Schapen (Braunschweig)

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Schapen
City of Braunschweig
Schapen coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 49 ″  N , 10 ° 36 ′ 24 ″  E
Height : 89 m above sea level NN
Area : 26.63 km²
Residents : 1623  (December 31, 2015)
Population density : 61 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 38104
Area code : 0531
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Location of Schapens in Braunschweig
Former Schapen train station (opened October 1, 1906).
Former Schapen train station (opened October 1, 1906) .
Schapen, Lindenallee

Braunschweig-Schapen is a district of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony . It is about eight kilometers from downtown Braunschweig and belongs to the city district 114 - Volkmarode .

history

The history of the village goes back a long way to around the 9th century AD. Schapen is mentioned for the first time in 1224 in a document (as “Scepene”), which documents the sale of two Hufen land (60 acres ) to Wilhelm von Volkmarode by the Alexander Foundation. The settlement with the “Lindenberg” as the central square included farmyards , Kothsassen and the shepherds' houses. Around 1448 ownership passed to the Riddagshausen monastery . It was not until the Braunschweig law on the transfer order from 1834 that farmers were given the opportunity to buy themselves out of their employment with the monastery.

Pasture farming had a long tradition in Schapen, which is why in 1754 there were 569 acres of arable land as well as 234 acres of meadows. Around 1900 asparagus was cultivated on many arable land , so in 1905 an own canning factory (Knopf & Telge) was established in the village , which also processed the yields of the surrounding communities. In 1961 this factory was closed because it had become unprofitable.

The name "Schapen" comes from "Scapen". This word probably refers to the early sheep farming in this region, since in Dutch "schaap" means sheep. A municipality with the same name is located in Emsland , which has a sheep in its coat of arms.

Schapen is located between Volkmarode and Weddel (municipality of Cremlingen ). The woods "Schapener Forst" and "Buchhorst" as well as the "Sandbach" border the village to the north and south.

old trainstation

On October 1, 1906, the Braunschweig-Schöningen Railway opened the Schapen station about 500 m from the southwestern edge of the village on the edge of the forest . The station was a transshipment point for sugar beet, potatoes, coal and fertilizer, and later also for the products of the Schapener can factory.

Passenger transport was possible until October 3, 1954, on June 30, 1971 the entire route was shut down and later demolished.

While the rails that run across the Buchhorst can only be recognized today by the routes that were built for them, the old station has been renovated and has been a listed building since 2000. It is now a branch of the Institute for Animal Ecology and Cell Biology in Hanover. Together with the cozy excursion restaurant "Schäfer's Ruh", the Schapener train station is a popular destination for hikers and day trippers.

Lenge's court

Lenges Hof is a half-timbered farm and has been in the family since 1663. A farm museum has been located there since 1997.

Lenges Hof farm museum

Schapener flag hunting

The Schapener flag hunting as part of the Schapener Volksfest is a tradition that found its way into the village coat of arms. In this competition, the participating riders have to ride through an approximately one and a half meter wide fenced track and "spear" the ring suspended at head height with the help of an elongated stick at a gallop. The number of points achieved depends on the level of difficulty, the number of successful attempts and the style, which is evaluated by a jury.

Here, wooden trophies are awarded, which are attached to the house walls in the form of flags or pennants and thus shape the image of the place. Some of them bear the wooden horse or the name of the winner.

Others

Schapen is the only part of Braunschweig that is crossed by the European long-distance hiking trail E6 (on the eastern edge in north-south direction).

Personalities

  • Otto Kampe, first teacher in town (honorary citizen)
  • Bernhard Kiekenap (* 1930), manager and historian
  • Karl Ohlendorf, former community treasurer (honorary citizen)
  • Albert Spinn, former mayor and community director (honorary citizen)
  • Hartmut Lenge, Museum Director Lenges Hof

coat of arms

Braunschweig-Schapen coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a golden standard on a blue shield.

The standard as an equestrian trophy symbolizes the traditional custom of flag hunting. The coat of arms is sometimes used with a silver jumping horse standing on the standard to emphasize this tradition. The colors blue and yellow correspond to those of the Braunschweig district , to which the town belonged until it was incorporated.

Arnold Rabbow designed the coat of arms, it was adopted on February 7, 1980 by the local council in Volkmarode, to which Schapen belonged at that time.

literature

Web links

Commons : Schapen (Braunschweig)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Population statistics on braunschweig.de
  2. a b c d e history of Schapens on braunschweig.de
  3. Sights ( Memento of the original from September 2, 2012 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. on braunschweig.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.braunschweig.de
  4. ^ A b Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 26.
  5. Schapen on braunschweig.de