Leezen (Holstein)

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	Coordinates: 53 ° 52 '  N , 10 ° 15'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Segeberg
Office :	Leezen
Height :	29 m above sea level NHN
Area :	14.98 km 2
Residents:	1740 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	116 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	23816
Area code :	04552
License plate :	SE
Community key :	01 0 60 053
Office administration address:	Hamburger Strasse 28 23816 Leezen
Website :	www.leezen-sh.de
Mayor :	Ulrich Schulz (WGL)
Location of the community Leezen in the Segeberg district

Official seal of Leezen

Leezen is a municipality in the Segeberg district in Schleswig-Holstein . The districts of Heiderfeld , Krems I and Mühlenkamp belong to the municipality, which is the rural central town .

history

The village of Leezen probably came into being between 1150 and 1199, when Saxon settlers cleared the forest and settled in the border area with the Slavic areas (the Limes Saxoniae ran in the immediate vicinity). In a bull from Pope Innocent III. on October 10, 1199, an "ecclesia in latzinghe" (church in Leezen) is mentioned for the first time. In the deed of foundation of the Segeberg Church from March 17, 1137 by Emperor Lothar III. In contrast to Högersdorf , Schwissel and Mözen , Leezen is not mentioned as a taxable village. Not even in the confirmation document from Bishop Vicelin of September 25, 1150, which names other villages like Wahlstedt .

In the Thirty Years' War from 1618 to 1648 the Swedes Leezen and Heiderfeld, who had invaded Holstein , burned down. The desolate farms were later redistributed and the village rebuilt.

The stone church from the 12th century was replaced by a new building in 1870, except for the wooden bell tower.

politics

coat of arms

Blazon : "In silver over a blue twin wave beam a red wooden bell tower, in the lower half on both sides accompanied by a green linden tree."

Attractions

The list of cultural monuments in Leezen (Holstein) includes the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein.

education

School education is provided by the Leezen elementary and community school, in which pupils attend the first to tenth grade.

Web links

Commons : Leezen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Leezen community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein topography. Vol. 6: Kronprinzenkoog - Mühlenrade . 1st edition Flying-Kiwi-Verl. Junge, Flensburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-926055-85-9 , pp. 133 ( dnb.de [accessed July 24, 2020]).
3. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms