Sickle stone

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Sickle stone
community Staufenberg
Sichelnstein coat of arms
Coordinates: 51 ° 21 ′ 9 ″  N , 9 ° 38 ′ 22 ″  E
Height : 344  (320-370)  m
Residents : 500
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 34355
Area code : 05543

Sichelnstein is a district of the municipality of Staufenberg in the southern Lower Saxony district of Göttingen ( Germany ).

Geographical location

Sichelnstein lies on an extensive meadow and arable area between the forests of the Kaufunger Wald in the Münden Nature Park . Above or a few kilometers north of the Nieste valley , the village spreads out between the districts of Lutterberg in the northwest, Nienhagen in the southeast, Benterode in the southwest and Landwehrhagen in the west. It lies at 320 and 370  m above sea level. Above sea level.

The Sichelnstein castle ruins are located on the southern outskirts . To the north rises in the forest of the Große Staufenberg (approx.  427  m ), slightly northeast of it the Hühnerfeldberg ( 418.4  m ) with the nearby Hühnerfeld high moor .

history

At the beginning of the 19th century, under the sovereignty of Napoleon and the establishment of the Kingdom of Westphalia , the Lutheran village Sichelnstein was incorporated into the canton of Münden , which was subordinate to the department of Fulda . In 1813, 93 people lived in Sichelnstein, spread over 27 houses. After the dissolution of the Kingdom of Westphalia, Sichelnstein passed into the Principality of Göttingen, that administrative member in the Kingdom of Hanover , which was part of the Landdrostei Hildesheim . Administration was carried out by the Münden Office.

On January 1, 1973, Sichelnstein was incorporated into the new community of Staufenberg.

politics

Local council election
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Local council

Local mayor is Gerd Hartung (We for Sichelnstein), his deputy is Gerd Pfurr (SPD).

The local council consists of six councilors.

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

Culture and sights

Sichelnstein Castle

Sichelnstein has an old town center. The high wall remains of the Sichelnstein castle ruin are impressive. Festive activities take place in the castle grounds from time to time.

In addition to the castle ruins, which are often used in summer, with a roofed open-air stage and roofed spectator seats (roofing for spectators purchased by the Sichelnstein Local Authority and Tourist Office), Sichelnstein has other attractions.

A park-like water treading facility was created above Sichelnstein on Staufenbergstrasse / Kreisstrasse 222. Here you can linger in resting places by the pond or use the water treading basin.

The historic Tönningsborn is on Brunnenstrasse. This former spring well, which used to be used by the Sichelnsteiners as a drinking water extraction point, was extensively repaired by the Sichelnstein Local Authority and Tourist Office.

The sports and leisure area of ​​the district is located above Herzogstraße on the edge of the forest. There the shooting club Sichelnstein 1952 eV built a large shooting house, which can also be used for celebrations.

The sports club has also found its home in the neighborhood. Next to the sports field is the club house of VfL Sichelnstein 1967 eV

To the right of the sports field is the area of ​​the Association for German Shepherds and the riding arena of the Kaufunger Wald riding and driving club.

A riding hall, which is also located on the leisure area, rounds off the sporting offer.

From Sichelnstein you can go on excursions and hikes in the Münden Nature Park. From the air you can see the area, because above Sichelnstein has Luftsportverein Munden / Staufenberg the airfield Staufenberg built on the Great Staufenberg. Often at the weekend, interested parties can explore the beauty of the landscape by glider with an experienced pilot.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Sichelnstein shows a marble column in the middle, which is flanked by two sickles. The coat of arms was already used by the Lords of Sichelnstein at the time of Heinrich the Finkler . He allowed the noble Witilo von Sichelnstein, after he had proven his bravery at the Battle of Riyadh, to wear his coat of arms in yellow from now on, as well as to provide it with two sickles and a marble column. In later times the coat of arms was used by both the Sichelnstein and Münden offices; the background color changed from yellow to red.

Web links

  • Sichelstein Information about Sichelnstein on the website of the community of Staufenberg

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Johann Georg Heinrich Hassel: Statistical Repertory on the Kingdom of Westphalia . Vieweg, Braunschweig 1813, p. 102 .
  2. ^ Johann Georg Ludwig Wilhelm Ubbelohde: Statistical repertory on the Kingdom of Hanover . Hahnsche Hofbuchhandlung, Hanover 1823, p. 12 .
  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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 213 .
  4. ↑ Result of the local council election Sichelnstein 2016
  5. ^ Henricus Bünting, Johannes Letzner: Braunschweig-Lüneburgische Chronica or: Historical description of the dukes of Braunschweig and Lüneburg . Detlef Detleffsen, Braunschweig 1722, p. 400 f .