Salzhemmendorf

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Hameln-Pyrmont
Height :	130 m above sea level NHN
Area :	94.31 km 2
Residents:	9136 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	97 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	31020
Primaries :	05186, 05153
License plate :	HM
Community key :	03 2 52 008
LOCODE :	DE SH5
Address of the ; stain management:	Main street 2 ; 31020 Salzhemmendorf
Website :	www.salzhemmendorf.de/
Mayor :	Clemens Pommerening (independent)
Location of the Salzhemmendorf area in the Hameln-Pyrmont district

Salzhemmendorf is a town in the Hameln-Pyrmont district in Lower Saxony . Until the end of 2010, Salzhemmendorf was a state-recognized health resort with a brine spa.

geography

Geographical location

The Salzhemmendorf area lies within the Leinebergland in the eastern part of the Weserbergland Schaumburg-Hameln Nature Park and is mainly characterized by the Ith mountain range in the west, the Osterwald in the north and the Thüster Berg in the east (the so-called three-mountain corner ). The districts of Salzhemmendorf are at heights of 86-441 above sea level. The south-western Leine tributary Saale flows through the village .

landscape

The Ith as part of a layered landscape , the highest layer of which is the Ith ridge , with its relief formations and its geological diversity provides a habitat for a large number of plant species. The Thüster Berg, with the Kanstein as the highest elevation, is strongly characterized by steep slopes and a large amount of limestone. This has created an extensive habitat for a wide variety of plant species. Between these formations the Saale and its tributary Aue flow in a winding manner. Both bodies of water are characteristic of the landscape due to their bank edge vegetation and have a high ecological value, which should be preserved through extensive agricultural use in the municipality.

Spot breakdown

View from the Ith to Salzhemmendorf and the Kanstein

In addition to the village of the same name, Salzhemmendorf also consists of the districts of Ahrenfeld , Benstorf , Hemmendorf , Lauenstein , Levedagsen , Ockensen , Oldendorf , Osterwald , Thüste and Wallensen . These eleven formerly independent communities and spots were merged with the territorial reform of 1973 Flecken Salzhemmendorf.

Neighboring communities

The patch borders clockwise on the municipalities or joint municipalities of Coppenbrügge (Hameln-Pyrmont district), Springe ( Hanover region ), Elze , Leinebergland (both Hildesheim district ), Eschershausen-Stadtoldendorf and Bodenwerder-Polle (both Holzminden district ).

history

The localities were created at different times. The district of Oldendorf already existed before the 8th century. The original (pre-Christian) name is unknown. The local archive has been lost since the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War . After the introduction of Christianity at the end of the 8th century, an archdeaconate was established in Oldendorf by the then diocese of Hildesheim . The oldest parts of the Archdeaconate Church “St. Nicolaus ”in Oldendorf dates from the year 1100. In 1701 Conrad Werner Wedemeyer built the first coal-fired fine glass works east of the Rhine. The coal was mined very close by in the Osterwald mountain. A settlement in the Oldendorf district called "Glashütte" still reminds of this time. Among other things, the famous " Lauensteiner Glass" was produced here. The name "Lauensteiner Glas" comes from the fact that the area belonged to the Lauenstein office in the 18th century.

The church in Salzhemmendorf

The village of Salzhemmendorf was first mentioned in a document in 1022. In this document, Emperor Heinrich II took the Hildesheim Michaeliskloster under his protection. The monastery had a mill in Salzhemmendorf.

The salt springs of Salzhemmendorf were discovered after the legend of goats. Salt production flourished for centuries, and the wealthy residents certainly had every reason to protect their place from envious enemies by hedges and ditches with four gates.

In 1169, Bishop Hermann von Hildesheim confirmed rights to the Hemmendorf saltworks to the Cistercian monastery in Amelungsborn from a donation.

Between 1199 and 1206 it is documented that Count Bernhard von Poppenburg and Spiegelberg from Wennigsen renounced the administration of the salt works in Swalenhusen near Hemmendorf, which had been transferred to his father by the Amelungsborn monastery. This message about Wennigsen, which is only available in a copy of the 13th century in the copial book of the Amelungsborn monastery, is in a document from Hartbert (Bishop of Hildesheim 1199–1216).

After the sinking of Spiegelberg Castle around 1226, Lauenstein Castle was built above today's Lauenstein district . This castle, owned by the nobles of Homburg, was first mentioned in 1247. The forecourt of the castle was called the "Knabenburg". The Church of St. Margaretha was originally built in 1427.

The districts of Benstorf, Hemmendorf and Oldendorf are on Bundesstraße 1 . It corresponds to the course of the former Hellweg and the Heerstraße from Aachen to Königsberg . Court was held in Hemmendorf. A court linden tree ("Tilly-Linde") can still be seen on a hill in front of Hemmendorf . Hemmendorf was first mentioned in documents in the years 854 and 997. The Church of St. Vitus was built in 1166. Hemmendorf, which stands out due to its dead straight main street, the "Alte Heerstraße" (Bundesstraße 1) with almost exclusively gabled houses, was granted the privileges of a town in 1629 as well as market rights .

On December 20, 1824, a major fire destroyed Salzhemmendorf. 103 of 108 houses were destroyed. As a result, nationwide donations were called for “for the burned down in Salzhemmendorf”. For the 1000th anniversary of the place in 1997, a memorial stone was erected on the market square.

The village of Thüste has the oldest settlement name in the area. It is probable that Thüsten was a Cheruscan settlement with the name Tiusti.

In Benstorf , flint tools from the Paleolithic have been proven.

The village of Wallensen had already been given city rights in 1351 . It was first mentioned in a deed of gift in 1068.

On the night of 27 to 28. August 2015, there was a xenophobic arson attack on a refugee center . Fortunately, no one was harmed. The three perpetrators were sentenced to several years in prison by the Hanover Regional Court for attempted murder.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1973, the previously independent communities and spots Ahrenfeld, Hemmendorf (Flecken), Lauenstein (Flecken), Levedagsen, Ockensen, Oldendorf, Osterwald, Thüste and Wallensen (Flecken) were incorporated.

Population development

year	1961	1970	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015
Residents	12,510	12,107	10,943	11,181	10,932	10,500	9,881	9,297

(Population: 1961: June 6th, 1970: May 27th, the current territorial status, from 1990: December 31st)

politics

advice

The council of the Fleckens Salzhemmendorf consists of 24 council women and councilors. This is the specified number for a municipality with a population between 9,001 and 10,000. The 24 council members are elected by local elections for five years each. The current term of office began on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.

The full-time mayor Clemens Pommerening (independent) is also entitled to vote in the council.

The local elections on September 11, 2016 led to the following result with a turnout of 60.62%:

Party / list	Share of votes	Seats
SPD	35.56%	8th
CDU	25.73%	6th
GREEN	16.22%	4th
Active	15.19%	4th
BWG	03.15%	1
FDP	02.55%	1
FWS	01.58%	0

mayor

The full-time mayor of Salzhemmendorf is Clemens Pommerening (non-party). In the last mayoral election on May 25, 2014, he was elected with 68.9% of the vote. The turnout was 58.1%. Pommerening took up his term in office on November 1, 2014, replacing the previous incumbent Martin Kempe, who was no longer a candidate.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the patch shows on a blue background in the left half (heraldic right) a silver lion with a red crown as a symbol of the Count of Everstein . On the other side there is a golden lion on a red background. This is the sign of the nobles of Homburg . This half is surrounded by a blue-silver border.

Town twinning

The partner municipality of the Fleckens was from 1991 to 2011 the former municipality of Arcen and Velden in the Netherlands . After a regional reform, this is now part of the city of Venlo , so that the partnership has been transformed into a friendly relationship. A partnership with the town of Benneckenstein was dissolved in 2010 after restructuring into the town of Oberharz am Brocken .

Culture and sights

Hüttenstollen visitor mine

Tilly-Linde near Hemmendorf

Museums

Hüttenstollen Osterwald a visitor mine with an attached mine museum. Opens on Sundays in the summer months.

theatre

Osterwaldbühne , an open-air stage with 613 seats in the forest on the edge of the village of Osterwald . The performers are local amateur actors. From late May to early September there are performances on the outdoor stage. In winter, the leisure ensemble plays in its own “studio theater” with 77 seats.

Natural monuments

Tilly-Linde in Hemmendorf, a freestanding old court linden tree north of the village on a dirt road.

Sole spring in Salzhemmendorf, a natural brine spring gushing out of a massive dolomite stone . Today it is embedded in the so-called "fountain house".

Caves on the Ith ; six natural caves in the dolomite cliffs of the mountain ridge: red stone cave, children's cave, soldiers cave, pottery cave, nose stone cave and bear cave.

Excursion destinations

Ith crest near Lauenstein
Lauenstein natural adventure pool
Lönsturm on the Kanstein
Sennhütte in the Osterwald
Water tree in Ockensen

the amusement park Rasti-Land

Ith-Sole-Therme Salzhemmendorf

Regular events

Market every Wednesday in front of the town hall
OrgelPUNKT concert series in the Saale Valley church district
Concert series Saaletal organ tour

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In the district of Oldendorf there is a stop ("Osterwald") on the Elze – Löhne railway line . For freight traffic, there is a connection to the Voldagsen – Delligsen railway line in Salzhemmendorf .

education

Cooperative comprehensive school with the secondary school and secondary school branches (grades 5–10) and grammar school (up to grade 12). In 2003, KGS Salzhemmendorf was expanded to include two new buildings with a total of 3,200 m² of usable space.

Personalities

Conrad Werner Wedemeyer (1662–1732), born in Lauenstein, Oberamtmann zu Lauenstein, Erb- and Burgsasse zu Eldagsen, Herr auf Gleina (near Müelte), Herrengosserstedt and Billroda
Georg Lodemann (1827–1893), administrative lawyer, temporarily active in the Lauenstein office at the time
Ernst Rudorff (1840–1916), born in Berlin, composer, music teacher and nature conservationist, lived partly in Lauenstein and coined the term "Heimatschutz" based on the experience gained here
Albert Frank (1841–1909), born in Lauenstein, engineer for mechanical engineering and as professor from 1895 to 1898 rector of the Royal Technical University of Hanover
Georg Spiegelberg (1848–1913), born in Lauenstein, banker and art collector
Leo Catzenstein (1863–1936), born in Hemmendorf, general practitioner in Hanover
Heinrich Krüger (1878–1964), died in Lauenstein, German literary historian and writer
B. Traven (1882–1969), writer, anarchist and actor, lived as Otto Feige around 1900 in Wallensen
Paula Blank (1887–1967), born in Wallensen, librarian and emigrant
Otto Kreibaum (1902–1985), entrepreneur, lived in Lauenstein and founded OKAL, a manufacturer of prefabricated houses since 1959
Gerda Marie Scheidl (1913–2005), died in Salzhemmendorf, German children's book author
Wilhelm Gödecke (1928–2018), born in Hemmendorf, politician (CDU) and from 1959 to 1967 member of the Lower Saxony state parliament
Fritz Schaumann (1946–2017), born in Wallensen, politician (FDP) and member of the state parliament

literature

Rudolf Herrmann: Explanations for the geological map of Lower Saxony 1: 25000 sheet 3923 Salzhemmendorf . Lower Saxony State Office for Soil Research 1968
Salzhemmendorf. State-approved health resort with brine operation . Salzhemmendorf 1992
Christian Wiegand: Salzhemmendorf. Historical cultural landscapes in the Hameln-Pyrmont district . Hanover 2005

Web links

Commons : Salzhemmendorf - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Salzhemmendorf, official website

Individual evidence

↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019 ( help ).

↑ Lower Saxony State Parliament, 16th electoral period, printed matter 16/3359: Small question "What is the significance of predicates such as" state-approved climatic health resort "especially for heather tourism and the tourism industry in Lower Saxony?" (PDF; 102 kB) . Retrieved March 23, 2011.

↑ On the regional reform in Lower Saxony cf. Blazek, Matthias: From the Landdrostey to the district government - the history of the district government of Hanover as reflected in the administrative reforms, ibidem-Verlag: Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-89821-357-9 .

↑ Flecken Salzhemmendorf - history of the salt works Salzhemmendorf. In: salzhemmendorf.de. January 13, 2012, accessed April 17, 2016 .

↑ 750 years of Wennigsen 1200–1950 , ed. by the preparatory committee for the 750th anniversary of the community of Wennigsen, printed in 1950 by the book printing workshops in Hanover, p. 8.

↑ Flecken Salzhemmendorf - meaning of the place names. In: salzhemmendorf.de. January 13, 2012, accessed April 17, 2016 .

↑ List of the Bishops of Hildesheim and external link Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : Episcopal Press Office Hildesheim on November 20, 2005, p. 31. @1@ 2

^ Zimmermann, Margret; Kensche, Hans; u. a .: Castles and palaces in Hildesheimer Land, Lax, Hildesheim 1998, p. 95 f. ISBN 3-8269-6280-X .

↑ In detail: Blazek, Matthias: Das Löschwesen in the area of the former Principality of Lüneburg from the beginnings to 1900, Adelheidsdorf 2006, pp. 191 f., ISBN 978-3-00-019837-3 .

↑ “Asylum seekers' homes are attacked almost every day in Germany.” Tachles , March 21, 2016

↑ ^a ^b Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality register 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. 195 .