Veldhausen
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Veldhausen
City of Neuenhaus
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| Height : | 19 m above sea level NN | |
| Area : | 2.39 km² | |
| Residents : | 2442 (Dec. 31, 2013) | |
| Population density : | 1,022 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | July 1, 1970 | |
| Postal code : | 49828 | |
| Area code : | 05941 | |
Location of Veldhausen in Lower Saxony |
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The village of Veldhausen is a village and parish that is over a thousand years old . Since 1970 the village has been a district of Neuenhaus in the Grafschaft Bentheim district in Lower Saxony .
history
The place was created as a church square for the surrounding communities of Esche , Grasdorf and Osterwald . They built the church after 1411, as the way to Uelsen was too far for many and almost not possible in bad weather. The settlement of the later village of Veldhausen was founded around the church built from Bentheim sandstone . Veldhausen only became Lutheran in 1554 and reformed from 1588. The last Lutheran pastor worked in Veldhausen until 1594.
The spelling of the place name is influenced by Dutch, hence “Veld” with V and not with a High German F. Dutch was spoken in Veldhausen as an official language until the 20th century .
On July 1, 1970, Veldhausen was incorporated into the city of Neuenhaus. This took place against the will of the city of Neuenhaus and was decreed by the Lower Saxony state parliament in Hanover.
coat of arms
The coat of arms of the former municipality of Veldhausen shows a silver war tent with a golden baron's crown on a red field, in the lower part the golden shield fittings of the Bentheim coat of arms. The crown and tent are derived from the general Carl von Rabenhaupt , Baron zu Sucha. Carl von Rabenhaupt had his headquarters in Veldhausen during his campaign against the Prince-Bishop of Münster ( Christoph Bernhard von Galen ) in 1673/74.
Attractions
The now stone Protestant Reformed church with the windmill and the adjacent mill yard is one of the landmarks of Veldhausen. On the grounds of the Mühlenhof, the Mühlen- und Brauchtumsverein Veldhausen und Umgebung e. V. an old miller's house, a bakery, an old Bijhus , a carriage shed with a forge and a functioning Göpel plant.
The Evangelical Reformed Church is known not least for its organ. It was built in 1792 | 93 by Jacob Courtain and is the last surviving instrument of this once famous organ builder in Germany.
Events
- Easter fire on the Saturday before Easter on the fairground
- German Mill Day at the Mühlenhof on Whit Monday.
- Veldhausen festival on the first weekend / Saturday in August.
- Christmas market on the weekend of the first Advent.
- End of the year with Middewinterhorn and hunting horn blowers on the Mühlenhof on December 30th. (Except if that falls on a Sunday. Then: December 29th)
Known citizens
- Carl van der Linde (1861–1930), Jewish poet
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geodata Center - Veldhausen
- ^ Ferdinand Ahuis: The importance of Veldhausen for the Lutheran Reformation in the county of Bentheim. In: Bentheimer Jahrbuch 2010 (Das Bentheimer Land 195), Bad Bentheim 2009, pp. 139–155
- ^ 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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 254 .
