Rühle (Bodenwerder)
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Rühle
District of the city of Bodenwerder
Coordinates: 51 ° 55 ′ 41 ″ N , 9 ° 30 ′ 38 ″ E
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| Height : | 90 m | |
| Residents : | 800 | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 | |
| Postal code : | 37619 | |
| Area code : | 05533 | |
Location of Rühle in Lower Saxony |
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Rühle is a district of the town of Bodenwerder in the Weser Uplands in Lower Saxony in the Holzminden district .
geography
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Rühle is located in southern Lower Saxony on the Weser and represents the link between the Weser and the Rühler Schweiz of the same name . The place is surrounded on two sides by the Weser Uplands, the third side extends to the Weser.
geology
The soil under the place is very calcareous. Crystalline forms of lime (gypsum, calcite) occur in abundance. Lime mining was a source of income for the region until the middle of the 20th century; in more recent times, gypsum mining has been promoted by local companies. Fossilizations from ammonites, snails and mussels can be found in the disused quarries in the area, including in Dölme. In contrast to the rest of the Weser Uplands, sandstone is very rare.
Neighboring communities
Direct neighboring communities to Rühle are:
- Pegestorf on the other bank of the Weser
- Dölme
- Bodenwerder
- Golmbach
history
Rühle (to de Ruyle) was first mentioned in a document as early as 1155. Over time, the spelling changed to Rulen, Reule (1582) and Rühell (1610). The current spelling Rühle was first mentioned in 1625. Until 1324 Rühle was owned by the Counts of Everstein and was then acquired by the Counts of Homburg . After the death of the last Homburger in 1409, the Duke of Braunschweig and Lüneburg inherited the entire Homburg property with Rühle. Thus Rühle belonged to the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel .
On January 1, 1973, Rühle was incorporated into the city of Bodenwerder.
Until the end of 2010, Rühle was a state-approved resort .
religion
The Evangelical Lutheran St. Michaelis parish Rühle was merged with the parish Dölme in Bevern on January 1, 2009 to form the Evangelical Lutheran parish Rühle-Dölme in Bodenwerder. It belongs to the Holzminden-Bodenwerder parish of the Hanoverian regional church .
Culture and sights
Buildings
Rühle is known nationwide for its half-timbered houses in the town center, which are in a good state of preservation. In the town, the historic buildings are marked with boards on which the history of the respective house can be read.
The church of St. Michaelis in Rühl is remarkable. The existing nave was built between 1728 and 1740. The west portal is dated to 1729. This comes from a chronogram that can be seen on an inscription above the entrance. The tower is older and dates from the Romanesque era . The sound windows show set dividing columns, a typical construction detail of the Romanesque. The church is equipped with a baroque pulpit altar and a medieval baptismal font.
Rühler village church St. Michaelis seen from the south
Sound window with central column
Inscription on the west portal (chronogram)
Outside the local area is the Himkeburg, which was a fortification or well system from the 9th to 11th centuries. Of this only a stone circle has been preserved.
Above Rühle is the 220.5 m high vineyard with its nature reserve of the same name. It offers a wide view of the surrounding land. In 1908/09, the residents of Rühl erected a memorial in honor of Duke Wilhelm of Brunswick on the vineyard , which was inaugurated on June 17, 1909.
Parks
In the center of the village, Rühle has a small park in which local celebrations such as Advent singing are held.
Association
The club system is very strong in Rühle, most of the clubs have a tradition that goes back over a hundred years:
- Volunteer Fire Brigade Rühle
- Sports club "Frischauf Rühle"
- Men's choir
- Fishing club
- Rühle shooting club
- Brunswick Association
- Rühler Easter Fire Club
Economy and Infrastructure
tourism
In the years after the Second World War , Rühle experienced its heyday as a tourist destination. A cable ferry was operated between Rühle and Pegestorf until the early 1980s . Today's value as a tourist destination is marginal and limited to the few restaurants with rooms, private guest rooms, a bungalow settlement and the campsite right on the Weser . For cyclists, Rühle is attractive due to its location on the Weser route, the German Fairy Tale Route runs past Rühle from Hameln ( The Pied Piper of Hameln ) via Bodenwerder ( Baron von Münchhausen ) on to Höxter ( Doctor Eisenbarth ). The Ebersnacken is a popular hiking destination .
On the penultimate weekend in April, the cherry blossom festival "All about the cherry" takes place in Rühler Switzerland with information stands and guided hikes. There is also information about orchards and agriculture. Beekeepers , artisans and painters sell their products at stalls . Fruit farms in Rühle and Golmbach invite you to cherry wine - drink into the cherry orchards. This festival also includes the election of the cherry blossom queen every year.
The streets of Rühler Schweiz are one of the most popular motorcycle routes in northern Germany with their numerous curves.
economy
Up until the end of the 20th century, gypsum was mined in the forest area between Rühle and Dölme (the so-called Breitenstein) by two companies from the region . This was then discontinued for economic reasons. There is also a carpentry shop in Rühle.
education
From the end of the 19th century until the 1970s, Rühle had a school. Then the Rühl students had to go to the next school in Bodenwerder . As an alternative to a kindergarten, a play area for children between 3 and 7 years was set up in the former school building.
Personalities
- Erich Hansmann (1920–1989), German politician (SPD), member of the Lower Saxony state parliament from 1959 to 1965
- Willi Waike (* 1938), German SPD politician, Finance Minister of Lower Saxony from 1996 to 1998
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 212 .
- ↑ Georg Dehio, arrangement Gerd Weiß: Handbuch der deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Bremen, Lower Saxony, revision 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , p. 1148 f.
