Bramstedt

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Bramstedt is a district of the municipality of Hagen in the Bremen district of Cuxhaven, in Lower Saxony.

• 2.1 City Council prior to the incorporation by Hagen in Bremen
• 2.2 Mayor
• 2.3 Coat of Arms

• 3.1 Structures

History

The Germanic Chauken populated before the birth of Christ, the area on both sides of the river Weser. Saxon tribes conquered probably from 300/400 AD wide parts of Lower Germany and the people of the Chauken went up in the trunk of the Saxon tribes. Bramstedt is one of the oldest places in the north. It was until about 1800 a farming village that has retained its old town center today. The historic buildings are mostly half-timbered houses. The Lower House is a 200 year old timber-framed building with Backhaus, sheep barn and carriage house. It now serves as a meeting place.

Around the time of 900 to 1000, the first known church was built in the proselytizing of the area in Bramstedt. Today's Evangelical St. Jacobi Church of 1750 burned down in 1779 and was rebuilt in 1781. The bronze baptismal font from 1469 comes from Hinrich Klinghe.

From the 11th century came Bramstedt to the diocese of Bremen, from 1648 to the Swedish -controlled territory Bremen- Verden Empire, from 1719/1720 to the Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1815 Kingdom of Hanover ), as the Province of Hanover came to Prussia in 1866. As of 1885, the place to office Hagen and the district Geestemünde part of 1932 went up in the county Wesermünde and 1977 in the district of Cuxhaven. 1927, the district court in Hagen, a post office was located in Bramstedt and the tax office was in Wesermünde. Since 1946, it is located in the state of Lower Saxony.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Harrendorf, Lohe were incorporated in Bramstedt and Wittstedt.

1 January 2014 was the resolution of the velvet municipality Hagen and its member municipalities as well as the formation of the new municipality of Hagen in Bremen.

Population Development

With the (later) incorporated towns

Policy

Council prior to the incorporation by Hagen in Bremen

• CDU: 6 seats
• SPD: 3 seats
• Greens: 1 seat
• WG citizens for citizens: 1 seat

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Mayor

Last mayor was Hinrich Bühring of the CDU.

Coat of arms

The Bramstedter coat of arms shows up on a blue background three silver Rottweiler heads with golden tongue and golden neck ring. These are taken from the coat of arms of the noble family of Bramstedt. Below is a blue scallop is shown on a golden background, which is the additional motif of the Apostle James, the patron saint of the church Bramstedter.

Culture and sights

In the list of monuments in Hagen in Bremen # Bramstedt are registered in the list of monuments of the country district Cuxhaven monuments.

Structures

• The Protestant St. Jacobi Church from 1750 has a rectangular hall building, plastered brick walls with buttresses and an east tower. 1779 burned down the church and it was rebuilt in 1781, now with wooden segmental arch tons. The bronze font, cast in 1469, comes from Hinrich Klinghe. The large pulpit altar was built around, 1781.
• The Lower House, a 200 year old half-timbered house with back home, sheep barn and carriage house, now serves the inhabitants as cultural and village meeting place.

Church of South

Lower House of the Heimatverein Bramstedt, gable end of the north

Lower House of the Southwest

Heritage House from the southeast

Personalities

• Wilhelm August Wrage, (1861-1941), painter

Myths and legends

• Door Lüer
• The frieze source
• The Carolingian sword
• The bells Kuhle at Gackau
• The outwitted devil
• As the name Harrendorf has arisen
• The dwarves in Rügen Barg and postal Barg