Steimke (Obernholz)

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Steimke
Community Oberholz
Steimke coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 44 ′ 46 ″  N , 10 ° 36 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 100 m above sea level NN
Residents : 229  (Sep 1, 2016)
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29386
Area code : 05832
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Location of Steimke in the Gifhorn district

Steimke is a district of the municipality Obernholz , Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony in the southern part of the Lüneburg Heath , near the border with Saxony-Anhalt, and has 229 inhabitants.

geography

Geographical location

Steimke is located about 30 km south of the city of Uelzen , but administratively belongs to the Gifhorn district . The place is located between the Südheide Nature Park and the Elbufer-Drawehn Nature Park . Steimke is part of the Obernholz community and is located in the center of the community. The closest medium- sized centers are Gifhorn , Celle and Uelzen.

Place name

In the Middle Ages, a stone-set spring rose in Steimke, which may have led to the name being given. The High German word Steinbach corresponds to the Low German word Steenbeeke , from which today's place name Steimke developed.

history

The oldest known documentary mention of Steimke ( Stembeke ) is in the list of goods from 1196/97 of the Braunschweig Abbey of Sankt Cyriakus .

Stone cross of the Junker Georg von Blankenburg

During the ride to the pilgrimage chapel in Steimke, the Junker Georg von Blankenburg from Steinhorst is said to have had a fatal accident by falling from his horse. His father placed a stone cross in memory of this event in 1244 and also donated the church in Steinhorst. The equestrian cross still stands in the middle of the village.

school

The village school in Steimke existed from 1770 to 1965. Before the school was founded, the students were taught by the residents of the village. Since 1959, lessons have been held in Hankensbüttel from the 5th grade onwards. In 1964, school operations were completely relocated to Hankensbüttel.

Number of students:

  • 1908: 39
  • 1925: 25
  • 1950: 79
  • 1963: 20

Incorporation

On March 1, 1974, Steimke was incorporated into the new municipality of Obernholz.

Culture

Regular events

  • Shooting festival on the last weekend in May
  • Summer party; Boot party, the 4th weekend in July

Customs

Associations and associations

politics

Ingo Lilje is currently head of the village.

Economy and Infrastructure

Buildings

West of Steimke there are 2 wind turbines . On February 4, 2011, a system was damaged in a fire.

Street

District road 12 runs through Steimke .

literature

  • Working group “Dorfbuch”: 800 years of Steimke - A village book . Steimke 1996

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See Himmelmann, Gerhard: Das Stift St. Cyriacus zu Braunschweig 1196/97 and the first mention of places in the Gifhorn district in 1996, Gifhorn district in 1996, ISBN 978-3-929632-28-6 .
  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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 227 .
  3. ↑ http://www.az-online.de/nachrichten/landkreis-gifhorn/wittingen/steimke-windrad-brennt-1110908.html