Rodenkirchen (Stadland)

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Rodenkirchen
Stadland municipality
Rodenkirchen coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 6 ″  N , 8 ° 27 ′ 11 ″  E
Height : 2 m above sea level NN
Residents : 4000
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 26935
Area code : 04732
Rodenkirchen (Lower Saxony)
Rodenkirchen

Location of Rodenkirchen in Lower Saxony

Rodenkirchen is a place in the municipality of Stadland in the Wesermarsch district in Lower Saxony . With around 4,000 inhabitants, Rodenkirchen is the largest town in the municipality and the seat of the municipal administration.

location

St. Matthew Church in Rodenkirchen
Catholic Church Rodenkirchen
Hartwarder friezes
The "Longirhalle"
Roonkarker Mart - the 5th season

In the east, Rodenkirchen borders the Weser and Strohauser Plate , in the south on the municipality and district town of Brake , in the west on the neighboring town of Schwei and in the north on the neighboring town of Kleinensiel , which in turn borders on the town of Nordenham .

Districts

The core town of Rodenkirchen is formed by the districts of Rodenkirchen (I and II), Hartwarden , Strohausen , Tegelland and Absen . Officially, Rodenkirchen includes the farmers : Kleinensiel , Beckum , Hartwarden, Hayenwärf , Alserwurp , Rodenkirchen (I and II), Strohausen, Tegelland, Absen (I and II), Alse , Sürwürden and Strohauser Plate . There are also smaller towns such as u. a. Rodenkircherwurp, Rodenkircherfeld, Rodenkircher Oberdeich, Hiddingen, Hakendorferwurp.

history

Early history

Rodenkirchen is located on the embankment of the Weser, which is four kilometers wide at this point and one meter above the level of the rest of the Wesermarsch. This natural elevation made the area attractive to people even in prehistoric times. Early evidence of settlement in the area is the Bronze Age settlement a few kilometers west of Rodenkirchen in Hartwarderwurp. A so-called flat settlement, which manages without any increase measures, was found in an archaeological investigation of St. Matthew's Church in the 1950s and dated to the Iron Age. As a measure against rising sea levels, the construction of Wurten began in Rodenkirchen during the Roman Empire . The historic center of Rodenkirchen is located on the Dorfwurt, which extends roughly from the St. Matthew Church to Schweier Straße.

middle Ages

Some of the Stedinger farmers defeated at the Battle of Altenesch moved to Rodenkirchen in the north of Rüstigen after the battle.

The first church was probably built in the middle of the 12th century. Rodenkirchen got its name in 1244. There are various explanations for the origin of the name. The best known states that the name comes from the word “Roda” for “cross” and “church”, ie “cross church”, which indicates the cross shape of the church. Other linguists consider it more likely that the function of a crucifixion church is meant by "cross" . Another theory on the etymology of Rodenkirchen leads back to a derivation of the Frisian personal name "Rodo", which could have been the founder of the church.

In the middle of the 14th century, dynastic chiefs developed in the Frisian marshes . Dide Lubben , from Rodenkirchen, established himself for the Stadland around 1400 , with the support of the Bremen Council. The church of Rodenkirchen served as a fortified base during the rule of Dide Lubben. In 1404 the chief sold a piece of land on the Heete to the people of Bremen, who built the Friedeburg there to solve the pirate problem (which also came from the chiefs) on the Lower Weser. Dide Lubben regretted his decision, as the newly built castle was a rulership of Bremen in the entire Stadland. He betrayed the people of Bremen and was expelled in 1414 by a Bremen punitive expedition. The Friedeburg was only conquered by other Frisians in 1424.

Count Johann V von Oldenburg tried to subjugate the Stadland in 1499. The Rüstringer Frisians living there were defeated at the Hartwarder Landwehr and the church of Rodenkirchen was taken. However, the Drost used by Oldenburg handed the area back to the Stadländer after a short time. In 1501 the church was taken again by Count Johann. After subsequent defeats, the count withdrew and returned in 1514 with the Brunswick dukes during the Saxon feud . The resistance of the locals was broken with artillery at the Hartwarder Landwehr near Rodenkirchen. Remaining Frisian associations were wiped out near Langwarden . Subsequently, the Frisians lost their freedom and the time of chief rule ended, the Stadland and Butjadingen were plundered and the fortress at Ovelgönne was built.

Modern times to the present

For the time after the church ordinance of 1573, a first school is occupied for Rodenkirchen. This can be seen in connection with the rise of the Lutheran Church in Oldenburg.

The population of the Rodenkirchen community was around a hundred in 1662 and had grown to around 150 by 1855.

On March 1, 1974 Rodenkirchen was incorporated into the new municipality of Stadland.

Townscape

The place is on the one hand rural, on the other hand several new housing estates arose after the Second World War .

After the Second World War, the Tegelland - a former clay quarrying area for the brick factory that no longer existed - was turned into building land in order to create new living space for the refugees and displaced persons. Towards the end of the 20th century , new construction areas for single-family houses in Lübbenland, the former barracks and various smaller areas were added.

Schools and sports facilities

The school and sports center is located in Rodenkirchen. This includes the local elementary school as well as the high school . A large sports hall, a smaller school sports hall, two sports fields (one grass and one artificial turf) and a football field are used by both the schools and the sports clubs in the community.

Transport links

Until the construction of the Weser tunnel and the construction of the bypass roads, federal roads 212 and 437 , which are the main traffic arteries of the municipality of Stadland , met in the center of Rodenkirchen . Rodenkirchen station is on the Hude – Nordenham (–Blexen) railway line and is served by the Bremen / Lower Saxony regional S-Bahn . From 1913 to 1958, the Varel – Rodenkirchen railway branched off here . The bus routes to Oldenburg (Oldb) , Wilhelmshaven and Bremerhaven meet here; thus Rodenkirchen is a hub in the public transport network of the VBN .

The cities of Oldenburg (Oldb) , Wilhelmshaven , Bremen and Bremerhaven can be reached by car within an hour.

Part of the Weserradweg and the German Sielroute (network of cycle paths ) leads through Stadland and Rodenkirchen .

economy

Above all, many craft businesses as well as trading and service companies from the municipality of Stadland are based in Rodenkirchen . In addition, the municipal administration is located in Rodenkirchen.

In addition to agriculture, another economic focus is tourism, which is expressed by the presence of numerous restaurants and hotels as well as private tourist rooms.

Commercial areas can be found in Hartwarden and at the Weser Tunnel . Despite favorable transport connections, the relocation of larger companies is not due to lack of demand. As in the entire Wesermarsch, the unemployment rate is relatively high.

Attractions

Strohauser Außenensiel. Marina. Looking inland.

Historic hall ship "Hanni"

The hall ship "Hanni" is moored in the Abser yacht harbor. It is a faithful replica of the historic hall ships that used to deliver goods to farms throughout the Wesermarsch. Because these ships only have a shallow draft and the sail mast can be folded down, they could easily navigate the sluices .

Bronze Age House Hahnenknoop

→ Main article Bronze Age House Hahnenknoop

In 1976, the Strohauser Siel was built from the Weser to almost the Jade Bay to improve drainage in the northern Wesermarsch . At Hartwarderwurp, the machines came across pieces of wood and broken pieces. Drilling confirmed that there were remains of an unknown settlement two meters below the marshland. At the time, however, there was no financial means for a more detailed investigation. It was only 25 years later that the Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research, Wilhelmshaven, was able to begin an excavation, which lasted from 1996 to 2001. It uncovered a unique find: the remains of a complete farmyard, which is one of the oldest previously found settlement in the German Marsch. The archaeologists exposed 2,000 stumps of wooden posts that had been preserved in the damp marshland under constant air exclusion. They also hid bones, plants, ceramics and bronze objects.

These results made it possible to reconstruct a house that was rebuilt by the Friends of the Bronze Age House, among other things with EU funds. It was inaugurated at the beginning of September 2005 and gives an idea of ​​the life of the people in the 10th to 9th centuries BC.

Marketplace

The town hall of the municipality of Stadland is located directly on the market square in the center of Rodenkirchen. The weekly market takes place in front of the town hall every Thursday .

The market halls , which were originally used as stallion and agricultural halls , form the eastern end of the market square . The northernmost of the former three market halls was demolished to make way for the fire station. The southernmost hall was used as a municipal building yard for a long time and now also serves as a festival hall during the Roonkarker Mart. The middle market hall, the former “Longirhalle”, was restored after a fire and converted into a festival hall in which events of all kinds take place regularly. The youth center is located at the rear of the building.

The train station is right on the market square. The architecture of the train station follows that of the market halls and offers a uniform image. To complete this, the fire station was extended with a porch and thus reminds of the no longer existing market hall.

Before the First and Second World Wars , cattle were handled on the market square and transported away by train.

Every year in autumn, always at the end of September, the " Roonkarker Mart " takes place, the largest and oldest fair in the Wesermarsch district . Every year over 200 showmen come together with their carousels and booths on the market square and attract thousands of visitors from the area for four days.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Rodenkirchen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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  9. ↑ Railway line Varel – Rodenkirchen on laenderbahn.info.