Staffhorst

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the administrative officials from Württemberg and Hanover see Johann Friedrich von Staffhorst .

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 43 '  N , 8 ° 59'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Diepholz
Joint municipality :	Siedenburg
Height :	47 m above sea level NHN
Area :	14.61 km 2
Residents:	499 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	34 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	27254
Area code :	04272
License plate :	DH, SY
Community key :	03 2 51 035
Community structure:	2 districts
Mayor :	Gert Lüschow (FWG)
Location of the community of Staffhorst in the district of Diepholz

Staffhorst ( Low German Staaste ) is a municipality in the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony . It belongs to the Samtgemeinde Siedenburg in which its administrative headquarters in spots Siedenburg has.

geography

Staffhorst is located between the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park and the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, roughly halfway between Siedenburg , Asendorf , Wietzen and Borstel near Sulingen .

The municipality consists of the four parts of the municipality Staffhorst and Dienstborstel as well as Harbergen and Üpsen.

history

The origin of the name Staffhorst is unclear, but it can be assumed that it is an made-up word that emerged in the course of the arrival of High German. The original name Stooster is probably derived from the Low German for traffic jam and is still used today by the “flat snacking” population.

An Anna von Staffhorst is named as the mother of Hiske von Frese (* 1482; † May 17, 1556), who was married to the castle man Andreas von Langen. It can be assumed that their name indicates their origin.

One of the more recent anecdotes about Staffhorst is that the location was assigned the 27255 when the five-digit postcodes were introduced, but the location belongs to the Siedenburg delivery area and should therefore be reached via the 27254.

In 2015 the community of Staffhorst took first place in the category "Hamlets and peasant communities" in "Our village has a future".

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community Dienstborstel was incorporated.

politics

City council and mayor

The council from Staffhorst consists of nine councilors.

• FWG 9 seats

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

The honorary mayor Gert Lüschow was elected on September 11, 2011.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms "In a half-divided shield split by a black thread heraldically on the top right in green three three -leafed golden clovers placed diagonally in the right bars , at the bottom an upright black bear paw , reinforced with breast skin , in the back a golden church tower in red."

Culture and sights

theatre

In Staffhorst there are annual theater performances by the local Low German theater group, which are enjoying increasing popularity.

Buildings

• Staffhorst has a church that is labeled 1777.
• The former outdoor pool is now the fire extinguishing pond of the volunteer fire brigade . It can be seen in its old function on old postcards, some of which can still be bought in the Wolters restaurant .

Sports

Sports events in Staffhorst are mainly organized by the volunteer fire brigade and SV Staffhorst. The club's youth soccer teams are, however, integrated into the cross-local game association SBS Kickers and play in the towns of Siedenburg, Borstel, Mellinghausen and Staffhorst. In addition to the football teams at SV Staffhorst, there is also a table tennis division, a Low German theater division and many other activities such as B. Nordic walking, back school and the acceptance of the sports badge. The U-19 and U-21 national player Jan Rosenthal (born 1986), who played or plays for Hannover 96, SC Freiburg, Eintracht Frankfurt and Darmstadt 98, comes from the football department of SV Staffhorst .

Regular events

In addition to a rifle festival , a harvest festival and a nine-day sports advertising week, the “Irish Open Air” evening at the Wolters restaurant , which takes place every year on the first Saturday in August (for example, August 1st in 2015), attracts international visitors to Staffhorst .

Economy and Infrastructure

• Master roofer André Riechers
• Fritz Schlemermeyer joinery
• Meinhard Grafe joinery
• Bus company Plein: The family business takes on an important position in the local public transport connection of the community to the surrounding towns of Asendorf (district of Diepholz) , Bruchhausen-Vilsen , Nienburg / Weser and Sulingen .
• Wrissenberg driving school, owner: René Srodka
• One Point Design, graphics and design agency
• Harbergen Yoga Retreat Center

Web links

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

• Website of the joint community
• Website of the community of Staffhorst

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 198 .
3. ↑ http://www.wahlen.siedenburg-online.de/50/kw2016/wahlhtml.html