Meckelfeld

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Meckelfeld
municipality Seevetal
Coat of arms of Meckelfeld
Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 19 ″  N , 10 ° 1 ′ 15 ″  E
Height : 11  (3-70)  m
Residents : 10,007  (March 31, 2015)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 21217
Area code : 040
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Location of Meckelfeld in Seevetal

Meckelfeld is part of the Lower Saxony municipality of Seevetal . Meckelfeld is located in the Harburg district and connects to the south of Hamburg . With 10,007  inhabitants, Meckelfeld is the most populous district of Seevetal.

geography

Meckelfeld lies on the border between the state of Hamburg and the Seevetal districts of Over , Glüsingen , Maschen and Fleestedt . The two lakes "Pulvermühle" and "See im Großer Moor" between Meckelfeld and Hörsten shape the landscape and are popular as bathing lakes, also among the people of Harburg . They are located next to the Seeve , which flows near Meckelfeld. The 10th degree of longitude east runs through Meckelfeld near the Höpen forest.

history

Meckelfeld was first mentioned on the occasion of a donation by Cobbo the Younger to the Corvey monastery in 842. Among the farm goods "in the Gau Moswidi" was Mikelenfeld (derived from the Low German mikelen = large). From 1252, Meckelfeld belonged to the Principality of Lüneburg and finally came to the Harburg office in 1450 as part of its division into small districts under the name Mekelenvelde .

Around 1667, Mecklenfeld comprised 25 farms, 11 of which were already there in 1450. After the death of the last, childless Duke of Harburg, Wilhelm, the office of Harburg reverted to the Principality of Lüneburg and in 1705 was incorporated into the Electorate of Hanover . When the reorganization of Europe was decided after Napoleon's overthrow at the Congress of Vienna in 1814/15, the Electorate of Hanover rose to become the Kingdom of Hanover within the newly founded German Confederation . As a result of the German War in 1866 - annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia - it was downgraded to a Prussian province. Through the reorganization of the administration, Meckelfeld formed a political municipality that was subordinate to the Harburg district .

Since July 1, 1972, Meckelfeld has belonged to the Seevetal community. This is an amalgamation of formerly 19 independent congregations, which have been united to form a single congregation.

politics

The Meckelfeld / Klein Moor local council currently consists of 20 seats, which are divided as follows:

  • 9 seats: SPD
  • 6 seats: CDU
  • 3 seats: Alliance 90 / The Greens
  • 2 seats: FW

The incumbent mayor of Meckelfeld has been Brigitte Somfleth (SPD) since November 1, 2006 . 1st deputy mayor is Aleksandra Matull (SPD) and 2nd deputy mayor is Horst Kosin (CDU).

Culture and sights

Community library

Library in Meckelfeld

The community library is an institution of the Seevetal community and at the same time the community's central library. It has a thatched roof and was victim of arson attacks on June 16, 2004 and July 27, 2004, but renovated in 2005. With its diverse range of media and age-appropriate offers for kindergartens and school classes, the library is one of the most popular facilities in the Seevetal community.

Community archive

The municipality archive of the municipality of Seevetal is located in the local administration of Meckelfeld. Old files, books and local chronicles, which report on the villages of the municipality, are cataloged and kept here. The collection also includes many pictures that document how places and landscapes have changed over time. The documents and images can be viewed publicly. The archive is supported by a working group of local history researchers who provide voluntary help.

Folk festivals

The village festival organized by the Meckelfeld Mittelstands- und Gewerbeverein takes place once a year on the last weekend in August for three days. There are grill stalls and bumper cars, stages and carousels, but also information stands.

Churches and cemetery

Protestant church

The Protestant parish of Meckelfeld was founded in April 1948 and, in addition to Meckelfeld itself, also includes the parish parts of Over , Bullenhausen , Groß-Moor and Klein-Moor . In the absence of a church, services were held in the halls of inns, including the railway station, until 1954. The church on Glockenstrasse, which has not yet been named, was consecrated on May 23, 1954. Then it took over ten years until she received an organ on February 28, 1965. In the same year the parish hall was completed, which since 1971 has also housed the Protestant kindergarten, the church mice. After extensive renovation and expansion, it is now called the Evangelical Family Center .

Catholic Church

After the founding of the parish vicarie Meckelfeld / Hittfeld in March 1965, the Catholic services were held in the Protestant church for over five years. It was not until August 16, 1969 that the foundation stone was laid for a separate church - St. Alfrid - on Pulvermühlenweg, corner of Am Felde, which was inaugurated on October 3, 1970.

graveyard

The inauguration of the cemetery on Appenstedter Weg - at that time just a sandy path outside of Meckelfeld - took place on October 31, 1951. Only five years later did the construction of a cemetery chapel begin, which was inaugurated on October 14, 1956. Regular expansions of the site followed until 1999. The bell tower financed by donations was completed in September 2005, and the chapel was extensively renovated from April to July 2016.

Sports

The Turnverein Meckelfeld offers, among other things, gymnastics, football, handball and tennis.

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Meckelfeld station is on the Hanover – Hamburg line . The route is served by the Metronom Eisenbahngesellschaft , whose trains are hauled by electric locomotives, consist of double-decker cars and run every hour between Hamburg-Harburg and Lüneburg. The line is integrated into the Hamburg transport association and is referred to there as the RB31 line. Occasionally, trains on the R3 line (Hamburg Hbf - Hannover Hbf) also stop at the weekend.

In 1961, the Federal Railroad set up a bus line Harburg, Rathaus - Rönneburg - Meckelfeld - Waldquelle - Meckelfeld - Glüsingen - Meckelfeld - Rönneburg - Harburg, Rathaus, which was later operated in the HVV under number 147. It operated until the 1970s. The turning loop at the forest source is still there today. Today's bus traffic is largely handled by Harburg city bus routes operated by Hamburger Hochbahn AG. Line 141 takes the direct route (Rönneburg) to Harburg, line 443 goes over Bürgermeister-Heitmann- and Winsener Straße. The school buses are operated by the KVG Stade . The former Marquardt bus line via Over to Winsen was discontinued in 2007.

Companies

The largest company in town is the Abraham Schinken company in the Meckelfeld-Ost industrial park. Other companies are located in a small business park in Appenstedter Weg. The Mittelstands- und Gewerbeverein Meckelfeld (MGM) with 134 members (as of November 2012) promotes and supports traders.

education

There has been evidence of a school in Meckelfeld since at least 1667, and attendance at that time cost one shilling (6 pfennigs) per child per week. From 1884, certificates for the older age groups were issued for the first time, from 1905 there were also grades for individual subjects. 1891 the establishment of a private school was carried out in preparation for the in Harburg preferred secondary school . The primary and secondary school, which still exists in this form today, was built in 1959, the laying of the foundation stone for the school complex on Appenstedter Weg dates back to March 26, 1976.

The following schools are located in Meckelfeld today:

  • Meckelfeld primary school (Am Schulteich)
  • Meckelfeld High School (Appenstedter Weg)
  • Meckelfeld High School (Appenstedter Weg)

In addition, there are day care centers and an active playground (AKI) for children between 6 and 12 years of age, who play and learn together under the supervision of pedagogically trained supervisors. There is also an open full day at the Meckelfeld primary school.

For the elderly there is the “Meckziko” youth center, where you can take part in homework supervision after school or just spend an afternoon trying out the interesting courses. There is also a rehearsal room for young bands .

Personalities

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  1. ↑ Inhabitants of the Seevetal community, main and secondary residences as of March 31, 2015. Accessed on February 26, 2016 .
  2. ↑ a b Dear old Meckelfeld - village chronicle by Lisa Heßmer, 1980
  3. ↑ History of Seevetal on the website of the municipality of Seevetal. Retrieved November 2, 2014 .
  4. ^ Community archive of the Seevetal community. Retrieved October 29, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Dear old Meckelfeld - village chronicle by Lisa Heßmer, 1980, page 172 ff
  6. ↑ Joint Chronicle of St. Alfrid and St. Ansgar in Seevetal , accessed on March 3, 2015
  7. ^ The Meckelfeld cemetery on the website of the Hittfeld church district ( memento from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 3, 2015
  8. ↑ An overview of sports and courses. TV Meckelfeld from 1920 e. V., July 15, 2019, accessed on July 24, 2019 .
  9. ↑ HVV timetable accessed on March 5, 2015
  10. ^ Mittelstands- und Gewerbeverein Meckelfeld (MGM). Retrieved November 2, 2014 .

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