Othfresen

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Othfresen
Municipality Liebenburg
Coat of arms of Othfresen
Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 29 ″  N , 10 ° 23 ′ 30 ″  E
Height : 170 m above sea level NN
Residents : 2017  (May 1, 2018)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 38704
Area code : 05346
View of Othfresen from the Flöteberg
View of Othfresen from the Flöteberg
View of the town center

The place Othfresen is with about 2050 inhabitants the second largest place within the municipality Liebenburg in the district of Goslar ( Lower Saxony ).

geography

Geographical location

Othfresen is located in the southeastern part of Lower Saxony between the Innerste, which runs to the west, and the Salzgitter ridge to the east . Both areas are located in a landscape protection area. The place lies in the northern Harz foreland between 151  m in the valley of the Innerste and reaches its highest point with 307  m on the Bärenkopf east of the place.

Othfresen is about 35 km southeast of Hildesheim . Goslar is about 10 km south, Braunschweig 29 km northeast and Salzgitter-Lebenstedt 15 km north.

The following places surround Othfresen:

Local division

In addition to the main town of the same name, Othfresen consists of two other districts:

  • Heimerode is a district to the east with about 250 inhabitants, which was built in the 1930s during the Nazi era as a settlement for miners who mined iron ore, which was rare for war production , in the nearby ore mines . In the 1960s, the mining sites were closed due to a lack of profitability.
  • Posthof is a district with very few inhabitants, more of a residential area west of Othfresen. A post office was established here in 1569 on what was then an important road link. Today a larger industrial and commercial area is emerging here.

history

The area near Othfresen was probably settled 10,000 years ago. This is supported by archaeological excavations, during which tools, among other things, were discovered. Other finds such as an urn cemetery of the Teutons on the Flöteberg from the 3rd century or a burial place of the Saxons from the 7th and 8th centuries show that people continued to settle in this area in the Innerstetal afterwards .

The first documentary mention of the place can be found in a document from the Ringelheim monastery from January 17, 941. In the centuries that followed, Othfresen initially remained a farming village that was taxable in relation to the surrounding monasteries and goods in the area. In 1317 a court belonging to the Bishop of Hildesheim, which was in the village, was placed under the Liebenburg office. Another farm belonged to the monastery of St. George . Other properties in the village were also owned by church institutions.

From 1569, Othfresen was conveniently located on a postal route in terms of traffic. This resulted in the construction of the pass over the Flöteberg in the Salzgitter ridge in 1847/48. However, the postal route lost its importance in 1869 with the construction of a train station. The station building was added in 1879. It was renewed again in 1906. Today, however, the station is closed.

Since 1870, Othfresen was an independent community, which was incorporated into the newly founded community of Liebenburg on July 1, 1972 during the Lower Saxony community reform .

For the history of the postal route and the ironworks in the 19th century, see: Posthof

The mining history in this region can be explored in the ridge to the east, whereby the historical and historical change can also be traced in the village interior. On the occasion of the 1050th anniversary, signs were put up at almost all historically relevant places and buildings. In the course of the continuous renewal of the village, many of the buildings that are over a hundred years old are being renovated. These include the forge, the school, the post office and numerous half-timbered houses.

Population development

development year Residents
2011 2,069
2012 2.016
2013 1,986
2014 1,955
2015 1.934
2017 1,901

2011–2015 as of December 31 of each year
Source:

Churches

Ev.-luth. Church of the Redeemer
Catholic Church of St. Joseph

The old village church, which presumably dates from the 11th century, was replaced by a representative neo-Gothic new building based on plans by Eduard Wendebourg between 1893 and 1895 due to its dilapidation . This church with its 47 meter high tower impresses with its simplicity and purity of style. On the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone on October 10, 1993, it was named Erlöserkirche . The peal is noticeable because of its deep bells for a local village church.

In addition, the Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph has existed in the village since 1957 , today a branch church of the parish of St. Mary of the Annunciation in Liebenburg . It was planned to close in 2009 due to austerity measures by the Diocese of Hildesheim, but is now secured by a support association.

Natural monuments

Next to the Protestant Church of the Redeemer is a centuries-old linden tree ("Kirchlinde") recognized as a natural monument. The limestone grasslands on the Flöteberg and Galgenberg are also protected because of their unique biodiversity.

politics

Local council election 2016
Turnout: 54.88%
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60
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30th
20th
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61.79%
38.20%

Local council

The local council of Othfresen is composed of seven councilors (changes to 2011):

  • SPD : 4 seats (−1)
  • CDU : 3 seats (+1)

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016 )

Local mayor

The local mayor is Harald Fricke (SPD).

Regular events

  • Every Sunday service in the Church of the Redeemer, as well as Holy Mass twice a week in the Church of St. Joseph
  • Easter fire on Easter Sunday organized by the youth fire brigade
  • Walpurgis celebration on April 30th
  • First weekend in September: Large village festival with parade (up to 20 decorated floats, 5 to 10 music bands). Closing “beer festival” on the following Saturday

Economy and Infrastructure

Agriculture played the dominant role in Othfresen until the first half of the 20th century. It was not until the mining of ore deposits in the area and steel production in nearby Salzgitter from the 1930s that the region gained economic importance, which was also reflected in the population development. In 2008, seven farms were still active. After the decline in ore mining in the 1960s, several new industrial companies have settled in and around Othfresen. Tourism is of no importance. Today modern agriculture is again making a strong impression. Kindergarten and primary school (secondary and secondary school in Liebenburg) are part of the village's infrastructure. All types of secondary school are in Goslar and Salzgitter-Bad.

traffic

The B 6 runs west of Othfresen between Hildesheim and Goslar. The L 500 runs in an easterly direction to Liebenburg and on to Schladen , to the west via Lutter am Barenberge to Bockenem . About 20 km northwest of the B 6 is the Derneburg / Salzgitter motorway junction on the A 7 . Also about 20 km to the west is the Seesen junction on the A 7 and 12 km to the east is the Schladen-Nord slip road on the A 36 .

The Othfresen train station , which was built in 1879 on the Hildesheim – Goslar railway line and is located a little outside the village, has been closed since the mid-1980s. The nearest regional train stations are in Salzgitter-Bad, Salzgitter-Ringelheim, Schladen, Vienenburg and Goslar.

Most of the localities in the community of Liebenburg, as well as the cities of Salzgitter and Goslar, can be reached every hour with the regional bus Braunschweig .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics of the community of Liebenburg - as of May 1, 2018 .
  2. ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 270 .
  3. ↑ The district of Goslar at a glance - figures, data, facts .
  4. ↑ Network presence of the parish .
  5. ^ Website of the communal data processing in Oldenburg , accessed on October 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ Composition of the local council of Othfresen (website of the community Liebenburg) , accessed on May 14, 2019.