Schnega

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 53 '  N , 10 ° 53'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Joint municipality :	Lüchow (Wendland)
Height :	45 m above sea level NHN
Area :	53.98 km 2
Residents:	1302 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	24 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	29465
Area code :	05842
License plate :	DAN
Community key :	03 3 54 022
Community structure:	14 districts
Association administration address:	Theodor-Körner-Str. 14 29439 Lüchow
Mayoress :	Annegret Gerstenkorn ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Schnega in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district

Schnega is a municipality in the extreme southwest of the Lüchow-Dannenberg district in Lower Saxony . The area of ​​the municipality is also called Swinmark . The community belongs to the joint community Lüchow (Wendland) .

geography

Geographical location

Schnega is located in the Elbhöhen-Wendland nature park .

The Schnegaer Mühlenbachtal is partly located in the Schnegaer area.

Community structure

"Proitzer Mühle" on the Lower Saxony Mühlenstrasse

The municipality of Schnega consists of the following districts:

• Billerbeck
• Gielau
• Gledeberg
• Göhr (until March 16, 1936 Göhrde ) with Grotenhof
• Harpe
• Afford
• Lütenthien
• Proitze with molds
• Schäpingen
• Schnega (core area) with Oldendorf and Schnega train station
• Starrel
• Solkau with Loitze
• Tuna
• Warpke with Külitz
• Winterweyhe with Kreyenhagen

Incorporations

On July 1, 1972, the communities Billerbeck, Gielau, Gledeberg, Göhr, Harpe, Leisten, Lütenthien, Proitze, Schäpingen, Solkau, Thune, Warpke and Winterweyhe were incorporated.

religion

Mentioned in a document in 1263, Schnega was a provost of the Diocese of Verden an der Aller until the Reformation . The patronage was exercised since 1302 by the Diesdorf monastery (Altmark), later by the families residing on the Schnegaer manor . These were the von Bodendieck family until they died out in 1666 , then the Barons Grote from 1678 and, as a result of their marriage, the von Reden family since the mid-20th century .

The Evangelical Lutheran parish Schnega extends over the place Schnega addition to 22 villages. This includes four chapels in the towns of Nienbergen (municipality of Bergen an der Dumme ), Thune, Müssingen (municipality of Soltendieck ) and Schäpingen. Three of the villages are in the Uelzen district. Schnega has had a parish relationship with the Bergen parish since 2005. The rectory now extends over a total of 30 localities with distances of up to 18 km on an area of ​​around 100 km². The seat of the rectory with the pastor's apartment is in the rectory in Schnega. The parish belongs to the Lüchow-Dannenberg parish .

politics

House in Gledeberg

The municipality of Schnega belongs to the state electoral district 48 Elbe and to the federal electoral district 38 Lüchow-Dannenberg - Lüneburg .

Municipal council

Schnega municipality council
CDU			5
Green			3
UWG			1
SPD			1

mayor

Mayor is Annegret Gerstenkorn (CDU).

Culture and sights

Churches and chapels

St. Michaelis Church

St. Michaelis Church

→ Main article : St. Michaelis Church (Schnega)

The church was originally a combined field stone and brick building with a beamed ceiling from the 12th century. From 1912 to 1913 it was largely rebuilt in style based on the brick Gothic and incorporating older components. The church determines the appearance of Schnega due to its central, slightly elevated position. Objects from the late Gothic , Renaissance and Baroque periods were integrated into the interior .

Feldsteinkapelle Schäpingen

Chapel in Schäpingen

The chapel was built around 1150. It used to have a defense tower, the foundations of which are still preserved today. A monumental picture Bible from the 15th century shows the life story of Jesus. The raw oak entrance door with its lock probably dates from the founding period.

Chapel in Thune

Field stone chapel Thune

The small towerless chapel with small windows still has no electric light. It is mentioned for the first time in 1543 and was probably built in the 13th century. The interior and the altar are simple. The entrance door with a pointed arch is decorated with two large guard stones. The bell from 1493 hangs outside in a belfry . It used to be placed in the chapel.

Hugo-Körtzinger-Atelier

Hugo-Körtzinger-Atelier, Schnega

The painter, sculptor, writer and organ player Hugo Körtzinger , who has lived in Schnega since 1914, built a large workshop building in the clear New Objectivity style on his property in 1936/37 . The soaring building with a high ceiling and ceiling light fields, extensive north-facing glazing and a large entrance gate clearly shows its purpose. The building was extensively restored between 2012 and 2015. Also worth mentioning is a large Walcker organ (III / P, 30 + 31 transmissions), which was built in several stages between 1937 and 1948 especially for the studio according to Körtzinger's ideas. It is probably one of the largest private angel in Germany. After an extensive restoration in accordance with listed buildings, the organ is fully playable again and has been presented to the public since 2019 as part of the "Schnega Workshop Concerts" series.

Natural monument " Group of three oaks " in Schnega

traffic

• The B 71 Uelzen - Salzwedel runs through the districts of Solkau and Winterweyhe in the north of the municipality.
• The Schnega station lies on the Stendal-Uelzen railway . Besides Wieren, the station is the only one between Uelzen and Salzwedel where trains can meet. It is served by regional express trains every two hours.

Web links

Commons : Schnega  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information on the Schnega community on the Lüchow joint site

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. ↑ Statistics of the German Reich, Vol. 450: Official municipality directory for the German Reich, Part I, Berlin 1939; P. 265
3. ^ 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. 230 .
4. ^ Image from the chapel, EJZ, accessed on February 8, 2013.
5. ↑ EYC report on the ordination of the new joint pastor, accessed on February 8, 2013.
6. ↑ EJZ report on the resolution of the parish merger, accessed on February 8, 2013.
7. ↑ Description of the parish , accessed on February 8, 2013.
8. ↑ Landtag constituencies from the 16th electoral term. Constituency division for the election to the Lower Saxony state parliament. Annex to § 10 para. 1 NLWG, p. 4. ( PDF ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and remove then this note .; 87 kB) 
9. ↑ Description of the constituencies. Annex to Section 2, Paragraph 2 of the Federal Election Act. In: Eighteenth law amending the federal electoral law. Annex to Article 1. Bonn, March 18, 2008, p. 325. ( PDF ( Memento of the original from July 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note .; 200 kB) 
10. ↑ Samtgemeinde Lüchow: Mandate holder of the council of the Schnega municipality ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Photo of the Church from 1922, accessed June 20, 2018.
12. ↑ Ernst-Günther Behn, Das Hannoversche Wendland: Kirchen und Kapellen, Lüchow 2011, p. 144.
13. ^ Image from the fresco ( Memento from January 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), EJZ, accessed on February 8, 2013.
14. ↑ Ernst-Günther Behn, Das Hannoversche Wendland: Kirchen und Kapellen, Lüchow 2011, p. 160.
15. ^ Image from the Thune Chapel, accessed on February 9, 2013.
16. ↑ Description of the chapel, (PDF; 606 kB) Flyer from the Schnega Church Foundation, accessed on February 9, 2013.