Osterlinde

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Osterlinde
City of Salzgitter
Salzgitter-Osterlinde local coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 7 ′ 47 "  N , 10 ° 14 ′ 59"  E
Height : 100 m
Area : 7.55 km²
Residents : 394  (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 52 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : April 1, 1942
Incorporated into: Watenstedt-Salzgitter
Postal code : 38228
Area code : 05341
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Location of Osterlinde in Salzgitter

Osterlinde is one of the total of 31 districts of the independent city of Salzgitter in Lower Saxony , located in the north-west region . Osterlinde belonged to the Wolfenbüttel district until March 31, 1942 and became part of the city of Watenstedt-Salzgitter through an administrative act on April 1, 1942. On January 23, 1951, it was officially renamed Salzgitter .

history

St. George Church

Osterlinde was first mentioned in a document in 1151. The place is located on Hildesheimer Heerstraße and has suffered greatly from warlike events in the course of its history.

Between the Peace of Tilsit in 1807 and the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in 1813, the Electorate of Braunschweig-Lüneburg belonged to the Kingdom of Westphalia . Osterlinde was assigned to the canton Gebhardshagen during this time .

Volunteer firefighter

With the law of April 2, 1874 concerning fire aid , there was a wave of volunteer fire brigades in the Duchy of Braunschweig in the following months. The Osterlinde volunteer fire brigade was founded on June 22nd, 1873 after the first captain, Albert Schwerdtfeger, had previously learned of the deliberations on this law as a member of the state parliament.

Population development

Since 2010 the population of Osterlinde has been almost constant with a little over 400 inhabitants.

Sources: The population figures from 1821 to 2000 are based on the statistical yearbook of the Department for Economics and Statistics of the city of Salzgitter. The population statistics from 2001 are based on the monthly statistical reports of the city of Salzgitter (residents with main residence) according to the population register at the end of December.

politics

Local council

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a silver linden leaf on a green background and in the head of the shield a continuous red cross on a silver background. The linden leaf creates a connection to the place name, which is first attested in writing in 1151 as Lindethe . The green shield field stands for the largely preserved nature in the vicinity of the place. The cross in the head of the shield is an attribute of St. George , after whom the Georgskirche in town was named. The cross also reminds us that for centuries the place had close ties to religious institutions, such as the monasteries of Dorstadt, Wöltingerode and Steterburg.

The coat of arms was adopted as the local coat of arms of Salzgitter-Osterlinde at a citizens' meeting in March 2008.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Salzgitter-Osterlinde ( Memento from March 28, 2018 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ^ Department for economics and statistics: Statistical yearbook of the city of Salzgitter. City of Salzgitter, accessed on February 22, 2020 (total number of eligible residents (main and secondary residence) © City of Salzgitter).
  3. ^ Department for Economics and Statistics: Monthly Statistical Reports of the City of Salzgitter. City of Salzgitter, accessed on February 22, 2020 (Population at the location of the main residence © City of Salzgitter).
  4. ↑ Lindenblatt als speaking symbol , Salzgitter Zeitung of March 8, 2008, p. 24