Sorsum (Wennigsen)

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Sorsum
Wennigsen (Deister) municipality
Sorsum coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 49 ″  N , 9 ° 36 ′ 38 ″  E
Height : 73 m above sea level NN
Area : 2.7 km²
Residents : 590  (December 29, 2012)
Population density : 219 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : January 1, 1970
Postal code : 30974
Area code : 05109
Johannes Chapel
Old village school
Windmill against the backdrop of the Deister

Sorsum is a village in the municipality of Wennigsen (Deister) in the Hanover region .

history

Sorsum was first mentioned in a document as a Sutherem, probably in a deed of gift to Bishop Siegeward zu Minden. This is not dated, historians estimate its date of origin on the basis of the witnesses given as 1124 to 1130. However, a document with the donation of the local chapel to the Wennigsen monastery can be reliably dated to 1226 , the name given was "Sutheren".

During the Thirty Years' War, Sorsum was badly damaged, similar to the nearby Wennigsen. The population was at least halved from 174 people (documented for 1585) to 84 in 1641. Sources show that the Peace of Westphalia was proclaimed in a thanksgiving service by the then Pastor August Rettberg. In 1673, almost the entire place burned down in one night in the week after Easter. Only the chapel and two other houses were spared. An annual memorial service reminded of this until 1890.

As part of the territorial reform, Sorsum became part of the Wennigsen (Deister) municipality in 1970. The incorporation took place through a resolution of the Wennigsen Act by the Lower Saxony state parliament on January 1, 1970.

politics

Sorsum is part of the Wennigsen (Deister) community and has a local council. Thomas Butterbrodt ( SPD ) has been the local mayor since 2016 .

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a shield split in red and silver. On the left you can see two leopards growing out of the gap, on the right a red bishop's staff. The colors red and silver stand for the diocese colors of Minden. These are also the national colors today, reinforced by the Guelph leopard. The crosier also reminds of Minden's role in founding the town.

Culture and sights

  • Coming from the B217 just before entering the town next to the L391, the Sorsumer Mühle is on the left .
  • In today's center of the village is the sandstone Johanneskapelle Sorsum , first mentioned in 1226.

Architectural monuments

Economy and Infrastructure

Sorsum is on federal road 217 , which leads from Hameln to Hanover. The S-Bahn lines S1 and S2 from Hanover to Haste serve Sorsum from the immediately adjacent “ Lemmie ” stop .

Sorsum is home to a Waldorf school and a Waldorf kindergarten . The village community operates a village community center that serves as a point of contact for local associations. It is housed in the former Sorsum village school , a registered monument. The church infrastructure includes the Sorsum Chapel, which is part of the Wennigser Marien-Petri congregation.

literature

  • Ilse Gottwald among others: Wennigsen 1200–2000 - A curriculum vitae. Wennigsen 1999.
  • Fritz Gevecke: Chronicle of the village Sorsum 850 anniversary celebration 1130–1980. Self-published by Fritz Gevecke, Sorsum 1982.

Web links

Commons : Sorsum (Wennigsen am Deister)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Almost a complete restart in Sorsum. www.haz.de, accessed on December 10, 2016 .
  2. ↑ kirchenkreis-ronnenberg.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.kirchenkreis-ronnenberg.de