Quenching

Quenching City of Petershagen Coordinates: 52 ° 20 ′ 52 ″  N , 9 ° 2 ′ 9 ″  E
Height :	51 m
Area :	7.82 km²
Residents :	984  (Oct 1, 2010)
Population density :	126 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	32469
Area code :	05702
Location of Quetzen in Petershagen

Quetzen is a district of the city of Petershagen in the Minden-Lübbecke district and has 984 inhabitants.

geography

Quetzen consists of the six districts of Heide, Heue, Masloh, Spiekerberg, Teich and Timpen. Quetzen is for the most part on a hill in the middle Weser Valley and is traversed by the Gehle and Riehe streams . The Birkenkampwald lies in the center of the village, and Quetzen is bordered by the Schaumburg Forest . The places Lahde , Bierde and Frille border on Quetzen.

history

The first written mention of Quetzens took place in 1265 in a document from the Loccum monastery. At that time it was still called Quedel (hau) sen, which is derived from Quithilo, a first name and house for settlement. Another interpretation says that the place name is derived from the Middle High German word for heretic . In the past, the residents were under the feudal rule of the Loccum monastery and also had to perform services for Petershagen Castle. On June 12, 1845, the Teich district with 7 farms burned down almost completely in a devastating conflagration.

Until the municipal reorganization on January 1, 1973, Quetzen was an independent municipality with a total area of ​​around 7.82 km² and 905 inhabitants (December 31, 1972) and belonged to the Windheim district of Lahde and the Minden district .

politics

The local mayor is Marvin Waidmann ( CDU ).

Economy and Infrastructure

In Quetzen mainly self-employed are service companies and only a few agricultural encountered businesses. Industry and retail were increasingly relocated to the neighboring town of Lahde over the years. The number of part-time farmers has risen sharply, while the number of full-time farmers has decreased.

The only special school in town, the Birkenkampschule, was located in Quetzen.

literature

• Heinrich David: Conflagration in Quetzen. A contribution to the history of the village . In: Mitteilungen des Mindener Geschichtsverein , vol. 55 (1983), pp. 140–144.
• Kulturgemeinschaft Quetzen (Ed.): Quetzen. A village in the Mindener Land past and present . Minden 1989. (Author: Heinrich David, main teacher)
• Chronicle of the Quetzen community, 1933–1945 . (Author: Heinrich Waltke, main teacher)
• numerous contributions to local history, settlement history and emigration from Quetzen in the 19th century by Walter Prange (1932–2014), local home administrator from 1997 to 2009.

Web links

• Quetzen on the website of the city of Petershagen

Individual evidence

1. ^ Heinrich David: Conflagration in Quetzen . In: Mitteilungen des Mindener Geschichtsverein , vol. 55 (1983), pp. 140–144.
2. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 118 .