Vöhrum

Vöhrum City of Peine
Coordinates: 52 ° 20 ′ 32 ″  N , 10 ° 11 ′ 6 ″  E
Height :	63 m above sea level NHN
Residents :	6924  (April 30, 2019)
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31228
Area code :	05171
Location of Vöhrum in Lower Saxony

Vöhrum (between 1022 and 1539 Vorden, Low German Vührm ) is the largest town in the Peine district in Lower Saxony with around 7000 inhabitants . In 1974 Vöhrum was incorporated into Peine and has been a district ever since.

geography

Vöhrum is located about four kilometers west of Peine, but is already connected to the city in terms of development through the Telgte district in the east. Vöhrum borders directly on the Hanover region . In the south, the Hanover-Braunschweig railway line borders the town, in the north the moory Fuhseniederung.

Neighboring towns are Peine, Sievershausen , Telgte ( statistical district of Peine), Eixe , Berkum , Landwehr, Rosenthal and Schwicheldt .

history

Stone with the year of foundation at the entrance to the village

District map of the Peine office from 1729

Display board at the location of the Vöhrum moated castle

The former customs house converted into a residential building

One of the oldest still preserved farmsteads in Vöhrum in the form of a two-column house

Finds in the area of ​​the village, especially in the south, suggest the first settlements as early as the Neolithic . The exact date of the foundation of the village is not known, but due to the name ending -um one can assume that it was founded between the 5th and 7th centuries AD. The first documentary mention dates back to 1022, when "Vordem" appeared in a list of the possessions of the Hildesheim diocese . The village of Vöhrum developed at a ford of the river Fuhse , which is also indicated by the old village names Vorden (first mentioned around 1013, according to other sources also Vordem) and Kerchvorden (1380).

The Vöhrum moated castle of the Motte type , which was built around 1180, also dates from this period . Archaeological excavations took place in 2004/2005 . Over 200 piles were found, some of which are on display in the Peine District Museum. Today an information board placed on the edge of the excavation area indicates the existence of the castle.

In the middle of the 13th century Vöhrum was incorporated into the County of Peine , but changed hands frequently in the following years.

Until the 14th century, people still talked about “groten Vordem”, “lutteken Vordem” and “Kerchvorden”, i.e. Großvöhrum, Kleinvöhrum and Kirchvöhrum. After that, Groß Vöhrum can no longer be found on maps and is no longer mentioned. The reason for this abandonment of the village is unknown. The first church building (mentioned in a document for the first time in 1370) also dates from this time and is now used as a residential building in the immediate vicinity of the Protestant church.

In the 16th and 17th centuries Vöhrum was repeatedly involved in armed conflicts, the Hildesheim collegiate feud led to the fact that Vöhrum became pledged by the city ​​of Hildesheim in 1526 , and indirectly ensured that the Reformation was carried out in Vöhrum . In 1553 it was returned to Hildesheim Abbey . In 1608 the name Vöhrum was used for the first time.

Until 1807, Vöhrum was a border crossing between the Duchy of Braunschweig-Lüneburg and the Diocese of Hildesheim. The old customs house at the western end of the town reminds of this . In 1803, the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss led to the Hildesheim monastery and thus Vöhrum being added to the Kingdom of Prussia . In 1807, after the defeat of Prussia at Jena and Auerstedt , Vöhrum was incorporated again into the newly founded Kingdom of Westphalia . From this point on, Vöhrum was no longer a border village between two countries. Since 1814 Vöhrum belonged to the Kingdom of Hanover . In 1829 the first bridge was built over the Fuhse to Eixe , and in 1843 the Vöhrum station on the Hanover-Braunschweig railway line was completed. From 1885 Vöhrum belonged to the newly founded district of Peine .

The Peine I / II mine with both winding towers

In the years 1928–1929 the Mittelland Canal was excavated near Vöhrum. The global economic crisis of 1929 hit Vöhrum hard, with a high proportion of workers in the Peine rolling mill. In 1938 iron ore was discovered at the Vöhrum municipality boundary and it was decided to build a mine and apartments for the miners. Vöhrum then once again recorded strong growth.

Vöhrum was not damaged during the Second World War and was handed over to the advancing American army on April 10, 1945 without a fight.

In the Peine I / II shaft on January 22nd, 1946, shortly after it was put back into operation, a serious cable car accident occurred in which 46 people died and one person was seriously injured. The shaft was abandoned in 1968 after 14 million tons of ore had been extracted and many buildings were demolished. Today the Schachtberg ⊙ , the former mine site with some buildings (until a few years ago the seat of the Elmeg company, which was sold to the Funkwerk company and since then has its premises in Peine) and the former mine workers' houses nearby remind of this part the Vöhrum story.

A positive side effect of this ore mining can still be seen in the area today in the form of many gravel pits , some of which are used as a bathing lake (Eixer See) or fishing pond. The gravel was used to fill the excavated shafts.

In 1973 industrial waste was to be stored in the parts of the mine that had not yet been filled. However, these plans were abandoned after massive resistance from the Vöhrum population.

On March 1, 1974, as part of the Lower Saxony regional reform, the municipality of Vöhrum was dissolved and has been a district of the city ​​of Peine ever since .

Population development

Year / inhabitant

• 1664: 0233
• 1772: 0287
• 1821: 0696
• 1848: 0693
• 1910: 1,247
• 1919: 1,243
• 1938: 1,466
• 1946: 3,558
• 1961: 3,331
• 1966: 4,000
• 1970: 4,575
• 1972: 5,000
• 1983: 6.365
• 2004: 7.196
• 2007: 7,232
• 2012: 7,066
• 2017: 6,881

religion

The Evangelical Church in Vöhrum

The Catholic Church of St. Joseph

• The Evangelical Lutheran parish of Vöhrum has, in addition to its church from 1700, a rectory and a parish hall.

• The Catholic St. Josef Church on Burgdorfer Straße, dating from 1960, is striking because of its striking exterior. Before that, there was already an emergency chapel in a half-timbered house from 1948, as after 1945 Catholic expellees had settled in Vöhrum, which had been evangelical since the Reformation . The St. Joseph Church has been a branch church of the parish " To the Holy Angels " in Peine since 2006 .

• There is also a New Apostolic Church, which is located opposite the cemetery and belongs to the Braunschweig church district.

politics

Local council

Vöhrum has a joint local council with the districts of Eixe and Landwehr. Local mayor is Dirk Franz (SPD).

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a golden stone bridge over a double silver wave beam on a red shield. The bridge stands for the possibility of crossing the Fuhse, recognizable from the place name, because the name “Vöhrum” is derived from “Furtheim”. The ford was later replaced by the construction of a permanent bridge. The silver wave bar symbolizes the feet and was originally also gold until the year 2000. The colors red and gold indicate that it has belonged to the former duchy of Hildesheim for centuries .

The coat of arms was approved on July 7, 1951 by the Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior, the design comes from Rudolf Dehnke.

Culture and sights

Vöhrum windmill

Buildings

• The Evangelical Lutheran church in the center of the village dates from around 1700 and was built onto the remains of an even older church from the 16th century. The hand-carved figures on the altar, which are estimated to date back to 1480, are particularly worth seeing. The listed organ was built in 1778 by the organ builder Johann Conrad Müller from Hildesheim and has largely been preserved.
• The Dutch windmill from 1891 is at the northern exit towards Sievershausen. Connected to the “ Lower Saxony Mühlenstraße ” since spring 2011 . Only outside viewing is possible.

Sports

At the Vöhrum Vocational Training Center (BBZ) there is a stadium which, in addition to a football field and a tartan track, also has a pole vault and a large floodlight system . TSV Arminia Vöhrum uses this facility for athletics competitions and football matches. Another soccer field with floodlights is located behind the village community center and is also used by TSV Arminia Vöhrum.

At the BBZ there is also a large sports hall with a grandstand that is used for competitions. These, as well as the sports hall of the primary school "Hainwaldschule", are used by TSV Arminia Vöhrum.

There are six tennis courts operated by TSV and an archery range operated by the Schützengilde on Posener Straße.

societies

The "Heimat- und Kulturverein Vöhrum-Eixe-Landwehr" founded in 2010 supports various events in Vöhrum. He has set himself the goal of actively shaping local history, the "Rumpelkammer" home parlor and cultural life (e.g. film night, Easter bonfire, theme evenings) in Vöhrum. In 2011 members will continue to operate the library in Vöhrum, which was about to be closed.

Under the name "Vöhrum hat's", an advertising association for Vöhrum business people was founded in 1999. a. organized an annual maypole festival.

The sports club TSV Arminia Vöhrum offers basketball , soccer , athletics , handball , volleyball , table tennis and gymnastics and has a clubhouse on Posener Straße.

Vöhrum-Hainwaldweg

The Vöhrumer Schützengilde, which offers to practice shooting, and the Vöhrumer Junggesellschaft organize the annual shooting festival as well as some other events such as B. a soap box race to which the former delegation and now independent, local girls' community also contribute.

In Vöhrum there is also the amateur theater group of the HUKL-Bühne and the “Männergesangverein von 1888 eV”. A mixed (folk) choir also organizes local life with concerts at different locations in the village. There is also a trumpet choir.

At the western end behind the primary school, sports field, village community center and day-care center is the approx. 5 hectare allotment garden association "KGV Recreation".

Economy and Infrastructure

The vocational training center

Some companies (" Pelikan AG ", "Hoffmann - Glasbau" and "Deufol") have their headquarters or part of their production in Vöhrum, as do numerous craft and service companies.

Vöhrum has a municipal kindergarten , an evangelical children's play area, the “Hainwaldschule” elementary school and a vocational training center with a vocational school . The rooms are also used by other facilities such as B. the district adult education center used. The IGS Vöhrum was rebuilt in 2001 , and since 2007 it has also offered an upper level.

Glindbruchkippe glider airfield

Vöhrum is a stop on the Hanover-Braunschweig railway line and is served every hour in both directions. Vöhrum is part of the Braunschweig region association tariff , but the GVH also offers a special tariff for monthly tickets . The journey time to Hanover or Braunschweig is approx. 20 minutes each. There is a half-hourly bus connection to Peine. The central location of Vöhrum is advantageous, the cities of Braunschweig and Hanover can be reached in a short time via the A2 , the cities of Hildesheim , Celle and Salzgitter via federal roads . Furthermore, the glider airfield of the same name is located in the Vöhrumer Feldmark on the so-called Glindbruchkippe ⊙ . This is a 15 m high, artificial heap that was created from excavated soil from the Mittelland Canal .

literature

• From Vorden to Vöhrum. (A local chronicle). Local council Vöhrum-Eixe-Landwehr, Vöhrum 1983.

Web links

Commons : Vöhrum (Peine)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Vöhrum on the Peine website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ [1]
2. ^ City of Peine online - Vöhrum in numbers
3. ^ Braunschweigische Landschaft eV: Wasserburg Vöhrum
4. ↑ ^{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. 217 .
5. ^ The local councils of the city of Peine and their members , accessed on May 28, 2017
6. ^ Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 130.