Integrated community of Boffzen
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Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ' N , 9 ° 23' E |
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| State : | Lower Saxony | |
| County : | Holzminden | |
| Area : | 37.8 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 6668 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 176 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| License plate : | HOL | |
| Association key : | 03 2 55 5403 | |
| Association structure: | 4 municipalities | |
| Association administration address : |
Heinrich-Ohm-Strasse 21 37691 Boffzen |
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Samtgemeinde- mayor : |
Uwe König ( SPD ) | |
| Location of the Boffzen municipality in the Holzminden district | ||
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The joint municipality of Boffzen is a joint municipality in the district of Holzminden in southern Lower Saxony ; four municipalities were amalgamated to carry out their administrative business. The administrative seat of the joint municipality is in Boffzen .
geography
Geographical location
The integrated community of Boffzen forms the southernmost part of the district of Holzminden and extends over a length of about 15 kilometers on the eastern bank of the Weser ; the Weser forms the state border with North Rhine-Westphalia here . The triangle of Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse is only a few kilometers south. In the east, the integrated community with Derental extends far into the Solling .
On the western bank of the Weser, Höxter is only 2 kilometers away .
Joint community structure
The municipality includes Boffzen , Fürstenberg , the Lauenförde area with its district of Meinbrexen and Derental .
history
On January 1, 1973, in the course of the regional reform in Lower Saxony, the joint municipality of Boffzen was founded. The regional reform was viewed critically by the municipalities in advance. Meinbrexen, Fürstenberg, Lauenförde, Derental and Boffzen wanted to merge, but with the acquisition of Neuhaus im Solling and Silberborn, as was proposed in 1971. Neuhaus and Silberborn, however, came to the town of Holzminden. Initially, the name and seat of the new joint municipality remained controversial. In Lauenförde, which until then belonged to the Northeim district, they did not really want to put up with Boffzen as the seat and municipality name and suggested the name “Samtgemeinde Schloßberg” as a compromise. Boffzen in turn offered the alternative name "Samtgemeinde Sollingtor". In the votes in the individual municipal councils, the name "Samtgemeinde Boffzen" prevailed.
In December 1996 there were 7,986 residents in the municipality.
According to an expert opinion, the administration has been planning a possible conversion of the joint municipality into a single municipality since 2008 in order to enable savings of around 125,000 euros per year. For this, the existing member communities of Derental, Boffzen, Fürstenberg and Lauenförde would have to be dissolved and could then only form local councils or local heads with limited decision-making rights. In a referendum at the same time as the federal election on September 27, 2009, the citizens of Lauenförde, including Meinbrexen, voted 63.91 percent against a unified community with neighboring communities.
politics
Joint council
The joint council of the joint municipality of Boffzen consists of 20 councilors and councilors. This is the specified number for a municipality with a population between 7,001 and 8,000. The 20 council members are elected by local elections for five years each. The current term of office began on November 1, 2011 and ends on October 31, 2016.
The full-time mayor Uwe König (SPD) is also entitled to vote in the council of the integrated community.
The last local election on September 11, 2011 resulted in the following:
- SPD : 9 seats (46.28%)
- CDU : 5 seats (27.08%)
- FDP : 2 seats (10.86%)
- GREEN : 2 seats (9.33%)
- Citizens for Citizens, Boffzen Municipality (BBSB): 1 seat (3.52%)
- Free voter list for the entire municipality of Boffzen (FWLSB): 1 seat (2.92%)
Joint mayor of the municipality
The full-time mayor of the Boffzen municipality is Tino Wenkel (independent). In the last mayoral election on March 15, 2020, he was elected with 92% of the vote without opposing candidates. The turnout was 27%. Wenkel took up his post on May 1, 2020, replacing the previous incumbent Uwe König (SPD), who was no longer running.
- Previous joint mayor
- 1973–1991: Friedrich Rorig
- 1991-2001:?
- 2001-2006: Ulrich Ammermann (SPD)
- 2006–2014: Norbert Tyrasa (SPD)
- 2014–2020: Uwe König (SPD)
- since May 1, 2020: Tino Wenkel (independent)
- Previous joint municipality directors
- 1976-2001 Ulrich Ammermann (SPD)
Culture and sights
Museums
- Porcelain Museum in Schloss Fuerstenberg that the porcelain manufacturer Fürstenberg belongs
- Boffzen Glass Museum . The permanent exhibition Life and Work of the Chief Hunting Officer Johann Georg von Langen from 1699–1776, founded by Hermann Hebbel, can also be viewed there.
Economy and Infrastructure
The Porcelain Manufactory Fürstenberg, founded in 1747, is the third oldest porcelain manufacture in Germany.
For the entire municipality, tourism is an important economic factor, Derental and Fürstenberg were state-approved resorts until the end of 2010 . Steamboat rides are an attraction on the Weser, and the well-developed cycle paths on its banks.
The Bartling & Co. glassworks was founded in Boffzen in 1866, and the following year it was renamed the Steinbreite glass factory at Höxter Schmidt & Witte . From 1874 the company operated under the name Noelle & von Campe Glashütte Brückfeld and in 1896 the factory was expanded. The manufacturer of glass packaging has been called Noelle & von Campe Glashütte GmbH since 1934 .
Web links
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 Municipal Constitutional Law (NKomVG) in the version of December 17, 2010; Section 46 - Number of MPs , accessed on November 15, 2014
- ↑ The new mayor of Boffzen is against nuclear waste logistics center , accessed on May 28, 2020
