Obernholz

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the location in Lower Austria see Obernholz (municipality of Straß im Straßertale) .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 45 '  N , 10 ° 37'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Gifhorn
Joint municipality :	Hankensbüttel
Height :	84 m above sea level NHN
Area :	37.82 km 2
Residents:	820 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	22 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	29386
Area code :	05832
License plate :	GF
Community key :	03 1 51 019
Community structure:	6 districts
Association administration address:	Bahnhofstrasse 29 29386 Hankensbüttel
Mayor :	Werner Rodewald (community of voters)
Location of the municipality of Obernholz in the Gifhorn district

Entrance

Obernholz is a municipality in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Geographical location

Obernholz lies between the Drömling and Südheide nature parks . The municipality belongs to the joint municipality of Hankensbüttel , which has its administrative seat in the municipality of Hankensbüttel .

Neighboring communities

In the south and west, Obernholz borders on the municipalities of Sprakensehl , Dedelstorf and Hankensbüttel , in the east on the city of Wittingen and in the north on the district of Uelzen .

Community structure

The community is divided into the following places:

Bottendorf , Steimke , Schweimke , Wettendorf , Wentorf and Wierstorf .

history

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the formerly independent communities of Bottendorf, Schweimke, Steimke, Wentorf, Wettendorf and Wierstorf merged to form the new community of Obernholz. The name comes from the plot of land called Obere Holz in the center . Obernholz originated from this name .

Population development

year Residents 1820 596 December 1, 1905¹ 909 June 16, 1925¹ 1008 June 16, 1933¹ 1044 October 29, 1946¹ 1889 June 6, 1961¹ 1176 May 27, 1970¹ 1051 June 30, 1975 985 June 30, 1985 894 December 31, 1989 899 June 30, 1995 963 June 30, 2000 968 June 30, 2001 949 June 30, 2002 930 June 30, 2003 938 June 30, 2004 939 June 30, 2005 940 June 30, 2006 936 June 30, 2007 937 June 30, 2008 929 June 30, 2009 904 June 30, 2010 903 May 9, 2011¹ 918 June 30, 2012 896 December 31 2013 900 June 30, 2014 911 June 30, 2015 897 June 30, 2016 887 June 30, 2017 857 June 30, 2018 833 June 30, 2019 843

¹ census result

politics

Municipal council

The local council from Obernholz consists of nine councilors.

	Community of voters	Escaped	Others	SPD	total
2006	7 (81.8%)	2 (18.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	9 seats
2011	8 (91.2%)	0 (0%)	1 (8.8%)	0 (0%)	9 seats
2016	6 (70.7%)	0 (0%)	1 (12.4%)	2 (12.8%)	9 seats

last local election on September 11, 2016

mayor

The honorary mayor Werner Rodewald was elected on September 9, 2001.

coat of arms

The green color of the upper left half of the coat of arms embodies the forest, meadow and farmland. The black of the lower right half is the moorland. Streams and watercourses are symbolized by the silver sloping wave beams. The upper half of the golden wheel (cartwheel) is reminiscent of the old military road that once ran through the area and of the local handicraft businesses. The lower half of several water mills (paddle wheel). The number of shovels indicates the six districts of the municipality of Obernholz. The silver crane in the black field (moor) symbolizes the large and proud wading birds that once and still populate the moor and meadows.

Economy and Infrastructure

Buildings

• There are ten wind turbines in the community with a height of up to 100 m and a rotor diameter of 50 m. On February 4, 2011, a system was damaged in a fire.
• One kilometer northwest of Wettendorf is a radar tower of the former low-flying reporting and control service of the Air Force .

Streets

• Obernholz is located north of the federal highway 244 , which comes from the northwest via Helmstedt to Elbingerode .
• The district roads K 11, K 12, K 13 and K 14 run through the municipality

Waterways

The eastern border of the municipality is the Elbe Lateral Canal .

Web links

Commons : Obernholz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the joint community

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 GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 227 .
3. ↑ http://www.az-online.de/nachrichten/landkreis-gifhorn/wittingen/steimke-windrad-brennt-1110908.html