Lothe

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Lothe
Coordinates: 51 ° 52 ′ 43 ″  N , 9 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  E
Height : 149 m
Area : 5.17 km²
Residents : 1272  (2007)
Population density : 246 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1970
Postal code : 32816
Area code : 05233
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Location of Lothe in Schieder-Schwalenberg

Lothe is one of the districts of Schieder-Schwalenberg and is also known as the "village of beautiful arches" because of the numerous old farms.

location

The village of Lothe is located in the southeast of the Lippe district ( North Rhine-Westphalia ) and is connected to Steinheim and Schwalenberg via state road 827 . In Lothe the "Becke", a stream that flows through the village, flows into the Niese .

history

Lothe was first mentioned in writing in 1497.

In 1820, due to the lack of space in the Schwalenberg churchyard, which until then served as a cemetery for the surrounding villages, cemeteries were created in Lothe and in the neighboring town of Brakelsiek . The cemetery in Lothe was expanded again in 1897.

38 residents died in World War I, while Lothes' 66 residents died or went missing in World War II.

Lothe was incorporated into the town of Schieder-Schwalenberg on January 1, 1970 .

A sporting highlight was the appearance of FC Schalke 04 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the local sports club TSV Lothe 04. The Schalke team clearly won the friendly 10-0. A cultural highlight was the performance of the band Die Toten Hosen in 1984 in the Lothe youth cellar. As a fee, the band received 300 DM as well as a required football game before the performance against the organizers, a clique of young people from the Steinheim area.

In 1988 the village was awarded the gold village title at the district level in the competition " Our village should become more beautiful " and in 1991 bronze at the state level.

Population development

year population
1618 120
1687 168
1776 306
1828 512
1852 531
1961 1065
1969 1241
2007 1272

building

The water house with adjoining water protection area was in operation until the 1970s and supplied the citizens of Lothes with water. After its shutdown, NABU began redesigning it in 2005: The adjacent spruce forest was cleared in order to create a biotope consisting of a few small ponds and various plants . A playground and a platform for observing the biotope have been created in front of the water house.

Lothe has two former schools. While the older one now serves as a residential building, the second one received various functions after its closure: On the one hand, there was the one created by the Lothe e. V. organized a youth room and a day care center for the elderly. In 1994 the kindergarten opened in the building. In 2010, extensive renovation and renovation work began, which expanded the kindergarten, but also combined the rooms in the basement to form a village community center.

The adjacent sports hall and sports field are used by TSV Lothe 04 e. V. and the Cherusker Rugby Club Lothe.

There is also a barbecue area with an adjoining barbecue hut, which is operated by the Lothe e. V. is administered.

Lothe also has a shooting range, where the Lothe shooting club holds weekly exercises.

Regular events

In Lothe there is an annual shooting festival alternating with Brakelsiek on the Whitsun weekend. The shooting festival is organized by the Lothe shooting club, which also has a youth department, the young shooters. A Christmas market and a poultry exhibition organized by the Lothe breed poultry breeding association also take place every two years. Furthermore, the kindergarten in Lothe organizes a lantern parade and the setting up of a maypole every year.

economy

The Vinsebecker furniture company Wakumöbel expanded to Lothe in the 1970s and built its own production halls. After the company's insolvency in 2002, the halls are used as storage space for other companies. In addition to a retail business, Lothe also has two restaurants and various craft businesses as well as the Unteriesemühle. Another important branch of the economy is agriculture. In addition, a large-scale photovoltaic system was built in the Lother industrial area at the beginning of 2011 , delivering around one megawatt hour of power.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Birgit Meineke: The place names of the Lippe district. (=  Westphalian Place Name Book Volume 2). Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 978-3-89534-842-6 , p. 326. ( PDF )
  2. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 107 .
  3. ↑ Three photos of the performance at www.punkfoto.de (password required)
  4. ↑ Medal table 1975 - 1997 for Westphalia-Lippe (PDF; 53 kB)

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