welscher hood is the round tower converted into a pleasure palace in Renaissance style. This building appears to be the "Schlösschen" converted by Prince Philip II of Grubenhagen .

The existing tithe barn and the “magazine building” house an extensive collection of former GDR literature by Pastor Martin Weskott .

politics

Local council

The local council of Katlenburg consists of 11 council members. The local council also has two advisory members (CDU, AfD ).

CDU : 6 seats
SPD : 5 seats

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

Local Mayor : Ilse Schwarz (CDU)
1st Deputy Mayor: Rainer Lienemann (SPD)
2nd Deputy Mayor: Ingrid Wertheim (CDU)

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coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms of the former town Katlenburg was awarded the 1,938th
The municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau, which was newly formed by law on March 1, 1974, took over the coat of arms of the previous municipality of Katlenburg.

	Blazon : "In the red field a black, silver- armored eagle ." The coat of arms was heraldically incorrectly made ( see: Tinging - Heraldic color rules ).
	Foundation of the coat of arms: Katlenburg consists of the place Duhm and the former count's castle, the monastery, castle and the domain Katlenburg. The office named after this led the black eagle in the red field.

Religions

St. John's Church:

This Evangelical Lutheran church is located on the castle hill, belonging to the parish of Leine-Solling ( see also: "The former monastery church" ).

Sacred Heart Church :

This Catholic church was built in 1956 after the number of Catholics in Katlenburg and the surrounding area had increased significantly due to flight and displacement after the Second World War . In 2009 it was profaned . The building on Kirchweg is now used as a dance studio . The nearest Catholic church is now 4 km away in Lindau .

New Apostolic Church:

A divine service station was set up in Katlenburg-Lindau in 1982 by the New Apostolic congregation in Northeim. The New Apostolic Church in Buschgarten 24 was consecrated in Katlenburg on March 18, 1992. The last service took place there on March 21, 2008. The church building was sold and is used as a residential building. Today the nearest New Apostolic Church is in Northeim, 9 km away .

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

List of architectural monuments in Katlenburg

Natural monuments

"Court linden tree " old court linden tree in Katlenburg
"Luther Oak" old oak in Katlenburg
Oak at the edge of the forest, north of the Dutberg

See: List of natural monuments in the Northeim district

economy

Katlenburg is the seat of the Katlenburger winery , a well-known family business.

literature

Karl-Heinz Oley: Katlenburg history and present. Rotte-Druck, Northeim, 1989.
Birgit Schlegel (Ed.): Katlenburg and Duhm: from the early days to the present. Mecke, Duderstadt, 2004.
Birgit Schlegel: Katlenburg-Lindau - as it used to be. Wartberg Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen, 1993.
Herbert Rokahr: The Chronicle of Katlenburg. Hahnwald, Northeim, 1973.

Web links

Commons : Katlenburg - Collection of Images

Wikisource: Catlenburg in the Topographia Braunschweig Lüneburg (Matthäus Merian) - sources and full texts

Official website of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Figures, data, facts. In: Website Katlenburg-Lindau. July 1, 2018, accessed November 27, 2019 .
^ RBD Kassel: Change of station names in 1932
↑ Internet presence of the book castle Katlenburg
↑ ^a ^b Members of the Katlenburg local council. In: Website of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Katlenburg coat of arms. In: Website of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .
↑ main statute. (PDF; 22 kB) In: Website of the Katlenburg-Lindau municipality. November 3, 2011, accessed November 27, 2019 .

[Info-1] Figures, data, facts. In: Website Katlenburg-Lindau. July 1, 2018, accessed November 27, 2019 .

[2] RBD Kassel: Change of station names in 1932

[3] Internet presence of the book castle Katlenburg

[Rat-4] Members of the Katlenburg local council. In: Website of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .

[Wappen-5] Katlenburg coat of arms. In: Website of the municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau. Retrieved November 27, 2019 .

[Wappen_2-6] main statute. (PDF; 22 kB) In: Website of the Katlenburg-Lindau municipality. November 3, 2011, accessed November 27, 2019 .