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	Coordinates: 52 ° 37 '  N , 10 ° 36'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Gifhorn
Joint municipality :	Wesendorf
Height :	57 m above sea level NHN
Area :	57.99 km 2
Residents:	3691 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	64 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	29399
Area code :	05835
License plate :	GF
Community key :	03 1 51 036
Community structure:	5 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	At the sawmill 1 29399 Wahrenholz
Mayor :	Herbert Pieper ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Wahrenholz in the Gifhorn district

Wahrenholz is a municipality in the Gifhorn district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Geographical location

Wahrenholz lies between the Südheide and Elm-Lappwald nature parks on the Ise . The community belongs to the integrated community of Wesendorf , which has its administrative seat in the community of Wesendorf .

Community structure

• Betzhorn
• Pond material
• Wahrenholz (main town)
• Weissenberge
• White moor

history

After the Slav uprising of 983 , the situation in eastern Lower Saxony had worsened. After taking office as Bishop in Hildesheim, Bernward von Hildesheim had to push ahead with securing the borders of his diocese. In the period from 994 to 997 he built the Mundburg and Wahrenholz Castle as stilted castles ( castellum ) on the Aller and Ise , which were probably part of a series of border defense systems against incursions by Slavs. In a certificate from Heinrich II. From 1013, the ownership of Burg and Burgward Wahrenholz ( Wirinholt ) was confirmed.

The village developed west of the Ise, on the way from Hildesheim to the Altmark , around the farmyard that was built for the castle. In 1489 there were already 16 chargeable fireplaces, of which at least eleven, but more likely 13 full farms, one of which is owned by the miller.

Its own small bailiwick, which also included Betzhorn and Westerholz, had its seat in Wahrenholz since the 16th century at the latest; But it was probably older or had older predecessors, because between 1013 and 1023 there is talk of a bailiwick that belonged to the Castell Wyrinholt.

The mill - mentioned for the first time in 1425, so actually a lot older - was of great economic importance for the respective landlords: on the one hand directly through the lucrative mill interest, on the other hand the "meal" books to be kept gave information about how much had been harvested (Basis for the tax calculation) and where the grist came from (bridge and road customs).

Around 1600 more than half of the residents died of the plague .

The earlier abundance of wood formed the basis for a further range of businesses: sawmill, carpentry, joinery - also still represented with the many extensions. The targeted forestry goes back to the wood ordinances, especially after the devastation of the Thirty Years War. The foresters had to ensure that they were adhered to, as they no longer worked as hunters, but rather as wood protectors and whose remuneration originally consisted of fines for wood offenses. It was only after the Seven Years' War (1769) that state pay and a fixed hierarchy appeared to have been introduced throughout. Wahrenholz got a chief forester's office, the center of the forests of the Gifhorn office and later the Isenhagen office, and subordinated to the Celle forestry office - last mentioned in 1801. Since 1880 Wahrenholz was the district forester of the Knesebeck Forestry Office; In 1997 as part of a restructuring of the Lower Saxony forest districts, it was assigned to the Fallersleben Forestry Office. In addition to the theft of wood, the foresters should also prevent poaching. Another task from 1661 was the organization of the rafting, which began in Wahrenholz above the mill and transported wood to Bremen. It was not until 1930 that this type of transport was completely abandoned. One reason for this may have been the expansion of the railway network - since 1900 Wahrenholz had its own train station, which from 1943/44 to 1963 also played a role as an oil loading station.

Religions

St. Nicolai and Catharinen Church

Today's Evangelical Lutheran St. Nicolai and Catharinen Church was built in the 13th century when Wahrenholz became an independent parish under Bishop Konrad von Hildesheim (1221–1246) . It is named after Saint Nicholas of Myra and Saint Catherine of Siena , a 14th century martyr . When the Reformation was introduced in Wahrenholz in 1528 , the church became Protestant.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipality of Betzhorn was incorporated. The name is pronounced with a long e ( Beetshorn ).

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council of Wahrenholz is made up of 15 councilors. The last local election took place on September 11, 2016, with a turnout of 55.1%. Since then, the municipal council has been composed as follows:

• CDU : 8 seats (± 0)
• SPD : 2 seats (−1)
• Green : 1 seat (± 0)
• Independent for Wahrenholz : 3 seats (± 0)
• Single applicant Balke: 1 seat (+1)

mayor

The honorary mayor Herbert Pieper was elected on September 11, 2016.

coat of arms

The design of the municipal coat of arms of Wahrenholz comes from the heraldist and coat of arms painter Gustav Völker , who created all coats of arms in the Hanover region . The coat of arms was approved by the municipal council on February 20, 1965, and approval was granted on February 15, 1966 by the Lüneburg government president.

Blazon : "In gold a blue wavy bar placed obliquely to the left, accompanied above by a lying black wolf tang , below by a black boar head turned to the right."

Justification for the coat of arms: The wave bar indicates the river Ise flowing through the municipality . The Wolfsangel in the local coat of arms, which is often interpreted as a sign of defensibility, symbolizes a former fortified castle on the Ise, which served to protect against the turn of the year 1000. The boar's head pays tribute to an animal species that is frequently found in the region, the wild boar.

Partnerships

•  Powiat Radziejowski , district in Poland , since 2002

Culture and sights

Watermill on the Ise in Wahrenholz

Location of Wahrenholz Castle opposite the watermill on today's meadow

Buildings

• Watermill: On the eastern edge of the village on the Lower Saxony Mill Road, there is a historic watermill on the Ise, which was first mentioned in 1425. In 1606 it burned down and was rebuilt. The current mill building dates from 1888. In that year the water wheel was replaced by a turbine. The mill evolved from a small watermill into a modern commercial mill . It was operated commercially until 1987. Today a water wheel is running again to generate electricity in the mill.
• Wahrenholz Castle: Immediately on a meadow on the Ise opposite the watermill is the castle stables of Wahrenholz Castle . It was a hill fort as a wood / earth construction with an inner diameter of around 30 meters. The fortification is said to have been built to protect against the incursions of Slavs in 994 and is first mentioned in a document around 1015 in the possession records of the Diocese of Hildesheim . The complex is considered to be the nucleus of the later village of Wahrenholz. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, there were archaeological investigations through excavations , which continued from 2006 to 2014.
• St. Nicolai and Catharinen Church: See the Religions section .
• Memorial stone: A Hermann Löns memorial stone is located northeast of the Holy Grove .

Nature reserves

Heiliger Hain nature reserve

A tourist attraction is the Holy Grove on the outskirts of Betzhorn, one of the oldest nature reserves in Germany, in which an original piece of the Lüneburg Heath cultural landscape with heather areas, unspoilt mixed stands and, above all, juniper groups has been preserved. For the core area, it was decreed as early as 1913 that the cultural species ratio could no longer be changed; the area, which has meanwhile increased from 5.75 to 40.30 hectares, has been under nature protection in today's sense since 1969.

sports clubs

Several sports clubs are active in Wahrenholz:

• VfL Wahrenholz (football, tennis and gymnastics)
• TTC Wahrenholz (table tennis)
• TVC Wahrenholz (gymnastics)
• Gymnastics Club Teichgut (table tennis, theater, children's gymnastics, folk dances)

Regular events

• The annual multi-day shooting festival in Wahrenholz is well known across the region. The shooters of the "Schützengesellschaft von 1631 e. V. "are organized in seven companies (1st company, 2nd company, young riflemen, ladies' company, Wahrenholz girls, veteran company and the minstrel platoon). In 2015, the Schützengesellschaft Wahrenholz won € 10,000 as part of the “Pimp your Schützenfest” campaign by the Antenne Niedersachsen radio station , the winner of which was determined through an internet vote.
• twice a year there is a fair (previously Krammarkt)
• Oktoberfest
• Mill Festival

Economy and Infrastructure

Grain cultivation, with rye in the first place, sugar beet and potato production as well as dairy farming play a major role in the economic life of Wahrenholz; In addition, there are businesses that have something to do with agriculture in the broader sense, such as product processing or machine provision.

There are numerous also regional businesses. However, there are several times more commuters than those who commute, especially to Wolfsburg .

traffic

• The B 4 Uelzen - Braunschweig runs a few kilometers west of the community. Wahrenholz has a train station on the Braunschweig – Wieren railway line .

Oil production

Since 1930, all Wahrenholz landowners have shared in the proceeds generated by two oil pumps.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

• Ferdinand Halthoff (1836–1891), City Director of Hanover
• Wolf-Dieter Löser (* 1949), Lieutenant General in the Bundeswehr

People connected to the community

• Bernward von Hildesheim (around 950 / 960–1022), Bishop of Hildesheim 993–1022
• Hermann Löns (1866–1914), lived in Wahrenholz for two months in 1912

literature

• Municipal administration Wahrenholz (Hrsg.): Wahrenholz: 1000 years and more. , Wahrenholz 2007.
• Heimatverein Wahrenholz eV (Ed.): Wahrenholz Lexicon: Things worth knowing from the community of Wahrenholz from A to Z. , Wahrenholz 2018.

Web links

Commons : Wahrenholz  - Collection of Images

• Website of the joint community

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ ^{a b} A short history of the Wahrenholz parish. In: www.kirche-wahrenholz.de. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016 ; accessed on May 23, 2019 .  
3. ^ 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. 226 .
4. ^ Result of municipal elections 2016 Wahrenholz. In: www.sg-wesendorf.net. Retrieved May 23, 2019 .  
5. ↑ District of Hanover (ed.): Wappenbuch district of Hanover . Self-published, Hanover 1985.
6. ^ ^{A b} Arnold Rabbow: Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch . The coats of arms of the communities and districts in the urban and rural districts of Braunschweig, Gandersheim, Gifhorn, Goslar, Helmstedt, Peine, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel and Wolfsburg. Ed .: Braunschweiger Zeitung, Salzgitter Zeitung and Wolfsburger Nachrichten. Eckensberger & Co Verlag, Braunschweig 1977, DNB  780686667 , p. 40-41 .
7. ↑ Our partnerships - Wahrenholz. In: Website Partnership Circle SG Wesendorf e. V. Retrieved May 23, 2019 .  
8. ↑ Companies. In: Schützengesellschaft von 1631 e. V. Wahrenholz. Retrieved May 23, 2019 .  
9. ^ Wahrenholz marching band. In: www.szwahrenholz.de. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018 ; accessed on May 23, 2019 (the current page is under renovation).  
10. ↑ Kay Weseloh: Sieger Wahrenholz - Pimp your Schützenfest: Eichsfeld comes away empty-handed. In: Internet site Göttinger- and Eichsfelder Tageblatt. May 13, 2015, accessed May 23, 2019 .  
11. ↑ Jens Meyer-Odewald: The oil barons of Wahrenholz. In: Hamburger Abendblatt website . May 22, 2008, archived from the original on May 26, 2008 ; accessed on May 23, 2019 .