Westenholz (Walsrode)

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Westenholz
City of Walsrode
Coordinates: 52 ° 46 ′ 8 ″  N , 9 ° 42 ′ 6 ″  E
Height : 55 m
Area : 19.7 km²
Residents : 250
Population density : 13 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 29664
Area code : 05167
Westenholz (Lower Saxony)
Westenholz

Location of Westenholz in Lower Saxony

Westenholz is a district of the city of Walsrode in the Lower Saxony district of Heidekreis . About 250 people live in the heath village on an area of ​​19.7 km².

Listed farm in Westenholz

geography

Westenholz is the southernmost district; it is located in the southeastern area of ​​the city of Walsrode, 21 km southeast of the core town of Walsrode.

Neighboring communities - clockwise from the north - are Fahrenholz , Ostenholz and Krelingen .

history

The first mention of Westenholz is in 1237. Document No. 32 of the Hodenberg document book states that a Hermann Hode (see: Hodenberg # origin ), Vogt zu Bücken , prescribes his goods in Westenholz (Westerholt) to the Walsrode monastery for security. In 1296 a further entry is made in document 105 of the same document book. In 1360, document 152 of the Hodenberg document book: Duke Wilhelm II of Braunschweig-Lüneburg enfeoffed Heinrich von Hodenberg, among other things, with a " hof to westenholte ". 1445: Duke Friedrich von Braunschweig-Lüneburg enfeoffs Marquard von Hodenberg among other things with “ Twe houe to Westenholte ” (Certificate 201 Hodenberger Urkundenbuch).

Since the regional reform , which came into effect on March 1, 1974, the previously independent municipality of Westenholz has been one of 23 localities in the city of Walsrode.

politics

Mayor is Klaus Gärtner.

Culture and sights

Memorial stone on a parrot tree
Löns hut in the Westenholzer Bruch
  • About three kilometers southwest of Westenholz, between extensive forest areas, the Westenholzer Bruch, there is a small hunting lodge. Hermann Löns stayed in the hut frequently between 1898 and 1914.
  • There are also several trees in the center of the village and in its immediate vicinity (one oak , two red beeches and one holly palm ) that are protected as natural monuments .
  • A memorial stone that reminds of parrot shooting on a parrot tree (Low German Papengeyenbom) since 1528.
  • To the south of the Westenholz fracture surface is the watermill, first mentioned in a document in 1448 or 1475, where a baking day is held once a year.

See also the list of architectural monuments in Walsrode (outer districts) #Westenholz

Economy and Infrastructure

Westenholz is close to major traffic - 2 km from the Walsrode motorway triangle. The federal highways A 27 (Walsrode - Bremen ) and A 7 ( Hanover - Hamburg ) run 2 km to the west. The county road K 147 leads from the west timber directly to the "junction West Wood" (no. 49) A 7.

In Westenholz there are no street names, only house numbers , which residents, postmen, vendors and visitors have to use for orientation.

literature

Web links

Commons : Westenholz (Walsrode)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ 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. 225 .
  2. ↑ Löns Hut
  3. ↑ Westholz watermill