Lemwerder
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Coordinates: 53 ° 10 ′ N , 8 ° 37 ′ E |
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| State : | Lower Saxony | |
| County : | Wesermarsch | |
| Height : | 1 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 36.37 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 7122 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 196 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 27809 | |
| Area code : | 0421 | |
| License plate : | BRA | |
| Community key : | 03 4 61 006 | |
| LOCODE : | DE LEW | |
| Community structure: | 19 districts | |
| Address of the municipal administration: |
Stedinger Str. 51 27809 Lemwerder |
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| Mayoress : | Regina Neuke (independent) | |
| Location of the municipality of Lemwerder in the Wesermarsch district | ||
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Lemwerder is a municipality in the Wesermarsch district of Lower Saxony in Germany .
geography
Geographical location
The municipality of Lemwerder is located in the south of the Wesermarsch on the left side of the Weser opposite the Bremen district of Vegesack . Today's municipality is part of the historic Stedingen landscape , which essentially comprised the area of the municipality of Lemwerder and the neighboring municipality of Berne .
Neighboring communities
The municipality borders on the municipality of Berne in the northwest and the Weser in the northeast and east. In the southeast it borders on the state of Bremen , in the south on the independent city of Delmenhorst and in the southwest on the municipality of Ganderkesee .
Community structure
Lemwerder consists of the following 19 districts:
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history
The first documentary mention refers to 1063, when the still uninhabited area of Aldenabrock passed into the possession of the church by King Heinrich IV . With the establishment of the Weser dike around 1100, the actual settlement of the land on the shore began, mainly by the Frisians - hence the name Stedingen . Excessive taxes ( tithe ) caused the feud with the Archbishop of Bremen and led to the freedom struggle of the Stedinger Frisians. In the Battle of Altenesch on May 27, 1234, the Stedinger were defeated by a superior army of crusaders with participants from all over Europe.
Lemwerder, like all of Stedingen, was hit by over 50 devastating storm surges. The Nobiskuhle, which was torn down in 1478, testifies to one of these natural disasters in the Braake district. Due to the flood disaster of 1962, extensive flood protection measures were implemented.
The ferry connection between Lemwerder and Vegesack has existed since the Middle Ages . By contract between Oldenburg and Bremen in 1576 it was determined that the people of Bremen should keep the ferry.
From 1500 to 1862 Lemwerder provided by far the largest proportion of all Arctic sea crews for seal and whaling. The descendants found work in the increasingly growing boat and shipyards on Stedinger Deich.
Since the 19th century, the area of what is now the municipality of Lemwerder has been divided into the municipality of Altenesch , which belonged to the Oldenburg office of Delmenhorst and the municipality of Bardewisch, which belonged to the Oldenburg office of Elsfleth . In 1933 Altenesch and Bardewisch were merged with the communities of Berne , Neuenhuntorf and Warfleth to form the community of Stedingen in the Wesermarsch district.
Later the still important industrial companies settled there. The Weser aircraft works were built in 1936 . The development of airplanes and the flying in of all series machines made it necessary to build a suitable runway. The upward trend was interrupted by the Second World War. On March 18 and October 8, 1943, Lemwerder was hit by air raids that caused 52 deaths and extensive material damage (the Lemwerder-West district was almost completely destroyed).
On April 1, 1948, the municipality of Stedingen was dissolved again and divided into the municipalities of Altenesch and Berne. Bardewisch remained part of the Altenesch community. The settlement area of the municipality of Altenesch was expanded considerably in the period after the Second World War, initially due to the acceptance of expellees, later due to the influx of new residents, especially from neighboring Bremen.
The community name was changed from Altenesch to Lemwerder on November 15, 1972.
religion
53% of the population are Lutherans, 7% Catholics. The parishes of Altenesch / Lemwerder ( St. Gallus Church , Chapel on the Deich ) and Bardewisch ( Holy Cross Church ) belong to the Wesermarsch parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg . The Catholic Holy Spirit Church, built in the 1950s, belongs to the Delmenhorst Dean's Office in the Oldenburg official district of the Münster diocese . There is also a congregation of the New Apostolic Church in Northern Germany .
politics
Municipal council
The municipality of Lemwerder consists of 20 councilors. This is the specified number for a municipality with a population between 7001 and 8000 inhabitants. The 20 council members are elected by local elections for five years each. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.
The full-time mayor is also entitled to vote in the municipal council.
The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following:
| Political party | Proportional votes | Number of seats | Change voices | Change seats |
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| SPD | 38.79% | 7th | −16.33% | −4 |
| CDU | 22.70% | 4th | + 4.29% | 0 |
| FDP | 15.66% | 3 | + 0.82% | −2 |
| UWL | 15.13% | 3 | + 15.13% | +3 |
| Alliance 90 / The Greens | 7.69% | 1 | −3.92% | −1 |
The turnout in the 2016 local elections was 55.86%, slightly above the Lower Saxony average of 55.5%.
mayor
The full-time mayor has been elected for eight years since 2006. Hans-Joachim Beckmann SPD held the office since 2001 and was re-elected from 2006 to October 2014. After his resignation in 2013, the new election took place in January 2013. Regina Neuke (non-party, supported by SPD) prevailed with 63.7 percent of the vote.
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the municipality is divided. In the upper white field a six-handle green steering wheel is shown as a symbol for the connection of the community with shipping, boat building and the river Weser. The lower green field shows a lively striding white horse as a symbol for the agriculture in the municipality of Lemwerder, which has always been important. The colors of the church are white and green.
The horse in the coat of arms stands for the favorite horse "crane" of Count Anton Günther von Oldenburg , who bred the horses around 1640 in the southern tip of the community, the former Vorwerk Weyhausen.
partnership
- Since 6 January 2001, there with the community Gerwisch from the Jerichower Land district in Saxony-Anhalt , a community partnership .
- Lemwerder is represented in the Lower Saxony / Bremen municipal association.
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Culture and sights
art
- BEGU Lemwerder is a cultural center in the region. The most important focal points of the BEGU are the cultural-pedagogical course program, performances by local artists, guest performances by small artists known throughout Germany, the nationally known family festival Drachen over Lemwerder and many other events.
- In June 2018, the Weserside-Gallery transformed almost 1000 meters of sheet pile wall with modern art into the largest open-air gallery in Europe with over 200 local and international artists as part of the Color Flood Festival. The starting point is the observation tower in Lemwerder. From there you follow the Weser cycle path.
music
- The show & drum band Blue Eagles Lemwerder was a local music club that emerged from the marching band of the volunteer fire brigade. In addition to appearing in their own town, they represented the name of the community far beyond the borders of the region. It has been dissolved for years.
- The Stedinger Shanty Choir has become known far beyond the borders of the municipality of Lemwerder through live performances throughout Germany and at the Radio Bremen harbor concert .
Buildings
Lemwerder
- The chapel on the dike is the oldest building in Lemwerder. The single-nave early Gothic brick building was probably built around 1260 at what was once the highest point in the village, on a Wurt . It served as a chapel for the then local whaling families.
- The Lemwerder observation tower (Lage) is 15 m high and was built in 2009. It offers a view over the Weser to Bremen-Vegesack , Werderland and Lemwerder. On information boards u. a. the radar monitoring and control of ship traffic by the traffic control centers of the water and shipping administration explained.
- Schifferhäuser in Deichstrasse and Ritzenbütteler Strasse
Altenesch
- The St. Veit monument in Altenesch commemorates the decisive battle at Altenesch in the so-called Stedinger War , in which the Stedinger farmers were defeated by an army of the Archbishop of Bremen and the Counts of Oldenburg in 1234 .
- The St. Gallus Church in Altenesch-Süderbrook is on the battlefield. The pulpit by Ludwig Münstermann and the organ by Georg Wilhelm Wilhelmy are worth seeing .
Bardewish
- The Evangelical Lutheran Holy Cross Church in the Bardewisch district is a Gothic hall church from the 14th century. It has a nave of the Westphalian square type , a polygonal choir and a squat west tower.
- The Ollen Bridge in the district is probably the oldest surviving bridge in the community. Its construction goes back to the Middle Ages. The bridge over the Ollen , which was completely renovated in 1986, connects the Lechterseite (between Ollen and Weser) with the Brookseite (between Ollen and Huder Geest) in Bardewisch .
Shipping and hydraulic engineering
- The Ochtum barrage is located at the mouth of the Ochtum in the Weser . The storm surge barrier built in the 1970s serves to protect the parts of Bremen west of the Weser , as well as Delmenhorst and Stuhr from flooding . For the construction, the river bed of the Ochtum and its confluence with the Weser was relocated a little to the southeast. The barrage has two passages that can be closed by lifting gates in the event of high water. The barrage has a lock for the passage of boats .
- The Black Lighthouse (not to be confused with the industrial monument of the same name in Berne ) stands behind the Weser dyke in a residential street. The 22.5 meter high tower was built in 1898 near the Bremer Vulkan and replaced in April 1983 by the new Lemwerder leading light line. The black, triangular iron lattice tower with a clad staircase, gallery and black lantern was taken over by the municipality of Lemwerder in December 1986. The restoration took place in 1992. The associated lower light was 640 meters away and has since been dismantled. The viewing platform is not open to the public.
Sports
- The Lemwerder Sports Club (SVL) from 2000 is the largest club in Lemwerder with around 1300 members. It emerged from the merger of the clubs TV Altenesch (gymnastics), Rot-Weiß Lemwerder (football) and TC Lemwerder (tennis). The range of sports on offer includes tai chi , badminton, soccer, handball, athletics, swimming, dancing and gymnastics / health sports .
- The Lemwerder Gymnastics Club from 1904 is the oldest sports club. It offers ball sports, fitness, gymnastics and gymnastics, health sports and swimming. The club's women's fistball team has played in the 2nd Bundesliga since the 2009 season.
- Water sports clubs : Weser Yacht Club , Ochtum sailing club , DJK Wasserwanderer Lemwerder and Motzen water sports club
- Other sports clubs: SG akquinet Lemwerder , VSK Bardewisch , Lemwerder Taekwon-Do club .
Regular events
- Kite Festival Lemwerder, since 1991 held on the third weekend in August on the Ritzenbütteler Sand on the Weser.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
Lemwerder is in the south of the Wesermarsch, on the left of the Weser opposite Bremen-Nord. Lemwerder can be reached by car or public transport in less than an hour from the three surrounding cities of Bremen, Oldenburg and Bremerhaven.
Road traffic
The municipality is directly connected to the state roads L 885, L 875, the B 212 , and furthermore via the federal highways A 28, A 29 and the A281. There is a car ferry connection between Bremen-Vegesack and Lemwerder across the Weser with two ferries. Within the Bremen-Lower Saxony transport association (VBN) , regular buses run between the individual districts of Lemwerder and the neighboring towns.
Rail transport
The connection takes place indirectly via the easily accessible train stations Bremen-Vegesack, Delmenhorst and Berne
A railway line leading to Delmenhorst ends in Lemwerder . This was put into operation on November 1, 1922 by the Deutsche Reichsbahn , and regular passenger traffic ceased on March 27, 1962. Most recently, the route was used for special trips by the Delmenhorst-Harpstedter Eisenbahnfreunde. Freight traffic was served by the Delmenhorst-Harpstedter Railway . Due to the poor condition of the track, the line between Lemwerder and the Delmenhorst district of Hasbergen was closed at the end of 2009. The tracks were dismantled at the end of 2012.
Shipping
Between the Lower Saxony Lemwerder and the opposite Bremen district Vegesack there is a ferry connection with two ferries of the ferry company Ferry Bremen – Stedingen . The two large car ferries Lemwerder II and Vegesack are used , which serve the route every 10 minutes during rush hour.
Air traffic
After the closure of at EADS belonging to Aircraft Services Lemwerder end of 2010, the non-public turned airfield Lemwerder end of 2011 its operation.
Long-distance cycle routes
Two long-distance cycle paths lead through the municipality . The Deutsche Sielroute is a long-distance cycle route through the Wesermarsch district . It has a length of 220 kilometers and is mainly characterized by the typical landscape of the Wesermarsch. The Weserradweg is a 491 kilometer long long-distance cycle path from Hann. Münden to Cuxhaven along the Weser.
Established businesses
Lemwerder has their headquarters or a significant branch:
- Abeking & Rasmussen , a shipyard
- Procedes Chenel Beilken digital printing
- Lürssen shipyard
Former companies
- Aircraft Services Lemwerder (ASL) in the EADS Group (assembly of structural components, spare parts production, repair and maintenance)
media
The community is in the catchment area of daily newspapers such as the Nordwest-Zeitung with its local section Wesermarsch-Zeitung , the Weser-Kurier with its regional edition Die Norddeutsche and the Kreiszeitung Wesermarsch .
Public facilities
BEGU-lemwerder der Gemeinde: Meeting place from 1984 in Lemwerder, arose from the farm of the Warnken family and expanded and rebuilt from 1996 to 2001, with an event hall, group rooms, café and garden for open-air events. In addition to the cultural and educational courses, guest performances by professional, nationally known artists are also regularly offered.
The community library offers readers a stock of 8,500 media.
education
- The reliable primary school
- The Lemwerder grammar school in the Wesermarsch district
- The Eschhofschule Lemwerder in the Wesermarsch district ( high school since 2010 ); Hauptschule and Realschule run as an all-day school.
Personalities
Sons of the community
- Friedrich Lürßen (1851–1916), shipbuilder and promoter of water sports and boat races, founder of today's Lürssen shipyard
- Carl Röver (1889–1942), NSDAP - Reich Governor in Oldenburg / Bremen
- Hermann Borrmann (1911–1998), city archivist, local history researcher, author and teacher
literature
- Bernd Ulrich Hucker : Sannau 880 years. On the early history of a Stedinger village . Bremen 2019. ISBN 978-3-938275-97-9
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).
- ^ 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. 276 .
- ↑ census database
- ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on December 31, 2016
- ^ Weser-Kurier: Regina Neuke wins the mayoral election in Lemwerder , accessed on January 21, 2013
- ↑ a b Main statutes of the municipality of Lemwerder ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 70 kB), accessed on April 5, 2012
- ↑ Lemwerder observation tower - overview of Vegesack, Werderland and Lemwerder on the VIP - Bremen Nord website
- ↑ SV Lemwerder's website , accessed on April 5, 2012
- ↑ Internet presence of the Lemwerder TV from 1904 ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 5, 2012
- ↑ Dragons over Lemwerder ( Memento of the original from July 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 5, 2012
- ↑ The BEGU-lemwerder ( Memento of the original from August 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 6, 2012
- ↑ http://www.lemwerder.de/Leben-in-Lemwerder/Familie-Bildung-Gesundheit/Gemeindebuecherei.php
- ↑ Municipality of Lemwerder - Schools ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 6, 2012
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