Windheim (Petershagen)

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Windheim (Petershagen)
City of Petershagen
Coordinates: 52 ° 24 ′ 47 "  N , 9 ° 0 ′ 55"  E
Height : 44 m above sea level NN
Area : 7.26 km²
Residents : 1428  (Jun 27, 2012)
Population density : 197 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : 1st January 1973
Postal code : 32469
Area code : 05705
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Location of Windheim (Petershagen) in Petershagen
Windheim village church

Windheim is a district of the city of Petershagen in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke .

geography

Windheim lies northeast of the city ​​center of Petershagen on the right bank of the Weser ; in the east Windheim borders on the districts of Ilse and Döhren , in the north (separated by the Weser) on the district of Hävern , in the west, also separated by the Weser, on the district of Ovenstädt and in the south on the district of Jössen .

history

The date of foundation is certainly before 1318. In that year, the nobleman Wedekind von Berge left the Gografschaft zu Windheim to Count Otto von Hoya according to a pledge deed. The transfer did not end until 1512 with the transition to the diocese of Minden . In the Middle Ages , Windheim was also the seat of a goat court at times . Market rights for Windheim have been known as " Winthemere kerckmisse " since 1548 . Two annual markets (spring and autumn) are still held today.

Until the municipal reorganization on 1 January 1973 Windheim and was km² an independent municipality with a total of around 7.27 1,368 inhabitants (31 December 1972) and belonged to the Office Windheim to Lahde in Minden . On June 27, 2012, Windheim had 1,428 inhabitants.

religion

  • The Evangelical Lutheran Christians belong to the Windheim parish and visit the Windheim Evangelical Church . The church was built in the 13th century and expanded in the 18th century.
  • The Catholic faithful belong to the parish vicarie St. Maria in Lahde and thus to the pastoral association Mindener Land in the deanery of Herford-Minden. In Windheim there is also the St. Gorgonius and St. Liborius Chapel , which is partially used.

politics

The local mayor is Hermann Humcke (CDU).

Culture and sights

Windheim is known as the "old center on the Weser" and for its stork nests. The nature reserve of the Weser floodplain is located directly on site.

  • The Westphalian Stork Museum is located in the listed building Windheim No 2 .
  • The Weser ferry PetraSolara is the only solar ferry in North Rhine-Westphalia and is operated by the Hävern ferry association from April to October. The first documentary mention of a ferry at this point comes from 1548.

  • View of Windheim from the Weseraue nature reserve

  • Town view

  • Weser ferry station

  • Pier of the Weser ferry Solara

Economy and Infrastructure

education

  • The preschool children attend the kindergarten in neighboring Jössen.
  • There is a primary school in Windheim.
  • Secondary schools are located in Lahde and Petershagen.

traffic

Windheim is located together with the municipality of Jössen, surrounded by the Weser, on federal highway 482 and can be reached via four bridges. Since the Weser ferry Windheim-Hävern ( PetraSolara ) was resumed, the village has become more accessible again for cyclists and tourists. Windheim station is on the Nienburg – Minden railway line . Windheim is the depot . Trains do not stop here to get on and off.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Kenter: The Gogericht zu Windheim. Announcements of the Minden History Association, year 51 (1979), pp. 7–24.
  2. ↑ War and Domain Chamber Minden, VI419, Volume 3, Money Register 1548/1549
  3. ↑ Martin Bünermann, Heinz Köstering: The communities and districts after the municipal territorial reform in North Rhine-Westphalia . Deutscher Gemeindeverlag, Cologne 1975, ISBN 3-555-30092-X , p. 118 .
  4. ↑ Windheim No2 - Listed yard in Windheim
  5. ^ Westfälisches Storchenmuseum ( Memento from January 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ History of the Weser ferry PetraSolara