Mariensee (Neustadt am Rübenberge)

Mariensee City of Neustadt am Rübenberge
Coordinates: 52 ° 33 ′ 47 "  N , 9 ° 29 ′ 12"  E
Height :	41 m above sea level NHN
Area :	9.52 km²
Residents :	1035  (2016)
Population density :	109 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31535
Area code :	05034
Location of Mariensee in Lower Saxony
Mariensee Monastery in Mariensee

Mariensee Monastery seen from the local road

Mariensee is a village in the Neustädter Land, part of the Neustadt am Rübenberge in Lower Saxony, about 6.5 km to the north .

geography

From a geological point of view, Mariensee lies on a low terrace that was created by erosion processes in the (original) leash . You can see this well in today's landscape: between Mariensee and Wulfelade , on the right of the road, a good 8 m down into the lowlands that already belong to Wulfelade. This terrain level is available up to about the middle of the village. In the village itself, the “Bergstraße”, the “Wittingsbach” and the small Wolfsberg show this small sand ridge. To the north and west, open fields dominate, interrupted by smaller wooded areas. Meadows and fields are mainly to be found to the east in the Leinen lowlands, while the monastery forest extends south to Empede .

history

The name of the place was initially Catenhusen , which seems to go back to a medieval knight or liege named "Cato". The house of this knight is located on the present site of the Institute for Farm Animal Genetics of the Friedrich Loeffler Institute opposite the monastery church. The first written mention is under the name lacus sancte Marie for the year 1207.

According to legend, a statue of Mary was washed up when the Leine flooded, which was considered a divine symbol and led to the renaming of the place as Mariensee.

Around 1600 there were two Meier farms and six Kötner farms in the monastery village . A forge and a watermill also dominated village life. Between 1820 and 2000, the population of Mariensee increased from around 400 to around 1200 people. The greatest increase was due to immigration after the end of World War II .

In 1748, the poet Ludwig Hölty (“Practice always faithful and honest…”) was born in Mariensee as the son of the local pastor Phillipp Ernst Hölty. His poetry is shaped by the rural surroundings of the place. In the Mariensee Monastery , the Hölty-Stube, a small literary memorial, commemorates the life and work of the poet. There is a memorial stone for Ludwig Hölty next to the monastery. The main street in Mariensee bears his name.

On March 1, 1974, Mariensee was incorporated into the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge.

politics

Local council election Mariensee 2016

Turnout: 64.2%

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Local council

The joint local council of Mariensee, Empede / Himmelreich and Wulfelade is composed of two councilors and seven councilors. There are also 19 advisory members in the local council.

Distribution of seats:

• CDU : 6 seats
• SPD : 3 seats

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Heinrich Zieseniss (CDU). His deputy is Heinrich Dettmering (CDU).

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Mariensee was designed by the former legal advisor (Neustadt a. Rbge.), Author and heraldist Klaus Jürgen Kortmann .

Blazon : “ Split between blue and red ; on the right, above three silver wavy lines, the silver Mother of God , whoholdsthe child on her right armand a staff in her left; on the left a silver buffalo horn . "

Justification for the coat of arms: The figure of Mary in the front blue field should indicate the monastery. The Madonna from the 15th century is used, which is located in the ladies' gallery of the monastery church. At the same time, the rare opportunity is taken here to graphically represent a place name. Mariensee has a so-called " talking coat of arms ": The wavy lines under the statue of the Virgin symbolize the lake, which is said to have existed in the past. In order not to give the impression that the proposed coat of arms is a purely ecclesiastical coat of arms, the draftsman gave a reference to the founder of the monastery and namesake of the place, Count Bernhard II von Wölpe , in the back field with the Wölper buffalo horn , because until then (around 1200) the place was called "Catenhusen".

Culture and sights

Buildings

Structurally, the village is dominated by the Mariensee monastery . The tower of the monastery church integrated into the building is only slightly higher than the main nave. Nevertheless, it can be seen from afar, e.g. B. from Lohberg near Wulfelade , from different positions in the Leineniederung and on the road between Suttorf and Basse .

Architectural monuments

→ See: List of architectural monuments in Mariensee

Sports

• In the shooting club Mariensee e. V. shooting sports can be practiced.
• The sports club TSV Mariensee - Wulfelade e. V. from 1989 offers a variety of opportunities for sporting activities in Mariensee in 13 branches.

Economy and Infrastructure

Institute for Farm Animal Genetics

Today the Friedrich Loeffler Institute , Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, with its Institute for Farm Animal Genetics is the largest employer in Mariensee. It attracts scientists and PhD students from all over the world because of its research activities.

A bakery, hairdresser, flower shop, several companies from the health sector, as well as a banking institute, various craft businesses, a hotel and a restaurant are also available.

The Mariensee fire department contributes to the public safety of the place.

In Mariensee there is a primary school, a kindergarten, a gym and a sports field.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

• Ludwig Christoph Heinrich Hölty (1748–1776), poet around the Hainbund

literature

• Günther Kreft: Mariensee - The monastery village. Stories and reports about the monastery and the village . 1997.
• Nadine Jentzsch, Wolf Russow: Mariensee - Chronicle of the Mariensee Monastery 1258–1273–2007 . Klosterladen Kloster Chorin, 2008, ISBN 3-936932-13-1

Web links

Commons : Mariensee  - Collection of images

• Website of the city of Neustadt am Rübenberge

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Our villages introduce themselves - Mariensee. In: Website of the city of Neustadt a. Rbge. 2016, accessed October 14, 2017 .  
2. ↑ Hans Ehlich: farmers citizens burning villages . In: Calenberger Blätter . No. 4 . Theo Oppermann Verlag, Wunstorf, S. 130 .
3. ^ 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.  198 .
4. ↑ Election announcement - Final election result of the elections to the local councils. (PDF; 7 MB) In: Website Neustadt a. Rbge. Community election leader of the city of Neustadt a. Rbge, September 14, 2016, accessed December 1, 2017 .  
5. ↑ ^{a b} Local council of the village of Mariensee. In: Ratsinformationssystem der Stadt Neustadt a. Rbge. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .  
6. ↑ ^{a b} elected officials of the city. In: Ratsinformationssystem der Stadt Neustadt a. Rbge. Retrieved December 1, 2017 .  
7. ↑ Designs of coats of arms by Klaus Jürgen Kortmann. In: Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
8. ↑ Kathrin Götze: How a general stimulates the imagination. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung . April 3, 2017, accessed December 1, 2017 .  
9. ↑ Klosters Mariensee. In: website of the monastery. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .  
10. ↑ Mariensee shooting club e. V. In: Sportiversum website. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .  
11. ^ TSV Mariensee - Wulfelade from 1989 e. V. In: Website TSV Mariensee - Wulfelade. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .  
12. ^ Dirk von Werder: A successful year for the Mariensee fire department. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung. January 30, 2017, accessed April 11, 2016 .