Niederense (Ense)

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Niederense
Ense municipality
Coat of arms of Niederense
Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 37 ″  N , 7 ° 59 ′ 49 ″  E
Height : 195  (170-235)  m
Residents : 3220  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Incorporation : 1st July 1969
Postal code : 59469
Area code : 02938
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Location of Niederense in Ense
Aerial photograph (2014)
Aerial photograph (2014)

With its 3220 inhabitants, Niederense is the district of the municipality of Ense with the second highest population. The place lies between the Haarstrang and the Arnsberg Forest and forms the gate to the Sauerland and the Soester Börde .

history

The lower part of the village is on the course of the Möhne . The Cistercian convent Himmelpforten , which was the holy place of Niederense until May 17, 1943 , stood there. The municipality of Himmelpforten , located in the area of ​​the monastery, was incorporated into Niederense on April 1, 1901. Later the new parish church of St. Bernhard was built in the village itself , which contains parts of the destroyed monastery (see Himmelpforten monastery ). Village life is characterized by numerous festivals, clubs and groups. The shooting festival of the St. Hubertus 1824 Niederense eV shooting association and the annual All Saints' Market are very popular, also among visitors from outside.

On July 1, 1969, Niederense was incorporated into the new municipality of Ense.

According to a decision from the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe in January 2015, the St. Anna Chapel in Niederense can be entered in the list of monuments of the municipality of Ense.

Ense-Niederense, St. Anna chapel
Ense-Niederense, St. Bernhard

Public facilities

The Bernhardus School is a municipal primary school in Niederense. The Association for History and Homeland Care Niederense-Himmelpforten operates the Niederense Local History Museum at the Bernhardus School .

Lake Enser

The Enser See or the Enser See nature reserve is located south of the village .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Municipality of Ense: Figures, data, facts , accessed on March 2, 2020
  2. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 266 .
  3. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 90 .
  4. ↑ Soester-anzeiger.de: Anna-Kapelle is included in the list of monuments from January 15, 2015, accessed on March 1, 2015