Schöppenstedt

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Schöppenstedt
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Coordinates: 52 ° 9 '  N , 10 ° 47'  E

Basic data
State : Lower Saxony
County : Wolfenbüttel
Joint municipality : Elm aces
Height : 100 m above sea level NHN
Area : 39.65 km 2
Residents: 5477 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density : 138 inhabitants per km 2
Postcodes : 38170, 38154
Area code : 05332
License plate : WF
Community key : 03 1 58 027
LOCODE : DE SST
City structure: 4 districts

City administration address : 		Markt 3
38170 Schöppenstedt
Mayoress : Andrea Föniger ( SPD )
Location of the town of Schöppenstedt in the Wolfenbüttel district
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Half-timbered house near the St. Stephen's Church
Marketplace
Braunschweiger Strasse with St. Stephen's Church

Schöppenstedt is a town in the Wolfenbüttel district in Lower Saxony . It is a member municipality and the administrative seat of the joint municipality Elm-Asse , which was founded on January 1, 2015 .

geography

The urban area lies in the transition from the north German lowlands to the central German mountainous region ( low mountain range ) between the ridges of Elm and Asse in the Schöppenstedter Mulde .

Districts of the city of Schöppenstedt and their population:

District Residents
Schöppenstedt (with Küblingen ) 4473
Samble life 395
Eitzum 368
Schliestedt 295
City of Schöppenstedt 5531

(As of December 1, 2016)

history

Schöppenstedt lies on very old settlement soil. The area is rich in traces of the ceramic culture . The extraordinary fertility of the Mulde, in which the place is located on the once navigable Altenau (formerly: "Nette"), and the location on important old roads (Rhein-Elbe-Straße; southern Dietweg am Elm) and important connecting routes (from Braunschweig and Wolfenbüttel to Schöningen ) have contributed to the development.

The beginnings of the settlement are still in the dark. A Frankish royal court may have existed here as well . Westendorf, where a St. Peter's Chapel stood until the 16th century, could have been the site of the oldest settlements. In any case, Schöppenstedt is one of the first ecclesiastical centers of the Halberstadt diocese , because the St. Stephen's Church was one of the 35 original churches of the diocese founded before 827, which later developed into archdeaconate churches . Schöppenstedt was an archdeacon seat of the Diocese of Halberstadt until 1542, the year the Evangelical Lutheran religion was introduced .

Schöppenstedt was certainly an old place of justice (first attested in 1326). The first written mention of the place took place in 1051 under the name "Sciphinstete", which is probably derived from scep (ship) and should indicate the navigability of the Altenau. The area was previously known as Darlingau , but the meaning of this name is not clear. Alt-Schöppenstedt is one of the villages that was still referred to as "villa" in 1332 and was raised to a market town by sovereign decree. Schöppenstedt was granted city rights in 1474. Schöppenstedt had been on an equal footing with other cities in the country since the 15th century.

In 1583 Duke Julius granted brewing justice. The brewing water was taken from the Nette river. This aroused the envy of the Braunschweiger, who attacked and devastated the city on May 14, 1602. 1667 a stone brewery was on the market, close to the flats, built where the locals their Mumme brewed. In the "Rotte" near the forest mill, flax was grown as a raw material for linen , which was bleached "An der Bleiche" in Küblingen .

For the development of the postal system in Schöppenstedt, see: Braunschweig-Helmstedt-Magdeburg postal route

City of pranks

Schöppenstedt became known as the city of pranks. These were first mentioned in 1619 in a manuscript written by an unknown former Schöppenstedt schoolmaster, which is kept in the Danish Royal Library in Copenhagen . The collection contains three pranks that deal with an escaping thief, a futile wolf hunt, and the mayor's velvet cap. However, the author adds that ridiculous pranks “are partly attributed to the shield citizens , partly to the Hirschauers, partly to the Schöppenstedtern”. In fact, the most famous pranks are found in older swan collections. For example, the story of the bull who is supposed to graze the grass can be found in a similar form in the popular books published in 1597 and 1598 by the Lalen and Schildbürgern. The more interesting is the question of how the people of Schöppenstedt got a reputation for being foolish people, like the residents of Schilda, Buxtehude, Krähwinkel or Fünsing. The reason for this is possibly that the Braunschweiger, very proud of their Mummebier, feared competition from the capable Schöppenstedter brewers and tried to make the citizens of this city look ridiculous. An indication of this is given by the ridiculous verses of the Braunschweig and Schöppenstedter on the occasion of a feud in 1602, which ended with an attack by the Braunschweiger on the defenseless town and the destruction of the local brewing facilities. From this point of view, too, the establishment of the Till Eulenspiegel Museum was obvious.

Fire disasters

Over the centuries, Schöppenstedt was ravaged by several fires, for example in 1578 when 71 houses were destroyed. In the Thirty Years War Schöppenstedt was sacked first by the imperial troops, then by the Danes and then again by the imperial ones. Over a hundred houses fell victim to the great fire of 1743. It was created while cooking plum jam in a forge. Then the time of Karl-August Funcke began , who, in cooperation with Duke Carl I (reign: 1735–1780), took care of the rebuilding and the introduction of a fire fund. For example, the thatched roofs were replaced by tiled roofs for fire protection - a measure that did not meet with approval everywhere. In 1749, 208 apartments are said to have been restored. On July 8, 2012, the Rewe supermarket burned to the ground after an explosion .

Crossing of several trade routes

Schöppenstedt had important trade and military routes as a junction

gained great importance. In the late Middle Ages it was a ducal customs post. Merchants passing through promoted the development of the place, which offered enough incentives for craftsmen and shopkeepers to settle here.

Attachment

Schöppenstedt never owned a city ​​wall like Schöningen and Königslutter . For this purpose, there was a hedge fortification, which was formed from a wall, hedge and ditch up to 2.50 meters high and was probably created for military reasons. The demolition of the ramparts and gates in 1750 and the construction of 15 houses between the Twelken and Stobentor contributed to the development of the city.

Incorporations

The town grew mainly through the inclusion of the population of the surrounding villages Twelken (in the north), Allum (in the south) and Neindorf (in the west). The well-known Twelkenmühle is the last property in the village of the same name, whose church tower, demolished in the 18th century, was used for bridge construction. Allum, the smallest village a few hundred meters on the road to Uehrde , must have been abandoned by its population as early as 1300. In 1491 Neindorf was called " desolate ". It was on both sides of the dirt road from Berklingen to Bansleben, and the cuckoo mill is the last remaining house on the Bansleber side. The center of the spot became the market, where, in addition to the town hall, the bakery, the guard house and the aforementioned municipal brewery once stood. In 1861 Schöppenstedt had 2,777 inhabitants, and in 1905 the population was 3,583. Worth mentioning is the district and former place of pilgrimage Küblingen , which has been incorporated since 1929 and which can look back on a history that goes back well over 1000 years.

On March 1, 1974, the former communities of Eitzum , Sambleben and Schliestedt were incorporated into the city of Schöppenstedt.

religion

Catholic Church

Schöppenstedt is the seat of an evangelical-Lutheran provost of the same name, it belongs to the regional church in Braunschweig . In the center of Schöppenstedt is the church of St. Stephanus (see “Culture and Sights”), the incorporated towns of Eitzum , Küblingen , Sambleben and Schliestedt also have Protestant churches.

The Catholic Church of St. Joseph was built in 1926/27. Before that there was an emergency church in Schöppenstedt, built in 1920, after a Catholic service had been held in an inn from 1908. The church Maria vom Frieden in Groß Vahlberg , built in 1951, also belonged to the parish of St. Joseph ; it was closed in 1997. Since 2006 the church of St. Joseph belongs to the parish of St. Petrus in Wolfenbüttel.

In 1929 a New Apostolic congregation was founded in Schöppenstedt, and it was not until 1973 that it received its own church (Hinter der Bahn 2B). The last church service was held in Schöppenstedt on September 12, 2007 and the church belonging to the Braunschweig district was closed. The nearest New Apostolic Church is today in Schöningen, 14 kilometers away .

politics

City council

Since the 2016 election, the city ​​council has been composed as follows:

  • SPD : 10 seats
  • CDU : 5 seats
  • Greens : 1 seat (1 seat unoccupied)

mayor

Andrea Föniger (SPD) has been mayor since May 2020. Before that, Karl-Heinz Mühe (SPD) was mayor from 1991.

coat of arms

DEU Schoeppenstedt COA.svg
 Blazon : "In red on blue waves, a silver (white) boat, in which a blue-armored golden (yellow) lion stands with a raised front paw."
Justification of the coat of arms: The coat of arms awarded in 1905 is derived from a seal from the late 15th century. The lion refers to the earlier rule of the dukes of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel . The ship (Low German: Schoepp) is speaking for the place name, and also know the previously navigable Altenau out where the city is located.

Banner Schoeppenstedt.svg 00Banner: "The banner is red and yellow striped lengthways with the coat of arms above the middle."
Flag Schoeppenstedt.svg 00Hoisted flag: "The flag has red and yellow stripes with the coat of arms in the middle."

Culture and sights

Theaters and museums

The Till Eulenspiegel Museum pays homage to the medieval Schalk Till Eulenspiegel , who is said to have been born in Kneitlingen am Elm around 1300 . Every year the museum is visited by around 8,000 guests from home and abroad.

Buildings

The town's landmark is St. Stephen's Church with the well-known leaning tower from the 12th century, which contains strange representations of animal figures and human heads inside on a stone pillar, including Wotan with his ravens, the Fenris wolf , the Midgard snake and the Weltesche Ekdrasül ( black and white illustration ). This decorated column was possibly erected as a monument to ancient beliefs when Christianity was introduced - the ornaments could go back to the time when Schöppenstedt was first mentioned in a document (1051). Whether the tower vault, which was probably supported by this column, was a chapel, or whether a chapel was built into an existing defensive tower, is still controversial.

The old term “bulwark” speaks for the second interpretation. On December 8, 1999, lightning struck at a height of 63 meters. It took hours for the spire to catch fire and burn down to the stone wreath. Since the people of Schöppenstedt wanted their leaning tower back, a citizens' initiative and the sale of tower shares were organized, which ultimately also contributed to the purchase of new bells that replaced the bells from 1923 and 1953, which had already been disused.

The former district court of Schöppenstedt was built in 1860. It is a listed building and is now used as living space. The building is currently in private hands.

  • Till Eulenspiegel Museum

  • St. Stephen Church

  • St. Stephen: Pagan column

  • District court Schöppenstedt

Regular events

The traditional Elm mountain gymnastics festival on the Tetzelstein has been taking place between Schöppenstedt and Königslutter since 1866 , an annual mountain sports festival , the second oldest in Germany.

Economy and Infrastructure

The listed former reception building of the Schöppenstedt train station

The current station building was built at the end of the 19th century and served the railway for a long time.

In the 1990s, the space in the back was used as a kindergarten , youth center and kiosk . Today there are apartments and offices there. In 2003 an advertising agency acquired the listed building from the city and extensively renovated it.

Since the end of the train service in the direction of Helmstedt in 2007, only the section to Wolfenbüttel has been in operation of the former Wolfenbüttel – Jerxheim line. The Schöppenstedt Nord station was also on the Braunschweig-Schöninger Railway . This is shut down.

Personalities

See also

literature

  • Karl Friedrich Bege : History of the cities Seesen and Scheppenstedt. Holle, Wolfenbüttel 1846 (reprint: von Hirschheydt, Hannover 1974, ISBN 3-7777-0814-3 )
  • Wolfgang Scheffler: Schöppenstedt and Küblingen ( Small Art Guide for Lower Saxony , Issue 19). Goettingen 1957
  • Hermann Kleinau: Schöppenstedt. Oeding, Schöppenstedt 1951 (Lecture on the 900th anniversary & three chapters from the history of the city of Schöppenstedt. 71 pp.)

Web links

Commons : Schöppenstedt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Schöppenstätt in the Topographia Braunschweig Lüneburg (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts
Wikisource: Sambleben in the Topographia Braunschweig Lüneburg (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
  2. ↑ Samtgemeinde Elm-Asse: Population figures and area sizes ( Memento from June 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Max Broesicke: Neumann's location and transport lexicon , p 979. Leipzig 1905
  4. ↑ Daphnis. Volume 33-2004, Issue 3-4. Excerpts from books.google.de
  5. ↑ Shopping center burned down completely after explosion , accessed July 9, 2012
  6. ↑ Max Broesicke: Neumann's location and transport lexicon , p 979. Leipzig 1905
  7. ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 272 .
  8. ↑ a b Mühe remains mayor of the city. Wolfenbütteler Zeitung of November 25, 2016, accessed on February 1, 2019