Rade b. Hohenwestedt

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	Coordinates: 54 ° 6 '  N , 9 ° 43'  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Office :	Mittelholstein
Height :	25 m above sea level NHN
Area :	3.21 km 2
Residents:	95 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	30 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	24594
Area code :	04871
License plate :	RD, ECK
Community key :	01 0 58 131
Office administration address:	Am Markt 15 24594 Hohenwestedt
Website :	www.amt-mittelholstein.de
Mayor :	Jochen Rohwer (KWG)
Location of the municipality of Rade b. Hohenwestedt in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district

Rade b. Hohenwestedt (Low German: Raa ') is a municipality. It is located in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in Schleswig-Holstein . Rade belongs to the parish of Hohenwestedt.

Geography and traffic

Rade is about 19 kilometers west of Neumünster and 32 kilometers south of Rendsburg in the Aukrug nature park , between the Nindorfer ridge and the Buckener Au. In addition to sandy forest and arable land, the municipal area mainly consists of moist to boggy meadows. The Mühlenbach and Hasselbek flow through the community .

To the west, the federal highway 77 runs at some distance from Rendsburg to Itzehoe and to the south the federal highway 430 from Neumünster towards Schenefeld (Steinburg district) and the Neumünster – Heide railway line .

history

The name Rade indicates the clearing of forest area. The first written mention of the royal water mill in the village was made in 1568, but the village itself was not mentioned until 1602.

Legends and founding myths

According to an old legend, pure beer flows through the Spiekerbek, which rises from a spring in the village, at midnight. This legend was passed down through the "Kallies" inn, which was located in the immediate vicinity until the 1980s, in which the landlady entered the restaurant with a tray at midnight through the door facing the Spiekerbek and distributed free beer, referring to the magical spring.

religion

52% of the population are Protestant, 3% Catholic. The parish of Hohenwestedt with its Peter-Pauls-Kirche is responsible for the Lutherans , for the few Catholics the parish of St. Ansgar , based in Rendsburg , whose next branch church (Holy Family) is in Hohenwestedt.

politics

Community representation

Of the seven seats in the municipal council, the KWG has had all seats since the 2013 local elections.

coat of arms

Blazon : “Above a golden shield base in green, divided by a blue wave bar, a silver tip, inside a red mill wheel with a black wheel hub. Top right two golden ears of wheat, top left a golden horse's head. "

economy

Rade has an agricultural character.

societies

There is a sports club in Rade and the volunteer fire brigade has been operated together with the neighboring town of Tappendorf since 2011 .

Attractions

The royal water mill, in which the farmers of the region had to grind their grain for several centuries at the behest of the Danish king, was in operation until the middle of the 20th century and was even used for electricity at times. After decommissioning, the mechanics were removed and made available to the Schleswig-Holstein open-air museum in Molfsee . Today the mill is privately owned. The mill belonged to the three local mill ponds as well as the formerly connecting mill stream, which has meanwhile been diverted and expanded in a natural way.

literature

• Jürgen Kleen, Georg Reimer , Paul von Hedemann-Heespen (Hrsg.): Heimatbuch des Kreis Rendsburg. Möller, Rendsburg 1922.
• Georg Reimer: The watermills in the Rendsburg office. Local history yearbook 1955 for the district of Rendsburg, Verlag Heinrich Möller

Web links

Commons : Rade b. Hohenwestedt  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Rade b. Hohenwestedt at the Mittelholstein office

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Heimatbuch des Rendsburg district , reprint of the 1922 edition, ISBN 3-921361-23-0
3. ↑ 2011 census
4. ↑ Allocation of seats after the 2013 municipal elections ( memento of the original from December 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms