Langenholz

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Langenholz
Coat of arms of Langenholzen
Coordinates: 51 ° 59 ′ 44 ″  N , 9 ° 51 ′ 6 ″  E
Height : 122 m above sea level NHN
Area : 7.88 km²
Residents : 1147  (Sep 2017)
Population density : 146 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 31061
Area code : 05181
Langenholzen (Lower Saxony)
Langenholz

Location of Langenholzen in Lower Saxony
View of Langenholzen
View of Langenholzen

Langenholzen is a district in the northeast of the town of Alfeld (Leine) in the Hildesheim district in Lower Saxony . The L 485 runs through the village and connects it with the city center.

geography

The place is in the Warnetal between the Seven Mountains and the Sackwald in the Sackmulde .

history

The place was first mentioned in documents in 1205, at that time still as "Holtensen". It emerged as a planned settlement of the Hägerdorf, in which the assigned farms were separated by hedges (Hägen).

In the course of the regional and administrative reform, Langenholzen lost its independence on March 1, 1974 and has been a district of the city of Alfeld (Leine) ever since.

politics

Local council

The joint local council of Langenholzen and Sack consists of three councilors and two councilors from the following parties:

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local Mayor

The local mayor of Langenholzen and Sack is Sabine Voshage-Schlimme. Your deputies are Peter Almstedt (SPD) and Claudia Richter (CDU).

coat of arms

The municipality was awarded the municipal coat of arms on February 8, 1935 by the Prussian State Ministry . The district administrator from Alfeld presented it on February 21 of the same year.

Coat of arms of Langenholzen
 Blazon : "Three silver brown trout with golden finsontop of each otheron blue over a silver wave river , of which the top and bottomswimsto the right , the middle one to the left."
Foundation of the coat of arms: In Langenholzen, where fishing is mentioned as early as 1237, trout fishing in the Warnebach stream flowing through the village has been common practice among young and old since ancient times. The coat of arms linked to this fact is based on the coat of arms of the long-established Fischer clan dated 1667 in a window of the church in Langenholzen.

Culture and sights

Buildings

  • The St. Bonifatius Church was built in the 12th century from a fortified tower, to which the nave was added around 1300. The church was first mentioned in 1205.

Museums

  • The "Alfelder Schnarchmuseum" is located in Langenholzen.

Web links

Commons : Langenholzen  - Collection of images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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 .
  2. ↑ a b The local council of Langenholzen / Sack. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b Mandate holder of the city of Alfeld - Langenholzen / Sack. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Stephanie Marschall: Voshage-Schlimme is first mayor for Sack and Langenholzen. In: Alfelder Zeitung website. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 20, 2016 .
  5. ^ 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 10, 2019]).
  6. ↑ Alfeld Snoring Museum and the Discovery Tower. In: Internet site of the Schnarch Museum Alfeld. Retrieved September 23, 2017 .