Bargstedt

Bargstedt ( Low German Bargst ) is a municipality in the district of Stade in Lower Saxony.

  • 2.1 Place name
  • 2.2 incorporations, spin-offs
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Mayor
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 6.1 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 6.2 additional personalities associated with the community

Geography

Community structure

The community Bargstedt consists of two districts. These are the villages and Bargstedt Ohrensen. In addition, the village like Hoop and the nature reserve francs Moor residing in the township.

History

Place name

Old names: 1233 Bergstede.

The spelling of the name has changed in the Middle Ages of Bergstede and Berckstede to Bargstedt. This is based on a Middle Low German phonetic change of -er- to -ar- based. The meaning of the name is as a mountain - site so construed settlement on the mountain, which matches the location of the place.

Incorporations, spin-offs

On 1 July 1972, the neighboring community Ohrensen was incorporated.

On 1 July 1972, a part of the territory with at that time about 100 inhabitants on the spot Harsefeld was ceded.

Policy

Parish council

The last municipal election was held on September 11, 2011. Since then, the council is composed as follows:

  • CDU 8 seats
  • SPD 2 seats
  • Wählergemeinschaft 3 seats

Mayor

Mayor Thomas Wiebusch, 1st Deputy Mayor Ute Pott and second deputy mayor Heiko Fischer (all CDU).

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the municipality Bargstedt was designed in 1960.

Blazon: The coat of arms of the municipality Bargstedt shows in the form of a shield on a blue background including an upwardly arched foot in green. The green sign foot of the coat of arms is topped with a transversely directed to the right sword in silver. On this sign foot is a baptismal font, which is increased from a three-leaf linden branch. Both font and Linden branch are silver.

Meaning: the upwardly arched sign foot should be pointed at the name part Barg. The spelling of the name has changed since the early Middle Ages: from Bergstede or Berckstede into today Bargstedt.

Structures

The Protestant Church of St. Primus 1801 is a perfect hall building, the tower of which was in 1959 replaced by a bell tower. Remarkably, the 1970 completed stained glass windows by Charles Crodel is in the Hall of Honour.

Partnership

There is a partnership between the parish and the parish Bargstedt in Gimbi ( Ethiopia).

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Klaus Tipke (* 1925), German legal scholar

More individuals who are connected with the community

  • Helmut Dammann Tamke (* 1961), German politician (CDU ), lives as an independent farmer in the district Bargstedter Ohrensen
Stade (district) Harsefeld (Samtgemeinde) Municipal council Agathenburg Ahlerstedt Apensen Balje Beckdorf Bliedersdorf Brest, Germany Deinste Dollern Engelschoff Freiburg, Lower Saxony Guderhandviertel Himmelpforten Hollern-Twielenfleth Horneburg Jork Kranenburg, Lower Saxony Krummendeich Mittelnkirchen Neuenkirchen, Stade Nottensdorf Oldendorf, Stade Sauensiek Steinkirchen, Lower Saxony
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