Sülfeld (Wolfsburg)
Sülfeld
City of Wolfsburg
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Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ N , 10 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ E | |
Height : | 74 m |
Residents : | 2977 (Dec. 31, 2015) |
Incorporation : | July 1, 1972 |
Postal code : | 38442 |
Area code : | 05362 |
Location in Wolfsburg
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Sülfeld is the westernmost district of Wolfsburg , which lies in the valley of the Mühlenriede brook . The Sülfeld lock , which was built in 1938 and is the only lock on the Mittelland Canal between Hanover and Magdeburg, is located nearby . The sluice settlement outside the closed village is part of the district . It was created in the 1930s with the construction of twelve houses for lock workers.
history
Thietmar von Merseburg reports in his chronicle of a miracle that occurred in Silivellun (Sülfeld) in the second week of December in 1017 (Chronicle VII, 68). It is the first known mention of the place Sülfeld near Fallersleben . Sülfeld is as a farm of Sulefelde mentioned in 1339 first documented that Mark's Church of the place already 1318. Another local naming took place in 1360 when Duke Magnus of Brunswick-Lüneburg the Cistercian - Kloster Riddagshausen in Braunschweig bequeathed a part of the village. To the north of the church, the clustered village of Sülfeld was formed, which in 1489 already had 21 residential places. A property located in the southern part of the village was already dissolved in the 19th century as part of the coupling ( land consolidation ). The population of 564 in 1939 doubled as a result of the influx of war refugees after the Second World War . The number of jobs in the nearby Volkswagen plant increased it to over 3000 residents today.
On July 1, 1972, Sülfeld, which comes from the Gifhorn district , was incorporated into the city of Wolfsburg in accordance with the Wolfsburg law .
politics
Together with the Fallersleben district, Sülfeld forms the village of Fallersleben-Sülfeld , which is represented by a local council. The local mayor is Bärbel Weist ( politically independent community ).
coat of arms
Sülfeld has the third oldest coat of arms of all Wolfsburg districts; of the former parishes that were not cities, even the oldest. It was presented on 12 April 1929 by the Prussian cabinet - then Sülfeld belonged to the province of Hannover for the Free State of Prussia - and the revived arms of the sex of brine Velde (Sülfeld), which in the 14th century owner of the village and owner of Church patronage been is .
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Heraldic description:
In silver (white) a blue sloping bar, covered with four pairs of turned away, silver (white) swan heads with golden (yellow) beaks and red tongues.
Culture and sights
- St. Mark's Church from 1318 - Evangelical-Lutheran
- The Sülfeld lock of the Mittelland Canal from 1938, the southern chamber of which was rebuilt in 2007
- The estate with the production facility as well as sales rooms for Sülfelder Korn and a wine shop
The Barnbruch wetland and nature reserve is located in the north of the Sülfeld district . The neighboring Isenbüttel lying Tankumsee that the construction of the Elbe lateral canal has arisen is the recreation and belongs to the catchment area. The Fallersleben outdoor pool is located in the wider catchment area.
Economy and Infrastructure
The main thoroughfares are the L 321 east to Fallersleben, then continue towards the city center and west towards Wettmershagen , and the L 292 west towards Calberlah and Gifhorn . Sülfeld is connected to the local public transport network with Wolfsburger Verkehrs GmbH (WVG). There is a direct connection to the VW factory. The Verkehrsgesellschaft Landkreis Gifhorn (VLG) operates to Gifhorn.
The so-called Weddeler Loop, an ICE route from Braunschweig to Wolfsburg, runs through the district . The connection Hanover – Berlin runs north in an east-west direction . In the absence of a separate train station, the Fallersleben train station or the main train station in the city center are used. The Mittelland Canal runs parallel to the railway line . Shipping is handled at the ports of Wolfsburg .
Personalities
- Willi Giesemann called "Tille" (born September 2, 1937), German national soccer player
- Dennis Engel (born July 22, 1972), European Autocross Champion Division 3A 2002, 2003
literature
- TSV Sülfeld von 1913 eV (Ed.): The Chronicle. From Silivellun 1017 to Sülfeld 2017. 1000 years of Sülfeld. Wolfsburg 2017.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ 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. 221 .