Lauenförde

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Coat of arms of the municipality of Lauenförde
Lauenförde
Map of Germany, position of the municipality Lauenförde highlighted

Coordinates: 51 ° 40 '  N , 9 ° 23'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Holzminden
Joint municipality : Boffzen
Height : 97 m above sea level NHN
Area : 17.27 km 2
Residents: 2350 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 136 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code : 37697
Area code : 05273
License plate : HOL
Community key : 03 2 55 026
Community structure: 2 districts
Association administration address: Heinrich-Ohm-Strasse 21
37691 Boffzen
Mayor : Werner Tyrasa ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Lauenförde in the Holzminden district
Hessen Nordrhein-Westfalen Landkreis Hameln-Pyrmont Landkreis Hildesheim Landkreis Northeim Arholzen Bevern (Landkreis Holzminden) Bevern (Landkreis Holzminden) Bodenwerder Boffzen Boffzen Derental Derental Derental Derental Boffzen (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Brevörde Deensen Deensen Deensen Grünenplan (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Grünenplan (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Grünenplan (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Delligsen Dielmissen Eimen Eimen (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Eschershausen Eschershausen (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Eschershausen (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Fürstenberg (Weser) Golmbach Halle (Weserbergland) Hehlen Hehlen Heinade Heinade Heinade Heinsen Heyen Holenberg Holzen (bei Eschershausen) Holzminden Holzminden Holzminden (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Kirchbrak Lauenförde Lenne (Niedersachsen) Lüerdissen Merxhausen (gemeindefreies Gebiet) Negenborn Ottenstein (Niedersachsen) Pegestorf Polle Stadtoldendorf Vahlbruch Wangelnstedt Wenzen (gemeindefreies Gebiet)map
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The patch Lauenförde is a municipality in the south of Lower Saxony ( Germany ) and belongs to the municipality of Boffzen in the district of Holzminden .

geography

location

Lauenförde (Lower Saxony) is located on the upper reaches of the Weser , near the triangle of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse in the west of Solling . The closest localities are Beverungen (North Rhine-Westphalia) on the opposite bank of the Weser, Würgassen , Herstelle (both city of Beverungen), Bad Karlshafen (Hesse) and Meinbrexen (part of Lauenförde).

geology

Lauenförde lies - like many communities west of the Solling and east of the Weser - on layers of the middle and lower red sandstone of the lower Triassic . These terrestrial sedimentary rocks, which are typical for this region, are predominantly reddish in color and can be seen in many outcrops. The middle red sandstone is divided into the 100 m thick Hardegsen series, which is underlain by the 100 m thick Detfurth series. The Volpriehausen sequence can be found from 200 m to around 430 m depth. From a depth of 430 m to 890 m, the lower red sandstone overlies the Zechstein, which was deposited there about 245–260 million years ago.

history

Origin and modern times

Compared to other places in the area, Lauenförde is a young settlement. It is not known exactly when it was founded. It is very likely that a castle was built first, of which it is reported in 1348 that Duke Ernst von Braunschweig-Göttingen awarded the hereditary castle loan uppe deme hus to Lewevord to three brothers of those von Hagen. This is the first written message about Lauenförde. The castle, which is no longer preserved, served the Guelph rulers as a counterpart to the Beverungen Castle of the Bishop of Paderborn, which is located directly opposite the Weser, but it is not certain which of the two castles was built first. The place Lauenförde is first mentioned in writing as Lewenfurde in 1447 , when it was set on fire in connection with the Soest feud . Lauenförde probably developed as a castle town. It was in the Principality of Calenberg and had its own court with a very small court or administrative district, which was incorporated into the Nienover Office in the 19th century . Due to the convenient location on the Weserfurt, some craftsmen and boatmen have been able to settle in the village since the late Middle Ages, since 1534 Lauenförde was also a Weser customs station, the church that still exists today was built in 1569. The connection to the railway network brought a new economic upswing in 1878. Lauenförde never reached the size and importance of neighboring Beverungen. In 1909 a school was built. In 1956 the school was rebuilt.

Until 1932 it belonged to the Uslar district , then to the Northeim district until December 31, 1972 . From July 1950 to October 1986 August Brinkmeier (1915–2016) was mayor of the Lauenförde area.

In 1996 there were 2,692 inhabitants in the municipality.

Lauenförde in the media

On February 22, 2007, 110 grams of enriched uranium were found in a front garden in the local area of ​​Lauenförde. The owner of the garden had informed the responsible authorities about the radioactive material for years, but had not been taken seriously. The pellets that were not shot at are probably from the former Siemens factory in Hanau.

According to his lawyer, the man had been in psychiatric treatment. The material consisted of 14 pellets of 7.8 grams each of uranium with 3.7 percent enrichment, such as are used for the production of fuel rods . According to his information, he had received the pellets in 1991 from a friend who in turn had stolen them from the Siemens MOX fuel element factory in Hanau, which was closed in 1995 . With the theft and its disclosure, he wanted to draw attention to the inadequate security situation in the factory.

The proximity of the site to the Würgassen nuclear power plant and the fact that the man worked there temporarily as a cleaner had triggered speculation that the material could have come from there. This is contradicted by the fact that, according to the information provided by the power plant operator, which was confirmed by the authorities, pellets in the composition found were never used in Würgassen. On the other hand, they correspond exactly to the type that was processed in Hanau. That supports the man's statements. So far it has not been possible to find out how the pellets were smuggled out of the factory.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1973, the neighboring community Meinbrexen was incorporated.

politics

Municipal council

2011 municipal election
Turnout: 58.25%
 %
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30th
20th
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37.95%
22.01%
13.63%
11.12%
8.17%
7.12%
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After the local elections on September 11, 2011, the municipal council consists of:

Mayor is Werner Tyrasa ( SPD ). Community director is Tino Wenkel.

coat of arms

Coat of arms of Lauenförde
 Blazon : "In red from a blue corrugated shield base, which is covered with three silver (white) corrugated strips, an upright blue-tongued, golden (yellow) lion growing."
Justification of the coat of arms: The coat of arms awarded by the Prussian State Ministry in 1927 reminds with the lion of the earlier affiliation to different lines of the Welfenhaus of the place with the administrative center Uslar since the second half of the 13th century; it is a replica of the seal of the Hanoverian office of Lauenförde and is based on an imprint of an official protocol from 1779. The base of the shield symbolizes the Weser . Together with the waves, the lion symbolizes the derivation of the former office and place name of Löwenfurt , similar to the Lemförde patch .

flag

Flag Lauenfoerde.svg 00Hoisted flag: "The flag is yellow-red cross-striped with the applied coat of arms in the middle shifted towards the leech."

Economy and Infrastructure

Resident companies and businesses

Wood processing companies, glass processing, agricultural machinery trade and other medium-sized businesses, agriculture, craft and trade. With the closure of the Herlag company a few years ago, the wood processing industry has become almost insignificant. As recently as 25 years ago, this company, as one of the best-known manufacturers of baby carriages and leisure furniture in Europe, with the associated plant in neighboring Beverungen, employed over 800 people.

traffic

The federal highway 241 on the Weser bridge connects Lauenförde with the North Rhine-Westphalian neighboring town Beverungen . The tied arch bridge was built in 1950 and was last renovated in 2003

Street

The federal road 241 , running from west to east, leads through the area of ​​Lauenförde. The federal motorways 7 and the southern Harz motorway 38 in the east and the A 44 in the south-west can also be reached via junctions , as can the federal highways 3 , 27 , 64 , 80 and 83 . The section of the B 241 between Lauenförde and Hardegsen was only expanded between 1828 and 1832 as part of the Solling-Chaussee that continued to Nörten-Hardenberg .

Lauenförde is very popular for motorcyclists, not least because of the wooded and winding Solling mountain route of the B 241, which nevertheless also has many long straight lines.

Boat traffic

Via Beverungen there is a connection in the Weser passenger boat traffic between Hann. Münden and Hameln . In Lauenförde itself there is a small marina and canoe pier .

train

The station at the non-electrified Sollingbahn , which opened in 1878, is called Lauenförde- Beverungen because of the short distance to the neighboring town . The train station in Lauenförde has a siding; it is controlled by an electronic signal box in Göttingen .

Local trains run every hour on the route from Paderborn via the Altenbeken – Kreiensen railway to Ottbergen , where they are winged to Holzminden-Kreiensen or Bodenfelde-Göttingen . The Solling Railway continues via Bad Karlshafen to Bodenfelde and from there as the Oberweserbahn to Göttingen station .

Attractions

Evangelical Lutheran Church

church

The construction of the St. Mark's Church began in 1569 and the church donor was the castle droste Rabotto de Wrede, whose coat of arms can be seen on the font from 1581. The church was expanded to the east in 1664. The church tower was added to the west side in 1783. In 1962 the interior got its present shape.

Museums

The cantilever chair museum / TECTA archive Lauenförde. The comprehensive collection documents the evolution of modern furniture design from the rod frame to the rod cross to the springy cantilever construction. Until 2004 it was housed in Beverungen .

The motorcyclist hotel Villa Löwenherz

There is also a motorcyclist hotel in the village with the Villa Löwenherz , built in 1905 . In front of the Villa Löwenherz there is a stumbling block named after the Jewish citizen Toni Löwenherz (1876–1942) (wife of Kommerzienrat Hermann Löwenherz), who committed suicide in her town house in Göttingen, Friedländer Weg 26, in 1942.

Grove of Honor

Grove of honor for the fallen

There is an honorary grove for those who died in the World War in the Protestant cemetery.

Jewish Cemetery

The Jewish cemetery is a protected cultural monument .

Personalities

  • Stefan Schade (* 30.08.1988), author of bestsellers such as "Things that a village child does not say" and "Dorfkindmomente"
  • August Brinkmeier (1915–2016), Mayor 1950 to 1986 and honorary citizen (from 1989)
  • Hermann Löwenherz († 1916), councilor, entrepreneur, founder of the Löwenherz'schen Holzwarenfabrik (later Herlag).

Web links

Commons : Lauenförde  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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. ↑ Werner Käß, Hanna Käß (ed.): German bath book . Schweizerbart'sche, 2008, ISBN 978-3-510-65241-9 , pp. 1232 .
  3. ↑ a b Gerhard Streich (Ed.): Historical-regional excursion map of Lower Saxony. Sheet Höxter . Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 1996, ISBN 3-89534-187-8 , p. 82.
  4. ↑ Kirstin Casemir, Uwe Ohainski: The place names of the district of Holzminden . In: Jürgen Udolph (Hrsg.): Lower Saxony Place Name Book (NOB) . Part VI. Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2007, ISBN 978-3-89534-671-2 , p. 140 f .
  5. ^ Gerhard Streich (Hrsg.): Historical-regional excursion map of Lower Saxony. Sheet Höxter . Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 1996, ISBN 3-89534-187-8 , p. 62.
  6. ↑ a b Spiegel Online from March 2, 2007: Uranium in the garden - Lord of the pellets
  7. ↑ Welt Online from March 2, 2007: Mysterious uranium discovery concerns authorities in Lower Saxony
  8. ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 214 .
  9. ↑ Stadler, Klemens, Deutsche Wappen, Volume 5, Bremen 1970, p. 54
  10. ↑ Main statutes of the Lauenförde patch
  11. ↑ TAH ( Memento from September 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) Daily Anzeiger Holzminden; April 19, 2003
  12. ↑ Cantilever chair museum / TECTA archive
  13. ^ Family Löwenherz. In: Local views Lauenförde. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013 ; Retrieved February 2, 2013 .