Ströhen (Wagenfeld)
 district of Wagenfeld |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 31 '53 " N , 8 ° 41' 32" E |
| height | 42 m above sea level NHN |
| surface | 41.01 km² |
| Residents | 1850 (2011) |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km² |
| Incorporation | March 1, 1974 |
| Post Code | 49419 |
| prefix | 05774 |
Ströhen is a district of the Wagenfeld community in the Diepholz district in Lower Saxony . To separate it from the neighboring Prussian Ströhen ( Minden-Lübbecke district in North Rhine-Westphalia ), it is also called Hannoversch Ströhen or Hanover Ströhen .
geography
Ströhen is in the center of the Diepholzer Moorniederung , seven kilometers east of the core town of Wagenfeld; the state border with North Rhine-Westphalia runs to the south at a distance of 1.5 km. The Große Aue , a 84.5 km long, southwest or left tributary of the Weser, flows through Ströhen in a northerly direction .
Ströhen is the intersection of the three state roads L 343 , L 347 and L 349 .
history
On March 1, 1974, the previously independent municipality was incorporated into the neighboring municipality of Wagenfeld.
Infrastructure / basic needs
The station Ströhen (Han) was due to the Bassum-Herford railway which now in this area shut down is. There is a primary school and a kindergarten run by the DRK in Ströhen . The Sparkasse operates a branch in town. The Ströhen volunteer fire brigade provides fire protection and general help and runs a youth fire brigade . Two vets and a dentist have their practices in Ströhen. A Protestant church is located in the center.
economy
Ströhen is best known for the Ströhen zoo , which is privately owned by the Ismer family.
The “ European Expert Center Moor and Climate ” (EFMK) is based in the “Moorwelten” exhibition and conference building that opened in 2014 .
Draisine traffic and moor railway
On the former Rahden - Ströhen (Han.) Railway line , there is now a railroad trolley service for tourists. In the old train station of Ströhen, a former moor railway, converted into a tourist railway, connects . The approximately 3.5 km long route leads to the Neustädter Moor nature reserve . It ends near the Schäferhof Teerling, where a moor path begins in the moor.
church
The Protestant church is a neo-Gothic brick building with a transept , a choir closed on three sides and an envisioned square west tower .
Personalities
- George Weg (1876–1931 Dresden) Spa doctor in Dresden- Weißer Hirsch
- Ingo Eichmann (1901 – after 1969), Gestapo officer and SS leader
literature
- Wilhelm Falldorf: Wagenfeld and Ströhen in old pictures. Volume I (Ed .: Wagenfeld municipality), Wagenfeld 1986, 96 p. M. 80 fig.
- Wilhelm Falldorf: Wagenfeld and Ströhen. A historical overview. Wagenfeld 1988
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 190 .
- ↑ STRÖHEN, Gem. Wagenfeld, Kr. Diepholz. In: Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments . Bremen Lower Saxony. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1992, ISBN 3-422-03022-0 , page 1260.