Konau (Neuhaus Office)

Konau Municipality of Neuhaus Coordinates: 53 ° 14 ′ 59 ″  N , 10 ° 52 ′ 35 ″  E
Height :	10 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	41
Incorporation :	July 1, 1950
Incorporated into:	Darchau
Postal code :	19273
Location of Konau in Lower Saxony

Konau ( Low German Kaunau ) is a village in the district of Haar in the municipality of Amt Neuhaus in Lower Saxony .

geography

Konau is considered to be the world's only completely preserved Marschhufendorf and is a listed building. It is located in the Lower Saxony Elbe Valley Biosphere Reserve directly on the Elbe . Neuhaus , the seat of the municipality, is five kilometers northwest of the village.

history

St. Luke Chapel from 1957

For the year 1848 it is stated that Konau had 19 residential buildings in which 171 people lived. At the time the place was parish after Stapel , but a branch church was in the place, as well as a school. On December 1, 1910, Konau in the Bleckede district had 98 inhabitants. As part of the territorial changes in Mecklenburg , Konau was incorporated into Darchau on July 1, 1950. After German reunification , the place moved on June 30, 1993 from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to Lower Saxony in the district of Lüneburg . On October 1, 1993 Konau was incorporated into the Neuhaus district.

Buildings

The St. Lukas Chapel is located in Konau . The chapel is the only new church that was ever allowed to be built in the restricted area of the GDR .

Individual evidence

1. ^ Geographical names. Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy, accessed on December 22, 2018 .  
2. ↑ Günther Wagener: Directory of the cities, integrated communities, the member communities and districts in the Hanseatic city and the district of Lüneburg with the entry of the Low German place names. (PDF) In: www.landkreis-lueneburg.de. August 27, 2015, p. 3 , accessed December 23, 2018 .  
3. ↑ Friedrich W. Harseim, C. Schluter (ed.): Statistical Manual for the Kingdom of Hanover . Schlueter, 1848, p. 100 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
4. ↑ Friedrich W. Harseim, C. Schluter (ed.): Statistical Manual for the Kingdom of Hanover . Schlueter, 1848, p. 213 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
5. ^ Municipal directory Germany 1900. Kingdom of Prussia - Province of Hanover - District of Lüneburg - District of Bleckede. In: www.gemeindeververzeichnis.de. Uli Schubert, May 24, 2018, accessed December 23, 2018 .  
6. ^ State treaty between the states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Lower Saxony on the reclassification of the communities in the former Neuhaus office and other areas to Lower Saxony. GrÄndStVtr MV / ND. March 9, 1993. Retrieved December 28, 2018 .  
7. ^ Marsh hoof village Konau. In: amt-neuhaus.de. Retrieved June 17, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Gudula Heintzmann: Why Konau? Förderverein Konau eV, 2016, accessed on June 17, 2020 .