Wetschen

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 37 '  N , 8 ° 27'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Diepholz
Joint municipality :	Rehden
Height :	44 m above sea level NHN
Area :	25.1 km 2
Residents:	1836 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	73 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	49453
Primaries :	05446, 05445, 05447
License plate :	DH, SY
Community key :	03 2 51 046
Association administration address:	Schulstr. 20 49453 Rehden, Germany
Mayor :	Andre Rempe (WGW)
Location of the municipality Wetschen in the district of Diepholz

Wetschen is a municipality in the Diepholz district in Lower Saxony . Wetschen is part of the Rehden community .

geography

Geographical location

Wetschen is located between the Dümmer Nature Park and the Rehdener Geestmoor , roughly in the middle between Bremen and Osnabrück . The municipality belongs to the integrated municipality Rehden , which has its administrative seat in the municipality Rehden . The community Wetschen consists of the localities Wetschen, Wetscherhardt and Spreckel.

climate

Temperate maritime climate, influenced by humid north-westerly winds from the North Sea, is predominant. On a long-term average, the air temperature in Wetschen reaches 8.5–9.0 ° C and around 700 mm of precipitation falls. Between May and August, an average of 20-25 summer days (climatological term for days on which the maximum temperature exceeds 25 ° C) can be expected.

history

The community was first mentioned in a document in 1238 as "Wetdecun". Between 1238 and 1250 it appeared as "Weddeschen" in a list of the income of the Osnabrück bishop from the main Drebber court. In 1406 it appeared in the spelling "Weddes -schen". An attempt at interpretation is difficult.

There was also a noble family (v. Weddesche) who got their name from the village. Their origin is not known. It suddenly appeared around 1300 and disappeared from the records from 1517.

The village was not spared from disease, fires and the effects of war. It is said that in an epidemic (probably typhus or dysentery ) in 1735 37 people were killed. In 1792 28 children died of the leaves . In 1781 there was a major fire in Wetschen. At that time, 13 houses and 40 other buildings burned down. In 1921 there was no house in Wetschen that had inscriptions from before 1700. In 1864 there was a census. It resulted in 456 for Wetschen, 72 for Spreckel, 152 for Wetscherhardt and five residents for Wetscher Wiesenhütte.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council from Wetschen consists of eleven members. (Compared to 2011)

• WGW 6 seats (+0)
• SPD 5 seats (+1)
• BüFo 0 seats (−1)

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

mayor

Andre Rempe (WGW) has been honorary mayor of the Wetschen community since November 1, 2016. The municipal director is the mayor of the municipality, Hartmut Bloch.

previous incumbent

• 1969–1991: Heinz Bollhorst
• 1996-2006: Manfred Koch (SPD)
• 2006–2016: Karl-Friedrich Dünnemann (WGW)

coat of arms

The Wetschen community does not have its own coat of arms. Usually the coat of arms of the municipality Rehden is used.

Culture and sights

Natural monuments

The Rehdener Geestmoor nature reserve , which is south of the municipality, has around 2000 hectares of raised bog.

Club life

The only sports club is TSV Wetschen, which has existed since 1920. Football, handball, fistball, tennis, judo and children's gymnastics are offered. Another club to be mentioned is the Wetschen shooting club, which was founded in 1901. A highlight of the year is the shooting festival, which usually takes place in early May. Furthermore, the amateur theater group "Funny Stage" should be mentioned, which performs popular plays with great success.

religion

In Wetschen there is the Evangelical Johannes Church. It was rebuilt in 1961 and an annex was added in 1993/94, in which community rooms are housed. In 2007 the church and the bell tower were restored. The Johannes Church offers space for approx. 200 people. Particularly noteworthy is the altar window, which is backlit when the sun is shining. It shows Jesus with his disciples.

The church in Wetschen

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The community is located directly on the B 214 federal road , which leads from Diepholz to Nienburg / Weser and on towards Celle .

Medical care

A general practitioner is represented with a branch in Wetschen.

energy

In 2011 six wind turbines were built in Wetschen.

education

There is a branch of the Rehden elementary school in Wetschen. In 2009, the extension of a cafeteria was pushed ahead at the site. All-day care is carried out.

Others

In Wetschen there is a rather forgotten cemetery with Russian victims from the Second World War .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ Otto Gruber: The coats of arms of the South Oldenburg nobility . In: Yearbook for the Oldenburger Münsterland 1971 . Vechta 1970, p. 32
3. ↑ Russian fates in the mill circle

Web links

Commons : Wetschen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Rehden