Wesseln (Bad Salzdetfurth)

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Wesseln
Coat of arms of Wesseln
Coordinates: 52 ° 4 ′ 58 ″  N , 10 ° 1 ′ 52 ″  E
Height : 98 m above sea level NN
Residents : 854  (Jan. 1, 2018)
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 31162
Primaries : 05064, 05063
Wesseln (Lower Saxony)
Wesseln

Location of Wesseln in Lower Saxony
Town center
Town center

Wesseln is a northern district of the city of Bad Salzdetfurth an der Lamme in Lower Saxony . The federal road 243 and the state road 490 lead through the village .

history

Wesseln was first mentioned in a document in 1146 as "Westenem", later also "Westenheim". In a document from 1215 a pastor of Wesseln with the name "Henricus de Westene" was mentioned. In the 16th century, however, Wesseln was no longer a separate parish, but belonged to the parish of neighboring Detfurth. That those of since 1535 owned Wrisberg located manor shaped the further development of the town. In 1764 it fell to the barons' family, together with Wrisbergholzen Castle , from 1817 Count von Schlitz called von Görtz auf Rittmarshausen .

The Reformation was not introduced in Wesseln, at first even non-Catholics were not allowed to live in Wesseln. Originally there was a Gothic chapel in Wesseln on the right bank of the Lamme. Due to the increase in population in the 19th century, however, it turned out to be too small, so that from 1853–55 the current church of St. John Bapt. was built. The Gothic chapel then served as a barn and stable until it burned in 1905.

It was not until the mining of potash salt in Salzdetfurth from 1896 and the construction of the Wesseln train station on the Lammetalbahn in 1900 that the village changed from an agricultural to an industrial orientation. At the beginning of the 20th century, Wesseln had 388 inhabitants.

It was incorporated into Bad Salzdetfurth on March 1, 1974.

In 1991, Wesseln station was abandoned by the Federal Railroad, but it was reopened in 2003 after the Eurobahn took over the railway line and it was modernized.

politics

Local council election 2016
Turnout: 70.0%
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56.7%
33.3%
10.1%
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Independent
Gains and losses
compared to 2011
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+ 12.4  % p
-2.96  % p
+ 10.1  % p
-19.44  % p
Independent

The local council has been composed as follows since the local elections on September 11, 2016 (changes compared to 2011)

  • CDU : 3 seats (+1)
  • SPD : 2 seats (± 0)
  • More independent: 0 seats (−1)

Local mayor

Burkhard Helfenbein (CDU) is the local mayor.

Culture and sights

St. John Baptist Church
Interior view of the nave
  • The Catholic Church of St. John the Baptist was built in the years 1853–1855 on the left bank of the Lamme to replace the old chapel, which had become too small, on the right bank of the Lamme. It is a neo-Gothic building in north-south direction from quarry stones with a gable roof and a roof turret . The ogival portal is in the south, while the small apse with a tent roof adjoins the nave with around 60 seats in the north. The four colorful, ogival glass windows on the east and west side form a striking contrast to the round window in the apse.
  • There are several well-preserved half-timbered houses in the town center.
  • There is a glider airfield near the village.
  • To the southeast of Wesseln, the Turmberg offers a beautiful view of the Lamme valley. Two natural monuments, the 600-year-old singing oak and a little further away the 650-year-old Passeiche oak can be reached via hiking trails.

Economy and Infrastructure

Wesseln is on the Lammetalbahn . With the Nordwestbahn , Hildesheim and in the other direction Bad Salzdetfurth and Bodenburg can be reached once an hour on weekdays and every two hours on Sundays and public holidays. From breakpoint Wesseln from also operate weekdays buses to Bockenem .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The city of Bad Salzdetfurth and its districts , accessed on February 12, 2018
  2. ^ Website of the Deanery Alfeld Detfurth
  3. ^ Wilhelm Keil: Neumanns Orts- und Verkehrslexikon , p. 1170. Leipzig 1905.
  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. 210 .
  5. ^ Website of the city of Bad Salzdetfurth , accessed on October 1, 2016
  6. ↑ Hartwig Kemmerer: Hildesheimer Land travel guide , p. 210. Hildesheim 2003.