Blender, Germany

Blender is a municipality in the district of Verden in Lower Saxony in Thedinghausen. The municipality covers an area of ​​38.31 km ².

  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Mayor

Geography

In addition to the village of Blender includes the villages of Adolf Stockhausen, Amedorf, Settin, Gahlstorf, Hiddestorf, Holtum -Marsch, Intschede, OISTE, Reer, Ritz mountains, Seestedt, Varste and angle to the community.

Nature reserve east of the center of Blender is the 6.3 hectare lake Blender. It extends in a north-south direction, is about 1000 m long, up to 100 m wide and since 1936 a nature reserve. On a 50 m long section there is a swimming area with dock and diving platform.

History

The oldest town in the municipality is OISTE that is mentioned 860. Ritz mountains and Amedorf mentioned in 935 documents. The first historical mention of Blender takes 1186 as blendere instead. Other ancient towns are Intschede that is mentioned already in 1124, as well as Hiddestorf, which is first mentioned in 1179.

The membership of the localities to offices and counties changed. Partially included the villages to the county Hoya to Verden or swarms.

Since 2008, a homepage about Alt- Blender exists. On it are pictures and documents on the history of the community.

Incorporations

On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Einste, Intschede and OISTE were incorporated.

Infrastructure

The community of Blender, like all municipalities in the Samtgemeinde Thedinghausen connected by public transport. There is a bus service between Verden and Thedinghausen. Doctor, kindergarten, primary school, banks, pizzeria and a bakery is available. In Intschede there is a lock system with water level measurement. Early on, the place had become a customs station for the shipping on the Weser.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal council of Blender is composed of 13 councilors and council women.

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Mayor

  • Axel Rott (CDU )

Coat of arms

Argent, a red pole, topped with an obliquely erect to the right with the beard to the left facing silver key Gothic form with quatrefoil Ride ( "Bremer key " ), accompanied in front of a black cross of nails ( Verden), in the back of an upright forward-facing red reinforced black bear paw (county Hoya ). In divided by wave cut blue sign foot, an open back gold bangle.

Religion

In the municipality of Blender, there are a total of three Protestant churches. They belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover and are united since 1970 to a parish, but still independent.

  • Lutheran. Blender community: The community was founded in 1126. The introduction of the Reformation took place after 1558th The present church was built in 1825-1827 by Ludwig Hellner. The baroque west tower dates from 1764.
  • Lutheran. Intschede community: The community was founded in 1120. The Reformation did not happen until 1574 when the last Catholic Pastor Wolterus Bornemann died. Today's St. Michaelis Church to Intschede was inaugurated in 1819, after the old church had to be demolished due to disrepair.
  • Lutheran. Community OISTE: OISTE was originally a branch church of Wechold. 1420 for the first time a church was mentioned. OISTE from 1936 bis 1953/57 seat of the diocese of Verden Landessuperintendentur - Hoya of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover. The present church dates from 1832 and was designed by Friedrich August Ludwig Hellner.
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