Ahlum (Wolfenbüttel)

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Ahlum
District town Wolfenbüttel
Ahlum coat of arms
Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′ 21 ″  N , 10 ° 36 ′ 3 ″  E
Height : 108 m
Area : 8.29 km²
Residents : 1125  (December 31, 2017)
Population density : 136 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : March 1, 1974
Postal code : 38302
Area code : 05331
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Location of Ahlum in Wolfenbüttel

Ahlum is a district of the district town Wolfenbüttel in the district of the same name Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony . The place still has a village structure.

geography

Ahlum is about two kilometers east of the eastern border of the Wolfenbüttel core city. The place is in a tree-poor, slightly hilly landscape. About one kilometer south of Ahlum, the Altenau flows into the Schöppenstedter Mulde , the soil of which is highly fertile due to its thick layer of loess . Further south you can find the Asse ridge within walking distance .

Neighboring villages are, starting from the west and clockwise, Wolfenbüttel, Atzum , Salzdahlum , Apelnstedt , Dettum and Wendessen .

history

Traces of settlement can be traced back to the Stone and Bronze Ages for Ahlum. Even then, the great fertility of the soils there was recognized. A place called Aluchi was mentioned as early as 826, but it is unclear whether it is today's Ahlum. 888 there was a place Odonhem , probably today's Ahlum. From 1178 the place names Adenheim , Adenem , Odenem and Alen are guaranteed for today's place. Only after the Reformation were the spellings Ahlum and Ahlen introduced.

For centuries, Ahlum was under the influence of spiritual institutions, starting with the Halberstadt diocese . Even today there is an important monastery in the village. The original name was Klosterhof. It was a ducal domain until 1918 , a domain of the state of Braunschweig until 1945 and is now part of the monastery and study fund .

In 1627, during the Thirty Years' War , Ahlum and some neighboring towns were devastated by the troops of the Danish King Christian IV .

On March 1, 1974, the previously independent community of Ahlum was incorporated into Wolfenbüttel.

From around 1970 to 1998 Peter Schwarz ( CDU ) was the local mayor. From 1998 to November 2011 Ralf Mühlenkamp (CDU) was the local mayor.

politics

Local council election 2016
Participation: 65.5% (+ 4.9% p)
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50
40
30th
20th
10
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46.1%
44.2%
9.7%
Gains and losses
compared to 2011
 % p
 10
   8th
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   2
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  -2
  -4
  -6
-5.9  % p
-3.8  % p
+ 9.7  % p

Local council

Since the local elections on September 11, 2016, the local council has consisted of seven councilors as follows (changes compared to 2011):

  • CDU : 3 seats (−1)
  • SPD : 3 seats (± 0)
  • Green : 1 seat (+1)

Local mayor

Andreas Glier (CDU) has been the local mayor since November 8, 2011.

His deputies are Siegfried Hauptstein (SPD) and Petra Meyer (SPD).

coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a golden sword and a golden crook crossed diagonally on a blue background, covered by a golden ear of wheat.

The colors blue and gold are reminiscent of Ahlum's membership of Braunschweig for over seven centuries. The predominant influence of spiritual institutions on the place is symbolized by the crook. The ear of wheat indicates the great importance of agriculture for the residents of Ahlum.

Culture and sights

  • The Ahlum Monastery Estate, which is a listed building, was once owned by the Duke of Wolfenbüttel.
  • Today's St. Marien Church in Ahlum was built in the years 1855–1860 to replace the much older predecessor church, the tower of which was increased in 1345 according to a registered year.
  • The Ahlumer Heimatstube was opened on June 23, 2007 . Numerous exhibits on the history of Ahlum, such as school inventory and agricultural equipment, as well as an extensive mineral collection are exhibited there.

  • Monastery property

  • In the village center

  • Village church from the southeast

  • House in the center

Economy and Infrastructure

Ahlum is on the state roads Wolfenbüttel-Schöppenstedt and Wendessen- Braunschweig . A bus line connects the place with Wolfenbüttel every hour.

Until 1950, the Ahlum station west of the town was served by passenger traffic. The operator of the route was the Braunschweig-Schöninger Eisenbahn . The route led from Braunschweig via Hötzum and Ahlum to Mattierzoll .

societies

The local sports club is Sportfreunde Ahlum (short: SF Ahlum). Ahlum also has a rifle club, a tennis club, a women's choir, a men's choir, a senior group and the Ahlum volunteer fire brigade with its youth fire brigade .

Personalities

literature

  • Irmgard Angerstein: History of the village of Ahlum. Contributions to the history of the city of Wolfenbüttel - Volume 1. Wolfenbüttel 1983.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Population of the localities and districts of Wolfenbüttel
  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 GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 273 .
  3. ^ Website of the communal data processing in Oldenburg , accessed on October 2, 2016
  4. ↑ Ahlum parish  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ahlum-atzum-wendessen-evangelisch.de
  5. ↑ Minister Wanka visited home parlor in Ahlum. Wolfenbüttel today on September 15, 2012 , accessed on March 31, 2013