Wispenstein

Wispenstein City of Alfeld (Leine)
	Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 4 " N , 9 ° 50 ′ 54" E
Height :	155 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.6 km²
Residents :	312 (Sep 2017)
Population density :	68 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	March 1, 1974
Postal code :	31061
Area code :	05181
Location of Wispenstein in Lower Saxony
	Newly built bridge to Wispenstein

Wispenstein is a southern district of the town of Alfeld (Leine) in the Hildesheim district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Wispenstein is located in the Leinebergland east of the Steinberg, west close to the Leine . District road 402 runs through the village from Freden in the south to Alfeld town center in the north. On the eastern edge of the village, the Wisp flows into the Leine. The Hannöversche Südbahn runs to the east .

history

The establishment of the place can be traced back to the building of a wooden castle by the lords of Steinberg in 1451.

In the course of the regional reform in Lower Saxony , Wispenstein lost its independence on March 1, 1974 and has since been part of the city of Alfeld (Leine).

politics

Local council

The joint local council of Wispenstein and Imsen consists of two councilors and three councilors from the following parties:

SPD : 5 seats

(Status: local election September 11, 2016)

Local mayor

The local mayor of Wispenstein and Imsen is Andrea Brodtmann (SPD). Your deputy is Dominik Denner (SPD).

coat of arms

The municipality was awarded the local coat of arms on June 22, 1938 by the President of the Province of Hanover . The district administrator from Alfeld presented it on October 18 of the same year.

Blazon : "In silver in front of a blue oblique right-hand bar, a red ibex with a blue tongue risingto the left ."

Founding of the coat of arms: Wispenstein was the eponymous seat of the oldest judicial and administrative district of the outgoing possessions of one of the important - now extinct - families of Lower Saxony: von Steinberg , who already owned rich possessions in the Leinebergland in the 12th century. Based on the von Steinberg coat of arms (black rising ibex on gold), that of the Wispenstein municipality is designed and chosen.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the place

Gertrud Elisabeth Magdalena von Steinberg (1680–1749), heiress of the Imbshausen manor, she kept the property until her death ( → see: Justus Kipius )

People connected to the place

Burghard von Cramm (1874–1936), manor owner and court official, after the death of his father-in-law he became master of Wispenstein

traffic

The Hannöversche Südbahn runs east of Wispenstein as part of the north-south route .

Web links

Commons : Wispenstein - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

↑ The story of Wispenstein. In: www.alt-alfeld.de. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
^ 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. 205 .
↑ ^a ^b Wispenstein / Imsen local council. ( 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. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved on September 22, 2017 (still available despite notice).@1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b Mandate holder of the city of Alfeld - Wispenstein / Imsen. ( 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. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved on September 22, 2017 (still available despite notice).@1@ 2

^ ^A ^b Wilhelm Barner : Coat of arms and seal of the Alfeld district . Rebinding. Lax GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim 1998 ( digitized version of the text part of the first edition from 1940 [PDF; 10.0 MB ; accessed on June 11, 2019]).

[alt-1] The story of Wispenstein. In: www.alt-alfeld.de. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[2] 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. 205 .

[Rat-3] Wispenstein / Imsen local council. ( 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. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved on September 22, 2017 (still available despite notice).@1@ 2

[Mandat-4] Mandate holder of the city of Alfeld - Wispenstein / Imsen. ( 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. In: Website of the city of Alfeld. Retrieved on September 22, 2017 (still available despite notice).@1@ 2

[Wappen-5] A ^b Wilhelm Barner : Coat of arms and seal of the Alfeld district . Rebinding. Lax GmbH & Co. KG, Hildesheim 1998 ( digitized version of the text part of the first edition from 1940 [PDF; 10.0 MB ; accessed on June 11, 2019]).