Bergen an der Dumme
Mountains at the trouble is a patch of Samtgemeinde Lüchow in the Lüchow -Dannenberg, Lower Saxony. Bergen is located in a natural environment and is ideal for recreation and bicycle tourism.
- 2.1 naming
- 2.2 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 5.1 Sports
- 5.2 Regular events
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 Public bodies
- 6.3 Education
Geography
Location
Mountains on the stupid lies in the southwest part of the Wendland. It is located south of the Drawehn on the southeastern edge of the Natural Park of the Elbe Valley and flows through a portion of the Wustrower Stupid, a western tributary of the Jeetzel.
Community structure
The municipality of Bergen at the Stupid consists of the following districts:
Approximately 80 % of the population live in the capital of the municipality itself
History
Mountains on the Stupid was first mentioned in a Lehnsvertrag between the sons of Henry the Lion in 1203. Due to its location on the trade and military road between Leipzig and Hamburg mountains was for many centuries the border and Zollort - initially between Brunswick- Lüneburg and Brandenburg, and later between Hanover and Prussia. After the annexation of Hanover by Prussia and its inclusion as a province Bergen lost its importance as Zollort to the neighboring province of Saxony. Due to the division of Germany after the Second World War, Bergen was the border town between West Germany and the GDR again and is after the reunification finally directly on the border with Saxony- Anhalt.
The polabische name for Bergen is Tjörska (written as Tÿörska in older German sources ), probably from tjöra (< Slavic * gora ) ' mountain '.
An economic boom experienced coined by agriculture place in the 18th century when trade with linen goods from the southern region of Wendland flourished.
In June 2003, the place with a week celebrated its 800th anniversary.
Naming
The name derives from the village of River Wustrower Stupid, only trouble was called, which flows through it on the east side of town. The river name means oak brook, as stupid can be traced back for oak on the old Slavic word dabu.
On 26 November 2003, the local name of Bergen ( Stupid ) was changed to mountains on the stupid.
Incorporations
On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Banzau, Belau, Jiggel, Mals life, Nienbergen, Spithal and Wöhningen were incorporated.
Policy
The patch mountains on the stupid part of the state election district 48 Elbe and the Bundestag constituency 38 Lüchow -Dannenberg - Lüneburg.
Parish council
The last municipal election was held on September 10, 2011. Since then, the council is composed as follows:
- CDU 5 seats
- SPD 4 seats
- UWG 2 seats
Mayor
Honorary Mayor is the non-party Hedemarie Schulz
Religions
Bergen is an Evangelical embossed community. In addition to the Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul's Church is in the district of Belau, the Evangelical Luke Communität, a monastic community, resident. The congregation has now officially joined parishioners not have its own pastor and more with the parish Schnega.
Culture and sights
Sports
Bergen has the Tannenbad a heated outdoor pool, which is open in summer from mid-May to mid-September. The well -equipped with a float and a wading pool bathroom has 50 -meter lanes, a diving tower, a sand volleyball court and a kiosk.
Club sports may, inter alia, in Bergen sports club SV Germania mountains, are operated at the DLRG local group, the local fishing club and in the shooting. There is also the equestrian riding and holiday Schulz, where you can either put it in his own horse or a school horse lessons.
Regular events
Every two years in March, the trade show of the interest group trade, crafts and industry in Bergen at the Stupid takes place.
Every year on the mountain goats ( Osterberg ) on the three days over Easter, the traditional Easter instead. The highlight is the lighting of the Easter fire on Easter Sunday in circles the town / n
In the last weekend in July, the Bergen branch of the DLRG hosted the swimming party with night swimming in the outdoor pool.
On the second Sunday of Advent, there is a Christmas market around the St. Paul 's Church.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Bergen is located on the main road 71 to the border with the Altmark Salzwedel (Saxony- Anhalt), between Uelzen and Salzwedel. Locally leads since 1999 the railway line Stendal - Uelzen past, but currently without a stop in Bergen. Nearest railway stations are in Schnega and in Salzwedel.
Public institutions
The German Red Cross runs a kindergarten in Bergen.
Education
Bergen has a primary school, which is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2014. The school has one class per grade, with an emphasis in the " STEM " (mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, technology ). It is working closely with the KiTa mountains, which is right next to the school. From the many years of cooperation, the "Education Bergen Street " has developed. The primary school is to be closed at the end of the school year 2015/2016 and then the children attend primary school in Clenze.