District of Alfeld (Leine)
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Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ N , 9 ° 50 ′ E |
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Basic data (as of 1977) | ||
Existing period: | 1885-1977 | |
State : | Lower Saxony | |
Administrative region : | Hildesheim | |
Administrative headquarters : | Alfeld (leash) | |
Area : | 485.72 km 2 | |
Residents: | 73,800 (Jun 30, 1977) | |
Population density : | 152 inhabitants per km 2 | |
License plate : | ALF | |
Circle key : | 03 2 31 | |
Circle structure: | 29 municipalities |
The district of Alfeld (Leine) was a district in Lower Saxony .
geography
structure
Cities and municipalities
The district consisted of the following cities and municipalities today:
- Alfeld without the districts of Brunkensen, Godenau and Lütgenholzen
- Elze without the districts of Sorsum, Wittenburg and Wülfingen
- Freden
- Lamspringe
- Sibbesse
- Integrated community of Leinebergland without the Duingen districts of Coppengrave and Weenzen
Communities
Included were u. a. the communities of Burgstemmen , Heyersum, Nordstemmen, Mahlerten (districts of Nordstemmen ) and Breinum (district of Bad Salzdetfurth ) (belonged to the district until February 28, 1974).
The following table lists all municipalities that belonged to the Alfeld district and their affiliation from 1974:
Neighboring areas
In 1977 the district bordered clockwise in the north, starting with the districts of Hanover , Hildesheim , Gandersheim , Holzminden and Hameln-Pyrmont .
history
The district was formed on April 1, 1885 with the introduction of the district order for the Prussian province of Hanover through the merger of the previous Alfeld district with four rural communities of the former Lauenstein district and the city of Alfeld.
Incorporations
On October 1, 1932, the Gronau district was incorporated .
Territorial reforms in 1973 and 1974 significantly reduced the number of municipalities. In some cases, the outer border of the district also changed:
- Brunkensen and Lütgenholzen from the Holzminden district were incorporated into the city of Alfeld.
- Breinum was incorporated into the city of Bad Salzdetfurth in the Hildesheim district.
- The Weenzen community moved from the Hameln-Pyrmont district to the Alfeld district.
- The municipality of Coppengrave moved from the Holzminden district to the Alfeld district.
Since then, the district of Alfeld (Leine) has consisted of 29 cities and municipalities. On August 1, 1977, the district was dissolved and assigned to the Hildesheim district with the exception of the communities of Coppengrave , Duingen , Hoyershausen and Marienhagen , which were assigned to the Holzminden district . On July 1, 1981, the municipalities Coppengrave, Duingen, Hoyershausen and Marienhagen were reclassified from the Holzminden district to the Hildesheim district.
Population development
The district was significantly enlarged in 1932 through the incorporation of the Gronau district.
year | Residents | source |
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1890 | 22.204 | |
1900 | 25,819 | |
1910 | 28,715 | |
1925 | 29,581 | |
1939 | 51,149 | |
1950 | 95.502 | |
1960 | 79,800 | |
1970 | 79,500 | |
1977 | 73,800 |
politics
District administrators
- 1886–1891: Georg Adolf August von Reck
- 1892–1899: Wilhelm Kirchner
- 1899–1900: Adolf Abicht (* 1872) ( substitute )
- 1900–1905: Wilhelm Kirchner
- 1905–1920: Max Burchhard
- 1920–1933: Wilhelm Beushausen (1876–1951)
- 1933–1945: Hans Willikens (* 1880)
- 1945–1977: still open
coat of arms
The municipal coat of arms of the Alfeld district was awarded on March 9, 1935 by the Prussian Ministry of the Interior .
Blazon : "In the red shield a soaring silver stag with golden antlers and golden bowls ." | |
Justification of the coat of arms: The district of Alfeld is located in the middle of the former tribal area of the Cherusci , who, through their part in the "liberation of Germania " from the Romans under Prince Arminius, entered the book of German history. Despite the fact that the Cheruscans integrated themselves into the larger tribal union of the Saxons at an early stage , their nationality was preserved, and their prehistoric, folkloric and linguistic traditions are particularly rich in our landscape. Linguistic research derives the name of their tribe from "cherut" = deer. It suggests that the Cheruscans used the deer as a tribal and standard symbol, as many Germanic peoples chose a characteristic animal of their landscape as part of their coat of arms. In choosing the deer as a coat of arms symbol, the district of Alfeld tied in with the old traditions of its people. |
License Plate
On July 1, 1956, the district was assigned the distinguishing sign ALF when the vehicle registration number that is still valid today was introduced . It was issued until April 4, 1978. It has been available in the Hildesheim district since November 15, 2012 .
literature
- Iselin Gundermann, Walther Hubatsch : Outline of German administrative history 1815-1945 . Series A, Volume 10: Hanover . Herder Institute, Marburg (Lahn) 1981, ISBN 3-87969-125-8 , pp. 524-529.
- Rathschlag: Agriculture in the Alfeld district 1895–1955. Festschrift, published on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the agricultural school and business advice center Gronau / Hann. and the 50th anniversary of the Alter Gronauer Agricultural School Students Association. Gronau 1954.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Alfeld district. In: territorial.de. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
- ^ Ulrich Schubert: Community directory Germany 1900 - Alfeld district. Information from December 1, 1910. In: gemeindeververzeichnis.de. February 3, 2019, accessed November 7, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Alfeld / Leine district ( see under: residents of Alfeld district ). (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
- ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 205 f .
- ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 220 .
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1972. In: digizeitschriften.de. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook for the Federal Republic of Germany 1978. In: digizeitschriften.de. Retrieved February 19, 2019 .
- ^ A b Wilhelm Barner : Coat of arms and seal of the Alfeld district . Rebinding. Lax GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim 1998 ( digitized version of the text part of the first edition from 1940 [PDF; 10.0 MB ; accessed on June 9, 2019]).