Tengern

Tengern municipality Hüllhorst Coordinates: 52 ° 15 ′ 13 ″  N , 8 ° 42 ′ 3 ″  E
Height :	75 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.13 km² (with hoot)
Residents :	2038  (Dec. 31, 2006)
Population density :	332 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	1st January 1973
Postal code :	32609
Area code :	05744
Districts of the community of Hüllhorst

Tengern is a district of the municipality of Hüllhorst in North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the Minden-Lübbecke district . The local mayor has been Karl-Heinz Kröger ( CDU ) since 2014 .

history

First documentary mention

On March 10, 1151, Bishop Bernhard I of Paderborn confirmed to the "St. Marienstift auf dem Berge bei Herford " that the Herford abbess Godesti had transferred goods from various places, including "Thinighe", to the monastery. This document of the bishop is available as a certified copy from the State Archives Münster from the end of the 14th century and is the first known mention of Tengern.

Previous political affiliation

From the High Middle Ages until 1648, Tengern belonged to the Minden bishopric , which then fell to Brandenburg-Prussia as the secular principality of Minden . Ecclesiastically the place belonged to the parish Schnathorst , administratively since the 16th century to the Vogtei Schnathorst in the office of Reineberg .

conflagration

In the early afternoon of April 26, 1726, a 16-year-old boy sets off a major fire. 42 of the 46 existing houses in Tengern are destroyed, including 17 residential buildings and the school and prayer house, which was built in 1720 and finally rebuilt in 1728/29.

Later political affiliation

In 1807 Tengern fell to the Napoleonic Kingdom of Westphalia , and in 1811 to the French Empire . In 1813 it came back to Prussia, which allocated the place to the Bünde district in 1816 and to the Lübbecke district in 1832 . In 1844 Tengern was assigned as a political municipality to the newly founded Amt Reineberg (later Amt Hüllhorst). In 1909 the community of Huchzen was re-established by outsourcing from Tengern (193 hectares).

Other historical dates

• 1894 Laying of the cemetery
• 1922 Memorial for the fallen at the cemetery is inaugurated
• 1924 Foundation of the SPD local association
• 1926 Foundation of a local NSDAP group (the first in the Lübbecke district)
• 1945 The Hitler oak is felled at the old syringe house
• 1950 First traditional May celebration of the village community

On January 1, 1973, Tengern was incorporated into the new municipality of Hüllhorst . In 1974 the CDU local union is founded. Street names and new house numbers were introduced in the course of 1976.

Population development

• 1818: 0450 (with a cheer)
• 1947: 1507 (with a cheer)
• 1961: 1478 (with hoot), 1374 (without hoot)
• 1970: 1668 (with hoot), 1572 (without hoot)
• 1972: 1788 (with hoot), 1681 (without hoot)
• 1973: 1783 (with a cheer)
• 2004: 2082 (with a cheer; December 31)
• 2006: 2038 (with a cheer; December 31)

Regular events

May celebration of the village community in Tengern : The village community in Tengern has been celebrating May Day since 1950. The Tengern fire fighting group of the Hüllhorst volunteer fire brigade and the TuS Tengern sports club alternate as organizers every two years. The traditional May celebration has a different motto every year.

Year and motto

Year and motto

1976: How it used to be 1977: The good old days in fairy tales and legends 1978: Tengern through the ages 1979: Manners and customs from all over the world 1981: Tengern in TV frenzy 1982: Colorful wildlife 1983: We're on vacation 1984: Proverbs and Sayings 1985: Our favorite hobby 1987: The beautiful 1960s 1988: Haunted Stories and Pranks 1989: Friends of cartoons 1990: 40 years May 1st - 1950 to 1990 1991: Always trouble with technology 1992: Our village Tengern - anecdotes and dönnekes 1993: Tengern in an advertising frenzy 1994: Tengern - We liked music - from Charleston to Techno 1995: Tengeran dreams come true

1996: Tengern does theater 1997: bankruptcies, bad luck and mishaps 1998: Tengern between tradition and progress 1999: Tengern - A look back at the past millennium 2000: Stars from yesterday and today 2001: 850 years of Tengern 2003: Culinary Tengern 2004: Tengeran fairy tale hour 2005: Tengern and the world's greatest errors 2006: The football world visits Tengern 2007: Tengern celebrates carnival 2008: What Tengern still needs ... 2009: "Wilder West" in Tengern 2010: Tengern is looking for the superstar 2011: Tengern takes a journey through time 2012: Hollywood in Tengern 2013: Tengern goes on a world tour 2014: Everything that is fun

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

In Tengern meet the state roads 773 (laborers Str.) And 803 (Tengerner Str.). There is a traffic light system at the intersection of Löhner Str./Westerbach .

Established businesses

• Jeans Fritz
• JET group

education

There is a primary school in Tengern .

Culture and sights

Buildings

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  Old bakery on Schulstrasse

literature

• Living in Tengern - community with tradition and future , Hüllhorst December 2000, publisher: Heimatverein Tengern-Huchzen eV
• Since 1425 - Schnathorst parish , Hüllhorst 1980, publisher: Schnathorst parish

Web links

• Tengern in the Westphalia Culture Atlas

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Stephanie Reekers: The regional development of the districts and communities of Westphalia 1817-1967 . Aschendorff, Münster Westfalen 1977, ISBN 3-402-05875-8 , p. 286 .
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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 324 f .