Ricklingen Castle

This article deals with the district of Schloß Ricklingen in the city of Garbsen in Lower Saxony, for the castle in this place see Schloss Ricklingen (castle) .

Ricklingen Castle City of Garbsen
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 35 ″  N , 9 ° 30 ′ 33 ″  E
Height :	48 m above sea level NHN
Area :	10 km²
Residents :	2390  (Jun. 30, 2018)
Population density :	239 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	30826
Area code :	05031
Location of Ricklingen Castle in Lower Saxony
Aerial view of Ricklingen Castle

Memorial stone 750 years of Ricklingen Castle

Ricklingen Castle is a district of Garbsen and is located about 20 km west of the Lower Saxony state capital Hanover .

history

The place name is derived from the moated castle built around 1225 by Count Konrad II von Roden an der Leine , from which Ricklingen Castle was later developed as an office building . Ricklingen Castle was founded in 1227 and is Garbsen's oldest district. In 1975 the 750th anniversary was celebrated.

The last Minister of War of the Kingdom of Hanover , General Eberhard Freiherr von Brandis , lived in Ricklingen Castle and was also buried in front of the Baroque church.

On March 1, 1974, the community of Ricklingen Castle was incorporated into the city of Garbsen.

politics

Local council

The local council of Horst, which is responsible for the villages of Horst, Frielingen, Meyenfeld and Ricklingen Castle, consists of three councilors and six councilors. The CDU has formed a group with the FDP.

Distribution of seats

• SPD : 3 seats
• Group CDU : 2 seats / FDP group: - seats
• AfD : 1 seat
• Greens : 1 seat
• The Independents : 1 seat
• Non-attached : 1 seat

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor is Peter Hahne (CDU / FDP group). His deputy is Angela Thimian-Milz (The Independents).

coat of arms

The design of the coat of arms of Ricklingen Castle comes from the heraldist and author Werner Kaemling , who also designed the coat of arms of Blumenau , Empelde , Wedemark and many other places in the district of Hanover. The approval of the coat of arms was granted by the district president in Hanover on April 26, 1961.

	Blazon : "In a split shield in front in red the silver Herzog-Albrecht monument (east side), behind in gold a blue oblique left-hand wave bar ."
	Justification of the coat of arms: The monument reminds of a battle fought at the gates of Ricklingen Castle at the beginning of the 14th century, the wave bar symbolizes the line that flows directly past the place.

Culture and sights

Buildings

• Ricklingen Castle, which emerged from a medieval moated castle, is the name given to the place. For centuries it served as an office building from which the Ricklingen office in the area around today's Garbsen was administered.
• In the center of Ricklingen Castle is the Ricklingen Castle Church , which was completed in 1696. It is one of the most beautiful baroque churches in northern Germany. The organ was rebuilt in 2000 by Rudolf Janke behind the historical prospect . The parish hall and the rectory can be found in the immediate vicinity of the church.
• The Duke Albrecht monument on a natural elevation in the village commemorates Duke Albrecht of Saxony-Wittenberg , who was fatally wounded with a slingshot during the siege of Ricklingen Castle in 1385.
• The Leine, which runs southwest of the town, is spanned by a 46-meter-long semi-parabolic steel girder bridge , which was completed in 1897. An extensive restoration took place in 1990. The bridge is an industrial monument .

Architectural monuments

→ See: List of architectural monuments in Ricklingen Castle

Photo gallery

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  Ricklingen Castle as an official building in a Merian engraving around 1650

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  Baroque church of Ricklingen Castle from 1696

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  Herzog Albrecht monument

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  Semi-parabolic girder bridge over the line

Economy and Infrastructure

In Ricklingen Castle there is a primary school, a Protestant kindergarten, a sports hall, two soccer fields, a tennis facility, a skate park with an adjacent soccer field and playground. The resident sports club is TSV Schloß Ricklingen.

Ricklingen Castle is surrounded by forests and fields. The number of inhabitants has an increasing tendency due to the new development areas. The surrounding towns of Garbsen and Wunstorf can be reached via the A 2 autobahn, B 6, B 441 and by public transport with the S-Bahn, regional express, bus services or a tram line.

Web links

Commons : Schloss Ricklingen  - collection of images

Wikisource: Ricklingen Castle in the Topographia Braunschweig Lüneburg (Matthäus Merian)

• Ricklingen Castle on the website of the city of Garbsen

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Garbsen - at a glance. (PDF; 25.2 MB) In: Website of the city of Garbsen. June 30, 2018, p. 6 , accessed April 17, 2019 . 
2. ^ 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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 197 .
3. ↑ Garbsen - at a glance. (PDF; 25.2 MB) In: Website of the city of Garbsen. June 30, 2018, p. 9 , accessed April 18, 2019 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} The local council of Horst. In: Website of the city of Garbsen. Retrieved April 18, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Werner Kaemling: Various book titles by the author. In: ZVAB website. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
6. ^ Coat of arms designs by Werner Kaemling. In: Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
7. ^ ^{A b} Landkreis Hannover (ed.): Wappenbuch Landkreis Hannover . Self-published, Hanover 1985, p. 142-143 .
8. ^ History of the organ. (No longer available online.) In: Internet presence of the parish. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014 ; Retrieved April 5, 2011 . 
9. ↑ Herzog Albrecht Monument. In: www.kreuzstein.eu. Retrieved October 4, 2017.