Ahlerstedt

Ahlerstedt ( Low German Ohlers ) is a municipality in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

  • 2.1 municipal
  • 2.2 Mayor
  • 2.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Sons and daughters of the town

History

Place name

Former place names of Ahlerstedt were in the years 1102 Alerstede, in 1230 and 1420 Alerstede Alerstede. The basic word of this place name is undoubtedly - stedt to accept. The modifier could either go back to the Middle Low German alre, ELRE for alder, which could lead to a basic form Alre - stet ( d) ti. German alder, Low German also Eller, Middle High German alder, Old High German erila, ELIRA, Middle Low German ELRE, but also Middle Low German alre for all. You may also see an old first name is based, perhaps Alaher.

History

Ahlerstedt 1095 was the first time mentioned. The first church building dates from 1656. A new building was completed in 1865. The most important source of income has been and continues to be agriculture, but there are craft enterprises.

Incorporations

On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Ahrensmoor, Ahrenswohlde, Bokel, Kakerbeck, Oersdorf, Ottendorf and Wangersen were incorporated Ahlerstedt is part of the integrated municipality Harsefeld.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal council (including the mayor ) has 17 members:

  • FWG: 9 seats
  • CDU: 4 seats
  • SPD: 3 seats
  • NPD: 1 seat

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Mayor

Mayor is Uwe Arndt from the Free Voters Community. He comes from the village of Ottendorf and currently lives in the suburb Oersdorf.

Coat of arms

Blazon: The coat of arms of the municipality Ahlerstedt shows a wave by a silver bar divided diagonally from the lower left to the upper right shield. The blue field is to the left above a silver prehistoric earth house and in the red box at the bottom right is a silver Erdbackofen, who in his opening shows eight silver flames. Meaning: The prehistoric earth house shown on the coat of arms was excavated in the district Kakerbeck and typical for the region Erdbackofen in the district Ahlerstedt. The silver flames in the oven opening to the eight districts of the municipality symbolize.

Culture and Attractions

Structures

  • The first church was built in 1656. Today, neo-Gothic one-nave, four-bay church with chancel and west tower of brick is from 1865.

Regular events

  • Craft market of the Society of the parish Ahlerstedt
  • Moped racing
  • Marksmen

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Henry Behnken (1880-1960), German teacher and author
  • Willi Wegewitz (1898-1996), archaeologist and local historian
  • Peter Tobaben (1905-1972), German politician (DP, later CDU)
  • Heinrich Kroeger ( born 1932 ), German pastor and author
  • Elke Lütjen - Drecoll (* 1944), anatomist and university teacher
  • Lydia Fischer ( * 1949 ), German politician (CDU )
  • Birgit Lemmermann (* 1962), high school teacher, writer ( Low German ) and translator
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