Steinhorst, Lower Saxony
Horst Stein is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Museums
- 4.2 Structures
- 4.3 Regular events
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Education
Geography
Geographical Location
Horst Stein is on the Lachte between the natural parks of South Heath and Drömling. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Hankensbuettel, which has its headquarters in the town of Hankensbuettel.
Based in part on the territory of the municipality Horst Stein is the 1090 hectare nature reserve Upper Laughed Kainbach, Jafelbach.
Neighboring communities
The municipality of Horst Stein is bordered to the north by the municipality Sprakensehl, in the east on the community Dedelstorf, in the south on the community of Great Oesingen and to the west the district of Celle.
Community structure
The municipality is divided into the following locations:
- Lüsche
- Räderloh
- Horst Stein
History
In 1668 it came to the forest rights with neighboring villages Bargfeld and Eldingen bloody confrontations (the " War Pigs ").
On February 18, 1895, the inaugural meeting of the volunteer fire department was in the house Wilhelm Hasselmann (now Marktstr. 17) instead of the 33 Steinhorster citizens were published. As a first captain of the royal forester Behneke and his deputy wheelwright master Dedekind was elected.
The artillery Landwehrmann Wilhelm Buhr, born on 16 January 1886 in Horst Stein, wrote loud second book of Chronicles School for the school to Helmerkamp, parish Beedenbostel, inspection Beedenbostel on July 3, 1915 on his experiences in the First World War. He returned, decorated with the Iron Cross, home on December 19, 1918.
Incorporations
On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Lüsche and Räderloh were incorporated.
Population Development
¹ census results
Policy
Parish council
The Council of the municipality of Horst Stein is composed of eleven members.
Status: local elections in Lower Saxony in 2011
Mayor
The honorary mayor Wilhelm Hasselmann was elected on 9 September 2001. After the last election period, he is still in office.
Coat of arms
The Coat of Arms description is: by a silver wave bar in green and red 2:1 split, quoted above with a silver pretty sighted horse's head, accompanied by a spike and an oak leaf with acorn, both golden, bottom covered with a horizontally bisected black mill wheel.
The upper part indicates the Agriculture and Forestry of the place; the wavy separation line symbolizes the Heath river laughed. The lower part of the coat of arms shows a waterwheel and represents the Steinhorster mill.
Culture and sights
Museums
- School museum Stone Horst in Erich - less house, Marktstr. 20
Structures
- St. George's Church to Horst Stein ( 13th Century )
- Weisses Ross ( 19th century, demolished in the winter of 2012 /13)
Regular events
- Marksmen: Pentecost weekend
- Fair: last Tuesday in August
- Steinhorster summer reading
- Sports Week of the sports club: July / August
- Harvest Festival on the weekend after Thanksgiving
- Oldtimer-/Treckertreffen: mid-September, Horst Stein, district of pure Horn
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
- Horst Stein is located west of national highway 4, which runs from Brunswick to Uelzen.
Education
- Primary school, Brauelweg 3
- Kindergarten Apfelweg 4
- House of the municipality ( rural youth room ), Metzinger Str 1, built in 1911 and since 1988 under monument protection
Sons and daughters of the town
- Kurt von Hammerstein - Equord (1878-1943), buried in the family cemetery in stone Horst, Reichswehr Chief and General
- Felix Linnemann (1882-1948), fourth DFB President
- Less Erich (1894-1961), Professor of Education