Ocle

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Ocle
City of Syke
Coordinates: 52 ° 56 ′ 6 ″  N , 8 ° 53 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 13 m
Area : 14.12 km²
Residents : 1115  (2006)
Population density : 79 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 28857
Area code : 04242
Okel (Lower Saxony)
Ocle

Location of Okel in Lower Saxony
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Okel is a district of the town of Syke , district of Diepholz , Lower Saxony .

geography

Geographical location

The previously independent municipality of Okel, to which "Gut Falkenburg" also belongs, is a district of the city of Syke. Together with the Syker districts of Ristedt , Barrien and Gessel , a northern area with the connection to the " Bremer Speckgürtel " is formed. In terms of population, Okel is fifth within the 13 Syker districts, and third in terms of area (14.12 km²; for comparison: Syke = 17.24 km²).

Neighboring places

Neighbors of Okel are the Syker districts Barrien, Osterholz and Syke (core area). Of the neighboring communities in Syk, Weyhe in the north and the joint community Thedinghausen ( Verden district ) in the east.

Okel belongs together with Ristedt, Gessel, Leerßen, Barrien and Osterholz to the parish of Barrien.

Rivers / streams

history

On March 1, 1974, the community Okel was incorporated into the city of Syke.

Population development

  • 1961: 0881 inhabitants
  • 1966: 0818 inhabitants
  • 1970: 0827 inhabitants
  • 1982: 0993 inhabitants
  • 2006: 1115 inhabitants

politics

Local mayor

The current mayor of the village is Jürgen Schmock, who is a member of the FWG. The deputy mayor is called Marlene Fruchtchtenicht.

coat of arms

A coat of arms does not exist for Okel directly, but various coats of arms of the associations in Okel are adorned with the image of the mill of the village.

Infrastructure

Okel does not have its own church, but does have a cemetery with a cemetery chapel. The 1922 war memorial contains the names of those killed and missing from World War I and World War II . The place had its own school until 1977.

traffic

  • Okel is far from the big traffic. The next federal road, the B 6, runs 3 km away through Barrien and creates connections to the north (Bremen, to the A 1 and the A 27 ) and to the south (Hanover, to the A 2 ).
  • The former railway station (since 1972 only a stopping point) of the DB , 4 km away, north of the Barrier town center, belongs to the Bremen-Osnabrück line. The regional trains of the DB or the regional S-Bahn Bremen / Lower Saxony (operated by NordWestBahn GmbH) stop there a total of 38 times on weekdays .

Streets and paths

In 1974 at the latest, all Okeler streets and some paths were given names. In Okel there are a total of 30 streets and paths that have names. There are also some dirt roads that have remained nameless. Two well-developed main roads ( Landesstraße  333 and Kreisstraße  121) cut through the town and divide it into different areas:

  • the "Okeler Straße" (L 333) runs west and then south to Syke or west - and via the K 122 - to Barrien
  • the "Okeler Straße" (L 333) runs east towards Thedinghausen
  • the road "An der Beeke" (K 121) runs north to Weyhe -Sudweyhe
  • the road "Smeer Ort" (K 121) runs south to Osterholz and on to Gödestorf

Names of the Okeler streets (in alphabetical order): Achter Jürns Hoff, Alte Beeke, Am Sandberg, An der Beeke, Börnbarg, Brake, Diekhus, Dree Eck, Falkenburg, Haarbrook, Kapellenweg, Kuhlenstraße, Liensch, Okeler Heide, Okeler Schlatt , Okeler Street, Piepsche, Sandberg, Sarusch, Schulstrasse, Schultenweg, Seufzerberg, Smeer Ort, Steinstück, Stichweg, Winkelweg, Wurth, Zum Busch, Zum Heidmoor, Zwei Mühlen.

Internet

Okel has had a fast internet connection ( DSL ) since 2010 .

societies

  • The Okel volunteer fire brigade provides fire protection and general help, especially at the local level.
  • In Okel there is also a gymnastics and sports club, a riding and driving club and a shooting club.

Attractions

Driving range on the Okel golf course
  • the small forest areas "Okeler Busch" and "Falkenburg", in which rib fern (Blechnum spicant) grows in some specimens
  • The “Okeler Schlatt ”, also called “Eggers Schlatt”, is under nature protection .
  • A golf course , north of Okeler Straße and west of Kuhlenstraße, is a 27-hole course on sandy, slightly hilly terrain, framed by old forest. Even in the winter months, games can be played without restrictions on the 105  hectare site, thanks to the elevated location on a dry ridge . The golf course is operated by the Syke Golf Club.
  • The war memorial at the Okeler Friedhof contains the names of 24 fallen and missing persons from the First World War and the names of 31 fallen and 12 missing persons from the Second World War . (see war memorials in Syke # Okel )
  • In Nostalgia Museum (a u a.. Are next to the village's history Okels various bicycles penny farthing from 1880), historic motorcycles , vintage cars and small exhibits presented. The museum is operated with a café in the ballroom of the former Winkelmann inn, which has shaped the Okel townscape since 1883. It is located directly on the L 333 state road at the entrance to the village, coming from Syke.

Sons and daughters of the place

literature

  • Ocle. In: Heinz-Hermann Böttcher, Heiner Büntemeyer, Hermann Greve and Wilfried Meyer: SYKE and umzu. Syke 1983, ISBN 3-923965-00-1 , pp. 138-144
  • Manfred Jüllig: 800 years of Okel. Syke 1989, 52 p. M. numerous Fig.
  • Ocle. In: Hermann Greve and Gabriele Ullrich : 13 times Syke. A historical reading tour. Weyhe 1992, pp. 42-50
  • Ocle. In: Hermann Greve and Klaus Fischer (photos): Cityscapes from Syke. Leipzig 1996, p. 25
  • Toad route. (including Okel). In: Hermann Greve and 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. 65-83

See also

Web links

Commons : Okel  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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 .
  2. ↑ Golf Club Syke e. V.
  3. ^ Museum website
  4. ↑ Vehicles and memories of yesteryear. Okeler Nostalgiemuseum: Journey into the "good old days" on April 17, 2017 on Kreiszeitung.de
  5. ↑ The Kaeding couple enthusiastic about the rush of visitors to their newly opened museum in Okel. More than a touch of nostalgia on April 18, 2017 on weser-kurier.de
  6. ^ Guests from Syke. Guided tour of the nostalgia museum: Where old times come back to life on July 9, 2018 on Kreiszeitung.de