Langenhausen (Gnarrenburg)

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municipality Gnarrenburg
Coat of arms of Langenhausen
Coordinates: 53 ° 23 ′ 51 ″  N , 9 ° 1 ′ 56 ″  E
Height : 8 m above sea level NHN
Area : 9.31 km²
Residents : 568  (December 31, 2016)
Population density : 61 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 8, 1974
Postal code : 27442
Area code : 04763
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Location of Langenhausen in Gnarrenburg
The Oste-Hamme Canal upstream
The Oste-Hamme Canal upstream

Langenhausen ( Low German Langenhusen ) is a district of the Gnarrenburg community in the Rotenburg (Wümme) district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Geographical location

Langenhausen is surrounded by the villages of Fahrendorf and Osterwede in the north, Augustendorf in the east, Barkhausen in the south and Gnarrenburg in the west. The district road  102 runs from northeast to southwest and branches off in the southeast as K 103 to Augustendorf.

Waters

The Oste-Hamme Canal , which has a strong impact on the townscape, runs through the local area . The Friedrichsdorf district, founded in 1784, is on the west side and the Langenhausen district, founded in 1800, on the east side. Numerous wooden bridges lead across the canal to switch to the other bank.

history

Local foundation

Langenhausen consists of the formerly independent bog colonies of Langenhausen and Friedrichsdorf , which were founded by the bog colonizer Jürgen Christian Findorff .

Langenhausen

Langenhausen was planned around 1790 and completed in 1800 under the direction of Moorkommissar Dietrich Kohlmann after the completion of the Oste-Hamme Canal on its east side.

Friedrichsdorf

Friedrichsdorf was founded in 1784 on the west side of the canal. The name comes from the Duke of York, Adolf Friedrich, the second eldest son of King George III, who visited the region in the new moor colonies on the way from Lüneburg to Worpswede in 1782 .

Incorporations

Langenhausen and Friedrichsdorf were merged on January 29, 1929 by district resolution. On April 8, 1974, Langenhausen was incorporated into the community of Gnarrenburg as part of the regional reform .

Population development

year 1910 1925 1933 1939 2011 2012 2016
Residents 317 326 444 437 606 584 568

(Sources: 1910, 1925–1939, 2011–2016 according to the version history of the place as of December 31)

politics

Local council

The local council of Langenhausen consists of a councilwoman and eight councilors.

Local mayor

The local mayor is Hans Murken ( SPD ). His deputy is Gerd Huntemann ( CDU ).

coat of arms

On a green background a farmhouse with a crossed rake and shovel underneath.

Web links

Commons : Langenhausen  - collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b General information about the community Gnarrenburg. In: Gnarrenburg community website. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d Langenhausen. In: Gnarrenburg community website. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
  3. ^ Hans Murken: Langenhausen. In: www.langenhausen.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Uli Schubert: Community directory Germany 1900. Information from December 1, 1910. In: www.gemeindeververzeichnis.de. February 3, 2019, accessed March 22, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the Reich in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. See under 57. (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).
  6. ↑ a b Members of the Langenhausen local council. In: Gnarrenburg community website. Retrieved March 22, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Announcement of the final election results of the municipal council elections. (PDF; 129 kB) Party membership of the individual council members. In: Gnarrenburg community website. September 14, 2016, p. 2 , accessed March 22, 2019 .