Räbke

Räbke is a municipality in the North Elm in the district of Helmstedt in Lower Saxony, which was first mentioned in 1046 as Redepke documented. The village on the northeast edge of the Elms is a leisure area with a vast network of trails, beginning in the headwaters of the Schunter.

The idyllic village stands out with its well-preserved half-timbered houses and a large inventory of Linden of the other villages of Elm - flare region. The Schunter runs straight through the town in two parts.

On the outskirts there is an outdoor pool with camping. There is an adjoining holiday park North Elm with a larger cottage area.

History

Name

In written references Räbke 1205 is mentioned as Ridepe, 1225 as Redepe, 1333 and 1399 as Rideppe as Redepke. The former village name based on the notion rid - apa, what Riet water meant. The reed stands for Riede, a small stream which is meant. Probably the designation is based on the Schunter that passes through the city and around 1 km from its source is still a small body of water.

Mill history

Its location on the Schunter Räbke was since the 13th century, a preferred location for water mills. In 1939 the mill land following seven water mills in place: Upper Mill, Lower Mill, Mill Köhler, island mill, oil mill, mustard mill and rye and wheat mill Liese Bach. Last owner of 1236 as Erbzinsmühle the Helmstedt monastery of St. Ludgeri commissioned in mill creek Liese Liese Franz Müller was the Bach, which she took over in 1905. Since about 2008, it is functional again and can be visited. It represents a station of the Lower Saxon Mill Road represents the mill was extensively restored between 1998 and 2005 under the Village Renewal Programme. Established in 2009 with sponsorship.

Paper mills

Räbke was in the 18th and 19th centuries with the newly established branch of industry of paper mills on the Schunter an important place in the national paper production. This was also caused by the proximity to the university town of Helmstedt with his considerable demand for paper for books. Beginning of the 18th century existed at the site four paper mills, more than anywhere else in the area of present-day Lower Saxony in such a small space.

The mill foundations go back to a paper shortage that prevailed at the ducal Guelph University of Helmstedt in 1576. The Helmstedter patrician, bookseller and patron Hermann Brandes founded on security of supply several paper mills in Räbke. This was in 1594 first the food grinder ( in the middle area between the towns of Räbke and Frellstedt ) to " his princely. Grace Julius university was chartered in honor. " This measure led to clashes in a veritable " mill war" with the noble lords of Warberg. During the course, there was probably damage to the building, because traditions are talking about " Einreißung the Newen Gebew ".

The Räbker production of paper delivered for years in princely order the paper for the production of the 1607-1609 printed in Helmstedt Brunswick Historical acts of Professor Henrich meibomian - a mammoth work and pet project of Duke Heinrich Julius of Braunschweig.

Another paper mill was the upper mill called ( immediately below the source), in the 19th century as a Dutch paper mill. She worked with the purest water on the papermaking was particularly dependent. Also technically, the mill was at the height: 1743 it is described as

The Räbker paper mills produced a better quality at lower price than the competition of the Honrodtschen mills in Veltheim and Sickte. The Brunswick provincial government preferred the Räbker Mittelmühle because of their performance even against its own ducal mill in Oker in the Harz Mountains. The base materials such as rags, and also to streamline the manufacturing process has been experimented in Räbke with the most bizarre materials. Some of the watermark of the paper produced at that time wore RAEPKE the place name.

Thingplace on the outskirts

St. Stephen's Church