Messlingen

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Messlingen
City of Petershagen
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 41 ″  N , 8 ° 53 ′ 48 ″  E
Height : 51 m above sea level NN
Area : 6.47 km²
Residents : 528  (December 31, 2008)
Population density : 82 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 32469
Area code : 05704
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Location of Meßlingen in Petershagen

The Mühlendorf Meßlingen is a district of the city of Petershagen in the East Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke . The Ösper flows through the village from southwest to northeast. The L 770 crosses the village in a west-east direction.

geography

Data, numbers, facts

Pumpkin market in Meßlingen
  • 6,470,012 m² (of which 282,582 m² forest area and 76,114 m² water area)
  • 528 inhabitants in approx. 155 households
  • 3 districts: Dorf, Bruch and Tappenau
  • 4.7 km west-east extension
  • 1.8 km north-south extension
  • approx. 15 km border with neighboring towns
  • 2.96 km border with Lower Saxony
  • 57.3 m above sea level highest elevation (Tappenau)
  • 45 m above sea level, lowest location (Öspertal)

location

Meßlingen is located on a gentle hill in the center of the Diepenauer-Meßlinger Geest . "Geest" is derived from the Low German "güst" and means "sterile". The name illustrates the originally low productivity of the soil quality of our landscape. This was shaped by four ice ages, above all the Saale ice age (approx. 235 - 180 thousand years ago) and their various deposits (ground and terminal moraine as well as Nordic and native debris). When the ice melted, the rubble remained lying around after it had thawed and the terminal moraine humps typical of the Minden area were also formed. a. also called "Brinke".

history

There are no documents about the first settlement in the area of ​​today's village of Meßlingen, but a settlement appears as early as the oldest settlement period, i.e. at least before 750 AD, i.e. the Old Saxon period, probably, possibly even in the Cheruscan period, approx 400 AD, it is not excluded; because in the immediate vicinity, namely the district Südfelde - Stemmer, the construction of an urn cemetery can be proven.

Further evidence for an early historical settlement is also provided by the analysis and / or chronological assignment of the name component “location” used in the first notarization, which comes from Old High German.

In the opinion of well-known settlement researchers, field names, settlement names and place names in this combination were created at least in the above-mentioned oldest settlement period.

In addition, a so-called long strip floor , also known as Esch floor , can be identified as the first reclamation for the Messlingen , the time of which is set in settlement studies to be between 600 and 900 AD, as well as during the Old Saxon period.

The first documentary mention can be found in the Chronological Register of the Hoyer Document Book No. 5902 BC. 1245, where it says: "Herr arnd de Ryddere en Hus in Messelage" ("Herr Arnd, the knight has a house in Meßlingen.").

Further mentions can be found in medieval documents from the years 1294 to 1324 with different, but identical name forms today.

The name “Mesleghe” or “Meselg”, “Meßling” and finally “Meßlingen” were changed from the original “Messelage” or the name “Mettelaghe”, which was in use almost at the same time.

Until the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1973, Meßlingen was an independent municipality with a total area of ​​around 647 ha and 518 inhabitants (December 31, 1972) and belonged to the Petershagen office and the Minden district .

Attractions

The Meßlinger mill

Windmill Meßlingen

Meßlingen is on the Westphalian Mühlenstrasse . The Meßlinger Mühle is particularly worth seeing . It was built in 1843. The mill is a timber frame building with a waisted, octagonal tower. A wooden gallery frames the mill. It is important to mention the double compass rose with the folding wings. The mill was built in the Dutch style.

One of the highest points in the village with the old field name 'Kleihorst' - it was possibly covered with heather at the time, at least largely without trees - turned out to be the cheapest place to build a windmill.

A post mill stood here as early as 1700. After a fire in 1765, a new mill was built on the same site in 1804. Today's mill is the third mill to be found on this site.

In 1910 the mill received the compass rose mentioned above, which is probably unique because of its double shape.

From 1920 the mill was also operated by electrical energy.

From the 1950s on, the grinding operation gradually declined because the farms bought their own grist mills.

In 1970, the grinding operation was finally completely stopped and the business logged off. In the following time, the mill slowly became a ruin, parts of the wings and wind rose broke off, the gallery rotten.

In 1975, the Petershagen city administration felt compelled to declare the mill dilapidated and to consider demolishing it.

However, August Poos, the mayor at the time, pulled out all the stops and prevented the messling mill from going down.

Thus, the Meßlinger Mühle became, without anyone knowing it at the time, the starting point for today's Mühlenstraße in the Minden-Lübbecke district.

The old Meßlinger forge

The blacksmith's trade is one of the oldest trades. Since 1200 BC The forging of workpieces is known. Hammer, anvil, tongs and open fire were the basic hand tools of the blacksmith . The workpiece was heated in an open fire, then worked on the anvil using the force of the hammer and then hardened by immersion in cold water.

The advancing process of mechanization and technology in the 20th century caused many long-established village blacksmiths to close.

The history of this village smithy in Messlingen begins with the construction in 1875 by Christian Gieseking. He was followed by his son Heinrich, who was given permission by the district administrator in 1913 to train apprentices. On December 14, 1929, the forge was included as one of the first blacksmiths in the handicrafts role introduced at that time. The focus of blacksmithing was horseshoeing. In the period from 1952 to 1957 Wilhelm Gieseking temporarily employed three journeymen. On April 30, 1978, he closed his company for reasons of age.

Today a wide variety of hand tools can still be found in the forge. For example, an anvil, two meals with a coal mine underneath, large quantities of tongs, thorns and forging hammers, and dozens of horseshoe blanks. The forge is now owned by the Tapper family.

On special cultural occasions such as the pumpkin market and Schnatgang, the fire in the forge flares up again and the blacksmith's craft is demonstrated to interested visitors.

The Meßlingen cemetery

The Meßlinger Friedhof is the property of the Ev.-Luth. Parish Petershagen.

Until 1877 there was only one burial site in the town of Petershagen - the current Heldenhain - on which the dead of the town and country communities were buried.

In 1877 the villages of Meßlingen, Maaslingen , Südfelde and Eldagsen received their own church cemetery.

When the cemetery was laid out, large grave sites were identified, probably in view of large families. These grave sites belonged to the courtyard and were stoned to stone with the relevant courtyard number.

The grave sites were considered hereditary burials.

The Meßlinger monument

On July 5, 1921, the monument was consecrated at the first location. In 1976 the monument was moved to its current location. On this occasion, the names of those killed and missing in World War II were added. Every year on the day of national mourning there is a memorial ceremony with a wreath-laying ceremony.

societies

sports clubs

  • Rifle club "Gut Ziel" Meßlingen eV from 1922
  • Archery club

Cultural associations

  • Trumpet Choir of the Volkening House
  • Church choir of the Volkening House
  • Kyffhauser comradeship Messlingen

Business associations / associations

  • Agricultural local association Meßlingen
  • Messlingen hunting association

Social clubs

  • Rural women Messlingen
  • Country youth Messlingen
  • Community of interest playground
  • Evangelical women’s aid Messlingen

Other clubs

The cultural community in Meßlingen coordinates the dates of the local clubs and groups. It organizes the Meßlinger pumpkin market every two years. 1. Chairman is z. Z. Mayor Günter Wehmeyer.

Village with a future

Messlingen village square

The mill village of Meßlingen has taken part in the district competition Our village has future four times . After a 3rd place in 2002, Meßlingen took 1st place in group A (places with less than 1000 inhabitants) in 2005. Also in 2008 the village took part in the district competition, this time in the special group. Here she took an excellent 2nd place behind Levern. There was also a special prize for “Exemplary conversion of vacant agricultural buildings”. It is the conversion of a former pig fattening stable into an archery facility. In 2011, Meßlinger took part in the competition again and took 1st place in Group A. In addition, Meßlingen takes part in the state competition in 2012.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 118 .

literature

  • Kulturgemeinschaft Meßlingen (Ed.) "Meßlingen - A village and its history"
  • Working group village talk (ed.) "Village talk" - an information brochure for Messlingen.
  • Local Mayor Günter Wehmeyer (Ed.) Chronicle of the year 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007; 2008; 2009
  • Local home nurse Hannelore Ruhe (Ed.) 1. – 6. Messling gnats

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