Basthorst

Basthorst is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig- Holstein.

Geography

The village is located about 10 km north of Schwarzenbek.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1278 for the first time. Since 1962, the community is part of the Office Schwarzenbek country.

Policy

Of the nine seats in the municipal council has the voter community ABW since the local elections 2008, five seats and the voter community FWB four.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " In red a golden slant beams, covered with a green diamond ring; above a silver horse's head, below a silver lily. "

Attractions

In the list of cultural monuments in Basthorst are registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig- Holstein cultural monuments.

The center of the village is the Basthorst. The farm and the lands are cultivated since the 14th century. Today, regular markets are held on the estate, in the buildings of Wirtschaftshofs various craft shops and restaurants are housed.

The evangelical church in the center of the town is surrounded by the village cemetery. It dates from the 19th century. The construction of hewn stone box is decorated in the style of Gothic Revival, in the interior, which relics of an earlier building have received.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Philipp Caspar Lamprecht (1695-1757), Alderman of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck