Klenkendorf

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municipality Gnarrenburg
Klenkendorf coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 25 '52 "  N , 9 ° 5' 36"  E
Height : 8 m above sea level NHN
Area : 5.9 km²
Residents : 238  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 40 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 8, 1974
Postal code : 27442
Area code : 04764
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Location of Klenkendorf in Gnarrenburg
The Oste-Hamme Canal upstream near Findorf
The Oste-Hamme Canal upstream near Findorf

Klenkendorf ( Low German Klenkendkörper ) is a district of the Gnarrenburg community in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district in Lower Saxony .

Geographical location

Klenkendorf is surrounded by the villages of Fahrendorf and Spreckens in the north, Minstedt in the east, Langenhausen in the south and Brillit and Basdahl in the west. The district road  101 runs from northwest to southeast. The Oste-Hamme Canal runs through the local area .

history

Local foundation

The Moor colony Klenk village was on 27 September 1823 27 settlement sites by the Moorkolonisator Jürgen Christian Findorff founded.

Naming

The name "Klenkendorf" was created in memory of Claus von Klenck, the head captain of the Bremervörde office who died in 1821 .

Incorporations

On April 8, 1974, Klenkendorf was incorporated into the community of Gnarrenburg as part of the regional reform .

Population development

year 1910 1925 1933 1939 2011 2012 2016
Residents 356 337 294 300 255 244 238

(Sources: 1910, 1925–1939, 2011–2016 according to the version history of the place as of December 31)

politics

City council and mayor

At the municipal level, the district of Klenkendorf is represented by the Gnarrenburg municipal council.

Mayor

The current mayor is Johann Steffens (individual suggestion by Johann Steffens).

coat of arms

On a green background a peat ship in the center on white waves.

Web links

Commons : Klenkendorf  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b General information about the community Gnarrenburg. In: Gnarrenburg community website. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b Klenkendorf. In: Gnarrenburg community website. Retrieved March 17, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Uli Schubert: Community directory Germany 1900. Information from December 1, 1910. In: www.gemeindeververzeichnis.de. February 3, 2019, accessed March 20, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. See under 54. (online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  5. ↑ Announcement of the final election results of the municipal council elections. (PDF; 129 kB) Party membership of the individual council members. In: Gnarrenburg community website. September 14, 2016, p. 2 , accessed March 20, 2019 .