Schwiegershausen

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Schwiegershausen
Coat of arms of Schwiegershausen
Coordinates: 51 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  N , 10 ° 12 ′ 51 ″  E
Height : 180 m above sea level NN
Residents : 1666  (Jul 1, 2012)
Incorporation : 1st February 1971
Postal code : 37520
Area code : 05522
Schwiegershausen (Lower Saxony)
Schwiegershausen

Location of Schwiegershausen in Lower Saxony

Schwiegershausen is a village in the southwestern Harz foreland and part of the former district town of Osterode am Harz in the district of Göttingen in southern Lower Saxony , Germany .

history

A former prehistoric settlement about 5200 years ago existed in the vicinity with the Bandkeramische Siedlung Schwiegershausen , which was one of the first rural cultures in Central Europe .

One of the earliest mentions of Schwiegershausen dates back to 1263. At that time, the St. Jacobi Monastery in Osterode acquired the advocacy for the entire village of Suidershusen for 7 marks in pure silver , as well as the right of patronage over the church there. At that time, the Lords of Plesse also claimed rights over the village , who thus got into a dispute with the monastery. This dispute was settled in 1271, when the von Plesse family renounced their patronage claims.

The place name Schwiegershausen goes back to the common old Saxon male name Svidher and means home of Svidher .

On February 1, 1971, the Schwiegershausen community was incorporated into the district town of Osterode am Harz.

politics

Local council election 2016
Participation: 69.60% (−0.66% p)
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Local council

Since the local elections on September 11, 2016, the local council has consisted of 11 councilors and councilors (changes compared to 2011):

  • CDU : 6 seats (+1)
  • SPD : 5 seats (+1)
  • Greens : 0 seats (−2)

coat of arms

Since 1951 the village has had its own coat of arms designed by Gustav Völker . It shows the baptismal font of the village church, which is dated to around 1250, as well as two ears of wheat as a symbol for the food harvested in the village area on a blue plate. The coat of arms was also for those of Friedrich Heinrichsen taken designed certificates, which are handed out to confirmation anniversaries, and there is on from sandstone produced war memorial for the World War II fallen villagers.

Michaeliskirche

Michaelis Church

Michaeliskirche dates back to 1680 and was built on the site of a chapel first documented in 1271 . At the end of the Seven Years' War the upper part of the church tower was renewed in 1763 and the altar in 1806. In 1874 the east wall of the nave was relocated so that more seats were created. The bells had to be given in during the war and were lost - one was re-cast in 1925, the other in 1949 by JF Weule . In 1931 a sacristy was added. Hubert Deininger re- glazed the windows of the choir in 1960 . The parish forms a parish association with Dorste and Wulften am Harz , which belongs to the Osterode parish .

Engelhardt organ

In 1857 the organ builder Johann Andreas Engelhardt from Herzberg built an organ with 15 stops on 2 manuals and a pedal. In 1917 the original prospect pipes had to be handed in for armament purposes. These were later replaced by zinc pipes. In 1951, the organ caretaker Johannes Schäfer mentioned the good functional reliability of the originally preserved organ and the good sound of almost all registers during a visitation. Nonetheless, a “tonal lightening”, as ordered by the Upper Church Council in 1947, should be implemented at the earliest opportunity and financially. In 1951 the sound was redesigned by the company Hammer from Hanover, where two more registers were added. Furthermore, the organ was moved back about one meter on the gallery, which had serious consequences for the inner workings of the instrument. The organ was in this condition until 2012. When the organ was examined in 2010, worms and mold were found, and the sound was described as untypical for the master organ builder Engelhardt. The organ builder Jens Steinhoff from Schwörstadt received the order to restore the organ in 2012. The restoration and intonation work was carried out from February to November 2015. The current registers and sounds are again very similar to those of 1857. The registers that were added over time were retained as a grown inventory and the sound was adjusted; in addition, two historical registers, some of which consist of Engelhardt pipes, could be accommodated in the organ: The Tertia 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′ comes from the earlier Sesquialtera and the fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  'from the former Engelhardt organ from the cath. St. Laurentius Church Gieboldehausen from 1846. In the course of the restoration, the organ was extended by an 8 ′ trombone and placed one meter forward on the gallery. The organ now has 20 registers.

The prospectus of the Engelhardt organ of the St. Michaeliskirche Schwiegershausen, built in 1857

Today's disposition is as follows:

I main work C – d 3
Drone 16 ′
Principal 8th'
Violdi Gamba 8th'
Reed flute 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Gemshorn 4 ′
Fifth 3 ′
Octave 2 ′
third 1 3 ⁄ 5  ′
Mixture III-IV 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
II Oberwerk C – d 3
Lovely Gedact 8th'
Fugara 4 ′
flute 4 ′
Sif flute 2 ′
Fifth 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Pedal C – c 1
Sub-bass 16 ′
Principal bass 8th'
Octave 4 ′
Rauschpfeife IV 2 ′
trombone 8th'


Attractions

  • Museum Hus in Dieke

Culture

  • Village stage
  • Fire brigade music train
  • Friends of Village History and Customs Schwiegershausen eV "Hus in Dieke"
  • Handball club
  • Interest group Streuobst Schwiegershausen eV "IG Streuobst"
  • Country Women's Association
  • Motorcycle friends
  • Naturschutzbund Germany local group
  • Costume group

Personalities

literature

  • Wilhelm Erhardt: Chronicle of Schwiegershausen am Harz. 1932.
  • Yvonne Niehus: Schwiegershausen am Harz. A village with a living tradition. 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ https://www.osterode.de/leben-in-osterode-am-harz/ortschaften/schwiegershausen/
  2. ^ Georg Max: History of the Principality of Grubenhagen . Second part. Schmorl et al. Seefeld, Hanover 1863, p. 155 .
  3. ↑ Uwe Ohainski, Jürgen Udolph : The place names of the district of Osterode (=  publications of the Institute for Historical Research at the University of Göttingen . Volume 40 ). Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2000, ISBN 3-89534-370-6 , p. 151–153 ( adw-goe.de [PDF; 2.6 MB ]).
  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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 215 .
  5. ^ Website of the Göttingen municipal services , accessed on October 1, 2016