Ostereistedt
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Coordinates: 53 ° 18 ' N , 9 ° 10' E |
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Basic data | ||
State : | Lower Saxony | |
County : | Rotenburg (Wümme) | |
Joint municipality : | Singing | |
Height : | 29 m above sea level NHN | |
Area : | 28.5 km 2 | |
Residents: | 930 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Population density : | 33 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Postal code : | 27404 | |
Area code : | 04285 | |
License plate : | ROW, BRV | |
Community key : | 03 3 57 036 | |
LOCODE : | DE OID | |
Association administration address: | Bahnhofstrasse 8 27446 Selsingen |
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Mayoress : | Ulrike Ringen ( WG-Ostereistedt ) | |
Location of the municipality of Ostereistedt in the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) | ||
Ostereistedt (pronounced: Oster-Eistedt) is a municipality in the Selsingen municipality , Rotenburg (Wümme) district in Lower Saxony .
geography
location
Ostereistedt is located between Hamburg and Bremen, north of the A 1 motorway, exactly on the watershed between the Weser and Elbe.
Municipal area
The municipality extends over an area of 28.5 km². It is strongly characterized by agriculture .
Community structure
Ostereistedt consists of the districts Ostereistedt and Rockstedt and belongs to the Selsingen municipality.
history
The name Rockstedt can be interpreted in different ways. One variant says that the name refers to a Kolk or Wodansrabendorf (from de Rood = raven ). On the other hand, the name could also denote a rye or fruit plant . Documented Rockstedt was first in 1153 as Rocstede mentioned and as "Kolkrabendorf" (from Rook understood Raven).
The name Ostereistedts is no longer unique to clarify that he could "on oaks be due workshop", but just as a settler named Eike (Eckehard) as a common root of Easter and Wester Eystedte Eystede (the latter now Rhadereistedt ). Ostereistedt lies exactly on the watershed between the Elbe and Weser . The water in the northern part flows over ditches and streams in the Hamme and Weser. The water in the southern part flows into the Elbe via Bade and Oste .
Incorporations
On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community of Rockstedt was incorporated.
Population development
- 1961: 895 inhabitants (with Rockstedt, without Rockstedt 545 inhabitants)
- 1970: 919 inhabitants (with Rockstedt, without Rockstedt 534 inhabitants)
- 1996: 966 inhabitants
- 1999: 976 inhabitants
- 2004: 971 inhabitants
- 2011: 941 inhabitants
- 2016: 924 inhabitants
(from 1996 on December 31st)
politics
Municipal council
The council of the municipality of Ostereistedt consists of nine councilors. This is the specified number for the member municipality of an integrated municipality with a population between 501 and 1000 inhabitants. The council members are elected for a five-year term by local elections. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.
The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following:
Political party | Proportional votes | Number of seats |
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Voting community Ostereistedt | 61.57% | 6th |
Voting community Rockstedt | 38.42% | 3 |
The turnout in the 2016 local elections was 74.08%, above the Lower Saxony average of 55.5%.
mayor
The local council elected local council member Ulrike Ringen (Voting Community Ostereistedt) as honorary mayor for the current electoral term.
coat of arms
Blazon : The coat of arms shows a black raven in the golden background divided by a green oblique left wavy bar in the upper field and in the lower left field three wreath-like green oak leaves with an acorn each.
Culture and sights
Easter Bunny Post Office
Just as there is a Christmas post office in Himmelpfort in Brandenburg and Himmelpforten in Lower Saxony , there is something like an Easter bunny center in Ostereistedt . Children can send letters to "Hanni Hase, Am Waldrand 12, 27404 Ostereistedt". Furthermore, a program takes place every year on Easter Sunday.
Buildings
The "Eckes Hus" is the only smoke house still preserved in the Rotenburg district. It was built in 1564.
traffic
Ostereistedt is located west of Zeven on the state road towards Bremerhaven. The B 71 federal road runs through Zeven. This crosses the A1 Hamburg - Bremen motorway south of Zeven at the Bockel junction (49).
The Ostereistedt stop was on the Wilstedt – Tostedt railway line . This is shut down.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).
- ↑ Village history ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2012 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.
- ↑ Ostereistedt on the Selsingen Samtgemeinde website ( memento of the original from June 9, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Village history - once seen differently ( Memento of the original from June 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c 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. 242 .
- ^ Lower Saxony Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on March 18, 2017.
- ↑ a b Municipality of Ostereistedt - overall results of the municipal council election 2016 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 18, 2017.
- ↑ The CDU gets the most votes nationwide. September 12, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2017 .
- ↑ Municipality of Ostereistedt - Council of the Municipality of Ostereistedt 2016-2021 , accessed on March 18, 2017.
- ↑ Municipality of Ostereistedt - village history ( Memento of the original from June 9, 2012 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. , accessed March 18, 2017
- ↑ Osterhase Hanni Hase, Am Waldrand 12, 27404 Ostereistedt, on the Internet , accessed on March 18, 2017