Wedtlenstedt

Wedtlenstedt Vechelde municipality
	Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 22 " N , 10 ° 24 ′ 37" E
Height :	approx. 80 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.69 km²
Residents :	1769 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	377 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	38159
Area code :	05302
Location of Wedtlenstedt in Lower Saxony
	Location of Wedtlenstedt in the municipality of Vechelde

Wedtlenstedt is a district of the municipality of Vechelde in the Peine district in Lower Saxony .

history

The place was probably created between 300 and 800. The first documentary mention took place in 1105 as "Wethelemstide", later as "Wetelemstide" (1270) and "Wetelenstede".

In 1105, Count Dietrich III. from Katlenburg the Wedtlenstedter Church and its goods, the Katlenburg monastery founded by him . In 1270 a Johannes von Wedtlenstedt sold his own property in Wedtlenstedt to the Kreuzkloster in Braunschweig . In 1384 the Kreuzkloster acquired more land from the Katlenburg monastery.

The first cartographic representation of Wedtlenstedt in the official atlas of the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel by Gottfried Mascop , 1574.

Around 1440 Wedtlenstedt was combined with another ten villages of the Principality of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel to form the administrative and judicial district " Amt Eich " or "Zur Eiche". The office covered the area west of the city of Braunschweig , from the Braunschweiger Landwehr to about the river Aue . In 1501, Duke Heinrich I , called the Elder , pledged the villages of the office to the city of Braunschweig, under whose administration they remained until 1671, when the era of the independent city of Braunschweig was ended by the reconquest of the princes of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. In 1847 Wedtlenstedt had 258 residents in 28 fireplaces.

Negotiated on April 10, 1945 at Wedtlenstedt about the surrender of the city of Braunschweig: Lieutenant General Karl Veith and US Major General Leland Hobbs.

On April 10, 1945 , negotiations between the commander of the 30th US Infantry Division Major General Leland Hobbs and the commander of the city of Braunschweig Lieutenant General Karl Veith about the surrender of Braunschweig took place near Wedtlenstedt, at the canal lock of the Salzgitter canal . The negotiations ended with no results. The city of Braunschweig was surrendered without a fight until two days later, on April 12, 1945.

Wedlenstedt's assignment to the Braunschweig district and its status as an independent municipality ended on March 1, 1974 as part of the regional reform of Lower Saxony .

Village image and local development

The old village image is predominantly determined by central German three-sided and hooked courtyards made of brick framework and brick, whose residential buildings often face south.

Eastern lock basin of the Wedtlenstedt lock

In the past few decades the place has started to expand to the west and east with private homes, housing estates and terraced houses, and to the south with commercial areas. To the west, the town is bounded by the Salzgitter branch canal and its 225 m long lock basin. The Heidanger yacht harbor on the Salzgitter branch canal near Wedtlenstedt offers 90 berths.

In the second half of the 20th century, numerous lakes were created in the vicinity of the place through sand and gravel mining , which were recultivated after the construction material extraction had ended . Most of the lakes of this type are now used as fishing grounds. A gravel mine is currently in operation in the north-west of the village.

Neighboring places

	Bortfeld (Wendeburg)	Chancellor Field (Braunschweig)
Vechelade		Lamme (Braunschweig)
Vechelde	Denstorf	Klein Gleidingen

politics

The local council of Wedtlenstedt consists of nine council members and councilors.

	SPD	CDU	Green	FDP	total	was standing
2016	4th	3	1	1	9 seats	Local election on September 11, 2016
2011	4th	3	1	-	8 seats	Local election on September 11, 2011
2006	4th	4th	1	-	9 seats	Local election on September 10, 2006

Local mayor

The local mayor is Helmut Doll (SPD).

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows on a blue shield the left-facing golden head of a Saxon horse and a golden cross in its upper left corner.

The horse's head indicates the establishment of the place as an old Saxon settlement. Furthermore, it symbolizes the bond with the state of Lower Saxony, the agricultural character of the place, honors the horse as a loyal helper and also indicates a large horse pasture. The field name "paddock" still reminds of this. It was created there by the Braunschweig State Stud for horse breeding. The cross represents the lord of Wedtlenstedt (from 1384), the Kreuzkloster in Braunschweig. The colors blue and gold confirm the affiliation to the former state of Braunschweig.

The coat of arms was adopted by the local council on December 16, 1981. The design comes from Arnold Rabbow.

Personalities

Benjamin Georg Peßler (1747–1814), German theologian and inventor
Johann Friedrich Hodann (Latin: Johannes Fridericus Hodannus ; 1674–1745), German theologian and educator, assistant to Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Jacob Tappe (Latin: Jacobus Tappius ; 1603–1680), German physician and professor of medicine at the University of Helmstedt

literature

Nathalie Kruppa (Ed.): Parishes in the Middle Ages . Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht, Göttingen 2008, ISBN 3-525-35892-X
C. Venturini : The Duchy of Braunschweig in its previous and present condition . Verlag CG Fleckeisen, Helmstedt 1847
Hans-Joachim Winzer: The Counts of Katlenburg (999−1106) . Dissertation, Georg August University, Göttingen 1974

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Population figures . In: Website of the municipality of Vechelde. December 31, 2018, accessed March 11, 2019 .
↑ http://www.wedtlenstedt.de/zeitzeugen/ortnamewedt.php Place and name Wedelstede
^ Karl-Joachim Krause: Braunschweig between war and peace. The events before and after the capitulation of the city on April 12, 1945. Braunschweig 1994, pp. 43–44, ISBN 3-926701-22-6 .
^ 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. 268 .
↑ ADAC Marinaportal , accessed on July 15, 2018
^ Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 154.
↑ Wedtlenstedt coat of arms. On: ngw.nl.

[1] Population figures . In: Website of the municipality of Vechelde. December 31, 2018, accessed March 11, 2019 .

[2] ttp://www.wedtlenstedt.de/zeitzeugen/ortnamewedt.php Place and name Wedelstede

[3] Karl-Joachim Krause: Braunschweig between war and peace. The events before and after the capitulation of the city on April 12, 1945. Braunschweig 1994, pp. 43–44, ISBN 3-926701-22-6 .

[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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 268 .

[5] ADAC Marinaportal , accessed on July 15, 2018

[6] Arnold Rabbow: New Braunschweigisches Wappenbuch. Braunschweiger Zeitungsverlag, Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 2003, ISBN 3-926701-59-5 , p. 154.

[7] Wedtlenstedt coat of arms. On: ngw.nl.