Kirchdorf (Barsinghausen)

Church Village Barsinghausen city
Coordinates: 52 ° 17 ′ 40 ″  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 31 ″  E
Height :	108 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.57 km²
Residents :	2070
Population density :	273 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1968
Postal code :	30890
Area code :	05105
Location of Kirchdorf in Lower Saxony
Holy Cross Church

Kirchdorf is a district of the town of Barsinghausen in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony .

geography

Kirchdorf lies directly on the northern edge of the Deister . To the southeast, Kirchdorf merges into the Barsinghausen district of Egestorf . To the northeast is the Langreder district .

history

Historically proven, Kirchdorf is the oldest town in today's urban area. It was first mentioned in a Carolingian document of 30 June 892. The close spatial association with Egestorf Barsinghausen and led in 1968 to a first municipal merger of all three locations under the name Haste, which was given the right in the following year, the name of the city lead to be allowed.

politics

City Councilor and Mayor

Kirchdorf is at the local level by the Council, representing the city Barsinghausen.

See also : Barsinghausen - politics

coat of arms

The draft emblem of Holtensen comes from the in Gadenstedt born and later in Hannover living heraldic and graphic artist Alfred Brecht , who has the coat of arms of Aligse , Bantorf , Barrigsen has designed and many other villages in the district of Hannover. The approval of the coat of arms was granted on September 19, 1963 by the district president in Hanover.

Blazon : "In a shield split by red and silver in front a silver chalice , behind a red fortress tower with gallery."

Foundation of the coat of arms: Kirchdorf, named "Chirihdorf" in a document in 892, which is interpreted as "Dorf bei der Malstatt" (= area around the sacred tree), is one of the oldest villages on the Deister. In the right part of the coat of arms the chalice symbolizes the church and parish attested very early , the red fortress tower is taken from the coat of arms of the gentlemen "von Goltern" who were the founders and patrons of the church. The fortress tower can be found in interchanged colors in the coat of arms of the former municipality of Goltern and the Barsinghausen district of Großgoltern .

Culture and sights

• The Holy Cross Church in the center of Kirchdorf characterizes the townscape

gallery

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  Memorial stone

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  War memorial

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  Rear view of the Holy Cross Church

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  Place view

Architectural monuments

See the list of architectural monuments in Kirchdorf

Economy and Infrastructure

Transport links

Kirchdorf has been connected to Hanover by the Deister Railway since 1872 . After a short period of operation with diesel locomotives in the mid-1960s, train traffic has been electric since 1969. Today the two S-Bahn lines S1 and S2 connect the town with the state capital Hanover.

education

In Kirchdorf there is a school center that houses the Lisa-Tetzner-Schule (secondary and secondary school) and the Hannah-Arendt-Gymnasium. This includes a school library that is also accessible to citizens.

Personalities

• Herbert Lattmann (* 1944 in Kirchdorf), former member of the Bundestag

literature

• KIRCHDORF City of Barsinghausen. Ev. St. Crucis Church. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , page 796.

Web links

Commons : Kirchdorf  - Collection of images

• Church Village. In: Photo project with photos from the districts of Barsinghausen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Numbers and facts. On: Website of the city of Barsinghausen, accessed on July 21, 2017.
2. ↑ Kirchdorf. On: Internet site of the city of Barsinghausen, accessed on June 28, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{a b} District Hanover: Wappenbuch district Hanover . Published by the author himself, Hannover 1985, p. 60-61 .