Watzum (Uehrde)
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Watzum
Municipality of Uehrde
Coordinates: 52 ° 6 ′ 56 ″ N , 10 ° 46 ′ 52 ″ E
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| Height : | 107 m | |
| Residents : | 216 (December 1, 2016) | |
| Incorporation : | March 1, 1974 | |
| Postal code : | 38170 | |
| Area code : | 05332 | |
Location of Watzum in Lower Saxony |
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.JPG) View of Watzum
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Watzum is a district of the Lower Saxon community of Uehrde, part of the Elm-Asse community in the Wolfenbüttel district , where 216 residents lived in December 2016.
history
The existence of the rural settlement village has been documented since 1195, when it was first mentioned as "Wattekesheim". Later it is also called "Watzem" . The name "Watzen" still exists in the East Westphalian dialect of the region among the inhabitants and in the neighboring villages .
Since the incorporation, which came into force on March 1, 1974, the place has been part of the municipality of Uehrde.
Culture and sights
- The most striking building and landmark of the village is the church, which stands like a castle on a hill in the middle of the village and is visible far into the region. In parts it dates from the 12th century and was probably founded by the Welfenhaus . It is also said that the Watzum church was built by the Knights Templar . Later it was under the patronage of the Teutonic Order
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- The townscape is also characterized by the Watzum manor, it was built in 1704 by the Braunschweig master builder Hermann Korb and has a spacious manor park. The von Weferlingen family of ministers had held the manor since the Middle Ages . An illegitimate daughter of Duke Heinrich the Younger married into the von Weferlingen family in the 16th century. With the help of her dowry , the village could be rebuilt after it was destroyed by the Schmalkaldic War . The von Weferlingen family has now died out.
- The Möhringsche and Eppersche Hofs are also worth mentioning as other striking buildings. They are both subject to monument preservation.
Personalities
- Heinrich Gravenhorst (1823–1898), beekeeper, inventor of the Gravenhorst arched sleeve, born in Watzum
Web links
Commons : Watzum (Uehrde) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Watzum in the Topographia Braunschweig Lüneburg from 1654 (Matthäus Merian) - sources and full texts
- Site of the municipality of Uehrde
- Description of the village in the municipality of Elm-Asse
- Website for the district of Watzum
- Villages in the Braunschweiger Land
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population of the joint municipality of Elm-Asse ( Memento of the original from June 22, 2015 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. , accessed March 27, 2017
- ^ Kirstin Casemir: The place names of the district Wolfenbüttel and the city of Salzgitter . Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2003, ISBN 3-89534-483-4 , p. 341.
- ^ 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 and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 273 .
- ^ Villages in the Braunschweig region
- ↑ Reference to www.elmsagen.de ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ It is about Sidonie von Kirchberg, a daughter of Eva von Trott , the lover of Duke Heinrich the Younger. Heinrich provided his illegitimate children with the nobility title "von Kirchberg".
- ^ Villages in the Braunschweig region
- ^ Johann Heinrich Christoph Gravenhorst: The practical beekeeper. Textbook of rational beekeeping on movable and immovable honeycombs
- ^ Johann Heinrich Christoph Gravenhorst in: German Biography
