Lünne

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 26 '  N , 7 ° 26'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Emsland
Joint municipality :	Spelle
Height :	32 m above sea level NHN
Area :	30.25 km 2
Residents:	1929 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	64 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	48480
Area code :	05906
License plate :	Tbsp
Community key :	03 4 54 034
Association administration address:	Hauptstrasse 43 48480 Spelle
Website :	www.spelle.de
Mayoress :	Magdalena Wilmes
Location of the municipality of Lünne in the district of Emsland

Lünne is a municipality in the Spelle municipality in the Emsland district in Lower Saxony .

geography

The municipality of Lünne is located in the southern part of the Emsland district in Lower Saxony . The Große Aa flows through the municipality . Lünne extends over an area of ​​30.25 km². Neighboring communities in the north are the city of Lingen , in the northeast the communities Messingen and Beesten in the combined community of Freren , in the south the community Spelle and in the west the community Emsbüren .

history

Incorporations

In 1965 the municipalities of Altenlünne and Plantlünne merged to form the municipality of Lünne.

On March 1, 1974, part of the neighboring municipality of Beesten , which had around 100 inhabitants at that time, and the municipality of Heitel were incorporated into the municipality of Lünne.

Derivation of the names and history of the districts

The municipality of Lünne was only created in 1965 from the merger of the former municipalities of Altenlünne, Plantlünne with Heitel and Blankemate. This area must have been relatively heavily populated in pre-Christian times, as numerous Stone Age finds show.

Altenlünne (old: Lunni ) is mentioned around 890 in the Werdener Urbar , later also in the Corveyer Heberegister and Schapener directory. Luidwig and Menni delivered to Werden, Unno, Lanzo and Gerwigus had to pay taxes to the church and the Oberhof in Schapen. According to an old oral tradition, the missionary Liudger is said to have come across the Aa from the farmer Böker near a pagan sacrificial site, preached the Gospel and built a church in Altenlünne. The first church until 1420 stood on a square east of Speermann, on the old Altenlünne-Beestener Weg, which was called Totenkamp, ​​which is synonymous with cemetery. Lunne (old north. Hlunne = role) referred to old Saxon. a place on the river (here over the strongly flowing Aa), at which loads could be brought across the river by means of wood placed underneath (see also Haselünne ). In later times, an addition was used to differentiate between the various lunars. The place has been called Altenlünne since the 13th century.

Lünner crib

Plantlünne is named as a parish in 1276 and is said to have branched off from Altenlünne. The determinant is unsecured. According to L. Schriever, the derivation of the Low German planten = plant (new found) is obvious. On the hill where the church stands today, an old tower (defense tower or tithe tower) is said to have stood, on which the first church for Altenlünne and Plantlünne was jointly built in 1420. Pastor Caspar Ludwig Schriever (1832–1905) should be mentioned among the clergy who presided over this parish , who made a special contribution to the artistic design of the church. Among other things, he procured the Lünner crib from Heinrich Weltring .

The military airfield Plantlünne / Wesel with the III./Jagdgeschwader 26 was located near Plantlünne. At the beginning of the Second World War the airfield, on which 60 to 120 aircraft were, was operational. The airport was built by prisoners. They moved in long columns, guarded by guards, from the military airfield Plantlünne / Wesel to the Dortmund-Ems canal , where they were using shovels and bare hands to load shiploads of building materials and paving material for the expansion of the airport onto light rail trucks or trucks. After several bombings, the British took possession of the airfield on April 9, 1945 and flew British missions from there. A tragic mistake began here on May 3, 1945. British fighter planes rose and sank the Cap Arcona and Thielbek in the Bay of Lübeck , on which numerous concentration camp prisoners from the Neuengamme concentration camp were.

Heitel (old: Hatiloha 890, Hetiloha, Hethlo, Hedela 1000) is also mentioned in the Werden levy register as early as 890. The origin of the name is uncertain. According to H. Abels, the name could stand for a wood streaked with heather. Heitel has been devastated several times by the effects of war, first by Normans (Vikings) at the end of the 9th century . This led twice to the entry "wüstetzt" in the register of records in Werden. In the 10th century, benefits in kind took the place of earlier cash payments.

Blankemate , farmers between Beesten and Lünne. Derivation of the name unknown.

Population numbers	1880	1900	1925	1933	1939	1950
Altenlünne	298	326	397	365	408	680
Plan thin	194	237	286	326	311	468
Heitel	154	157	207	191	181	249

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council has eleven elected members. As a result of the local elections on September 11, 2016, it includes councilors from two parties.

• CDU - 8 seats
• Lünner list (independent) - 3 seats

mayor

Mayor of Lünne

• 1991-2006: Heinz Hüsing (CDU)
• 2006–2011: Franz Schoppe (CDU)
• since 2011: Magdalena Wilmes (CDU)

Mayor of the former municipality of Heitel

• 1968–1974 Heinz Hüsing (CDU)

coat of arms

The municipality's coat of arms is divided vertically into a wave shape. The non-heraldic left part shows a sheaf of wheat with four golden ears on a blue background. The other side of the coat of arms shows a blue spinning wheel on a gold background.

Culture and sights

Connected to the settlement is a recreation area with a holiday home complex and a campsite. Both are located on a 5000 m² groundwater lake, which was formerly used as a clay mining area in the 19th century. The parish has both an Evangelical Reformed and a Catholic church, as well as a youth home called " Oscar Romero House". The Mühlenkolk in Plantlünne and the bakery in Heitel are worth seeing.

St. Vitus Church

According to ancient traditions, St. Liudger , first bishop of Münster, is said to have preached in Lünne at the beginning of the 9th century. The Altenlünner field name "Dodenkamp" (Totenkamp) is reminiscent of an old place where the first wooden church presumably stood .

Today's Catholic St. Vitus Church dates back to 1523. In 1975 the church was greatly expanded with additions to the side aisles, and since then 450 seats have been available. The direct juxtaposition of old walls and new building fabric gives the church an unusual appearance.

• St. Vitus Lünne
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  East side of the church

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  Southwest side of the church

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  altar

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  organ

Economy and Infrastructure

Transport links

The federal highway 70 runs from Lingen to Rheine through the municipality.

Fire and rescue services

There is a volunteer fire brigade in the community . In 2015 the fire station was renewed. A rescue station with an ambulance has been integrated into this new fire station, which is staffed around the clock and is responsible for the emergency medical care of the Spelle community .

literature

• Teachers' Association of the Diocese of Osnabrück - The District of Lingen. Contributions to local studies in the Osnabrück administrative district, volume I , R. van Acken publishing house, Lingen / Ems 1905
• Werner Kaemling - Atlas on the history of Lower Saxony , Gerd J. Holtzmeyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1987, ISBN 3-923722-44-3
• Hermann Abels - The place names of the Emsland, in their linguistic and cultural-historical significance , Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn 1929
• Christoph Oberthür, Franz Busche, Franz Barth, Heinrich Dünheuft - home map of the Lingen district with statistical information , Verlag R. van Acken, Lingen / Ems 1953
• Ernst Förstemann , Hermann Jellinghaus (editor) - Old German name book , Volume II, 1 and 2: Place names , Bonn 1913/1916 (Reprint: Volume II, 2, Hildesheim 1967/1983, ISBN 3-487-01733-4 )
• Karl-Heinrich Kreimeyer (Ed.) - Lünne. Pictures from the history of an old parish village Lingen in 1990
• Dieter Berger - Duden. Geographical names in Germany , Dudenverlag, Mannheim 1993, ISBN 3-411-06251-7

Web links

Commons : Lünne  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of the Catholic parish

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 255 .
3. ↑ Let your soul dangle in Lünne In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung, 7 July 2009; accessed on November 25, 2018
4. ↑ Lünne's former mayor Heinz Hüsing turns 80. In: Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung , Spelle edition, from November 24, 2018, accessed on December 11, 2019.
5. ↑ http://www.spelle.de/Leben-Wohnen/Familien/Ferienbetreuung-fuer-Grundschulkinder
6. ↑ Kirchenverbund Spelle-Venhaus-Lünne ( Memento of the original from May 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.