Voltlage
Voltlage is a municipality within the Samtgemeinde New churches in the west of the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony.
- 3.1 Religion
- 3.2 Amalgamations
- 3.3 Population development
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
- 4.3 Coat of Arms
- 5.1 Museums
- 5.2 Structures
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 Education
- 7.1 freeman
- 7.2 Sons and daughters of the town Voltlage
Origin of the name
It is conceivable that Voltlage carries the trunk fole ( Volde, valde ) in itself, the barrier means.
Geography
Geographical Location
Voltlage located in the western Bramgau at the transition to Tecklenburger country.
Neighboring communities
Voltlage bordered to the north and Fuerstenau Merzen, to the east by New churches and on the south by distance and to the west by Hopsten (both Kreis Steinfurt, North Rhine -Westphalia).
Community structure
The community members are
- Höckel
- Voltlage - Seat of the municipality
- Weese
History
Religion
Voltlage is largely Roman Catholic. The high altar and side altars of the Catholic parish of St. Catherine in 1766 consecrated as submitted by the sculptor Johann Heinrich König ( 1705-1784 ) from Münster ( Westphalia).
Incorporations
On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Höckel and Weese were incorporated.
Population Development
The following overview shows the numbers of inhabitants of Voltlage in each area and state on December 31.
The figures are extrapolations of the State Office for Statistics and communication technology Niedersachsen based on the census of 25 May 1987.
The figures from 1961 (June 6 ) and 1970 (May 27 ) is the census results, including places that were incorporated on 1 July 1972.
Policy
Parish council
The council currently has eleven members from two parties or groups. In addition, the mayor comes as a voting Chairman of the Council.
The following table shows the local election results since 1996.
Mayor
Bernhard Egbert
Coat of arms
The coat of arms consists of three ears of corn, symbolizing the districts Voltlage, Weese and Höckel and a broken wagon wheel, which stands for the name of saint Catherine of Alexandria, the Volt warehouse church.
Culture and sights
Museums
Heritage Museum in Höckel.
Structures
The foundation stone for the Catholic Church of St. Catherine in the center of Voltlage was laid in 1752. Until its inauguration went well for three years. Outwardly makes the church a very simple idea, but the interior is one of the most splendid baroque altars of the perimeter. Also located in St. Catherine's Church is a very rare Klausing organ, which strongly but needs renovation.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
There are some buses of the transport association of Osnabrück Voltlage after New churches, Merzen, Fuerstenau and Recke.
Education
Overberg primary school headmistress Dolores spear
Personalities
Freeman
- August Mönter (former mayor in Voltlage )
- Pastor Hermann Red Man ( † 15 January 2013).
Sons and daughters of the town Voltlage
- Bernhard Heinrich Overberg (1748-1826), Roman Catholic theologian and educator
- August Hülsmann ( born 1948 ), former Provincial of the German Province of the Order of the Roman Catholic Order of the Sacred Heart priests