Wallenhorst

Wall Horst is an independent municipality in the district of Osnabrück. Because of the local government reform in 1972, was formed by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Wall Horst, Hollage, Rulle and Lechtingen the church today. Today this former municipalities form the districts of the municipality Wall Horst.

  • 2.1 Religion
  • 2.2 Amalgamations
  • 2.3 Population development
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms 3.2.1 Current coat of arms
  • 3.2.2 Historical coat of arms
  • 4.1 Honours
  • 5.1 traffic 5.1.1 road
  • 5.1.2 bus
  • 5.1.3 Rail
  • 5.1.4 Air Transport
  • 5.1.5 vessel traffic
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of Wall Horst
  • 6.2 personalities associated with the community

Geography

Geographical location

Wall Horst belongs to the catchment area of ​​the south adjacent city of Osnabrück and is about 7 km from the city center and is located in the Osnabrück country on the southern slopes of the Wiehengebirge located in the natural and Geopark TERRA.vita. Further, belonging to Lower neighboring municipalities are Bramsche in the north, Belém in the East and the North Rhine-Westphalian Lotte in the West.

The reference height of the German main level network, the mean sea level is fixed to a height fixed point on the new St. Alexander Church. The geopotential Kote this point was determined in 1986 in the framework of the European Nivellementnetzes ( UELN ) and forms the basis for all height measurements in Germany.

History

In the district Rulle put the Helmi A Höchst, a megalithic grave of the megalithic culture, witness to the oldest population tracks. In Rulle also the Wittekindsburg is. She was an early medieval fortification.

The oldest part of Wallpaper Horst, the east of the present town center, this old village, was probably a pre-Christian sanctuary dating from the 8th century. It was on the grounds of Meyerhof, in whose neighborhood there were more farms. The foundation of the sanctuary was used by 800 partially for the construction of Old St. Alexander Church. Wall Horst was first mentioned in the Latin legend De miraculis sancti Alexandri as Walonhurst, where in the year 851 of his eyesight deprived Wetrih the Christian martyrs Alexander of Rome ran to meet and miraculously his eyesight recovered: Age vero vir nomine Weltrih oculorum lumine privatus in Same date itinere in villa Walonhurst sancto martyrdom Alexandro occurrit meritisque eius adiuvantibus visa recepit. The " Hörnschen Hof", which is documented evidence since 1223, but is probably about 200 years older, was also a Grange. The north of the old village in the direction of Pente situated farm is no longer in possession of the eponymous family Hörnschemeyer since 1910/11.

The center Wall Horst shifted after the completion of the new St. Alexander 's Church in the late 19th century to the West to a new village. The new church was built near the Gothic Anna chapel from the 15th century on the Bokholt. The Bokholt was the meeting place of the pin statuses of the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück in the 15th and 16th centuries. The old village east of Federal Highway 68 retained its rural character.

Religion

Wall Horst is predominantly Catholic, is reflected in the municipal coat of arms in the form of a cross, the four diamonds indicate the four districts. Around 15,000 Catholics belong to the three parishes of St. Alexander (Wall Horst, Lechtingen ), St. Joseph ( Hollage and Hollage -east) and St. John ( Rulle ). In addition to the Catholic there are two Lutheran churches: St. Andrew church ( Hollage and Alt- Wall Horst ) and the Paul -Gerhardt- community ( Lechtingen, Rulle and the district of Osnabrück Haste ) with over 5,000 members.

In the district Rulle consisted of 1246 / 47-1803 Rulle the monastery, an abbey of Cistercian nuns.

Incorporations

On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Hollage, Lechtingen and Rulle were incorporated.

Population Development

The following overview shows the numbers of inhabitants of Wall Horst 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 34 members from five political parties or groups. In addition to the mayor, who is also entitled to vote.

The following table shows the local election results since 1996.

Coat of arms

News of Arms

Blazon: In green a silver ring, set him in the manner of a helical cross four silver lozenges, a peak towards the center; the tips do not touch each other.

The four silver diamonds indicate the four former municipalities Wall Horst, Hollage, Lechtingen and Rulle. Through the ring they are connected to a common wheel, while the wheel is also the coat of arms symbol of the Bishop of Osnabrück. However, it can also be interpreted as an image of the place name Horst Wall: The Wall encloses a nest. The resulting cross in the middle is reminiscent of the Saxon wars and the Christianization of the room. Green did not occur in the arms of the boroughs, the color was chosen as a symbol of living nature, to draw attention to the beautiful surroundings Horst's Wall.

The coat of arms was designed by heraldist Hans -Heinrich Reclam.

Historical coat of arms

Blazon: In red growing from the lower plate edge Golden Wheel, two of its six spokes are quite visible. On the bike a runny golden hen about it in the corners of each plate is an unmarried golden Tatzenkreuz.

Main character of the coat of arms is the hen. It crowns the top of the old Alexander Church in Wall Horst, unlike other churches, which are usually decorated with a rooster. Therefore, the hen is considered particularly true and identifier of the location. The wheel is the coat of arms of diocese and city of Osnabrück, which is on many levels since the early Middle Ages. The two crosses denote the old and the new church. Gold was chosen for the pictures because the hen was gilded earlier ( Kollektenbief Auxiliary Bishop Otto Graf Bronckhorst from 1711 ); Red corresponds to the field brand of the Lower Saxony coat of arms.

Partner communities

Wall Horst has since June 2002 a partnership for community Stawiguda ( Stabigotten ) in Poland and since March 2008 on the Italian community Priverno in the province of Lazio.

Culture

Honors

Since 2001, the " stumbling block " to people is given in Wall Horst, who have distinguished themselves in voluntary work. Belong on the subject and decides to be honored by a jury, the volunteers from all areas of community life. The award will be presented at the "Day of contention " in an evening event.

Winners:

  • 2001: Evelin cracks under the motto of our heritage for Ecumenical Discussion Group
  • 2002: Margot Landwehr under the slogan With Disability - the center of life for their commitment to the Paralympics, the TSV Wall Horst
  • 2003: Patrick Bäune under the slogan Where we are is the future: Youth in Wall Horst for his work in the German Red Cross
  • 2004: Nelli and Paul Lenz with their eleven children, under the slogan Stop! together - families in Wallenhorst
  • 2005: Ewald Willy Stiene under the theme of environmental protection in Wallenhorst the future for the sake of his activities as an honorary nature and species protection officer
  • 2006: Heinz Schlei tree under the slogan community on the move: Sports in Wall Horst for his involvement in the sport friends Lechtingen
  • 2007: Angela and Ferdinand Ballmann under the motto Aged Middle: Seniors in Wall Horst for Dienstagstreff Hollage
  • 2008: Sabine and Thomas Olbert rooted under the motto In Wall Horst, open to the world for their commitment to people in Sri Lanka
  • 2009: Franz Stavermann under the motto Between success and volunteering: Economy in Wall Horst for his volunteer work as an entrepreneur in numerous associations and initiatives
  • 2010: Horst Klose under the slogan We are Wallenhorst - indigenous and immigrated for its integrative youth work

The theme for 2011 is: " Where children as future".

Economy

Traffic

Road

By Horst Wall leads the motorways A 1 Puttgarden -Saarbrücken. The municipality can be reached directly via the exit " Osnabrück- Nord". Furthermore, the federal road B 68 Cloppenburg Scherfede through the community, as well as the country road L109.

The Holiday Roads Road megalithic and Bramgau route running through the territory of Wall Horst.

Bus

Wall Horst is right in the road passenger transport services by lines 541 and 581 - 586 and involved 610 of the Transport Community Osnabrück with the bus companies Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG and the Weser-Ems Bus GmbH. This have Wallenhorst, Hollage, Rulle and Lechtingen in dense traffic clock (usually every 20 minutes or every 30 minutes) an attractive bus connection to Osnabrück. There are also hourly bus links to Fuerstenau about Bramsche and further single bus services to Icker and Damme.

Between the church and the city of Osnabrück Wallenhorst there are very strong commuting patterns, which is why the church subsidizes the previously well served by buses from all districts to Osnabrück. Unfortunately intends to Planos, the supply is likely from 2015 to deteriorate significantly, by about a third less bus rides would then according to the plans of the Planos Wall Horst on Lechtingen to Osnabrück offered, the settlement Hollage East would lose its direct service to Osnabrück and the inhabitants the district Rulle could take you to most times of the day only with unattractive additional transition ( in Osn. - Haste ) to Osnabrück city center. Especially in Rulle and Hollage -east, many citizens have gathered against this degradation signatures.

Rail traffic

Wall Horst does not have a rail link. Nearest railway station is 1 km west of the municipal boundary is the railway station in the municipality Halen Lotte where hourly regional trains from Osnabrueck to Bremen. To the north is the next Bramsche station ( reached by bus 610). South is next to the train station Osnabrück Altstadt ( bus stop Hasetor ) with many Regionalzuganschlüssen where all the buses go to Osnabrück; as the second next is the Osnabrück Main Station, where most buses towards Osnabrück ( the 580er lines) leads you.

Traffic

In about 45 kilometers from the international airport Münster- Osnabrück is located ( FMO ) in Greven, which can be reached directly via the A1. There is an express bus of the transport association Osnabrück ( VOS ) from the city center of Osnabrück to Münster -Osnabrück airport and back to the express bus X150.

Shipping

To the west of Wall Horst runs parallel to the hare who built 1910-1915 puncture channel Osnabrück, Osnabrück also branch channel called. On the territory of the municipality Wall Horst There is a marina as well as the lock Hollage. The channel used by cargo ships and pleasure crafts. Between the lock Hollage and the mouth of the branch canal to the Mittelland canal runs in the summer months on weekends regularly a passenger ship.

Media

In Osnabrück Osnabrück daily Neue Zeitung appears with the local section " Osnabrück North ".

The Citizen Echo is a appearing every 14 days, local information magazine and appears in Wall Horst in the districts Hollage, Lechtingen, Rulle, Wall Horst and Osnabrück - Pye. The publisher is the civil association Wallenhorst eV

Education

In the district Wallenhorst there is a junior high school, high school and an elementary school, in the districts Rulle and Lechtingen yet each one and Hollage in two primary schools.

In Wall Horst is the WABE - Centre - Klaus- Bahlsen - house, the experimental operation of the program Nutritional Sciences of the University of Osnabrück. Also located at the same site of the " Waldhof " as an attempt operation of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Landscape Architecture.

The Competence Center ISOBUS eV (CCI ) is a registered association for the promotion of technical progress, the accelerated introduction and practice of international enforcement of ISOBUS, a data transmission system for agricultural machinery. Seat is the experimental farm Waldhof.

Personalities

Sons and daughters Wall Horst

  • George Budke (1900-1994), politician CDU
  • Georg Hörnschemeyer (1907-1983), sculptor
  • Hubert Müller (1936-1995), Catholic priest, theologian and canonist
  • Johanna Voss ( born September 3, 1957 in Rulle ), politician The Left

Personalities associated with the community

  • Hans Josef Becher was a German actor, playwright and drama teacher, died in Wallenhorst 1993.
  • Clemens Lammerskitten, politician ( CDU).
  • Stefan Niggemeier, media journalist, grew up in the Wall Horster districts Rulle and Lechtingen.
  • Horst Georg Pohlmann, German Protestant theologian living in Wallenhorst
  • Oliver Schawe, former World Kickboxing Champion and World Cup winner in Taekwondo.
  • Irmgard Vogelsang, politician ( CDU).
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