Hoort

Basic data
State :	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
County :	Ludwigslust-Parchim
Office :	Hagenow Land
Height :	39 m above sea level NHN
Area :	22.12 km 2
Residents:	580 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	26 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	19230
Area code :	038859
License plate :	LUP, HGN, LBZ, LWL, PCH, STB
Community key :	13 0 76 064
Community structure:	2 districts
Office administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 25 ; in 19230 Hagenow
Website :	www.amt-hagenow- ; land.de
Mayoress :	Iris Feldmann
Location of the municipality of Hoort in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district

Hoort is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Germany). It is administered by the Office Hagenow-Land , based in the city of Hagenow .

The district of Neu Zachun belongs to Hoort.

Geography and transport links

The community is located about 14 kilometers south of Schwerin and is in the triangle between Schwerin - Hagenow - Ludwigslust . Near Alt Zachun you can reach the next train station, the Zachun stop. The federal highway 24 runs about 2.5 kilometers south of the two districts.

history

The first written mention of Hoort comes from the year 1227. Hoort belonged to the Johanniter Commandery Kraak from 1227 to 1550 . New Zachun is first mentioned in 1570, the report deals with a sheep farm run by a certain Ulrich Pen from Toddin. The initially scattered settlement and later development of gaps resulted in the appearance of typical street villages in both districts . The population grew after the Second World War due to the settlement of displaced and homeless people. The old village school, which is now used as a residential building, is well preserved.

Hoort formed with Alt Zachun and Neu Zachun from 1974 to March 2, 1983 the parish Zachun. After their dissolution, Neu Zachun became a district of Hoort again.

politics

Coat of arms, flag, official seal

The municipality has no officially approved national emblem, neither a coat of arms nor a flag. The official seal is the small state seal with the coat of arms of the state of Mecklenburg. It shows a looking bull's head with a torn off neck fur and crown and the inscription “GEMEINDE HOORT • LANDKREIS LUDWIGSLUST-PARCHIM”.

Attractions

The monuments of the municipality are listed in the list of monuments in Hoort .

Sports

In the district of Neu Zachun there is a water ski facility on the Kiessee Neu Zachun .

Web links

Commons : Hoort - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).
↑ § 1 of the main statute (PDF; 130 kB) of the municipality
↑ Main Statute, Section 2, Paragraph 1

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-MV-1] Statistisches Amt MV - population status of the districts, offices and municipalities 2019 (XLS file) (official population figures in the update of the 2011 census) ( help ).

[2] § 1 of the main statute (PDF; 130 kB) of the municipality

[3] Main Statute, Section 2, Paragraph 1