Wattenbek

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	Coordinates: 54 ° 10 ′  N , 10 ° 3 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Schleswig-Holstein
Circle :	Rendsburg-Eckernförde
Office :	Bordesholm
Height :	30 m above sea level NHN
Area :	6.05 km 2
Residents:	2942 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	486 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	24582
Area code :	04322
License plate :	RD, ECK
Community key :	01 0 58 170
Office administration address:	Mühlenstrasse 7 24582 Bordesholm
Website :	www.wattenbek.de
Mayor :	Oliver Kruse (Afw)
Location of the municipality of Wattenbek in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district

Wattenbek is a municipality near Neumünster in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde district in Schleswig-Holstein and with around 2800 inhabitants is the second largest municipality in the Bordesholm department .

Geography and traffic

Wattenbek is located about ten kilometers north of Neumünster in a rural area. To the west run the federal motorway 215 from Neumünster to Kiel and the federal motorway 7 , which offers a connection to Flensburg , Denmark and Hamburg . To the east is the federal highway 404 from Bad Segeberg to Kiel.

Part of the Dosenmoor nature reserve is located in the municipality and is of supraregional importance for walkers and cyclists, as it is one of the few raised bogs .

history

There are two theories as to how the name of the place, first mentioned in 1220, developed. One approach goes back to Thietbernus v. Wakenbek, who settled in the area of ​​today's village. In the course of time Wakenbek became the name Wattenbek.

The other approach for the origin of the name goes back to a brook (Low German "Bek"). "Watten" means "shallow spot on a stream or river". The name of the first settlements in this place was built on a shallow spot by the stream.

politics

Community representation

Of the 17 seats in the municipal council, the AfW electoral community, which appeared for the first time, had seven in the 2013 local elections, the WFW electoral community six seats and the KWW electoral community four.

coat of arms

Wattenbeck's coat of arms and flag are intended to symbolize the connection between the long-established citizens and new citizens. The gables are intended to indicate the coexistence of historical buildings and new buildings. The wave bar stands for the stream from which the place owes its name. The bulrushes represent the natural location with the can moor as a component.

Blazon : “Divided by a silver wave bar of red and blue. Above, two silver house gables of uniform outline side by side, the front from a Bordesholm farmhouse, the rear from a modern single-family house; below three growing silver cattails side by side. "

economy

The community is predominantly structured agriculturally, but also has some commercial and service businesses as well as residential areas. The main warehouse of the Riepen beverage market is part of the largest local operation. There are also two large restaurants, a gas station and a fishing specialist in the village. In the immediate vicinity there are grocery stores, hardware stores, clothing stores, banks and post offices in the Bordesholm area. In the north of the village there is an industrial park with a connection to Landesstraße 49.

Attractions

The list of cultural monuments in Wattenbek includes the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of Schleswig-Holstein.

Incense kate

The community took over the smokehouse built in 1789, which is located in a farmhouse typical of the region and is a listed building. It is not only used for smoking ham and sausage , but has also been used for cultural events and exhibitions since another part of the building was renovated in 2000. There is also a café in the smokehouse.

Shepherd's throwing stick

In 1952, while working in the can bog, a stick about 65 centimeters long and two centimeters thick was found about one meter below the surface, richly decorated with carved human and animal figures and now exhibited in the State Museum in Gottorf Castle . The exact age of the staff is unknown, but it may have been made before 900.

Church life

The community life of Wattenbek is characterized by numerous activities of its citizens, with the community center "Schalthaus" opened in 1998 as the focus. In addition to the parish meetings, there are theater performances, exhibitions and concerts. The parish office is also located there. The Wattenbeck cookbooks published by the Kulturkreis are known far beyond Wattenbeck's local borders .

Wattenbek primary school

The center of the community is the 9-grade elementary school with around 200 pupils, 13 teachers and 2 special educators. In the old building of the Wattenbeker elementary school there are six classrooms, five group rooms and two kindergarten rooms. The new building is equipped with eight classrooms, six group rooms, a large multi-purpose room and administration and storage rooms. There is a stage, cloakrooms and material rooms in the gym. This also includes the rooms of the supervised primary school and the sports field. With the school year 2011/12, the rural school on the Eider was created as a primary school of the Bordesholm school association in Wattenbek. The rural school on the Eider combines the locations of Wattenbek and Bruges. The seat of the administration is in Wattenbek.

Sport and culture

Sports

The sports facilities used by TSV Wattenbek with two soccer fields and the sports center are right next to the Wattenbeker primary school . TSV Wattenbek ev offers attractive sports activities in the Wattenbek area and has been promoting children and young people for over 50 years. Sports offered by the TSV Wattenbeks are handball, volleyball, basketball and gymnastics. There is also a range of martial arts sports such as Judo, Jiu-Jitsu or Chinese boxing ( Kung-Fu ).

Children and youth meeting

Since the beginning of 2000 there has been a newly built children's and youth club in Wattenbek in the immediate vicinity of the Wattenbeker primary school. There are a variety of offers and activities for children and young people during the week from Monday to Friday . There are also some holiday activities such as the summer camp at Brahmsee , which has been taking place every summer for years.

Seniors

The senior citizen group "Mach mit" of the municipality of Wattenbek offers a wide range of offers, such as computer courses, coffee afternoons and other things for senior citizens.

Web links

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

• Wattenbek community
• TSV Wattenbek
• Children and youth meeting
• Elementary school Wattenbek / rural school on the Eider

Individual evidence

1. ↑ North Statistics Office - Population of the municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein 4th quarter 2019 (XLSX file) (update based on the 2011 census) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Schleswig-Holstein's municipal coat of arms