Löwendorf (Marienmünster)

Löwendorf City of Marienmünster Coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 35 ″  N , 9 ° 16 ′ 45 ″  E
Height :	308 m above sea level NN
Area :	5.41 km²
Residents :	241  (Jan 2015)
Population density :	45 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1970
Postal code :	37696
Area code :	05277
Location of Löwendorf in Marienmünster

Löwendorf is a district of the town of Marienmünster in the Höxter district , North Rhine-Westphalia . 241 inhabitants live in Löwendorf today.

The village chapel from the 12th century, consecrated to the martyr Patroclus , was expanded in 1826 and redesigned in 1971. School children go to primary and secondary school in Vörden . The secondary schools and high schools that can be reached are in Brakel , Höxter or Steinheim . In the 1980s, the Society for Regional Culture worked out a comprehensive village development plan for Löwendorf, which led to appropriate measures in both the public and private sectors.

history

St. Patroclus Church in Löwendorf

Löwendorf is one of the few rural villages in East Westphalia-Lippe that have retained their basic structure . The place was first mentioned in the 9th century as Leveringtorp and is one of the oldest possessions of the Corvey Monastery . Löwendorf's historic settlement is still clearly recognizable today. The oldest courtyards and the village chapel are spread around the village pond. There is also an eastern expansion of the place, which is reminiscent of a street village . A type of house that is still frequently encountered today is the Low German hall house as a four-column construction .

The places Löwendorf, Hohehaus , Saumer and a few other places that were later desolate had a common church. It was initially located in the later abandoned village of Langenhagen, but was soon rebuilt in Löwendorf. Löwendorf is mentioned in 1231 as the parish of Leverinetrop in the archdeaconate directory of Steinheim . In the 16th century, the administration of the parish apparently moved to Marienmünster. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the church in Löwendorf was known beyond the borders as a place of pilgrimage, where miraculous healings of diseases and ailments had occurred.

In 1695 the brothers von Kanne zu Bruchhausen sold the fiefdom to the Paderborn prince-bishop von Wolff-Metternich with the consent of the Corvey monastery . He had a castle built near the Angers by the baroque master builder Ambrosius von Oelde . In 1813 the Löwendorf estate was sold to eight farmers from Löwendorf for 12,400 thalers . Concerned that the property could fall back into the hands of a nobleman, the Löwendorfer tore down the manor buildings and used the stones to expand the chapel. It was expanded to its present size in 1826.

Löwendorf was merged with the other twelve municipalities of the Vörden district to form the town of Marienmünster with the law on the reorganization of the Höxter district of December 2, 1969 on January 1, 1970 .

politics

The mayor of Löwendorf is currently Antonius Schulte ( CDU ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 28, 2015 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. 
2. ↑ Areas and heights according to the Höxter district land registry office
3. ^ City of Marienmünster - Löwendorf
4. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 108 .
5. ↑ Main Statute ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2013 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; 74 kB) 

Web links

Commons : Löwendorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the city of Marienmünster: Locality Löwendorf