Klethen
Klethen is a district of Ottendorf in the municipality of Ahlerstedt in the Stade district ( Lower Saxony ).
Klethen
municipality Ahlerstedt
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Coordinates: 53 ° 23 ′ 39 ″ N , 9 ° 26 ′ 18 ″ E | ||
Incorporated into: | Ottendorf-Klethen | |
Postal code : | 21702 | |
Area code : | 04166 | |
Location of Klethen in Lower Saxony |
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Boulder with coat of arms in Klethen on the village square
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geography
The floodplain has its origin near Klethen.
Neighboring places
Oersdorf | Bockholt | Ahlerstedt |
Ottendorf |
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Ahrensmoor |
Bokel | Ahrenswohlde |
history
Klethen was first mentioned in a document in 1157.
In the 1920s, the archaeologist Willi Wegewitz carried out several excavations in the area of Klethens, including an old Saxon settlement.
Regional affiliation
Before 1885 Klethen was in the Harsefeld district , after 1885 in the Stade district and since 1932 in what is now the Stade district . As part of the municipality of Ottendorf-Klethen in the joint municipality of Ahlerstedt , Klethen was incorporated into Ahlerstedt on July 1, 1972.
Population development
year | Residents |
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1824 | 6 fire places |
1848 | 93 people, 14 houses |
religion
Klethen is evangelical-Lutheran and belongs to the parish of the church Ahlerstedt .
Transport and infrastructure
Klethen is on Kreisstraße 55, which leads from Ottendorf to the L124.
The next train station is in Harsefeld ( Bremerhaven-Buxtehude line ).
Personalities
- Birgit Lemmermann (* 1962); Author ( Low German ) and teacher , born and raised in Klethen
literature
- Willi Wegewitz : The excavation of a Saxon house in Klethen. 1926
- Willi Wegewitz : A living pit with a stove in the field of Klethen (Stade district). On the settlement history of the Feldmark Ahlerstedt (Stade district). 1929