Messenkamp

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 16 '  N , 9 ° 23'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Schaumburg
Joint municipality :	Rodenberg
Height :	108 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.78 km 2
Residents:	747 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	110 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	31867
Area code :	05043
License plate :	SHG, RI
Community key :	03 2 57 024
Association administration address:	Amtsstr. 5 31552 Rodenberg, Germany
Mayor :	Frank Witte ( SPD )
Location of the municipality of Messenkamp in the Schaumburg district

Messenkamp is a municipality in the district of Schaumburg in Lower Saxony and belongs as a member municipality to the joint municipality of Rodenberg .

geography

The community is located in the Deister-Süntel Valley on the Deister and thus in the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park , 30 kilometers west of Hanover on the B 442 from Bad Münder to Wunstorf . Neighboring communities are clockwise, the spots Lauenau , the city Bad Munder ( Hamelin-Pyrmont district ) and the municipalities Hülsede and Pohle .

The community is divided into the districts of Messenkamp and Altenhagen II .

The residential areas Hobboken, Klein Amerika, Schweiz and Alte Ziegelei are still in the district.

history

Memory of the first documentary mention of Messenkamp in 1230

Messenkamp was first mentioned in a document in 1230. In 1298, Messenkamp is said to have been an independent parish, which in 1600 became part of the Hülsede parish. In 1368, Messencampe is mentioned as the location of a gogericht . This was located on the castle hill near Messenkamp . When the County of Schaumburg was divided, the community fell to the Principality of Calenberg-Göttingen and from 1692 belonged to the Electorate of Hanover. The Springe district was responsible from 1885 to 1974. When it was dissolved, Messenkamp was added to the Grafschaft Schaumburg district based in Rinteln. Since August 1st, 1977 the community has belonged to the newly formed district of Schaumburg.

From 1905 to 1968 Messenkamp was the station of the Süntelbahn called Bad Münder – Bad Nenndorf railway .

In Messenkamp there was a brick factory and in 1964 the dairy was closed.

Altenhagen II was first mentioned around 1450. In terms of name, the village was founded between 1100 and 1400. A lime distillery is mentioned in 1845. From 1951 the former municipality also had its own coat of arms: three red roses in the silver shield head; including two crossed silver mountain hammers (mallets and iron) with golden handles in blue.

On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community Altenhagen II was incorporated. The unusual addition of the Roman number II to the place name has historical reasons: The Springe district (1885–1974) included a second Altenhagen. The Roman numerals I and II have been added to the name for clear distinction.

After the district reform , when the Springe district was dissolved on March 1, 1974 and the Altenhagen II community was incorporated into the Messenkamp community, the addition was retained in both cases.

Altenhagen I today belongs to the town of Springe .

religion

• The Protestant Christians belong to the Messenkamp chapel community, which, however, belongs to the Hülsede parish.
• The Catholic faithful belong to the parish Maria of the Holy Rosary in Bad Nenndorf and use the St. Markus Church in Lauenau.

politics

Municipal council

The council of the Messenkamp community consists of nine councilors. This is the specified number for the member municipality of an integrated municipality with a population between 501 and 1000 inhabitants. The council members are elected for a five-year term by local elections. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.

The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following:

Political party	Proportional votes	Number of seats
SPD	58.38%	5
Flat share M / A	34.29%	3
GREEN	7.32%	1

The turnout in the 2016 local elections was 69.58%, above the Lower Saxony average of 55.5%.

Previous election results

	CDU	SPD	total
2001	3	6th	9 seats
2006	3	6th	9 seats
2011	3	6th	9 seats

Mayor / Administration

Frank Witte ( SPD ) has been mayor since November 2006 . The council has appointed the mayor of the municipality, Georg Hudalla, as the municipality director. The administration of the municipality takes place directly in the town hall of the integrated municipality Rodenberg. There is no separate municipal administration.

coat of arms

In silver, a red Lower Saxony farmhouse with a black gate and a black wind vane on the gable.

The St. George Chapel in Messenkamp

Farmhouse in Messenkamp - template for the municipality's coat of arms

Obelisk of the warrior memorial in Messenkamp

Culture and sights

Buildings

• St. George's Chapel , built in 1532
• Castle hill near Messenkamp of the Motte type , an artificially raised mound of earth
• Kreuzstein as an atonement cross on the road to Hülsede

See also : The list of architectural monuments in Messenkamp

Green spaces and recreation

The nature reserve " Walterbachtal " NSG HA 124 extends over several hectares over the community area.

Sports

• At the men's gymnastics club (MTV) e. V. von 1913 Messenkamp, ​​the divisions table tennis, gymnastics, athletics and Tae Kwon Do are available. A sports field with a home and a hall are available for this.
• Shooting sports can be practiced in the Messenkamp shooting club. Air rifle and small caliber stands are available.

Economy and Infrastructure

Public facilities

• The Bad Nenndorf Police Department is responsible for security and order. A police station is set up in Lauenau for day duty.
• Defensive fire protection and general help are provided by the Messenkamp and Altenhagen II volunteer fire departments .

education

In the pre-school area, the children attend the kindergarten in Lauenau. Elementary school students attend the Albert Schweitzer School, also in Lauenau. Secondary schools are located in Rodenberg and Bad Nenndorf.

traffic

• The B 442 , which leads from Bad Münder to Wunstorf , runs directly through the community .
• The next motorway junction is Lauenau on the federal motorway 2 Hanover - Dortmund , about 5 km away.
• The SVG opens with its lines in 2014 and 2016 Messenkamp in public transport .

Personalities

• Ute Maiwald (* 1961), German gymnast

literature

• Karl Parisius: The former Lauenau office. A contribution to the history of the Principality of Calenberg and the County of Schaumburg. Hannover 1911, pages 90-93.

Web links

Commons : Messenkamp  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Messenkamp on the website of the Samtgemeinde Rodenberg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ^ 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. 202 .
3. ↑ On the territorial reform cf. Blazek, Matthias: From the Landdrostey to the District Government - The History of the District Government Hanover in the Mirror of Administrative Reforms , Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-89821-357-9 .
4. ^ 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. 203 .
5. ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on March 30, 2017.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Municipality of Messenkamp - overall results of the 2016 municipal council election , accessed on March 30, 2017.
7. ↑ The CDU gets the most votes nationwide. September 12, 2016, accessed March 30, 2017 . 
8. ^ Hans-Wilhelm Heine The medieval castles of the old Grafschaft Schaumburg in "Schaumburg im Mittelalter", editor Stefan Brüdermann, Verlag für Regionalgeschichte Bielefeld 2013, ISBN 978-3-89534-870-9