Weesen (Südheide)
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Weesen
community Südheide
Coordinates: 52 ° 50 ′ 2 ″ N , 10 ° 8 ′ 5 ″ E
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| Height : | 62 (60-66) m | |
| Residents : | 520 | |
| Incorporation : | 1st January 1973 | |
| Incorporated into: | Hermannsburg | |
| Postal code : | 29320 | |
| Area code : | 05052 | |
Location of Weesen in Lower Saxony |
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Weesen is part of the municipality of Südheide in the northern district of Celle in Lower Saxony . The place is located in the Südheide Nature Park , in the Lüneburg Heath , about 1 km east of the main town of Hermannsburg and has around 520 inhabitants. The Weesener Bach flows through the village, the course of which was placed under nature protection in 1999. Almost all of the farms still have old stairwells from the 19th century.
history
On January 1, 1973, Weesen was incorporated into the municipality of Hermannsburg. A part was reclassified to Unterlüß . Until then, Weesen was one of the largest municipalities in Lower Saxony in terms of area.
politics
With the merger of Hermannsburg with the neighboring community of Unterlüß on January 1, 2015, the place became part of the community of Südheide .
The Weesen local council consists of five local council members. Local mayor is Hans-Heinrich Thies.
Weesen train station
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In 1892, as part of the Uelzen – Celle field railway exercise, a railway line with a length of around 70 km was built for a narrow-gauge railway from Uelzen via Weesen to Celle . The purpose of the exercise was to find out how, in the event of war, material could be transported to the front on a narrow-gauge railway as quickly as possible. The construction team consisted of four Prussian, one Bavarian and four reservist companies . This route was chosen because there were few obstacles and the heath area was isolated.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Army, Lieutenant General Alfred Graf von Schlieffen , inspected the work. From July 28th to August 12th, 1892, the light railroad was in regular operation . 14 trains ran in each direction every day. On July 30th, a forest fire broke out and caused a major disruption.
On August 8, 1892, a total of 372 crew ranks, 48 NCOs and 20 officers arrived to dismantle the field railway. On September 22nd, 1892 the work was finished.
In Weesen there is no longer any indication of the earlier existence of this route, only one section of the street is still called the “station”. In the vicinity of Hof Severloh, east of the Bornriethmoor , the course of the railway can still be seen on the Citronenberg as a longitudinal ditch.
Naturschutzfreunde Weesen eV
On February 4th, 1984 the association "Naturschutzfreunde Weesen eV" was founded as a community of Weesen citizens against the mechanical clearing of the Weesener Bach. The crawler excavator used previously deepened the creek and caused enormous ecological damage to the water, some of which still have an effect today.
The purpose of the association is, in particular, the protection and care of the stream in the area of the Weesen district. This goal is to be achieved through gentle hand evacuation, the planting of alder trees , the opening of side ditches and the introduction of gravel . In addition, the maintenance of the landscape, nature and home is an essential task of the association.
Since it was founded, the association has also developed a variety of other activities and an intense life of its own:
Plantings and bird protection
In the mid- 1980s , the state of Lower Saxony launched a program to plant hedges in the Feldmark through the lower nature conservation authorities . The association accepted this program and, in consultation with the district of Celle, the municipality of Hermannsburg and the farmers, planted numerous trees along the country lanes. In addition to the wind protection for fields against erosion, small game (e.g. partridges ) have again found protection areas through these hedges. Incidentally, they are a nice eye-catcher for locals and guests alike. Both in and outside the village, avenues were planted , especially with linden , hawthorn and mountain ash , and some with fruit trees. These measures were financed both by the association and by subsidies from the district. The orchard meadow represents a special planting and protective measure . In 1992 a 0.75 hectare field in the extension of the road was leased and planted with old fruit varieties by the association. Especially insects of all kinds and numerous species of birds can develop protected here. Gravel and sand mining has also been prohibited on Hundsberg for a number of years. The municipality of Hermannsburg leased the area in 2007 to the Weesener Naturschutzfreunde, who enclosed the area with hedges. The all around planting of the small hill now offers a "picturesque" sight. With association money and a lot of work, the association has so far hung over 1,000 nesting boxes , including 10 owl and bat boxes each , around Weesen, which are cleaned annually in winter. A record is kept of the occupancy of the boxes.
Rescue transformer house
The transformer station on the sports field is a relic from the early days of electrification . This facility, built around 1914, was supposed to be demolished in 1991. The Naturschutzfreunde Weesen eV managed to get the responsible energy supply company “SVO” to hand over the building to their association for further use and care. With the support of the Hermannsburg community, it was restored and is now used as quarters for bats and owls .
Staircase storage in the oak grove
In the village center, next to the fire station, a historic staircase storage facility was built in 1992 as part of the village renewal program, thanks to a considerable contribution by the association and other helpers from Weesen. The top floor was developed as a club room for meetings.
The Weesener Bach between Lutterloh and Weesen
Staircase storage from 1808
Half-timbered farmhouse
Architectural monuments
Web links
- Website of the community Südheide with the village Weesen
- Report on the construction of the Uelzen – Celle railway line
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 223 .
- ^ Local council of Weesen
- ↑ A. Haarmann: The small railways. Reprint of the original from 1896.