Wesseloh

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Wesseloh City of Schneverdingen Coordinates: 53 ° 11 ′ 10 ″  N , 9 ° 44 ′ 25 ″  E
Height :	52 m above sea level NHN
Area :	18.38 km²
Residents :	578  (Feb. 1, 2011)
Population density :	31 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	29640
Area code :	04265
Location of Wesseloh in Schneverdingen

Eggersmühlen watermill on the Fintau

Wesseloh ( Low German / Plattdüütsch Wessloh ) is a district of the town of Schneverdingen in the Heidekreis district in Lower Saxony .

geography

The place is about 9 kilometers north of the city center, with which it is connected via the Alte Landstrasse. The village is a typical heath village with meadows, quarries and woodlands.

Wesseloh's places of residence are Schiel, Eggersmühlen / Eggersmöhl and Horst / Host .

history

The emergence of Wesseloh is in the settlement phases of the 7th / 8th. Century assumed. The place belonged to the diocese and monastery Verden and formed the border town between the monastery and the principality of Lüneburg. After Wesseloh came under the rule of the Swedish Crown at the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, it became the Electorate of Hanover in 1715 .

On March 1, 1974, Wesseloh was incorporated into the municipality of Schneverdingen.

School history

Since 1703 the Wesseloher could attend the school in Insel and from 1752 Wesseloh had its own schoolmaster. In 1846 the first school house was built in the village and expanded in 1891. At the time, Wilhelm Schulz was the first teacher in the village who had received full seminary training. However, he was transferred to a sentence for criticizing army officers.

The number of pupils rose continuously to 76, but the village politicians did not want to finance an expansion of the premises or a second teacher. Finally, a second teacher had to be hired and in 1927 rooms in a restaurant were rented for lessons. In 1939 the expansion of the schoolhouse, which was finally decided, was completed, but the second teacher was called up for military service. As a result of the war, the number of pupils continued to increase because of deportation and flight.

After the war, the population increased and there was a brief opportunity in 1950 to employ three teachers in Wesseloh, but village politicians did not take advantage of this opportunity due to financial concerns.

The process in which Wesseloh lost his school began in 1963. In that year, all 9th ​​grade students were obliged to attend elementary school (later: Hauptschule) in Schneverdingen. In 1968 the 8th year was committed. Then the orientation level was established in Schneverdingen, which grades 5 to 7 had to attend. In 1983 the primary schools in Wesseloh and Insel merged. The third and fourth year were taught together in Insel. Only the first and the second year stayed in Wesseloh. In 1995 the Hansahlen elementary school was opened in Schneverdingen, which the children of primary school age from Wesseloh and Insel have to attend until today. The Insel / Wesseloh primary school was closed in 1995.

politics

Mayor is Erich Gevers.

Culture and sights

• In the watermill on the large mill pond, electricity was generated from 1900 to 1960 in addition to the mill operation. The plant has been back in operation since 1998 and produces around 15,000 kWh of electricity annually.
• The listed bakehouse on the Klasshof, which dates from the late 19th century, was restored in 1995 and returned to its original condition.

Economy and Infrastructure

A children's play area has existed in Wesseloh since 1985. Primary school children attend the Hansahlen School in Schneverdingen. Many parents choose the Cooperative Comprehensive School Schneverdingen as their secondary school .

literature

• Claus Stamann: Wesseloh. History of a village . Schneverdingen 2008.

Web links

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

• Information page of the place Wesseloh

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.feuerwehr-schneverdingen.de/index.php/stadtfeuerwehr
2. ↑ Resolution on the bilingualism of place names in Schneverdingen (PDF, 7 MB)  ( 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.  
3. ^ 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. 235 .
4. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2007 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.