Schneeheide (Walsrode)
Snow heather
City of Walsrode
Coordinates: 52 ° 51 ′ 0 ″ N , 9 ° 31 ′ 37 ″ E
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Height : | 62 m | |
Area : | 5 km² | |
Residents : | 430 | |
Population density : | 86 inhabitants / km² | |
Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 | |
Postal code : | 29664 | |
Area code : | 05161 | |
Location of Schneeheide in Lower Saxony |
Schneeheide is a district of the town of Walsrode ( Heidekreis district , Lower Saxony ) in the Lüneburg Heath . The district has about 430 inhabitants on an area of 5.0 km².
geography
The village of Schneeheide is largely located in the western triangle between the B 209 ( Nienburg / Weser –Walsrode) and the Autobahn 27 ( Bremen –Walsrode), west of the core area of the city of Walsrode. It is located south of Fulde on both sides of the district road 121, which leads from Schneeheide to Fulde.
history
Schneeheide was built between 1911 and 1914, it is the youngest village in the city of Walsrode. At that time the village was founded again. The name was first mentioned as early as 1491. In 1912, Schneeheide became an independent political municipality and, during the regional reform in Lower Saxony in 1974, it became a district of the city of Walsrode .
The following text provides information about the founding of Schneeheide, which can be found on a circular bronze plaque on a boulder at the entrance to the town (corner of B 209 / K 121):
- 1911–1914 / Where else only heather / bushes and broken land / cattle graze there, the plow goes, / the settlers sow and reap in sweat, / and good fruit is the price of labor. / Who brought this new village to life? / Who gave it the name Schneeheide? / District Administrator Rotberg , that's the man, / he and the district committee, they did it! / We farmers from Schneeheide, / we thank you for the deed / which has created a new home / for us.
All of the text on the badge is written in capital letters.
On March 1, 1974, Schneeheide was incorporated into the town of Walsrode.
politics
The mayor is Jürgen Brandt.
Economy and Infrastructure
In Schneeheide there is a multi-purpose hall , a cemetery with a cemetery chapel and the Walsrode disaster control center .
There are no street names in the village, only house numbers that residents, postmen, vendors and visitors have to orientate themselves by.
In Schneeheide there is a rifle club with a marching band and table tennis.
In addition, the association Dorfgemeinschaft Schneeheide e.V. was founded in 2011 to promote and maintain village culture. V. founded.
The multi-purpose hall is maintained by the rifle club and used regularly by the rural youth in Walsrode. The hall is also the home ground of TTSV Schneeheide 05.
literature
- Chronicle of the community of Schneeheide (1912–1974) . 1st edition, Walsrode 1987 (450 copies)
Web links
- Website of the city of Walsrode –Schneeheide–
- Website of the village of Schneeheide - dates, campaigns, clubs, holiday apartments etc.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Read in detail on the regional and administrative reform in Lower Saxony: Blazek, Matthias: Von der Landdrostey zur Bezirksregierung - The history of the Hanover district government as reflected in the administrative reforms, ibidem-Verlag, Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-89821-357-9 .
- ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 225 .