Weitsche
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Weitsche
City of Lüchow (Wendland)
Coordinates: 53 ° 1 ′ 38 ″ N , 11 ° 7 ′ 37 ″ E
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| Incorporation : | July 1, 1972 | |
| Postal code : | 29439 | |
| Area code : | 05841 | |
Location of Weitsche in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district |
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 Hall houses from 1716 and 1841 in the southern Rundling part of the village (and a granary on the left)
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Weitsche is a district of the city of Lüchow (Wendland) in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district in Lower Saxony . The village is located three kilometers north of the core area of Lüchow.
Weitsche belongs to Bröcking (also Bröckling or Bröking ), a small landscape in the Hanoverian Wendland .
history
On July 1, 1972, Weitsche was incorporated into the district town of Lüchow.
In the years 1994–1996 and 2004, parts of a figure made of amber were found at Weitsche that are around 14,000 years old. This amber figure was identified as a moose (" Bernsteinelch von Weitsche ") and is considered the oldest work of art in Lower Saxony.
Architectural monuments
The following are listed as architectural monuments : five courtyards, five residential and farm buildings, two barns and a warehouse
See also
- List of settlements in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district # Rundlingsdörfer
- Penknife groups # Inventory
- Double grave of Oberkassel # "Horse's head" (last paragraph)
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 / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 232 .
Web links
- The oldest moose in the world. News from the Ice Age: An amber figure in the State Museum is 14,000 years old - and is now considered the oldest work of art in Lower Saxony. Article in the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung from September 22, 2012
