Sengwarden

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Sengwarden
City of Wilhelmshaven
Sengwarden coat of arms
Coordinates: 53 ° 35 ′ 40 ″  N , 8 ° 2 ′ 54 ″  E
Height : 5 m
Area : 25.58 km²
Residents : 1224  (2017)
Population density : 48 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 26388
Area code : 04423
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Location of Sengwarden in the city of Wilhelmshaven

Sengwarden is a district of the Lower Saxony city ​​of Wilhelmshaven .

geography

Sengwarden borders on the districts of Fedderwarden , Fedderwardergroden and Voslapp as well as the towns of Sillenstede and Hooksiel in the Friesland district . Two sights characterize the townscape: a mill and the St. George's Church, located on an 8.6 meter high Wurt .

history

View of the Admiral-Armin-Zimmermann-Kaserne in Sengwarden

The place was mentioned for the first time in 1168 and has belonged to the city of Wilhelmshaven since 1972. Before that, the community belonged to the district of Friesland with the seat of the district administration in Jever . In the Middle Ages, Sengwarden was first an independent glory before it was merged to form the glory of Innhausen and Knyphausen.

In the past, Innhausen Castle , built by Ino Tjarksena around 1350 , was the seat of the East Frisian chiefs of Innhausen and Knyphausen .

As part of Operation Oasis , between November 2nd and 5th, 1947, by order of the British military government, around 1,550 exodus refugees from the Am Stau camp in Lübeck were brought to the naval camp in Sengwarden before they were allowed to leave for Israel from July 1948 .

On July 1, 1972, Sengwarden was incorporated into the independent city of Wilhelmshaven.

To this day, the Wurtendorf Sengwarden has largely retained its predominantly village-like character, which is particularly characterized by agriculture.

Attractions

St. George's Church Sengwarden
Organ of St. George's Church
Sengwarden Mill

The Romanesque St. George's Church is one of the special architectural monuments of Sengwarden . It is the church of the Evangelical Lutheran parish and dates back to around 1250. Today's church had at least one previous building, the existence of which was first mentioned in 1168. The north wall forms the oldest part of the church, which was originally built from one-sided smoothed granite ashlars. The first large-scale restoration took place in the second half of the 15th century. On this occasion, the south wall was raised with bricks and church windows in the late Gothic style were embedded. The Gothic apse was added at this stage . The ceiling painting, which was inspired by the old painting of the Tettensian church, dates from 1904. It was restored in 1963. The total length of the church is 42 meters. 7.5 meters of this fall on the anteroom and 11.5 meters on the apse. The width of the church is 10 meters and its height to the top of the gable is 20 meters. The roof turret, which is the typical horse for Sengwarden, must also be included. Its height is 6.5 meters.

The organ of St. George's Church was built in 1643 and 1644 by the Göttingen organ builder Jost Sieburg . In 1904, however, the old organ was removed. It was replaced in 1936 by the two-manual slider chest organ made in the Alfred Führer organ workshop in Wilhelmshaven . It has a mechanical action and registration and a total of 26 stops (main work: eleven; Rückpositiv: eight; pedal: seven). Due to the turmoil of the war and the difficult economic conditions of the post-war period, the organ could not be completed until 1964. The old organ prospectus from 1644 was retained.

politics

In the area change agreement of November 5, 1970, it was stipulated that a so-called local council is to be formed for the area of ​​Sengwarden, which has to represent the interests of the formerly independent municipality within the city of Wilhelmshaven. He participates in the decision-making process for all important questions affecting the locality. The chairman of the local council, which consists of 13 members, holds the title of local mayor . In 2010 there were six members of the local council of the CDU (including the local mayor and deputy mayor), also six members of the SPD and one member of the Left Alternative (LAW) voter group .

Residents

Sengwarden had a population of 1224 at the end of 2017.

Share of foreigners and migrants

The proportion of foreigners is 1.3% and thus well below the Wilhelmshaven average of 9.6%. The proportion of migrants is 7.8% with an urban average of 21.8%.

colonization

Sengwarden has an area of ​​2557.7 hectares, making it the largest district in Wilhelmshaven in terms of area. The share of the area of ​​Sengwardens in the Wilhelmshaven in total is almost 24%, but only every 65th Wilhelmshaven resident lives in the district with a village character. The calculated population density is 0.5 inhabitants per hectare.

Age

Sengwarden has a relatively young population. The average age is 44.8 years and is thus below the value for the city as a whole. 17.1% of the population are under 18 years old. This contrasts with the age group of 65 and over with a share of 22.9%. Thus, unlike the city as a whole, the district has an almost balanced ratio between juniors and seniors. In 2017 there were 10 births compared to 23 deaths.

Culture

The place is known beyond Wilhelmshaven's borders for its annual horse market since 1618. The Heimatverein Sengwarden deals with the history of the Warfendorf.

Sports

Clay target shooting range

In Sengwarden, TuR Eintracht Sengwarden e. V. is at home. The club is a popular sports club and offers football (in a syndicate with Fedderwarden), gymnastics, table tennis, badminton and volleyball. There is a clay target shooting range in the northeast of the municipality .

Sengwarden's sons and daughters

literature

  • Hermann Ahner: Wilhelmshaven Chronicle for the 100th return of the naming by King Wilhelm on June 17, 1869 , Wilhelmshaven 1969.
  • Heinz Peter Will: From the command post north to the Admiral-Armin-Zimmermann-Kaserne. Heiber Druck & Verlag, Schortens 2007.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 275 .
  2. ^ Hermann Haiduck: The architecture of the medieval churches in the East Frisian coastal area . 2nd Edition. Ostfriesische Landschaftliche Verlags- und Vertriebs-GmbH, Aurich 2009, ISBN 978-3-940601-05-6 , p. 26th f., 29, 31, 191, 193, 196, 204, 218 .
  3. ↑ Homepage of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Congregation Sengwarden: Our Church , accessed on August 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Organ on NOMINE e. V .; Accessed February 25, 2012.
  5. ↑ a b c City of Wilhelmshaven: Sengwarden district. (PDF) December 31, 2017, accessed December 8, 2018 .
  6. ^ City of Wilhelmshaven: Sengwarden district settlement. (PDF) December 31, 2007, accessed November 28, 2018 .
  7. ^ TuR Eintracht Sengwarden eV , accessed on October 3, 2009