Schnepke

Schnepke City of Syke Coordinates: 52 ° 54 ′ 21 ″  N , 8 ° 52 ′ 30 ″  E
Height :	46 m
Area :	3.44 km²
Residents :	450  (2006)
Population density :	131 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	28857
Area code :	04242
Location of Schnepke in Lower Saxony

Schnepke is a district of the city of Syke ( Diepholz district , Lower Saxony ).

geography

location

Aerial view of Schnepke

Listed house in Schnepke

Schnepke is a district of the city of Syke . Together with the Syke districts Syke, Steimke and Osterholz , a middle area is formed.

Schnepke belongs together with Syke and Steimke to the parish of Syke.

Neighboring places

Schnepke is completely surrounded by Syker districts. Neighbors of the town located in the central area of ​​Syke are the districts Syke, Osterholz , Heiligenfelde and Gödestorf . The villages of Schnepke, Gödestorf and Osterholz form a joint local council and provide a joint local mayor.

Rivers / streams

No river flows through Schnepke . Some small bodies of water lie in a small swamp area on the edge of the village (Renz Busch), including a small stream (the Schneebeeke, see also history ).

history

The village is first mentioned in a document in the 14th century and is mentioned as part of the Syke Bailiwick. The community is also known as Snybecke, Schnettbecke, Snebbeke and Snepke. These names are translated as "Grenzbach", Schnede or Snet meant boundary, but Beeke meant Bach. In 1530 Schnepke belonged to the Syke office, but the residents were also liable to pay taxes to the monasteries Bassum and Bücken, later to Gut Sudweyhe and Gut Hoope. Schnepke first belonged to the parish of Barrien, later (until today) to the parish of Syke.

At the beginning of the 19th century Schnepke only had 28 fireplaces. After the Second World War, the population grew considerably: 209 displaced persons from the former German eastern regions were taken in.

On March 1, 1974, the Schnepke community was incorporated into the city of Syke.

Population development

• 1950: 355 inhabitants
• 1961: 296 inhabitants
• 1966: 278 inhabitants
• 1970: 305 inhabitants
• 1982: 387 inhabitants
• 2006: 450 inhabitants

Infrastructure

Schnepke does not have his own church or cemetery . It also has no restaurants or shops and no school of its own. The Schnepker children attend the primary school in Heiligenfelde and later the secondary schools in Syke. The former Schnepker school building, now used as a residential building, is still there. Two former restaurants, one in the center and one at the exit towards Syke, have been converted into residential buildings in the last few decades.

A building materials dealer and a nationally known motorcycle dealer are located in the village. In addition, there are still a number of farms, albeit with a downward trend in recent years. Most of the employed residents work in Syke or in other larger communities.

Until the 1920s, “Friedeholz”, in the so-called Buerfuhren (peasant forest), clay was mined in the forest . Even today you can see traces of mining in the form of large pits. The clay was processed in a brickworks which was located in the area of ​​today's Heerweg and Fuhrenweg streets. The administration building of this brick factory is still preserved today as a large residential building on Heerweg. In the center of the village there was also a mill that is still preserved and is used as a residential building.

The war memorial at the end of the village in the direction of Syke contains the names of the fallen and missing from the First World War and from the Second World War .

Traffic / roads

Schnepke is far from the main traffic. The next federal road, the B 6 , runs 3.5 km to the west through Syke and creates good connections to the north (to Bremen , to the A 1 and A 27 ) and to the south (to Hanover , to the A 2 ). A bus line connects Schnepke with Syke; however, the frequency of the buses is not very high. The citizen bus has also been running several times a day since 2009.

A well-developed main road , the state road L 354, cuts through the core town. It runs as "Schnepker Straße" northwest to Syke and southeast to Gödestorf.

In 1974 at the latest, all Schnepker streets and some paths were given names. Altogether there are 13 streets and paths in Schnepke that have names. There are also some dirt roads that have remained nameless. The names of the Schnepker streets are (in alphabetical order): Am Damm, Am Forstrand, Bernhard-Dierking-Weg, Brinkweg, Falldorfer Weg, Fuhrenweg, Heerweg, Im Kreuzbusch, Poststraße, Schnepker Straße, Schlattweg , Traher Weg, Wegsende

rail

The approximately 6 km west from the remote village Schnepker DB - railway station in Syke located on the route Bremen- Osnabrück .

societies

Schnepke has an active club life. These associations create identification for many citizens. A village community center is maintained, which is not only available for village festivals, but can also be rented by citizens for private celebrations. A harvest festival and a shooting festival are held every year.

Personalities who work on site

The following sculptors have or had their domicile with a corresponding workshop in Schnepke :

• Elsa Töbelmann (* 1953 in Bassum )
• Andreas Frömberg (* 1954 in Syke; † 2018)
• Henning Greve (* 1954 in Bonn )

"The Schnepker Song"

In the 1930s, under the guidance of von Schnepke's teacher at the time, Bernhard Dierking, after whom a street in Schnepke is named, the "Schnepker Lied" was composed by school children:

There where the forest ends in fir trees / the Heerweg probably turns homeward / there is a village in the sunshine / yes, that can only be Schnepke.

Thu schnakt de Lüüd still richdich Platt, / do rolmt de Kolk dat Schnepker Schlatt, / de ole Heerweg ook dorbie, / drum old and young never go away.

In ole and in nee Tied / just give a schnepke like and fry, / just give a schnepke like and fry!

Translation of the two Low German stanzas:

People still speak real Platt, / there the Kolk lines the Schnepker Schlatt , / the old Heerweg along with it, / that's why old and young never forget that.

In old and new times / there is only one Schnepke far and wide, / there is only one Schnepke far and wide!

Attractions

• The " Schnepker Schlatt " nature reserve , with a total size of 5.0 hectares in the "Heerweg" and "Schlattweg" areas, was designated as such in 1935. It is well known nationwide among entomologists.
• Between Schnepke and Syke there is a large forest area, the Friedeholz, with a high recreational value. Large parts of the forest were destroyed in a hurricane in 1972, but have been reforested since then.
• The war memorial at the confluence of the “Heerweg” and “Schnepker Straße” contains the names of 11 fallen from the First World War and the names of 19 fallen and 5 missing from the Second World War - (see war memorials in Syke # Schnepke )

See also

• List of architectural monuments in Syke

literature

• Schnepke. In: Heinz-Hermann Böttcher, Heiner Büntemeyer, Hermann Greve , Wilfried Meyer: SYKE and umzu. Syke 1983, ISBN 3-923965-00-1 , pp. 78-81.
• Schnepke. In: Hermann Greve, Gabriele Ullrich : 13 times Syke. A historical reading tour. Weyhe 1992, pp. 96-108.
• Stork route. (including Schnepke). In: Hermann Greve, Gabriele Ullrich: On the way ... in Syke. A culture and nature travel guide for Syke and its districts. A guide through the Hachestadt. Nature - culture - history. Fischerhude 2002, pp. 84-101.
• Schnepke. In: Hermann Greve, Klaus Fischer : Cityscapes from Syke. Leipzig 1996, p. 28.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ County Hoya County Newspaper, May 7, 1966
2. ↑ ^{a b c} 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. 191 .