Vethem

Vethem City of Walsrode Coordinates: 52 ° 51 '10 " N , 9 ° 27' 52" E
Height :	54 m
Area :	12 km²
Residents :	350
Population density :	29 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	29664
Area code :	05166
Location of Vethem in Lower Saxony
	Vethem

Vethem is a district of the town of Walsrode in the Lower Saxony district of Heidekreis . About 350 inhabitants live in the heath village on an area of 12.0 km².

geography

Vethem is located six kilometers west of the core town of Walsrode am Vethbach . With its districts of Helmsen, Blankemühlen, Maienbruch and Hegersberg, Vethem belongs to the Kirchboitzen parish . It is located away from the main roads in a quiet location on the edge of the "Vethbachtal" nature reserve. The surroundings are meadows and fields near the Vehmsmoor (area = 255 ha = 2.55 km²). Peat was cut in it for centuries . It has been under nature protection since 1990 .

Neighboring towns are (clockwise from the north) Fulde , Schneeheide , Kirchboitzen , Groß Eilstorf , Südkampen and Nordkampen .

history

Vethem was first mentioned in a document in 1261.

Since the regional reform , which came into force on March 1, 1974, the previously independent municipality of Vethem has been one of 23 localities in the city of Walsrode.

politics

Mayor is Heinz-Jürgen Ahrens.

Culture and sights

In the nature reserve Vehmsmoor there is a birch and pine forest, as well as z. B. cottongrass, cranberry, heather, sundew, peat moss and pipe grass everywhere. Here the crane has returned to brood.

Economy and Infrastructure

Vethem is far from the main traffic. The federal motorway 27 runs three kilometers to the north. The Walsrode about Rethem to Nienburg / Weser leading national highway 209 runs west, three kilometers away.

In Vethem there are no street names, only house numbers , by which residents, postmen, suppliers and visitors have to orient themselves.

Individual evidence

^ 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. 225 .
↑ "Vehmsmoor" nature reserve (information from NLWKN)

Web links

Website of the city of Walsrode - Vethem

[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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 225 .

[2] "Vehmsmoor" nature reserve (information from NLWKN)