Obershagen

Obershagen Uetze municipality
	Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 53 ″ N , 10 ° 3 ′ 31 ″ E
Height :	41 m above sea level NHN
Area :	7.28 km²
Residents :	1048 (December 31, 2017)
Population density :	144 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31311
Area code :	05147
Location of Obershagen in Lower Saxony
	The location of Obershagen in the municipality of Uetze

Obershagen is a Hagenhufendorf in the municipality of Uetze , about 30 km east of Hanover in Lower Saxony .

geography

Obershagen is located on the road 413 between Weferlingsen and Hänigsen and on the Burgdorfer Aue .

history

St. Nicolai Church

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1350. Name spellings of the village in the 14th century were "Obergeshagen" and "Obergheshagen".

The name or the suffix Hagen is often found in Lower Saxony , Westphalia and the Mecklenburg areas populated by them . Hag is derived from the Germanic haga or hagaz and means fencing or enclosure . It also means protection as in being cared for and comfortable . A hag was a piece of land enclosed by hedges. The Middle Low German word component -ha (a) g (en) in field or place names indicates such a type of settlement.

In 1589, Hermann Quenenburg, who had been pastor in Obershagen for over 30 years and “because God had blessed you with many children”, sought a “stette” in Obershagen from his gracious lord and prince in Celle he wanted to build and arrange an apartment ”. Thereupon the governors and councilors ordered the bailiff of Burgdorf, Niclas Wenigel, at the princely chancellery in Celle, to persuade "the entire people of Obergeßhagen" that they would give the pastor a courtyard. The Obershagener agreed, and Pastor Quenenburg was given a place not far from the turnpike in the direction of Weferlingsen, "as long as 42 shoes are long". Now it came that the pastor wanted to sell the house he had built, to a “wildt frembden”, but the Obershageners demanded the first purchase right. In the end, however, it was determined that the pastor and his descendants should be free to sell his house, and so it was recorded in the Burgdorf office book "Fridays to Catharinen, Ao 1589". When the Obershageners were asked in 1590 to provide the pastor with wood for his building at his request, they replied that they had no logging of their own but that they would cut wood with others in the Hänigser Bruch. When the pastor died in 1593, his posthumous widow sold the house to Tile Roden for 100 guilders.

In 1626, 50 people died of the plague . In 1690 the people of Obershagen were prohibited from producing charcoal , one of their main sources of income. In 1710 the inhabitants were forbidden to hold shooting festivals . In 1778 the Obershagen farmers were obliged to maintain the castle building in Burgdorf .

In 1840 the localities Obershagen and Hänigsen agreed on a district boundary; in the previous centuries there had been frequent disputes over grazing rights or forest use. In 1844 the new church, built in the classical style , was consecrated.

In 1894, the company P. Furtwängler & Hammer installed a now listed organ (I + P / 10) in the St. Nicolai Church. The Obershagen volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1903. In 1910 the new rectory was built. On January 11, 1913, shortly after 5 a.m., a fire broke out in the house of the widow Thiele. At the same time the adjoining house of the bricklayer Schwedhelm was also cremated.

In 1922 Obershagen received an electrical connection for the first time. In 1928 and 1929 the Burgdorfer Aue was straightened.

The inauguration of the cemetery chapel took place in 1937, and the shooting club was founded a year later. In 1951 a sand-lime brick factory was founded. The new school building was opened in 1958, the new fire station in 1968. The new sports field was inaugurated in 1974. In 1999 the 750th anniversary of the Protestant St. Nicolai Church took place. It has been decided to close the primary school in 2007. The Auezwerge Obershagen daycare center has been located there since September 1, 2008.

Obershagen used to be a pure farming village and is now mainly inhabited by commuters.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974 Obershagen was incorporated into the municipality of Uetze.

Population development

1961: 834 inhabitants
1970: 761 inhabitants
2007: 912 inhabitants
2013: 907 inhabitants
2014: 922 inhabitants
2016: 975 inhabitants
2017: 1048 inhabitants

politics

Local council

The Obershagen local council consists of five councilors from the following parties:

CDU : 3 seats
SPD : 2 seats

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Andreas Staas ( CDU ).

coat of arms

The draft emblem of Oberhagen comes from the in Isernhagen born and later in Hannover living heraldry and crest painter peoples Gustav , who is also the emblem of Großburgwedel , Melle village , Wunstorf has designed and many other towns. The approval of the coat of arms was granted by the district president in Lüneburg on September 29, 1960.

Blazon : "In green a golden bell , topped with an " O " crowned by heart leaves over two crossed swords , accompanied on the right by a golden oak leaf , on the left by a golden ear ."

Foundation of the coat of arms: In the church there is an 800 year old bell, which is one of the oldest church bells in Lower Saxony. The bell is decorated with an "O" crowned by three heart leaves and two crossed swords. This is probably the coat of arms of an Oberg family who will have donated the bell to the church. The name of this family will also be related to the name of the community. Oak leaf and ear of wheat indicate that Obershagen is an old farming village, whose farms are protected by many strong oaks.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The church dedicated to St. Nicolaus was consecrated as early as 1249.
A native of Obershaeger from the “Scheckerschen Hof”, who was very bizarre and amusing, served as a template for the well-known fictional character Uncle Bräsig by the Mecklenburg writer Fritz Reuter .

Architectural monuments

→ See: List of architectural monuments in Obershagen

Photo gallery

Town view
War memorial
Memorial stone
Gasthaus "Zur Post"

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

Natalie Baring (1835 – after 1899), writer
Paul Althaus (1888–1966), Lutheran theologian

literature

Matthias Blazek: 100 years of Obershagen local fire brigade 1903–2003 . Adelheidsdorf / Obershagen 2002/03.
Manfred Obst: Obershagen 1249–1999 - From the history of a Low German Hagenhufendorf . Burgdorf 1999.

Web links

Commons : Obershagen - collection of images

Obershagen on the website of the municipality of Uetze

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c Friedrich-Wilhelm Schiller: The community is no longer shrinking. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung . January 9, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .
↑ Uwe Ohainski, Jürgen Udolph: The place names of the district and the city of Hanover. Bielefeld 1998, p. 345.
↑ Matthias Blazek: "From the history of Obershagen / 1330 first mentioned in the Lehnsregister - the 20 Kötner of the village eke out a miserable existence / Obershagener cowherd wounded in 1660 by the tenant of Müggenburg", Sachsenspiegel No. 22, Cellesche Zeitung of June 1, 2002.
^ Burgdorfer Kreisblatt dated January 12, 1913.
↑ On November 3, 1950, the "Kalksandsteinwerke Hans Balzer, K. G., Obershagen" was founded with a share capital of 60,000 D-Marks . (Cellesche Zeitung of June 23, 1955: “On the large sand-lime brick process”.) On July 1, 1951, production began with 70 workers. Production was discontinued at the end of 2001. (New week of February 9/10, 2002.)
↑ ^a ^b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 222 .
↑ Anzeiger für Burgdorf and Uetze. January 8, 2013, p. 6.
↑ ^a ^b Obershagen local councilor. In: Website of the community of Uetze. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
↑ ^a ^b District Hanover: Wappenbuch district Hanover . Published by the author himself, Hannover 1985, p. 466-467 .
^ Hermann Adolf Lüntzel: The older diocese of Hildesheim. Hildesheim 1837, p. 302.

[Einw.-1] Friedrich-Wilhelm Schiller: The community is no longer shrinking. In: Website Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung . January 9, 2018, accessed October 11, 2018 .

[2] Uwe Ohainski, Jürgen Udolph: The place names of the district and the city of Hanover. Bielefeld 1998, p. 345.

[3] Matthias Blazek: "From the history of Obershagen / 1330 first mentioned in the Lehnsregister - the 20 Kötner of the village eke out a miserable existence / Obershagener cowherd wounded in 1660 by the tenant of Müggenburg", Sachsenspiegel No. 22, Cellesche Zeitung of June 1, 2002.

[4] Burgdorfer Kreisblatt dated January 12, 1913.

[5] On November 3, 1950, the "Kalksandsteinwerke Hans Balzer, K. G., Obershagen" was founded with a share capital of 60,000 D-Marks . (Cellesche Zeitung of June 23, 1955: “On the large sand-lime brick process”.) On July 1, 1951, production began with 70 workers. Production was discontinued at the end of 2001. (New week of February 9/10, 2002.)

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-6] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 222 .

[7] Anzeiger für Burgdorf and Uetze. January 8, 2013, p. 6.

[Rat-8] Obershagen local councilor. In: Website of the community of Uetze. Retrieved October 11, 2018.

[Wappen-9] District Hanover: Wappenbuch district Hanover . Published by the author himself, Hannover 1985, p. 466-467 .

[10] Hermann Adolf Lüntzel: The older diocese of Hildesheim. Hildesheim 1837, p. 302.