Schladen-Werla

Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Wolfenbüttel
Height :	97 m above sea level NHN
Area :	73.88 km 2
Residents:	8744 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	118 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	38315
Area code :	05335
License plate :	WF
Community key :	03 1 58 039
Community structure:	4 localities, consisting of 8 districts
Address of the ; municipal administration:	Am Weinberg 9 ; 38315 Schladen-Werla
Website :	www.schladen-werla.de
Mayor :	Andreas Memmert (independent)
Location of the municipality of Schladen-Werla in the Wolfenbüttel district

Schladen-Werla is a municipality in the Wolfenbüttel district in Lower Saxony . 8,744 inhabitants live in its area of 73.85 km².

geography

Geographical location

The municipality of Schladen-Werla is located in the northern Harz foreland, particularly south of the Oder Forest . The Oker and its two tributaries, Warne and Ilse, run through the area of the municipality.

Community structure

Schladen-Werla consists of a total of eight districts, which are combined into four localities.

The localities of the municipality of Schladen-Werla are Schladen (with the districts Schladen, Beuchte , Wehre and Isingerode ), Gielde (with the districts Gielde and Altenrode ), the town of Hornburg (with Tempelhof residential area ) and Werlaburgdorf .

Population of the eight districts (Gielde and Altenrode are not recorded separately) on May 31, 2018:

District	population
Schladen	3974
City of Hornburg	2457
Gielde and Altenrode	762
Werlaburgdorf	755
Booked	357
Isingerode	340
Weirs	227
Schladen-Werla municipality	8872

history

Schladen-Werla was formed on November 1, 2013 from the city of Hornburg and the communities of Gielde , Schladen and Werlaburgdorf . The Schladen municipality , in which the four municipalities were previously united, was dissolved on the same date. The municipal council and the mayor of the new municipality were elected beforehand.

The background to this was the population decline and the financial weakness of the former municipalities, which was accompanied by a significant increase in cash loans. A merger with the combined community of Oderwald initially sought by the Schladen municipality did not materialize. All the municipalities involved then agreed to merge to form a unified municipality, which is intended to reduce administrative costs. The state of Lower Saxony has also promised interest and repayment assistance in the amount of 11.4 million euros.

politics

Municipal election 2016

Turnout: 57.5% (−14.6% p)

%

60

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

53.5%

33.9%

7.7%

5.0%

Gains and losses

compared to 2013

% p

2

0

-2

-4

-0.4 % p

-1.9 % p

+ 0.7 % p

+1.7 % p

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

A total of 22 seats

SPD : 12
Greens : 2
FW : 1
CDU : 7

advice

The council of the municipality of Schladen-Werla consists of 22 councilors. This is the specified number for a municipality with a population between 8,001 and 9,000. The 22 council members are elected for five years each by local elections. The current term of office begins on November 1, 2016 and ends on October 31, 2021.

The full-time mayor Andreas Memmert (independent) is also entitled to vote in the council of the municipality.

The last local election on September 11, 2016 resulted in the following results (changes compared to 2013):

Municipal administration of Schladen-Werla in the Schladen district

SPD : 12 seats (± 0)
CDU : 7 seats (−1)
Green : 2 seats (+1)
Free voters : 1 seat (± 0)

mayor

Mayor is Andreas Memmert. Memmert was already mayor of the Schladen municipality.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality of Schladen-Werla shows a tin cut on the upper edge, an oak tree with acorns in the middle and a wavy ribbon on the lower edge in the colors green / silver.

Culture and sights

The Kaiserpfalz Werla was located in the area of the municipality, southeast of Werlaburgdorf . Today there is the largest of its kind in northern Germany with an archaeological park of the same name.
The Gielder church was built from 1844 to 1847 in its current classical form after the previous church was demolished (around 1030).
The old town of the district of Stadt Hornburg is a cultural monument of great importance with its around 400 half-timbered houses that are listed as historical monuments.
Hornburg Castle, first mentioned in a document in 994, then destroyed and rebuilt several times, was last reconstructed from 1922 to 1927 partly on the old foundation walls. Today it is privately owned.

Economy and Infrastructure

Private transport

The municipality of Schladen-Werla is connected to the German motorway network with two junctions on the A 36 federal motorway . In addition, the federal highway B 82 runs through the municipality. The B 4 originally ran through the area of the municipality, was canceled or downgraded in this area during the construction of the A 395 from Braunschweig to Bad Harzburg, and the affected road sections were reduced to state road level .