Osterwald (Garbsen)

Osterwald City of Garbsen
	Coordinates: 52 ° 27 ′ 33 ″ N , 9 ° 34 ′ 51 ″ E
Height :	52 m above sea level NHN
Area :	24.3 km²
Residents :	7039 (June 30, 2018)
Population density :	290 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	30826
Area code :	05131
Location of Osterwald in Lower Saxony
	Baroque church in Osterwald

Osterwald is a district of Garbsen in the Hanover region . The place has the third highest population of the districts in Garbsen and is divided into Osterwald Unterende and Osterwald Oberende . With an area of 24.3 km² it is the largest district of Garbsen and thus makes up almost a third of the area of the city.

geography

Osterwald is the northernmost district of Garbsen and with a length of over 9 km also the longest and lies at an altitude of approx. 50 m above sea level. NN . It borders in the west on Frielingen, in the east on Heitlingen, in the southwest on Meyenfeld and Horst, in the southeast on Berenbostel and Stelingen and in the north on the district of Resse of the municipality of Wedemark .

To the north of Osterwald lies the Osterwald forest. This extends to the Neustädter moor area. The Auter , the only river in Osterwald, runs through this forest . Hannover Airport is to the east. South of Osterwald is the rest of Garbsen, where there are also two shopping centers. To the west, separated by Bundesstraße 6 , are Wunstorf with its military airfield, from where the planes also take off directly via Osterwald and Frielingen .

Osterwald Unterende

Population: 3686 (as of June 2018)
Area: 11 km²
Population density: 363.6 per km²
Coordinates: 52 ° 28 ' N , 9 ° 34' E52.460833333333 9.5638888888889

Osterwald Oberende

Population: 3353 (as of June 2018)
Area: 13.3 km²
Population density: 264.7 per km²
Coordinates: 52 ° 28 ' N , 9 ° 36' E52.463611111111 9.5930555555556

history

Before the founding of Osterwald in the 13th century by Nienburg monks, the area around the "Osterwald" was a large moorland that was drained. The district has historically emerged as a Hagensiedlung along the main street. The narrow but very deep strips of land connected to the main road ( Hagenhufendorf ), mainly with fields and pastures, can still be seen today. There are still a number of farms that, in addition to two to three-story apartment buildings and single-family houses, shape the image of Osterwald. In addition to the agricultural businesses, many commercial businesses have settled here in recent years.

The long-time manager of FC Bayern Munich , Uli Hoeneß , survived a plane crash on February 17, 1982 near Osterwald.

politics

Local council

The local council of the village of Osterwald, which represents the villages of Osterwald Oberende, Osterwald Unterende and Heitlingen, is composed of three councilors and six councilors. The CDU has formed a group with the FDP.

Distribution of seats

SPD : 3 seats
Group CDU : 4 seats / FDP : - seats
Greens : 1 seat
Independent : 1 seat

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Rolf-Günther Traenapp (CDU). His deputy is Diana Köhler-Lübbecke (Greens).

coat of arms

The design of the coat of arms of Osterwald comes from the heraldist and author Werner Kaemling , who also designed the coat of arms of Blumenau , Empelde , Wedemark and many other places in the district of Hanover.

The approval of the coat of arms was granted by the district president in Hanover on May 11, 1964.
The Osterwald district, which was newly formed by law on March 1, 1974, adopted the coat of arms of the previous municipality of Osterwald, Unterende, which was approved by the district president in Hanover.

Blazon : "In red under a golden shield head , inside an oak branch with four green leaves and two green acorns , a silver paddock wholeadsa silver horse by the reinswith his right handand a silver knotted stick in his left."

Justification for the coat of arms: The green branch in gold indicates that the first mention of the place is attested in 1247 and is expressly referred to as "Hagendorf". The residents differed greatly from those of the neighboring villages in terms of their rights, and in some cases also of their employment. They were personally free, in contrast to the independent farmers in the area. The place was freed from the Gogericht (wooden court Engelbostel), which had existed since 1248, in 1590. The symbol of the oak branch (the old groves around the place had almost exclusively oak trees) therefore appears as a symbol for the Hagendorf, the court situation, personal freedom and property, not least to be the most appropriate for the place name. The silver paddock with the horse on a red background symbolizes that in the wider area, earlier also far beyond the borders of Lower Saxony, the Osterwalder were known as “paddock”. They brought the horses to so-called paddocks on behalf of Hanoverian traders, for example from Belgium to East Prussia, from East Friesland to Saxony, etc. These historical facts formed the basis for the design of the coat of arms.

Culture and sights

Buildings

The baroque church built in the 18th century is located in Osterwald Oberende.

Architectural monuments

societies

Sports

In 1924 the club SV Wacker Osterwald e. V. was founded to give everyone interested the opportunity to do sports. The community became an integral part of the lives of the members. The club now has 11 branches, including basketball , boules , darts , soccer , health sports , handball , jiu-jitsu , athletics , tennis , table tennis and gymnastics .

In 2012 the competition group of the Osterwald-Unterende volunteer fire brigade achieved first place in the district competitions in Northeim with a score of 436,320. In 2014 this title was successfully defended in Hänigsen, which meant that the competition group qualified for the state decision, which took place on September 20, 2015 in Eystrup. With a personal best of 439.34 points they managed to fight for 2nd place and thus the Osterwald Unterende volunteer fire brigade can call itself “Vice National Champion”.

Equestrian sport

Equestrian sport has a long tradition in Osterwald , as the place was formerly inhabited by paddlers. The large open spaces to the north with the extensive forest area of the Osterwald and the Auterniederung offer riding opportunities. A riding club is called "Reit- und Fahrverein 'St. Georg 'Osterwald u. U. e. V. ”and has its headquarters in Osterwald Unterende. Every year at Whitsun, a pony carriage race takes place there. Since 2000 there has been a second riding club, the Zucht- und Reitgemeinschaft (ZRG) Osterwald e. V.

Economy and Infrastructure

Companies

Numerous businesses have settled in Dairy Street, which crosses the B 6 , and form the Garbsen Nord-West industrial park. In addition to several craft businesses, there is also a forwarding agency, a garden center and a furniture shop. Despite the nearby Hannover-Langenhagen Airport , Osterwald is a popular residential location with a good infrastructure.

The Gieselmannhof shopping complex is located in the center of Osterwald. Here you can find discounters, medical practices and a restaurant. Otherwise, supermarkets, bakeries, pharmacies, driving schools, stationery shops, banks, butchers etc. are spread around the approximately 9 km long main road.

traffic

There are direct bus connections from Osterwald to Hanover-Stöcken (lines 490 and 491) and to Neustadt am Rübenberge (line 421, sometimes line 490). Line 430 takes you directly to the final stop of the tram in Garbsen, which goes directly to Hanover. The Marienwerder tram stop can be reached via Garbsen . Via the Molkereistraße and the main street you come directly to the B 6 , on which you can get to Hanover and Bremen relatively quickly .

education

In Osterwald there is the central school located in Osterwald-Oberende with its two branches Oberende and Unterende which have no special name. In Unter- and Oberende only the 1st and 2nd school year are taught. Then the children are distributed to the classes of the central school that correspond to their year. After the fourth year, the children are divided between the secondary schools in Garbsen. There are also four large day-care centers in Osterwald where the children are raised by trained staff.

Web links

Commons : Osterwald - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

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↑ ^a ^b Osterwald local council. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .
↑ Werner Kaemling: Various book titles by the author. In: ZVAB website. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
^ Coat of arms designs by Werner Kaemling. In: Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
^ ^A ^b Landkreis Hannover (ed.): Wappenbuch Landkreis Hannover . Self-published, Hanover 1985, p. 136-140 .
↑ Competitions - results 2015. In: Website of the district fire brigade association Uelzen. September 20, 2015, accessed on April 18, 2019 (PDF; 41.9 kB).

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[Ortsrat-3] Osterwald local council. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved April 18, 2019 .

[4] Werner Kaemling: Various book titles by the author. In: ZVAB website. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[5] Coat of arms designs by Werner Kaemling. In: Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved August 9, 2017.

[wappen-6] A ^b Landkreis Hannover (ed.): Wappenbuch Landkreis Hannover . Self-published, Hanover 1985, p. 136-140 .

[7] Competitions - results 2015. In: Website of the district fire brigade association Uelzen. September 20, 2015, accessed on April 18, 2019 (PDF; 41.9 kB).