Upper peasantry

Upper peasantry municipality Hüllhorst Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′ 53 " N , 8 ° 35 ′ 55" E
Height :	160 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10.01 km²
Residents :	2956 (Jan. 12, 2008)
Population density :	295 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	32609
Area code :	05741
	Districts of the community of Hüllhorst

Oberbauerschaft is a village in the municipality of Hüllhorst in the Minden-Lübbecke district . With 10.04 km² it is the largest part of the municipality of Hüllhorst after the area and has a little less than 3000 inhabitants. This makes the upper peasantry the largest part of the community in terms of population. The upper farmers thus include 22.4% of the area and 21.9% of the population of the entire municipality of Hüllhorst. There are two theories about the origin of the current term Oberbauerschaft: On the one hand, the term could be derived from the village of Stift Quernheim monastery farmers in the south ("Oberberger Bauerschaft" = "farmers on top of the mountain"); on the other hand through the close affiliation to Lübbecke as "Überberger Bauererschaft", since from Lübbeck's point of view it is situated on the other side of the mountain.

geography

Originally the village consisted of several farmers (Niedringhausen and Beendorf are the largest), which over the centuries have developed into a scattered settlement along space-opening north-south and east-west axes as connecting routes. A center formation in the area of today's church did not begin until later. The area of the village presents itself as a narrow border at the foot of the Wiehengebirge and measures around 6 km from west to east, while the north-south extent in the extreme east is around 3 km and tapers continuously to almost 1.5 km in the west .

The northern border of Oberbauerschaft forms the ridge of the Wiehengebirge ; here it borders administratively on the city of Preußisch Oldendorf and the city of Lübbecke , even municipalities of the Minden-Lübbecke district. The border is naturally more open to the east and south. In the east, Oberbauerschaft borders on the Hüllhorst districts of Ahlsen-Reinberg, Hüllhorst and Büttendorf , in the south on the Herford district with the municipality of Kirchlengern (district of Klosterbauerschaft ), the town of Bünde and in the west on the municipality of Rödinghausen . The 287 m high Breitenbrink lies on the municipality part of Oberbauerschaft and the 315 m high Kniebrink lies on the border with the city of Lübbecke .

The upper peasantry consists of several villages and scattered settlements and, in contrast to the other parts of the municipality, does not have a village that particularly stands out in terms of size. In general, the centrally located village of Beendorf is regarded as the main town, as here u. a. also the church lies. Often this central village is also meant when the term "upper peasantry" is used. Nevertheless, there is no single settlement with the name Oberbauerschaft.

Upper farmers are naturally part of the Ravensberger Mulde and here part of the Quernheim Bay in the southern Wiehengebirge foothills. The wooded portion of the Wiehengebirge is, although the main ridge forms the border, only between 200 and 500 meters wide and covers an area of around 120 hectares, which corresponds to a total area of around twelve percent. Arable land dominates the arable land. Grassland is mainly found in the course of the streams and to the edge of the forest of the Wiehengebirge. There are residential and agricultural areas up to a height of 206 m above sea level. NHN . In general, however, the mountain forest of the Wiehengebirge begins on the 180-meter contour line.

The upper peasantry is one of the three parishes in the Hüllhorst community. Until the church was built in 1899, the residents had to attend church services in Lübbecke , beyond the Wiehen Mountains. A forest path to Lübbecke, the old church path and a separate entrance door in the Sankt Andreaskirche in Lübbecke bear witness to this historical fact. Formally, the upper peasantry was only spun off from the Lübbecke parish on January 1, 1971 and became an independent parish. Until then, the services were held by a pastor provided by Lübbecke.

Due to its peripheral location within the community Hüllhorst and natural mountain barrier to the north, the central and western parts are of Oberbauerschaft regard to choice of means through the center residents and daily commuters to the city strongly frets down oriented .

A peculiarity is that in most of the Oberbauerschaft not the telephone code of Hüllhorst, but that of Lübbecke is valid.

Districts

Although the upper peasantry is now part of the municipality of Hüllhorst and the entire area comprised a single municipality until the municipal reform, the following larger villages can be identified:

Beendorf (in the center of the area with a church, dense residential development and industrial area)
Niedringhausen (in the east, along the B 239, with buildings at the foot of the Wiehengebirge)
Kniendorf (in the west, characterized by individual farms and agricultural areas)

Smaller towns and scattered settlements are:

Alingdorf
Schüttenhöfe
School village
Oberhöfe
Büschenfelde
Heidkämpe
Worth
Hangesch

Today there are the two districts of Niedringhausen and Beendorf under planning law, with a certain town center in the area of the church and the primary school.

history

The origins of Oberbauerschaft go back to the first documented entry of the municipality of Beendorf in 1121 . Later five districts, including Beendorf, were merged, which were given the name Oberbauerschaft. Upper peasantry is first mentioned in a document at the beginning of the 17th century. On January 1, 1832, the upper peasantry belonging to the parish of Lübbecke from the dissolved Bünde district was incorporated into the Lübbecke district. At the end of the 19th century the community had 8 farmers. Until the regional reform, the upper peasantry was an independent municipality in the Hüllhorst district in the former Lübbecke district. On January 1, 1973, the upper peasantry was incorporated into the newly created large community of Hüllhorst and from then on had the status of a district according to Section 1 of the municipal constitution. In the course of the regional reform, the district then also gained territoriesː an approximately 57 hectare forest strip that belonged to Lübbecke (today's district 032 in the Oberbauerschaft 2783) was added to the municipality of Hüllhorst and thus the Oberbauerschaft. Until 1973 the old town of Lübbecke reached beyond the ridge to the southern edge of the forest against the upper farmers; the border was also moved back to the Kammweg here. This enabled the upper farmers to almost double their proportion of forest area.

economy

Agriculture as the originally predominant village economy, which still has a significant impact on the settlement structure today, is still practiced extensively (4 main livelihoods) - clearly recognizable by the large arable land - but no longer has a prominent position in the structure of village society. The annual harvest festival still indicates the rural cultural tradition of the village.

Attractions

The Rossmühle in Oberbauerschaft

The open-air theater Kahle Wart belongs to the upper farmers . In the district of Kniendorf there is a still operated horse mill on the Meyer zu Kniendorf farm , which belongs to the Westphalian mill road .

ADAC Rallye Stemweder Berg

The ADAC Rallye Stemweder Berg is a rally organized by the organizing association of ADAC Ostwestfalen Lippe and AMC Stemweder Berg. The rally takes place every year as part of the German Rally Championship . In 2017 it will take place for the 47 time.

Web links

Upper farmers in the Westphalia culture atlas

Individual evidence

^ History of the upper peasantry
↑ Map of the parish of Lübbecke from 1937 shows the upper peasantry as part of the parish of Lübbecke
^ 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. 324 f .
↑ Homepage of the rally , accessed on January 12, 2018.

[1] History of the upper peasantry

[2] Map of the parish of Lübbecke from 1937 shows the upper peasantry as part of the parish of Lübbecke

[3] 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. 324 f .

[4] Homepage of the rally , accessed on January 12, 2018.