Pattensen (Winsen)

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Pattensen
City of Winsen (Luhe)
Coat of arms of Pattensen
Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′ 10 ″  N , 10 ° 8 ′ 34 ″  E
Height : 33 m
Residents : 1917  (Jun 30, 2014)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 21423
Area code : 04173

Pattensen is a district of Winsen (Luhe) and is located in the Vorgeest about 30 km southeast of Hamburg in the Harburg district in Lower Saxony . The head of the village is Regina Schaefer.

history

The area around Pattensen was already settled in the Neolithic and Bronze Ages. This is documented by 31 burial mounds from this time. The place itself was first mentioned in 867 as "Pathihusen" in a document from the Corvey monastery . In 1197 it was mentioned again as "Pattenhusen" in the founding document of the Buxtehude monastery (old monastery).

In 1624, Pattensen was completely devastated by Danish troops in the Thirty Years' War .

Until 1866 an office bailiff had its seat in Pattensen.

On July 1, 1972, Pattensen was incorporated into the district town of Winsen (Luhe).

Sights and culture

St. Gertrud with bell tower

Buildings

The St. Gertrud Church, a red brick building built in 1628, is located on a small hill in the old town center of Pattensen . Its predecessor was destroyed by Danish troops in the Thirty Years' War in 1624 . The foundation walls date from around 900 AD. The church book (1642), a small bell (1647), a Bible (1650), two brass candlesticks (1659) as well as an altar, pulpit and gallery date from the time of the new building. The font with bowl is from the 18th century. The organ was built by Heinrich Röver in 1885 .

Next to the church is the free-standing wooden bell tower from 1850. It was built in 1633 and in 1906 a clock tower was added.

Attractions

The church square is lined with 30 linden trees; on it is the church bell cast by JF Weule in 1949 , which was replaced by a new bell in 2003.

In the village square is a plane tree that is over 450 years old .

Regular events

Every year the Faslamsfest is celebrated in Pattensen on the first full weekend in February . The celebration takes place on Saturday, on Sunday there is a parade through the village.

Since 1993 there has been a cattle and autumn market in Pattensen, which takes place on the first full weekend in October. On this market, the old tradition of selling Pütt un Pann developed into the arts and crafts, craft and flea market, where amateur artists, craftsmen and travelers present themselves side by side. The marquee, in which coffee and cake is served, is the focus. The market is a meeting point for local clubs and associations, but also numerous citizens from the area.

Since 1999 there has been a Christmas market with wooden stalls around the St. Gertrud Church on the third weekend in Advent.

Economy and Infrastructure

Pattensen is mainly characterized by medium-sized businesses and companies. Today 10 families still live from agriculture, while in 1830 there were 32 full-time farms and 5 part-time farms.

education

In Pattensen there is a primary school with a new after-school care center (built in 2011) and two kindergartens - including an integrative Protestant one.

traffic

Pattensen station is on the Winsen – Hützel railway line . Mainly freight trains run here .

Personalities

literature

  • Peter Dederke: Pattensen - The story of a village on the edge of the Geest . Writings on folklore and history of the district of Harburg, Vol. 6, Self-published Förderverein des Freilichtmuseums am Kiekeberg, Ehestorf 2005, 368 pages, about 300 illustrations. ISBN 3-935096-16-X

Web links

Commons : Pattensen (Winsen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pattensen on the website of the city of Winsen. Retrieved March 2, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Cf. Ohainski, Uwe; Udolph, Jürgen: The place names of the district and the city of Hanover (publications by the Institute for Historical Research: Lower Saxony Place Name Book, Vol. I), Bielefeld 1998, p. 359.
  3. ^ 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. 228 .