Volkwardingen
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Volkwardingen
Volgern Bispingen municipality
Coordinates: 53 ° 7 ′ 55 ″ N , 9 ° 59 ′ 58 ″ E
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| Area : | 10.28 km² | |
| Residents : | 198 (Jun 30, 2012) | |
| Population density : | 19 inhabitants / km² | |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 29646 | |
| Area code : | 05194 | |
Location of Volkwardingen in Lower Saxony |
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Volkwardingen ( Low German / Plattdüütsch Volgern ) is a district of the municipality of Bispingen in the Lüneburg Heath in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony .
history
The area has been settled since the Bronze Age, as evidenced by numerous barrows on the Lohberg . Another burial ground to the east of the village dates from the Iron Age .
The first documentary mention comes from 1193 in connection with the sale of the village (from the Bispingen parish) to Bishop Lüder von Verden . However, at that time Rudolf I was Bishop of Verden . The place name goes back to a settling Saxon from the tribe of the Longobards named Volkquard; the final syllable "-ingen" also indicates the Lombards.
A historic staircase store from 1600, which was expanded by an annex in 1702, still exists today and is one of the oldest in the region.
In the course of the construction of the (today's) federal motorway 7 , the barrows from the Bronze and Iron Ages were scientifically examined in 1939, as they were on the planned route.
On March 1, 1974, Volkwardingen was incorporated into the municipality of Behringen; this lost its independence on March 16, 1976 and was affiliated with Bispingen.
politics
The mayor is Gerd Franke.
Culture and sights
- Iron Age burial ground with numerous urn burials east of the village
- Barrows to the west of the village that remained open after scientific excavations and investigations in the 1960s.
- One of the oldest stairwells in the Lüneburg Heath. This consists of two parts and dates from 1600/1702 (according to the bar inscription); Restoration 2001.
- Wilseder Berg excursion area
Economy and Infrastructure
Agriculture is also in Volkwardingen more and more on the decline, only three farms are still managed. Tourism plays an important role in the economy of the village and the region.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Volkwardingen on bispingen.de, accessed on April 17, 2014
- ↑ Heide und Hügelgräber , article in the Böhme-Zeitung of August 19, 2014, p. 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. 235 f .
- ↑ Mayor Volkwardingen
