Bödexen

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Location of Bödexen in Hoexter

Bödexen is the third smallest district of the central city Hoexter and lies at the foot of the mountain curs, in the east of North Rhine - Westphalia. The place that is traversed by the Saumer, located 203 m above sea level.

History

A product from a hillside grave in the autumn mountain stone ax suggests that the residence Bödexen existed since the Stone Age. Documented Bödexen is first mentioned in the Corveyer traditions. It says under the No. 117: Marcbodo and Giki and the son Hunwardi transferred in place of the father / gave four farms, two in Bodikeshus (un) and two otherwise located for the salvation of Hoger and his father Marc Ward and the mother Ricsuit. Witnesses: Beuo, Aldmer, Anulo, Wulfger, Pumi and twenty others. The donation was revealed before the year 836, because of the additional ad Reliquias sanctorum atque martirum Stephani Viti ... (with the bones of Saints Stephen and Vitus ... ) is missing. This saint was consecrated in the abbey church at Corvey to 840.

The name is Bödexen Saxon origin. In the 9th century, the name was still Bodikeshusun ( house / yard of the Bodo ). After two centuries it became Bodikessen whose tithes donated to the Bishop of Paderborn the monastery of Corvey. In 1700 was made ​​the occasion of a Bodikessen population and building census Böxen. This led to the passage of time the present name Bödexen.

On January 1, 1970 Bödexen was incorporated into the county seat Hoexter.

Population Development

Culture

Since 1989, an Easter market is in the 300 year old St. Anne's Church held every year on the last weekend before Easter. He was the northernmost Easter market in Germany at the time previously had this title, the Easter market in Witzenhausen in Kassel. In 1990, a group of Sorbian Easter eggs makers. In addition to the Easter eggs and coffee and homemade cake on the organ loft is offered. Since 2000, the number of visitors fluctuated over again.

Personalities

• Hans Hausen career (1910-1977), German painter

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