Orxhausen

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Orxhausen
City of Einbeck
Orxhausen coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 52 ′ 2 ″  N , 9 ° 58 ′ 24 ″  E
Height : 113 m
Residents : 210  (Jan. 1, 2017)
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Incorporated into: Kreiensen
Postal code : 37574
Area code : 05563
Orxhausen (Lower Saxony)
Orxhausen

Location of Orxhausen in Lower Saxony
View over the Christ Chapel
View over the Christ Chapel

Orxhausen is a village in the city of Einbeck , Lower Saxony .

geography

Orxhausen lies in a small valley that is surrounded by a few flat mountains, such as B. the Westerberg, is surrounded. The Gande flows through the village . That is why it is said that the village is in the "Gandetal". The European cycle path R1 runs through the village . Bundesstrasse 64 leads past Orxhausen at the top .

history

First mentioned in a document in 1231, the place was known under the name "Otherikeshusen" and consisted of several farms. Around 1549 it was said from a document that the village consisted of four Hufen and a Kothof. In 1700 the village was renamed Orxhausen. In 1751 Johann Heinrich Waldmann founded the Wahnemühle below the village.

Orxhausen was incorporated into the municipality of Kreiensen on March 1, 1974 .

As part of this municipality, Orxhausen became a village in the newly formed town of Einbeck on January 1, 2013.

politics

Local council

Local mayor is Norbert Lucht.

Orxhausen has its own independent local council, consisting of five members.

coat of arms

On a silver coat of arms there is a blue sloping wave bar, on it a silver millstone and on each side a blue mill wheel.

Culture and sights

Buildings

A lightning strike in 1818 destroyed the town's church and burned to the ground. The Orxhausen Church was previously mentioned in a document. At that time it was very dilapidated. Four years after the destruction, the church was rebuilt on the foundation walls. This church building, a rectangular hall building, still stands in the village today. In 2004 the building was given the name Christ Chapel. The community belongs to the Gandersheim-Seesen Provostry .

societies

  • Orxhausen Society (GKK)
  • Help women

Regular events

The GKK organizes z. B. annual tents with residents from Orxhausen and the surrounding area or a summer party at the refuge.

Economy and Infrastructure

The Braunschweig – Kreiensen railway line runs parallel to the B64 ; the Orxhausen stop has been abandoned. In addition, a few hundred meters away passes the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed railway , which here between the Gandetalbrücke and Hopfenberg tunnel to the depot Orxhausen has. There is an electronic signal box that controls the new line between Rethen (Leine) and Northeim . Since 2012, the interlocking Orxhausen of which is control center of DB Netz AG in Hannover from remote controlled.

The village also has a sports field, a volleyball court and a refuge.

literature

  • Otto Hahne : From bygone days in the little village of Orxhausen . In: Braunschweigische Heimat 1962, volumes 48–54, p. 50.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 269 .
  2. ^ Karl Steinacker : Die Kunstdenkmale des Kreis Gandersheim, 1978, p. 53