Lathen madness

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Lathen-Wahn is a village founded in 1941 in the district of Emsland ,  Lower Saxony , and part of the municipality of Lathen .

history

Lathen-Wahn came into being when the 1000 year old village of Wahn , which had over 1000 inhabitants , was destroyed due to the expansion of the Krupp shooting range and its inhabitants were resettled.

“Madness was the name of the village, what happened to him was madness: In 1942, the brown rulers had an entire village razed to the ground in order to be able to test their weapons potential unchecked. Starting in 1938, the 1007 inhabitants were evacuated and scattered to the wind. "

- House to House , February 19, 1986.

35 families found their new home five kilometers further west in "Neu-Wahn", today's Lathen-Wahn. The farmers, whose meadows and fields were often far apart, now received a coherent area. Families who had previously lived in rent also came to their own home. The new settlement formed a closed village, which was officially named "Lathen-Wahn" by the then Chief President of Hanover by order of March 18, 1941. Lathen-Wahn was assigned to the political municipality Lathen . The residents are represented by elected representatives on the municipal and all-inclusive municipal council.

Problems arose after the move. Accustomed to having church and school in the village, long distances had to be accepted. The children went to school in Lathen, worshipers had to walk the church path to Lathen. In this emergency situation, the new residents joined forces with the residents of the districts Rupennest, Rupennest-Siedlung, Kathen-Siedlung and Ströhn and thus laid the foundation for an independent church and school community.

Buildings

The church of St. Antonius in Lathen-Wahn was completed in 1953. On the left side of the chancel there is a rectangular lead glass window designed by Johannes Beeck (1964).

Sports

In Lathen-Wahn there is a rifle club re-established in 1949 after the resettlement and a game association re-established in 1980 .

Web links

• www.lathen-wahn.de

Individual evidence

1. ^ Nicole Alexandra Leyk: The artistic work of Johannes Beeck. , Part 6. Catalog of works , part 2, p. 457.

Coordinates: 52 ° 52 '  N , 7 ° 22'  E