Niewald

Niewald City of Detmold Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 59 "  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 3"  E
Height :	127 m
Area :	1.38 km²
Residents :	70  (Aug 1, 2006)
Population density :	51 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	January 1, 1970
Postal code :	32758
Area code :	05231
Location of Niewald in the urban area

Niewald ( Low German : Nüiwauld ) is a district of Detmold in the Lippe district in North Rhine-Westphalia and is located about six kilometers northwest of the city center. The neighboring districts of Detmold are in a clockwise direction Oettern-Bremke , Jerxen-Orbke and Nienhagen . Niewald was probably founded as a Hagenhufendorf in the 13th century, just like the neighboring Nienhagen . The origin of the name is controversial. The version Niggenwald means New Forest , Nienwald could be called Lower Forest and finally Niggewalt is the proper name of a farmer who settled in 1532.

In order to keep the peasant sons who were not entitled to inheritance in the country, the sovereign Simon I of Lippe had distributed special, more extensive rights. He guaranteed them a hoof of land if they stayed at home and did not emigrate to the Baltic States. The land given over was near the Oetternbach ; so the water supply was secured.

On January 1st, 1970 Niewald was incorporated into the district town of Detmold.

A total of 70 citizens live in Niewald on an area of ​​1.4 km² (August 2006). The local mayor is currently Achim Mausbach ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ), the representative in the city ​​council is Wolfgang Köster ( SPD ).

Web links

• Official website of the city of Detmold

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Information from Heinz Schäfermann, chairman of the department for the maintenance of dialects and customs of the Lippische Heimatbund
2. ^ Christian Kuhnke: Lippe Lexikon . Boken Verlag, Detmold 2000, ISBN 3-935454-00-7
3. ↑ Martin Bünermann: The communities of the first reorganization program in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1970, p. 105 .
4. ↑ Data and facts on the official website of the city of Detmold ( Memento of the original from November 18, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.