Strackholt

Strackholt municipality Großefehn Coordinates: 53 ° 22 ′ 4 " N , 7 ° 38 ′ 20" E
Height :	8 m above sea level NN
Area :	21.93 km²
Residents :	1498 (Jun 11, 2007)
Population density :	68 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	26629
Area code :	04946

Strackholt is a village in the East Frisian community of Großefehn and is located about 20 km south of Aurich in the district of the same name . To the west of the Geestdorf lies the village of Bagband , to the east the city of Wiesmoor with the associated districts of Voßbarg and Zwischenbergen . To the south of Strackholt are the towns of Firrel and Neufirrel, as well as Neudorf, in the Leer district .

On April 7, 2016, the highly acclaimed documentary “ Stranded ” , shot here, was shown in German cinemas.

history

Barbara Church

The Strackholter Church was probably built around 1240. Strackholt was first mentioned in 1454 as to Strachholte . The name means "elongated forest".

In the Middle Ages Strackholt belonged to the " Hooge Loogen ".

On March 17th, 1454 the chief Hippeko zu Strackholt pledged his possessions to the Junker Ulrich Cirksena . Hippeko has forfeited his neck and can only release it against a payment of 600 Rhenish merchant guilders. He has to pay the sum in two installments. He pledges his house and farm, inheritance and warfen, forest and moorland, everything that is hereditary to him and his wife and children, whether they are in Strackholt, Bagband , Timmel , Hatshausen and Aurich-Oldendorf on either side of the Spetze . This bond is also signed by the witnesses Aylard and Tammo von der Burg zu Strackholt, among others.

When the village corridor in the 18th and 19th centuries was no longer sufficient to provide the growing population with space and a livelihood, new colonies were established in the south in the so-called Südhörn, in the north in the so-called Norderney , then on the Höchte. The district of Fiebing was also created in a similar way.

Self-government of the municipality

From the beginning of the 19th century, the communities in what is now Lower Saxony became so independent that a certain amount of self-government was possible on a legal basis. Accordingly, from this point on there were mayors and councilors in the modern sense. Modern means that they were no longer representatives appointed by the feudal lord, but could refer to a municipal constitution for their decisions.

The following list shows the mayors of Strackholter from 1865.

Strackholter Mayor from 1865 to 1972
mayor	from ... to
Jann Ehmen Easter clock	1865-1896
James carpenter	1896-1914
Ehme Easter watch	1914-1923
Diedrich Ackermann (1)	1924-1933
Eilert Easter watch	1933-1945
Diedrich Ackermann (2)	1945-1949
Dieke Meyer	1949-1956
Arnold Heyen	1956-1970
Johann Sanders	1970
Stinus Schoof	1970-1972

With the community reform, which came into force on July 1, 1972, Strackholt was incorporated into the community of Großefehn . From this point on, the mayor's office and the municipal council were dissolved and the functions were transferred to the central municipality. Today there is only one local council and one local mayor with limited functions in Strackholt.

Infrastructure

Strackholt consists for the most part of pasture land and is predominantly agricultural, with a few craft and trading companies. The local supply of the population is ensured by two banks, a pharmacy, a couple of doctors [general medicine], a dentist, a grocery store and a petrol station. Village life is strongly influenced by the various clubs, including the SuS Strackholt sports club, a shooting club, the volunteer fire brigade , rural women and the trade association.

education

A kindergarten and a primary school are located in Strackholt. The closest secondary schools (both in the form of a KGS) are in Großefehn and Wiesmoor.

Attractions

Evangelical Lutheran St. Barbara Church in Strackholt from 1240
320 year old linden tree on the village square "Hohe Thee"
Biggenboom (to be found halfway between Strackholt and Bagband )

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c local chronicles of the East Frisian landscape: Strackholt (PDF file; 657 kB)
↑ Dettmar Coldewey: Frisia Orientalis data on the history of the country between Ems and Jade
↑ Hartmut Schoon in “Timberlae-Timmel - Timmeler News from the Middle Ages”, publisher Dorfverein uns Timmel, page 62 f.
↑ William Eujen: strackholt.de. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012 ; accessed on February 24, 2018 (English).
^ 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. 261 .
↑ Torsten Neessen u. Karin Juilfs - community Großefehn: The community. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .

[ortschronisten-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c local chronicles of the East Frisian landscape: Strackholt (PDF file; 657 kB)

[2] Dettmar Coldewey: Frisia Orientalis data on the history of the country between Ems and Jade

[3] Hartmut Schoon in “Timberlae-Timmel - Timmeler News from the Middle Ages”, publisher Dorfverein uns Timmel, page 62 f.

[4] William Eujen: strackholt.de. Archived from the original on January 21, 2012 ; accessed on February 24, 2018 (English).

[5] 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. 261 .

[6] Torsten Neessen u. Karin Juilfs - community Großefehn: The community. Retrieved March 2, 2018 .