Schwegen

Schwegen Swegen ( Low German ) municipality Loxstedt
Coordinates: 53 ° 25 ′ 4 ″  N , 8 ° 34 ′ 15 ″  E
Height :	−1 m above sea level NHN
Area :	1.86 km²
Residents :	227  (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	122 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	15th July 1968
Incorporated into:	Stotel
Postal code :	27612
Area code :	04744
Location of Schwegen in Lower Saxony
Schwegen in the municipality of Loxstedt

Schwegen ( Low German Swegen ) is a town in the unified community Loxstedt in Lower Saxony Cuxhaven .

geography

location

Schwegen lies on the southern border of the municipality and is bordered by the small Drepte river .

Neighboring places

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Neuenlande	Stotel

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history

Archaeological finds from the Middle Stone Age indicate settlement in this area. An urn cemetery with characters from the ancient Teutons was discovered. An ancient fireplace was also found.

The original place Schwegen was probably created in the 12th century. At that time the area belonged to the County of Stotel . In 1580, two stately Meierhöfe are mentioned in the money register of the Hagen Office . The name Schwegen "sweiga" is derived from Frisian and means "cattle yard with associated pasture".

A knight's sword found between 1200 and 1400 suggests that the sword comes from the battle of June 26, 1233, which took place between Archbishop Gerhard I of Bremen and the Osterstadern . The sword is in the Focke Museum in Bremen.

Incorporations

On July 15, 1968 Schwegen was incorporated into Stotel. In the course of the regional reform in Lower Saxony , which took place on March 1, 1974, the community of Stotel was dissolved and both places became districts of the newly formed community of Loxstedt.

Population development

year	Residents	source
1910	47
1925	42
1933	39
1939	40
1950	71
1956	40
2010	2190
2015	2270
2019	2270

politics

City council and mayor

At the local level, Schwegen is represented by the Loxstedt local council.

See also : Loxstedt - politics

Mayor

The mayor of Schwegen is Kuno Kück ( CDU ). The term of office runs from 2016 to 2021.

History of the first mayor

On July 2, 1974, Ernst-Aubert Danne was appointed mayor. In 1976, Mr. Danne was elected to the Loxstedt municipal council and was a member of the committees for fire-fighting and sports matters for 20 years. In the period from 1981 to 1986 he held the post of 1st Deputy Mayor.

In May 2006 he was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He received this award for his thirty years of work as mayor, his membership in the council in Loxstedt and his work in the committees of sports clubs and fire brigades, as well as for other services to the public.

coat of arms

The design of the municipal coat of arms of Schwegen comes from the heraldist and coat of arms painter Albert de Badrihaye , who designed around 80 coats of arms in the district of Cuxhaven.

	Blazon : " Split , in front in red a golden bishop's staff , behind in silver a red cloudberry on a green stem with a green, stylized , five-lobed leaf."
	Crest Reason: The crozier reminded that Schwegen 1248 by Count Gerbert of Stotel the Archbishop Gerhard II. Bremen has been sold. The cloudberry, which is rare in Germany, occurs as a relic of the Ice Age in the community and is under nature protection there .

Culture and sights

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : List of architectural monuments in Loxstedt - Schwegen

Associations and associations

• The Schwegen volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1933 and provides fire protection and general help, especially at the local level.
• The gymnastics and sports club Langendammsmoor e. V. was founded in 1925 and contributes significantly to the activities in the village. The following categories are carried out: women's gymnastics, jazz dance, fitness group, football, table tennis, fairytale performances by children and the Speeldeel Langendammsmoor.
• The Neuenlandermoor shooting club e. V. was founded in 1926 and has already drawn attention to itself with many honors and certificates. The association contributes to village life with many events every year.

The local associations and the volunteer fire brigade began in 1977 to come to terms with the common ground within the village. They contribute significantly to joint celebrations and activities.

Economy and Infrastructure

Companies

Nine farms shape the village. One company operates a contractor for agriculture and snow removal in the port area of ​​Bremerhaven.

A master company for heating, sanitary and sewage technology is located. Likewise, a carpentry shop for the assembly of roof trusses and half-timbered houses, as well as the interior work with wooden ceilings and paneling. A carpentry shop for stair construction and furniture production and a landscaper with tree nursery sales are available. A restaurant in the village offers the organization of family celebrations with the hall operation.

education

There are no more schools in the village. The primary school is in Stotel, secondary schools in Loxstedt. The history of the school system should nevertheless be presented here.

Evidence must be given of the school lessons for the local children from 1839 in the private home of Carl Bohle in Neuenlandermoor. In 1849 a school house was purchased and in 1891 a school hall was built. Many teachers taught one after the other in the one-class room. Around 1900, 56 children in the class went to school. By 1964 there were only 39 school children left. In 1967 the local school was closed. Since then the children have been taking the school bus to Stotel and Loxstedt.

traffic

The village is accessed through the district road  54, which  turns southwest from the state road 135. The districts of Krehlen, Langendammsmoor and Neuenlandermoor with clusters are cut through by the federal motorway 27 and the road leads over a bridge into the district of Schwegen. A small farm road leads to Reepen. Bramstedtermoor can also be reached on a farm road. The continuation of the district road through the village of Büttel enables a passage through the Weser tunnel to the municipality of Stadland and at Holte an access to the federal highway 27.

There are no public transport links within the village. There are only school buses. The next public bus service is on Landesstraße 135 at Hahnenknoop in the direction of Bremerhaven and Hagen.

literature

• Fritz Hörmann, Ude Meyer, Christian Morisse, Eberhard Nehring, Irmgard Seghorn, Egon Stuve, Else Syassen: Wesermünde field names collection - the field names of the property tax cadastre from 1876 . Ed .: Kulturstiftung der Kreissparkasse Wesermünde (=  new series of special publications by the men from Morgenstern , Heimatbund an Elb- und Wesermuende eV Volume 27 ). Men from Morgenstern Verlag, Bremerhaven 1995, ISBN 3-931771-27-X , p. 18 ([ digital copy ( memento from October 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive )] [PDF; 431 kB ; accessed on October 23, 2019]).

Web links

Commons : Schwegen  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Federal Statistical Office Wiesbaden (ed.): Official municipality register for the Federal Republic of Germany - 1957 edition (population and territorial status September 25, 1956, for Saarland December 31, 1956) . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1958, p.  193 ( digitized version ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} Population of the Loxstedt community. In: Website of the municipality of Loxstedt. June 30, 2019, accessed September 4, 2019 .  
3. ↑ Overview map of the Cuxhaven district. In: cuxland-gis.landkreis-cuxhaven.de. November 2016, accessed July 7, 2020 .  
4. ^ 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.  249 .
5. ↑ Ulrich Schubert: Community directory Germany 1900 - Geestemünde district. Information from December 1, 1910. In: gemeindeververzeichnis.de. January 5, 2020, accessed July 7, 2020 .  
6. ^ ^{A b c} Michael Rademacher: German administrative history from the unification of the empire in 1871 to the reunification in 1990. Wesermünde district ( see under: No. 75 ). (Online material for the dissertation, Osnabrück 2006).  
7. ↑ Population figures of the community of Loxstedt 2010–2013. (No longer available online.) In: Website of the Loxstedt community. December 31, 2013, archived from the original on March 8, 2014 ; accessed on September 4, 2019 .  
8. ↑ Population figures in the Loxstedt community 2014–2017. (No longer available online.) In: Website of the Loxstedt community. June 30, 2017, archived from the original on September 6, 2017 ; accessed on September 4, 2019 .  
9. ↑ Mayor of Schwegen. In: Website of the municipality of Loxstedt. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .  
10. ↑ ^{a b} Landkreis Wesermünde (Ed.): Coat of arms of the Landkreis Wesermünde . Grassé Offset Verlag, Bremerhaven / Wesermünde 1973, ISBN 3-9800318-0-2 .