Veltenhof

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Veltenhof
City of Braunschweig
Veltenhof coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 33 ″  N , 10 ° 29 ′ 16 ″  E
Height : 66 m above sea level NN
Residents : 2748  (December 31, 2015)
Incorporation : 1931
Postal code : 38112
Area code : 0531
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Location of Veltenhof in Braunschweig
Veltenhof mill church
Veltenhof mill church

Veltenhof is a district of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony . The district belongs to the city district 322 - Veltenhof-Rühme . Veltenhof is in the triangle between the A 2 , the A 391 and the Oker . The name Veltenhof originated from Hof in Velten .

Historical development

Veltenhof (as Thelettunun ) was first mentioned in a document together with five other localities ( Harxbüttel , Melverode , Rühme , Stöckheim and Waggum ) in a certificate from Heinrich II on January 24, 1007 and 1031 as Velittunum in the consecration certificate of the Magnikirche . Until the 18th century it only consisted of a few farmhouses. According to Bornstedt, the place was built around 500.

Hanroth desert

From around 800, also after Bornstedt, the Hanroth deserted area , which is also mentioned in the deed of consecration, is said to have been located in the area of ​​today's local area on the Oker opposite Watenbüttel. It is said to have become desolate by local wars around 1400 and to have been absorbed in Walle . It is said to have been a larger place with at least 510 acres , plus arable land and forests, meadows, pastures (in the Oker lowlands) and bodies of water.

The Palatinate come to Veltenhof

In the middle of the 18th century, Duke Karl I of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1713–1780) had farmers from the Palatinate settle in Veltenhof to grow tobacco and wine. The first people from the Palatinate came in 1749. In the period that followed, the Alte Hof in Velten quickly developed into a stately village. In addition to the houses in the Alter Hof and on the Münzberg , there were numerous farms on Unter den Linden . The cultivation of tobacco and wine was not as productive as hoped, but the farmers found that vegetable asparagus could be grown on the sandy soils . This has been grown in Veltenhof and the surrounding area since 1850.

From the mill to the church

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Veltenhof has had over 1000 residents.

The Dutch mill , built in 1876 on a hill on the Oker, was converted into a church in 1930, as the Veltenhofer had previously had to go to church in Ölper .

This mill church is still used today by the Evangelical Reformed Church in Braunschweig and is an integral part of Veltenhof. The coat of arms of Veltenhof shows a Palatinate lion with the mill church in its left paw.

From the village to the district

After the Second World War , many refugees came to Veltenhof as it was largely spared from the massive bombing raids that were carried out by the Allies on Braunschweig . Veltenhof soon had 2000 inhabitants .

Due to the increasingly dense settlement of Braunschweig, construction continued in Veltenhof in the 1970s. Large residential areas are being built on large arable land, the street names of which bear the names of the places from which the Palatinate settlers came.

Incorporation

In 1931 Veltenhof was incorporated into Braunschweig. This is the beginning of a major change in what has hitherto been village life. In 1990 Veltenhof had over 3000 inhabitants.

Twin town

Veltenhof operates a partner program with Wieblingen , a district of Heidelberg in the Kurpfalz . There is also a “Veltenhofer Straße” there.

Industry and port

In 1934, the port of Braunschweig was inaugurated in Veltenhof on the newly built Mittelland Canal . At the turn of the millennium, the port was expanded to include a container terminal , where the second container bridge has been in operation since 2007.

Panorama photo of the Braunschweig harbor

A large part of the industrial area Hansestraße-Hafen-Heesfeld is located in Veltenhof. A well-known company is Grotrian-Steinweg .

Until February 2006 there was still a small canning factory in the village, which produced canned food with the inscription Veltenhof and the Veltenhof coat of arms until the end of the 20th century .

An office of the Lower Saxony water police was set up in the port from October 5, 1939 (secondment of the first officials) to December 31, 2010 .

coat of arms

Braunschweig-Veltenhof coat of arms.png

The coat of arms shows a golden, red crowned, striding lion on a black shield. He has a red tongue, red claws and wears a silver building.

The lion here symbolizes the descent of the early settlers from the immigrants from the Palatinate . The building stands for the former windmill that was converted into a church. It found its way into the coat of arms at the request of the Veltenhof citizens and also adorns the flag of the local volunteer fire brigade.

Arnold Rabbow designed the coat of arms and it was adopted on May 12, 1982 by the Veltenhof-Rühme district council.

literature

  • Church council of St. Magni Braunschweig (ed.): Pictures and texts on the history of the St. Magni Church in Braunschweig. Braunschweig 1981.
  • Veltenhof Interest Group [publisher]; Grains from the hourglass. 250 years of the Palatinate colony Veltenhof 1750-2000. Appelhans, Braunschweig 2000, ISBN 3-930292-33-5 .

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Population statistics on braunschweig.de
  2. ↑ a b c Wilhelm Bornstedt : On the document from 1031: The reasons for the entry of the 11th parish villages of St. Magni and their location in today's townscape. A settlement geography. In: Church council to Magni: St. Magni 1031–1981. Braunschweig 1981.
  3. ↑ The Mühlenkirche in Veltenhof , accessed on October 31, 2017.
  4. ^ Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , pp. 28/29.