Walle (Verden)

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Walle
Coordinates: 52 ° 58 ′ 26 ″  N , 9 ° 15 ′ 16 ″  E
Height : 52 m
Residents : 1619  (Jun 30, 2007)
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 27283
Area code : 04230
Walle (Lower Saxony)
Walle

Location of Walle in Lower Saxony

Walle is a district of the city of Verden (Aller) in Lower Saxony with about 1600 inhabitants.

history

Serious accidents repeatedly occurred along the American line in the Walle district. On December 14, 1934, in the area of ​​a now defunct level crossing - today there is a flyover of the B 215 over the railway line - a bus collided with Adolf Hitler's train , which resulted in several deaths. After a short stop in Kirchlinteln, the so-called “Führerzug” continued its journey.

In February 1945 there was a heavy bomb attack on a refugee train, also with several deaths.

As a result of the municipal reform in Lower Saxony on July 1, 1972, the municipality of Walle was incorporated into the city of Verden.

politics

In the 2016 local elections, the parties achieved the following results and the distribution of the eleven seats in the village of Walle:

The turnout was 60.5%.

Detlef Peterson (CDU) is the local mayor.

Economy and Infrastructure

There is a primary school and a kindergarten in Walle. The club life is shaped by the sports club TSV Walle , the shooting club SV Walle , the homeland club , the harvest club Walle , the Kyffhäuser camaraderie and the volunteer fire brigade . In addition, there is a golf course and a tennis and squash hall in the village.

North of Walle at 52 ° 59 ′ 53 ″  N , 9 ° 16 ′ 13 ″  E is a 134 meter high telecommunications tower ( type tower FMT 2/73) made by Deutsche Telekom AG made of reinforced concrete. It is similar to the Wahnbek telecommunications tower .

traffic

In the area of ​​the Walle district there is an operating station on the Verden – Rotenburg line ( Weser-Aller-Bahn ) .

In addition, the district is crossed by the Uelzen – Langwedel railway and the 215 federal road. The Verden-Nord junction of federal motorway 27 is located near Walle .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.bahnhof-lette.de/fileadmin/files/Monatsgeschichte_Oktober_2017 See pages 17–23
  2. ↑ Web link on the history of the American line with accidents ( memento of the original from June 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.heidebahn.de
  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. 248 .
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