Little Berkel

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Little Berkel
City of Hameln
Coat of arms of Klein Berkel
Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 22 ″  N , 9 ° 21 ′ 2 ″  E
Height : 83 m
Area : 4.6 km²
Residents : 4798  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 1,043 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 31789
Area code : 05151
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Klein Berkel is a district of the pied piper town of Hameln . It is located on the Ohrbergpark in the southwest of the city.

history

In one of the oldest records, a directory of the Archdeaconate Ohsen, the place is called Barcel prope Hameln . The name Bercel means either "mountain forest" or "water source". For centuries, Klein Berkel was a small farming village. In 1972 the village was added to the city of Hameln as part of the incorporation . Today (2016) Klein Berkel has 4798 inhabitants. Due to its scenic location on the slope of the Ohrberg, it is one of the preferred residential areas of Hameln.

On January 1, 1973, Klein Berkel was incorporated into the district town of Hameln.

Population development

  • 1925: 0922 inhabitants
  • 1933: 0937 inhabitants
  • 1939: 0934 inhabitants
  • 1961: 1768 inhabitants
  • 1970: 4064 inhabitants
  • 1972: 4359 inhabitants
  • 2000: 4874 inhabitants
  • 2005: 5143 inhabitants
  • 2009: 5010 inhabitants
  • 2010: 4980 inhabitants
  • 2011: 4974 inhabitants
  • 2013: 4893 inhabitants
  • 2014: 4825 inhabitants
  • 2015: 4752 inhabitants
  • 2016: 4798 inhabitants

Of the districts outside of Hamelin's core town, Klein Berkel is the one with the highest population density. It is also one of the most populous, only Afferde has more inhabitants. 6.8 percent of the residents of Klein Berkel are foreigners (as of 2016).

religion

The Ecumenical Center Hameln has been located in Klein Berkel for over 40 years and is home to the Catholic St. Vizelin congregation and the Protestant St. Johannis congregation.

politics

Klein Berkel local council

The results of the 2016 local elections are:

  • SPD: 34.12%
  • CDU: 32.70%
  • Greens: 16.97%
  • FDP: 16.19%

The distribution of seats for the Klein Berkel local council is as follows, with the FDP providing one local council member more than it would be entitled to based on the overall result.

  • SPD: 4 seats
  • CDU: 3 seats
  • FDP: 2 seats
  • Greens: 1 seat

Economy and Infrastructure

Sign at the former train station in 2009, almost 25 years after the track was dismantled

education

In Klein Berkel there is a primary school of the same name with 142 pupils (as of the 2017/2018 school year).

traffic

Klein Berkel is located on Bundesstrasse 1 . From 1896 to 1980 Klein Berkel was connected to the local rail transport in the direction of Hameln and Bielefeld via the Lager Bahn . Freight traffic was given up in 1985 and the route was dismantled.

literature

  • Irmgard Wyrwa: Klein Berkel - Memory in Pictures , Geiger-Verlag, Horb am Neckaer, 1st edition 1990
  • Irmgard Wyrwa: Klein Berkel - A picture book Volume 2 , Geiger-Verlag, Horb am Neckaer, 1st edition 1992
  • Irmgard Wyrwa: Das Bauerndorf Klein Berkel , self-published, Hameln, 1st edition 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 189 .
  2. ↑ a b c Klein Berkel hameln.de, accessed on October 15, 2013.
  3. ↑ a b Statistical data 2012 ( Memento of the original from August 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.7 MB) p. 16 ff., Hameln.de, accessed on October 15, 2013. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hameln.de
  4. ↑ Statistical data 2015 (PDF; 2 MB) p. 20 ff., Hameln.de, accessed on June 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ a b Statistical data 2016 (PDF; 3 MB) p. 16 ff., Hameln.de, accessed on June 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b c Statistical data 2017 (PDF; 4 MB) p. 12 ff., Hameln.de, accessed on June 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ Large helper base - then as now, article from June 23, 2016 in the portal dewezet.de , accessed on July 14, 2017.
  8. ^ St. Elisabeth parish Hameln , accessed on July 14, 2017.
  9. ↑ kgkleinberkel on Kirche-Hameln-Pyrmont.de ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 14, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / kgkleinberkel.kirche-hameln-pyrmont.de
  10. ↑ Biggest surprise in Klein Berkel - Dossier - local elections 2016 Hameln-Pyrmont. In: dewezet .de. September 12, 2016, accessed December 18, 2016 .