Alfhausen

Alfhausen is a member municipality of the velvet municipality Bersenbrueck in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony.

• 2.1 Amalgamations
• 2.2 Population development
• 2.3 name interpretation
• 2.4 The Alkensage

• 4.1 municipal
• 4.2 Town twinning

• 5.1 Music
• 5.2 Structures
• 5.3 Natural Monuments
• 5.4 Sports

• 6.1 traffic

Geography

Location

Alfhausen is about 27 km (air line) north of Osnabrück between the south-eastern foothills of the Ankumer height in the west and the Alfsee in the southeast. A quick accessibility is also given by the only 10 km away, freeway access New -Vörden the BundesautobahnA 1. Alfhausen is right on the main road B 68 Bersenbrueck between the north and Bramsche / Hesepe in the south.

Climate

Temperate maritime climate influenced by moist northwesterly winds from the North Sea. In the long-term mean air temperature reaches in Alfhausen 8.5-9.0 ° C and there are about 700 mm of precipitation. Between May and August, with an average of 20-25 can summer days ( climatological term for days when the maximum temperature exceeds 25 ° C ) can be expected. The deposits are located in the middle third of the detected values ​​in Germany. At 51% of the stations of the German Weather Service lower values ​​are registered. The driest month is February, the most rainfall comes in June. In June, falling 1.6 times more precipitation than in February. Precipitation varies little and are very evenly distributed throughout the year. At only 7% of the monitoring stations, lower seasonal swings are recorded.

Community structure

Districts are: Alfhausen, Heeke, Thiene and Wallen.

Neighboring communities

Alfhausen bordered ( clockwise beginning in the north ) to: Bersenbrueck, Rieste, Bramsche and Ankum.

History

The fortified Kirchdorf Alfhausen "in the legendary greed field, at the foot of the Holy Mountain " was first mentioned in 977 in a document of Emperor Otto II of 29 October 977 as Alfhuson.

Incorporations

On 1 February 1971, the municipalities Heeke, Thiene and Wallen were incorporated.

Population Development

The following overview shows the numbers of inhabitants of Alfhausen 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 February 1, 1971.

Name interpretation

The Old High German place name Alfhuson is probably derived from one of the many with " Alf" incipient nickname (there was also a nickname Alf ). Alfhausen would thus mean: The house in which Alf lives. It is assumed that the place after the main courtyard of the area was named, who once belonged to a Alf. The assumption that Alf in Low German, the number 11 mean and its name therefore "Eleven houses," is ortskundlich untenable.

The Alkensage

In ancient times stood where now the village Alfhausen, is only twelve houses, whose inhabitants had Merzen according to the church. One of the houses was far from the heath near the old burial mounds on the yaw field. It was called " the pitcher " because the church people were wont to recover from their long journey with a pitcher of beer. The host - Alke was his name - was thinking more of his earnings than in God. He urged the people to drink and always said they would come soon enough to the fair. So they rarely came at the right time. Finally, God's judgment met him. When he had again Kirch people with him, he swore, his house should sink into the ground if they did not have time enough. Since sank his house and yard, and he with them.

In its place arose two deep wells, the " Alkenkrug ". The people called but the remaining eleven houses Alfhausen, as they wanted the sunken forever exclude from their community and built their own church. At the point, however, where the host went down to his house, Alke still drives now for nocturnal hours on the loose. If someone goes around three times around the Alkenkrug and Alke calls his name, he comes as a wheel of fire and pulls him into the abyss.

And when once the farmer Grumfeld sat with several friends while beers and they came to talk to who had the best and fastest horse since Grumfeld conspired with thunder, weather and severe distress, he wanted the next night on his white horse to Alkenkrug ride and Alke challenge to a contest. The other took him at his word and bet at nine pounds of silver, that he is not ready to bring. He accepted the bet and went for a ride ready. He polished his horse, led it to Alkenkrug and shows him what he should do it at night. The clever animal understood everything and came at a fast running back with his Lord. The shows him that he wanted to leave the big gate in the open overnight and gave him the best thing he had to eat. Above all, he prayed three times in holy devotion to Father, Son and Holy Spirit, that they forgive him his sins, preserve its soul and want to save him from the danger.

So approached midnight; Grumfeld rode to Alkenkuhle, has at its edge. It was a quiet, starry night. Not a sound, not even leaving a fox or an owl is heard. The mold was and did not move a limb. Grumfeld prays silently to himself. Then he heard hitting the twelfth hour, only by Ueffeln, then from Merzen and last of Alfhausen. At the last stroke he cried with a loud voice, " Alke, kumm! ? Geihst you with "Da replied a voice in Grabeston: " Töf! The eennen Schoh ik still want antücken, the ännern advance, then ik wants Düwel wanted to get! "

At the same moment the farmer gave spurs to his horse, and in a frantic run chased the animal to the court, Alke as a wheel of fire behind. Nearer and nearer came the fiery monster. There sat the mold over the door to the hallway, just at the moment, as if to grab the rider.

Grumfeld was rescued and had won his bet, but lost his horse. It was collapsed and died. On the stove place Grumfeld thanked his Lord and vowed not to try him again.

The landmark of the glowing wheel you saw the next morning the doorpost: He was charred black.

Religions

The majority of the population is Roman Catholic. However, other religious communities found in the place.

Policy

Parish council

The council currently has 15 members from four parties or groups. Mayor Klaus Wübboldung ( CDU). The following table shows the local election results since 1996.

Twinning

• La Meignanne, Maine -et -Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

Culture and sights

Music

Alfhausen is the birthplace of many musical groups, including the Groovin ' Goblins.

Structures

The newly renovated Roman Catholic parish church of St. John from the 13th century is one of the main attractions of the place are with their equipment from partially Gothic period, such as the baptismal font Bentheim or the rays Madonna from the year 1517. Moreover, it in the old town a few well-preserved buildings from the 16th century.

The 1971 artificial as flood retention basins for the rabbit Alfsee gained its name from its proximity to the community Alfhausen. As a popular destination for holiday-makers and day-trippers, the lake has increased in recent years great importance. This retention basin was expanded in the 1990s to a second retention basins to obtain additional collecting surfaces.

The focus of the local part Heeke the Heeker Klause (built 1818), which was renovated and inaugurated in 1970. Even today, the hermitage for devotions and the annual Bittamt used.

Natural Monuments

Various Stone Age graves can be seen greed field on the border to place Ankum.

Sports

In the municipality of different sports are offered: football, judo, cycling, volleyball, shooting, horse riding and fishing.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Alfhausen is located on the B 68 and the railway line Osnabrück- Oldenburg. The train station in Alfhausen was shut down a few years ago, the closest train stations are Bersenbrueck in the north and Bramsche ( Hesepe ) in the south. The train station in Rieste on the railway line Osnabrück and Bremen is about 6 km away. Due to the obvious A 1 - Hansalinie - exit Osnabrück -Nord, New -Vörden or Holdorf Alfhausen can be reached by car. There are bus services of the transport association of Osnabrück Alfhausen after Rieste and Bersenbrueck.

Others

Due to the popularity of the TV character Alf the name signs of Alfhausen were often stolen during the 80s and 90s.