Völksen

Völksen City Jump
Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 2 ″  N , 9 ° 37 ′ 40 ″  E
Height :	113 m above sea level NHN
Area :	12.56 km²
Residents :	3362  (Jun. 30, 2018)
Population density :	268 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31832
Area code :	05041
Location of Völksen in Lower Saxony
The Protestant Johanneskirche

Völksen is a district of the town of Springe in the Hanover region of Lower Saxony .

history

Völksen was first mentioned in a document in 1033, but the beginnings of Völksen probably go back well before 1000 AD. Völksen was originally part of the old Saxon Marstemgau . In the medieval spelling of Volkersem , the place is most likely the namesake for the noble family von Völkersam .

Since the regional reform , which came into force on March 1, 1974, Völksen has been part of the city of Springe. The place is located in the historical landscape of the Calenberger Land and within the Calenberger Loessbörde with fertile arable soils.

The area around Völksen used to be a mining area for Deistersandstein , a popular type of Wealden sandstone . This stone was used, for example, at the opera house in Hanover . At that time there were various quarries, but they are all closed today, such as the sandstone quarry on Daberg . In addition, there was also a long tradition of limestone mining ( Tönniesberg dolomite quarry ), also completely closed today. By 1870, however, up to 100 stone cutters and around 200 stone cutters were employed in the quarries in Völksen.

Between 1970 and 1980, 42 single-family houses were built in one of the former quarries according to plans by the architect Karl-Heinz Lorey .

religion

Former St. Hedwig Chapel (2013)

The Evangelical Lutheran Johannes Church is located on Kirchstrasse, it belongs to the Johanneskirche congregation Völksen-Alvesrode-Mittelrode of the Laatzen-Springe church district.

The Catholic St. Hedwig Chapel from 1982 was located on Alte Springer Heerstrasse, it was profaned in 2014 . Most recently she belonged to the parish of Christ König in Springe.

politics

The local mayor is Andreas Wietstock (SPD).

Culture and sights

The former summer residence of the Freemason Hermann Rexhausen now serves as a guest house on the grounds of the Hermannshof cultural monument

Between 1916 and 1920, the Hanoverian industrialist Hermann Rexhausen built the Hermannshof building with a residential house, gardener's house, carriage shed and tea pavilion as a summer residence on the three hectare site of such a disused limestone quarry . He was advised on architecture and garden design by Bernhard Hoetger . The building ensemble is now a listed building . The park-like garden was dismantled with the help of landscape architects. The buildings are used by the cultural association Art and Encounter Hermannshof eV , founded in 1992, and have since developed into a cultural center. Well-attended and well-known national events are, for example, the “Hermannshof Artist Days” with a program of music, drama, reading, performance, sculpture, light art and dance. Other cultural events include literature readings and literature workshops, short film days, video art exhibitions and open-air cinema days. The events mainly take place in a new building in the park. A tea pavilion from 1917 is also used as an art space.

Architectural monuments

→ Main article : "Völksen" in the article List of Architectural Monuments in Springe

societies

Völksen has a variety of clubs including:

• Advertising and Interest Group Völksen eV
• FC Völksen 2014
• Volksen volunteer fire brigade (founded April 1, 1899). She takes care of fire protection and general help.
• SC Völksen
• SC Völksen Basketball
• Rifle club from 1953
• TTC Völksen
• Choral societies Augusta and Fortuna Völksen
• Musikverein Völksen eV
• Reitgemeinschaft Völksen-Deister eV
• Reitverein Völksen eV
• Art and Encounters Hermannshof eV (founded in 1992)

economy

The company headquarters of Paulmann Licht GmbH has been in Völksen since 1997. With over 250 employees in Völksen alone, it is the largest employer in the city ​​of Springe . Fritz Lange GmbH has been a leading manufacturer of license plates and traffic signs since 1955 .

traffic

There are connections by train ( S-Bahn ) line 5 from Hanover in the direction of Hameln and via the federal road 217 . Buses are also available to go to Springe or in the direction of Wennigsen (am Deister).

On the line to Altenbeken , which was built by the "railway king " Bethel Henry Strousberg and opened in 1872, the former Eldagsen station was built just outside Völksen. In 1935 it was renamed Eldagsen-Völksen and was dismantled as a stop in the 1980s. In 2006 the station was renamed again, this time Völksen-Eldagsen.

literature

• Otto Sickenberg: stones and earth. The deposits and their management. Geology and deposits of Lower Saxony , 5th volume. Dorn-Verlag, Bremen, Horn 1951, p. 136ff.

• Hans-Christian Rohde: We are Germans with a Jewish religion. History of the Jews in Eldagsen and Springe, Bennigsen, Gestorf, Völksen. Hallermunter Schriften 2. Museum auf dem Burghof eV, Springe 1999

Web links

Commons : Völksen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Völksen district

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Official municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Final results after the census of September 13, 1950 (=  Statistics of the Federal Republic of Germany . Volume 33 ). W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Cologne 1952, p. 32 ( digital version [PDF; 27.1 MB ]).
2. ^ Districts of the city of Springe. In: Website of the city of Springe. June 30, 2018, accessed May 6, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Astaf von Transehe-Roseneck : Völckersahm and Fölkersahm In: Genealogisches Handbuch der Livländischen Ritterschaft, Volume 1, Görlitz, 1929, page 488
4. ^ 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. 203 .
5. ↑ Wealden sandstone: Limestone in Völksen at: hgnord.de
6. ^ Friedrich Lindau : Hanover. Reconstruction and destruction. The city in dealing with its architectural-historical identity , 2nd, revised edition, Hanover: Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft, 2001, ISBN 3-87706-607-0 , passim ; Preview over google books
7. ↑ Christin-Marie Sonntag: “After ten years it's over”. In: Leinetal Online News. November 8, 2016, accessed April 6, 2017 . 
8. ↑ Origin of the farm: hermannshof.de
9. ^ Rainer Schomann: Region Hannover. Hermannshof , in: Denkmalpflege in Niedersachsen, 2/2010, 30th year, p. 53 f.
10. ↑ The Hermannshof at hannover.de