Wathlingen

Wath ( Low German Wateln ) is a municipality in the southeast of the Lower Saxony district of Celle and the administrative seat of the velvet municipality of the same name. It is located approximately 30 km east of Hanover.

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Geography

Close to Wath flows past the Fuhse. The community is overshadowed by a currently still about 110 m high potash. The county town of Celle is about 14 km away.

History

The oldest site of Samtgemeinde Wath Wath is the Samtgemeinde seat itself was first mentioned on November 1, 1022 as Bishop Bernward of Hildesheim, the monastery of St. Michael in Hildesheim and donated it with several goods, including " Waditlogon " endowed.

The village, which for centuries lived only on agriculture experienced around 1900 with the construction of the potash plant an enormous change to the industrial village. The population increased dramatically, and there was today's " colony " as a settlement of miners. The miner club is today perpetuated the tradition of the miners.

In 1997, the congregation celebrated its 975th birthday Wath.

The oldest club in the community, VfL Wath, founded in 1910 as a men's gymnastics club "Father Jahn " celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010.

11 July 2009 celebrated the Wathlinger Kickers, a soccer recreational team, its tenth anniversary. Since 5 June 2010, the Kickers are entitled " Wathlinger Champion 2010 ".

The Primary School Wath celebrated its 100th anniversary on 27 September 2010. On this occasion the newly renovated gymnasium of the elementary school of their provision was passed.

Policy

Parish council

The Council of the Municipality Wath is composed of 19 deputies.

Local elections in Lower Saxony in 2011

Mayor

1824-1831: Hans Heinrich Behrens 1831-1854: Hans Heinrich Timme 1854-1860: Dietrich Ebeling 1860-1878: Hans Homann 1878-1890: Hans Heinrich Engelke ( " Stub Engelke " ) 1890-1896: Henry Kesselhut 1896-1908: Hans Heinrich Engelke 1908-1909: Hans Schrader 1909-1918: Hans Heinrich Brandes 1918-1931: Henry Meyer 1931-1933: Frederick Obernheide 1933-1945: Henry Kesselhut 1945-1946: Frederick Obernheide 1946-1948: Richard Rieke 1948-1952: Ernst Engelke 1952-1956: Henry Hage 1956-1961: Charles Bleckmann 1961-1964: Gustav Pfeiffer 1964-1980: Heinz Homann 1980-1996: Hans- Wilhelm von speeches since 1996: Torsten Harms

Coat of arms

Blazon: " on a green background with two crossed drooping ears a three-terminal golden Grapen; over the ears a crossed silver Bergmannsgezäh ( hammer and chisel ) with golden stems. "

Twinning

Since 1975, a partnership with the French town Villeparisis. In addition, a partnership with the town of Gross Quenstedt in Saxony-Anhalt is maintained.

Culture and sights

Attractions

Until 1996, was promoted in the shaft Lower Saxony on the southern edge of the municipality of potash. The still existing tailings pond, the potash is visible from afar.

To celebrate the 975 th anniversary was Wathlinger citizens and companies installed in 1997 on the donations of a chime at the old hose tower next to City Hall.

Also worth seeing is the Protestant church of St. Mary with truss tower in Wath.

Since 2007 in Wath a quite remarkable project: The association small train Wath - Ehlershausen eV ( KWE), also called the Kalibahn, it has taken on the task of making the railways of the former mine railway siding to the potash mines of Lower Saxony and Riedel passable again. It will one day roll trains on the scenic routes of Ehlershausen (connection to the network of the DB ) to Wath and on to Hänigsen.

This historic, industrial and scenic landmarks are interconnected. The members of the association are working extremely hard to rid the routes from sprawl to close a 1000 m long track gap ( here were of metal thieves stole the rails ) as well as their vehicle inventory and work up to complete.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

Wath, in addition to the primary school, a school center, where there is the secondary school and secondary school. Learning disabled students are the Janusz Korczak Förderschule the necessary support.

Religions

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Mary's Church on Church Street is part of the church district of Celle. At the parish also includes the location within the village cemetery. Founded in 1960, is the Evangelical Lutheran Kindergarten Ladybug On the Kant Avenue.

In 1950 a Catholic church was built in Wath. 1960/61, St. Barbara's Church was built on the road to Hänigsen, it now belongs to the parish of St. Louis in Celle.

Personalities

George on Uetze and Wath ( born November 7, 1735 in Wath, † October 2, 1794 in Wath ), kurhannoverscher stable and Hofjunker 1750 Landschaftsdeputierter 1765, Drost to Wittenburg 1772-76, Mr. on Uetze and Wath, 1792 after the extinction of the v. Appel with Masendorf in Uelzen invested due to the Exspektanz ( Geding ) 1634, 1792 by Duke Georg Wilhelm on a home fief of the v. Dannenberg, v. Weyhe or v. Appel was fixed, and in this form of George II. was confirmed in 1745
Martin Pants ( b. 1961 ), philologist

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