Völkersen

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Coordinates: 53 ° 0 ′ 18 ″  N , 9 ° 13 ′ 45 ″  E
Height :	27 m
Area :	17.72 km²
Residents :	1500
Population density :	85 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	27299
Area code :	04232
Location of Völkersen in Lower Saxony

The village of Völkersen is located about 30 km southeast of Bremen and currently has about 1500 inhabitants. The village is part of the spots Langwedel .

history

Völkersen was first mentioned in documents under the name of Fokarsha in 935 AD . The area around Völkersen was settled long before that. Archaeological finds from large stone and tumulus graves on the old Stader Heerweg point to the first settlement during the Neolithic Age (4000–1650 BC).

On July 1, 1972, Völkersen was incorporated into the Langwedel area.

landscape

The landscape is very varied and consists mainly of geest, moor and marshland. It borders in the east with the Spanger Forest on the Lintelner Geest belonging to the Achim-Verdener Geest , in the north on the Hellweger Moor belonging to the Wümmeniederung , in the west on the Daverdener Bruch and in the south or southwest on the Langwedeler Hollen , a former moorland and break ground.

economy

Before the war the village was almost exclusively agricultural, today there are only a few farmers left in the village.

traffic

In terms of traffic, Völkersen is on the Verden-Ottersberg road. The village can be reached supraregionally via the A1 motorway (Hansalinie - Posthausen exit) or the A27 (Langwedel exit), then 10 km towards Verden or via the A27 (Verden-Nord exit) via the B215 towards Rotenburg / Wümme.

Associations in Völkersen

• Völkersen shooting club
• TSV Völkersen
• TC Völkersen
• Theater Association Völk'ser Platt

Trivia

The ancestors of the American actor and singer David Hasselhoff are said to come from Völkersen. According to Jürgen Udolph , name researcher at the University of Leipzig , its roots can be traced back to the 16th century there. Meta Hasselhoff, the artist's great-great-grandmother, moved with her family from Bremen to Baltimore in the United States in 1865 . This is evidenced by entries in a ship's passenger list. The family's farm in Völkersen was evidently located near a hazelnut bush - this is how the unusual name “Hasselhoff” can be explained.

Personalities

• Andreas Mattfeldt , Member of the Bundestag , CDU

Individual evidence

1. ^ 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. 247 .
2. ↑ Permit, David Haselnussstrauch Spiegel Online, July 25, 2010