Wilkenburg

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Wilkenburg
City of Hemmingen
Wilkenburg coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 18 ′ 38 "  N , 9 ° 45 ′ 24"  E
Height : 56 m above sea level NHN
Area : 2.68 km²
Residents : 950  (Jan. 1, 2016)
Population density : 354 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 30966
Area code : 0511
Wilkenburg (Lower Saxony)
Wilkenburg

Location of Wilkenburg in Lower Saxony
St. Vitus Church
St. Vitus Church
Flooded road when the Leine flooded in January 2011

Wilkenburg is a district of the city of Hemmingen in the Hanover region in Lower Saxony .

geography

Wilkenburg is located on the eastern edge of the Calenberger Land south of the Lower Saxony state capital Hanover (8 km to Hanover city center), on the left (west) of the Alte Leine, a former branch of the Leine , and borders on the Hemmingen districts of Hemmingen-Westerfeld , Arnum and Harkenbleck . The Leinemasch, also known as the Leineaue, extends east of the village with the “Alte Leine” nature reserve . In the Wilkenburg district there are several ponds created by gravel mining (e.g. Schragesee, Steinfeldsee). In addition, the Seniebach rises in Wilkenburg . For centuries, the manor located north of the St. Vitus Church, as the largest employer, was the economic center of the place. Today the vast majority of residents are commuters who work in nearby Hanover. To the south of the village center around the church and estate, manageable residential areas with single-family houses emerged after the Second World War.

history

In 1992, during aerial archaeological surveys, traces of the 30-hectare Roman march of Wilkenburg were discovered, which provided space for around 20,000 Roman soldiers . According to the archaeological investigations from 2015 onwards, the camp was most likely established between the years 1 and 5 AD, before the Varus Battle in 9 AD.

Excavations between Wilkenburg and Harkenbleck , during which shards of clay vessels, parts of bronze jewelry, clay fragments of hut walls and bones were found, revealed that there was a German settlement from the 1st to 4th centuries AD.

In an undated document made during the tenure of Bishop Sigward von Minden (1120–1140), the place is first mentioned as Welekenborge ( Burg des Waleg or Weleko ) as a fiefdom of the bishop. In addition to the settlement there was a castle complex, probably a moated castle , similar to the Retburg on the opposite eastern bank of the Leine, and an associated farmyard. The slowly flowing water of the Leine was diverted into the castle moat and thus offered additional protection. The Welekenborg was of strategic importance because it was located in the eastern corner of the diocese of Minden and was thus part of the border security. The diocese of Hildesheim and the estates of the dukes of Braunschweig and Lüneburg were on the opposite bank . In addition, the lords of the castle were able to control trade on the then navigable leash and traffic on two trade routes (Bremen – Saxony, Lübeck – Frankfurt) that crossed nearby. The castle, which no longer exists today and which later became the Wilkenburg manor , was owned by the von Alten family from 1215 to 1904 .

In the course of the regional reform , Wilkenburg lost its communal independence when it became one of the seven districts of the new municipality of Hemmingen on March 1, 1974 .

politics

City Councilor and Mayor

Wilkenburg is represented at the municipal level by the City Council of Hemmingen.

coat of arms

The Wilkenburg municipal coat of arms was designed by the heraldist and graphic artist Alfred Brecht , who designed all the coats of arms in the Hanover region. The approval of the coat of arms was granted on June 27, 1960 by the district president in Hanover.

Wilkenburg coat of arms
 Blazon : “In blue a square, silver battlement wall , surmounted by the silver tower of the Wilkenburg church , whichis flankedby a tinned and a pointed, silver tower; in the gate the (vertically placed) triangular shield of the lineage of ancients (seven red diamonds with gold nails in silver,lined up diagonally to the right ). "
Foundation of the coat of arms: An important document for local history dates from 1308. It is equally valuable for the von Alten knight family. Eberhard von Alten and his son Johannes issued this certificate in Wilkenburg. This proves that this family of the Lower Saxon nobility owned the castle here and is closely interwoven with the early history of the village. We also know that in 1425 Heineke von Alten rebuilt the Wilkenburg Fortress, which had been destroyed in the War of the Lüneburg Succession, and that in 1613 Ewert von Alten and 1645 Bodo von Alten were confirmed as the owner of the patrimonial court . The municipal coat of arms, which the council of the municipality decided on May 13, 1960, is based on these historical facts.

Culture and sights

Information center on the edge of the Roman marchers from Wilkenburg
  • The St. Vitus Church was first mentioned in a document from the Minden Bishop Sigward , which is dated to 1140. Initially built as a private church for the landlords resident in Wilkenburg, it is now the parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran St. Vitus parish of Wilkenburg-Harkenbleck. The nave of the church, built in the first half of the 12th century as a Romanesque hall church, represents the oldest part of today's church building. The choir adjoining to the east probably dates from the second half of the 12th century. The church building got its present form mainly through extensive renovation work in the 18th century (including enlargement of the windows on the south wall, erection of the mansard roof with skylights, masonry of a new west facade, construction of the half-timbered upper floor and the roof dome of the tower.)
  • Three apple varieties are named after Wilkenburg by the Wilkenburg pomologist Johann Georg Conrad Oberdieck : Wilkenburger Währapfel, Wilkenburger Herbst-Reinette and Wilkenburger Zitronen-Reinette.
  • The Steinfeldsee is a former gravel pond that was left to nature after it was graveled. As part of the "Alte Leine" nature reserve , it has been the only body of water in Hemmingen since it was placed under protection in 1996 that is not subject to human use and is therefore a diverse habitat, especially for rare bird species. From October to March the Steinfeldsee is a resting and wintering place for rare bird species. The observation hut on the lake offers good opportunities for bird watching.
  • On the edge of the Roman Marschlag from Wilkenburg , the remains of which are on a field, there has been a small information center since 2018. It is operated by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Römer AG Leine (RAGL), which provides information about the marching camp through monthly lectures and guided tours.

Architectural monuments

→ See: List of architectural monuments in Wilkenburg

Regular events

The annual horse show of the RV Wilkenburg, founded in 1974, on the show grounds on Wilkenburger Straße and the Wilkenburger Pumpkin Festival, which takes place on the estate of the von Campe family and is the largest event in Hemmingen with around 7,000 visitors, are well known nationwide.

traffic

Via the L 389, there are cycle-guided road connections to Hanover-Wülfel and Arnum (here connection to the federal highway 3 ) as well as to Hemmingen-Westerfeld and Hanover-Döhren and via the K 222 to Harkenbleck . The road connections to Hanover , Hemmingen-Westerfeld and Harkenbleck are regularly closed due to flooding due to the flooding of the line overflowing the banks . RegioBus Hannover GmbH's bus lines connect Wilkenburg with the Hanover city rail network .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

People connected to the place

  • Nikolaus Baring (1607–1648), preacher, was a preacher in Wilkenburg from 1636 to 1641
  • Martin Chilian Stisser (1635–1707), Lutheran theologian and general superintendent of the General Diocese of Grubenhagen and in the Harz region, was pastor in Wilkenburg from 1662 to 1671
  • Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves (1788–1864), architect, town planner and civil engineer, built the palace of General Carl August Graf von Alten (later called Friederikenschlösschen) in 1817 and designed the mausoleum for the Count in Wilkenburg (Sundern) in 1842
  • Viktor von Alten (1800–1879), Royal Hanoverian Privy Councilor, was u. a. Heir to Wilkenburg
  • Christoph August Gersting (1802–1872), master bricklayer, master builder, senator and architect, was involved in the construction of the mausoleum for Count Carl von Alten in Wilkenburg (Sundern)
  • Hermine Luise Auguste von Schminke (1806–1868), daughter of the Electoral Hessian State Minister Friedrich Christoph von Schminke, died in Wilkenburg (→ see under: Viktor von Alten )
  • Conrad Wilhelm Hase (1818–1902), architect and university professor, was considered one of the most important representatives of neo-Gothic of the 19th century, built the mausoleum for Count Carl von Alten in Wilkenburg (Sundern) in 1842
  • Heinz Goesmann (1920–2010), architect, built the shooting range in Wilkenburg

Web links

Commons : Wilkenburg  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Facts & Figures. In: Website City of Hemmingen. Retrieved November 22, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Hemmingen compact - information brochure for residents and guests. (PDF; 8.3 MB) In: Website City of Hemmingen. January 1, 2016, p. 8 , accessed on July 23, 2018 (p. 10).
  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, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p.  196 .
  4. ^ A b Landkreis Hannover (ed.): Wappenbuch Landkreis Hannover . Self-published, Hanover 1985, p. 190-193 .
  5. ↑ Bernd Adam, Michael A. Flechtner: The St. Vitus Church in Wilkenburg - Nine centuries of planning and building history . Ströher-Druck, Celle 2001 ( digitized version ).
  6. ↑ BUND-Lemgo fruit variety database. In: obstsortendatenbank.de. Retrieved April 14, 2016 .