Ebstorf

Ebstorf is a municipality in the midst of the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Uelzen, Lower Saxony. The municipality belongs to the Ebstorf Samtgemeinde Bevensen - Ebstorf. The town is a nationally recognized health resort.

  • 3.1 monastery Ebstorf
  • 3.2 Ebstorfer World Map
  • 4.1 municipal
  • 4.2 Mayor / Administration
  • 5.1 Education
  • 5.2 traffic

Community structure

The municipality consists of the monastery spots Ebstorf Ebstorf place and the self-employed to the municipal reform 1972 Location Old Ebstorf and deeds village. By 31 October 2011, she was a member of the community and seat of the velvet municipality Old Office Ebstorf, which merged on November 1, 2011 in the Samtgemeinde Bevensen - Ebstorf.

History

Since 24 June 2010, the city officially carries the name of the monastery spots Ebstorf.

Incorporations

On July 1, 1972 Old Ebstorf was incorporated into the town Ebstorf.

Origin of the name

Old names of the place are 1084 Ebbekestorp, 1131 Ebbikesdorp, 1136 Ebbekesthorp, 1152 Ebbekesdorf, 1156 Ebbecstorp, 1195 Dingelstide, 1196 Ebekestorp, 1212 Ebbikestorp, 1225 and 1270 Ebbekestorp Ebekestorp. Both names contain low German " t ( h) orp " for " village, settlement " and a persons name " Eb ( b ) ek - " a reduction, Verkosung ( element " -ek " ) from a base " down " ( originated from reductions of Adal, Athal, needle ).

Culture and sights

Monastery Ebstorf

Before 1150 the Premonstratensian canons founded a double pin for men and women, but after a fire left the men Ebstorf to assist in the construction of Ratzeburg Cathedral. By no later than 1197 Ebstorf was a Benedictine nunnery. 1565 had finally enforced the Protestant Reformation in Ebstorf monastery. Today the monastery is inhabited and preserved by evangelical Konventualinnen as part of an independent public corporation within the network of the monastery, founded in 1818 Hanover Chamber. The present monastery buildings date mainly from the 14th and 15th centuries. The Konventualinnen offer guided tours of the monastery, where they also show numerous pieces of equipment such as Sculptures, stained glass, textiles, paintings, furniture and vessels of the altar, mainly from the Middle Ages; most famous sight is the Ebstorfer world map.

Ebstorfer World Map

The Ebstorfer world map is a circular map of 3.6 m diameter on 30 parchment leaves, with Jerusalem as its center. It should thereby be the imitation of a Roman map of the world from the 4th century. It is the largest cycling map and representation of the world view of the Middle Ages. It is named after its locality, the Benedictine monastery Ebstorf in the Lüneburg Heath, named. There she was found in 1830 in a closet; two digits of the card were destroyed by mice repellents, including the area now Brandenburg. In addition, a 50 × 60 cm sized map piece was cut in the upper right half of the area of ​​modern India shortly after the rediscovery unknown reasons.

Policy

Parish council

The Council of the Municipality Ebstorf is made up of 17 council women and councilors.

Recent local elections on 11 September 2011

Mayor / Administration

Mayor is Uwe Beecken ( CDU). The municipality is located in the building of the Old Town Hall in the main street 30 here has the new administration Samtgemeinde also a civil office.

Economy and infrastructure

Education

Ebstorf is a location of the George Institute.

Traffic

Ebstorf has a break point on the railway line Uelzen - long fronds. About the National Roads L 250 and L 233 Ebstorf is connected to the middle centers of Uelzen and Lüneburg. This route Melbeck - Uelzen serves many motorists as an alternative route to the busy main road 4

Religions

In Ebstorf is the Evangelical Lutheran Mauritius church, their services are held at St. Maurice Church of the Monastery Ebstorf place on the church square. The church belongs to the region west of the church district of Uelzen, to her still belong next to the villages of Old Ebstorf Ebstorf, Haarstorf, Linden, Luttmissen, Melzingen, Oetzfelde, Stadorf, deeds village, Wessenstedt and Witten Water.

By 1918 a chapel was decorated in a standing on the main street house. In 1966, the building was demolished, and in 1967 the still existing Catholic Church of the Visitation was built in its place. Since 2006 it belongs to the Parish of the Divine Saviour in Uelzen.

Personalities

  • Johann Conrad Eggers (1741-1814), German Lutheran theologian and general superintendent in Harburg and Celle
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