Steimke (Syke)

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Steimke
City of Syke
Coordinates: 52 ° 54 ′ 0 ″  N , 8 ° 50 ′ 41 ″  E
Area : 2.67 km²
Residents : 755  (2006)
Population density : 283 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 28857
Area code : 04242
Steimke (Lower Saxony)
Steimke

Location of Steimke in Lower Saxony

Steimke is a district of the city of Syke ( Diepholz district , Lower Saxony ).

geography

location

Steimke is a district of the city of Syke . Together with the Syker districts Schnepke , Osterholz , Gödestorf and Syke, a middle area is formed. The historic districts of Steimke, Hassinghausen and Lindhof belong to Steimke. With 2.67 km² (= 2% of the total area of ​​Syker), Steimke is the smallest district of Syker. In terms of population, Steimke is in 7th place among the Syker districts.

Steimke belongs together with Syke and Schnepke to the parish of Syke.

Neighboring places

Steimke is completely enclosed by Syker districts. Neighbors of Steimke, which is now in the central area of ​​Syke, are the districts of Syke, Henstedt and Heiligenfelde .

Rivers / streams

The Hache , which flows in a northerly direction , with its quarry forest , creates a green band through Steimke - an oasis for many plants and animals.

history

On March 1, 1974, the municipality of Steimke was incorporated into the city of Syke.

Population development

  • 1950: 423 inhabitants
  • 1961: 284 inhabitants
  • 1966: 273 inhabitants
  • 1970: 308 inhabitants
  • 1982: 350 inhabitants
  • 2006: 755 inhabitants

Infrastructure

Steimke does not have its own church or cemetery . Steimke also does not have its own war memorial ; the names of those killed and missing in Steimker from the First World War and from the Second World War are noted on the Syker war memorial on the B 6 (“glory”).

traffic

Street

Federal road 6 runs through Steimke . It creates connections to the north (to Bremen , to the A 1 and A 27 ) and to the south (to Hanover , to the A 2 ).

In 1974 at the latest, all Steimker streets and some paths were given names. Altogether there are 16 streets and paths in Steimke that have names. There are also some dirt roads that have remained nameless.

Names of the Steimker streets (in alphabetical order): Ackerwinde , Alte Poststraße, Am Feldrain, Am Lindhof, Hannoversche Straße, Hassinghausen, Heidweg, Hillerser Weg, Im Felde, Kurzer Weg, Langenkamp, ​​Mühlenweg, Neue Straße, Nienburger Straße, Steimker Höhe, Steimker Straße, To the Steimker mill

rail

  • The DB station in Syke, 3.5 km northwest of the center of Steimker, is part of the Bremen – Osnabrück line .
  • In Steimke there are two stops on the former small railway line "Kleinbahn Hoya-Syke-Asendorf" (today Verkehrsbetriebe Grafschaft Hoya ), with which people and goods were once transported. The tracks that run from Syke to Heiligenfelde right next to the B 6 are only used for tourist purposes today. Since 2007, from May to October, the “ Kaffkieker ” has been running on them on some Sundays - from Syke to Eystrup .

See also

literature

  • Steimke. In: Heinz-Hermann Böttcher, Heiner Büntemeyer, Hermann Greve and Wilfried Meyer: SYKE and umzu. Syke 1983, ISBN 3-923965-00-1 , pp. 74-77
  • Steimke. In: Hermann Greve u. Gabriele Ullrich : 13 times Syke. A historical reading tour. Weyhe 1992, pp. 178-188
  • Marsh marigold route (including Steimke). In: Hermann Greve u. Gabriele Ullrich: On the way ... in Syke. A culture and nature travel guide for Syke and its districts. A guide through the Hachestadt. Nature - culture - history. Fischerhude 2002, pp. 102-123

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c 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. 191 .

Web links

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