Eschershausen

Eschershausen is a small town in the northern part of the wood Minden in Lower Saxony, Germany and a member municipality of the velvet municipality Eschershausen City Oldendorf. After the locally born writer Wilhelm Raabe it is also called Raabe city.

  • 2.1 Middle Ages
  • 2.2 Modern Times
  • 2.3 Amalgamations
  • 2.4 Origin of the name
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 City Council
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms
  • 4.1 Established businesses
  • 4.2 Education
  • 4.3 traffic
  • 5.1 Structures in Eschershausen
  • 5.2 Structures near Eschershausen
  • 5.3 associations
  • 6.1 freeman
  • 6.2 Sons and daughters of the town
  • 6.3 additional personalities
  • 7.1 Books
  • 7.2 Article

Geography

Location

The up to 480 m high forested low mountain ranges Ith, Vogler, Hils, Homburg forest and surrounded Elfas Eschershausen, which is thus in the midst of the Weser Uplands. The convenient location is derived from the fish-rich river Lenne and abundant drinking water sources Mr. Born and Wehnborn.

Neighboring communities

The area of the city Eschershausen bordered on the northeast by the municipality Lumber, on the east by the unincorporated areas Eschershausen and Eimen, in the southeast on the community of Lenne, to the south by the City Oldendorf, in the southwest on the community Holenberg, in the west on the community Kirchbrak and to the northwest by the municipality Lüerdissen. Of these totals Lumber, Lüerdissen, Lenne and Stadtoldendorf to Samtgemeinde Eschershausen City Oldendorf, Holenberg to Samtgemeinde Bevern and Kirchbrak to Samtgemeinde ground Werder Polle.

Eschershausen and all adjacent municipalities belong to the district of Minden wood.

Boroughs

To town Eschershausen next to the nucleus Eschershausen include the two districts Scharfoldendorf and Wickensen.

History

Middle Ages

The town was at the crossroads of ancient Hellwege Cologne / Hoexter - Brunswick and Hameln- Einbeck. According to the older research, the first recorded mention 870-880 took place in the fake Corvey between Registrum Sarachonis. The first certain mention is from 1054 as " Ascgereshuson "; the place was in Wikanafeld. But the settlement is certainly an older establishment, approximately the time of the Saxon wars in the 8th century, when the endings -hausen/-husen, usually associated with a person's name dominated.

Around 1100 campaigned Bishop Udo von Hildesheim Dutch or Flemish settlers to colonize the unexplored forest areas in the Weser and Leine Bergland at Eschershausen. The rights of these settlers were laid down in the " Escher Housing Contract". Although Haeger colonization was successful with the right Haeger and spread in a slightly different form with Hagen law from Taunus to Western Pomerania, almost all of the Haeger hooves settlements around Eschershausen fell again desolate. Today there is only one existing with Buchhagen Hägerort in the area around Eschershausen. This place no longer has the original Haeger hooves hallway. The village Heinrichshagen is no Haeger hooves settlement. Its name probably derives from a " Waldshagen ".

With the extinction of the noble lords of Homburg in 1409 Eschershausen came to the Principality of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel, making it one since 1500/1512 to the Lower Saxon kingdom circle.

Modern Times

1806 was the Principality of Brunswick- Wolfenbüttel with the end of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation under with. During the French period 1807-1813 Eschershausen was the capital of the canton Eschershausen the district Einbeck in the department of bridle of the Kingdom of Westphalia. In 1814 it came to the Congress of Vienna newly established Duchy of Brunswick ( Braunschweig Free State from 1922 ), in which it remained until 1941.

The postal history of Eschershausen shows the importance of place as a part of the mail route Brunswick- wood Minden; also the current district Wickensen was a Post of the mail route Brunswick- wood Minden.

In 1742 the Duke of Brunswick on the Lenne build a stone arch bridge that was designed for a safe crossing of the mail car only at high tide.

In 1833 Escher Hausen received city rights, as the town had 1,145 inhabitants.

In 1900 the city received as part of the completion of the railway in the Vorwohle - Emmerthaler Railway Company ( VEE) is a train station.

In the course of a territory exchange between the free states of Brunswick and Prussia Eschershausen came as part of the district Holzminden 1941 to the Prussian province of Hanover. Thus, the over 500 -year-old affiliation ended the Duchy of Brunswick, or country. 1946, the district Holzminden was only part of the new Free State of Hanover, then in the same year part of Lower Saxony newly established.

During World War II existed in Eschershausen of 14 September 1944 to April 3, 1945, a specimen thickness of up to 2,000 forced laborers, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp (alias stone) that were used in the underground production facilities for military equipment in Durchholzen. In early April 1945, the forced laborers were brought to the concentration camp Buchenwald. At noon on April 7, 1945 Eschershausen was occupied by the U.S. 83rd Infantry Division.

Until 1 January 2011 was Eschershausen seat of Samtgemeinde Eschershausen, which then merged to Samtgemeinde Eschershausen City Oldendorf.

1965, Eschershausen about 4000 inhabitants and 1996 lived 4260 inhabitants in the city.

Incorporations

On January 1, 1973, the neighboring community Scharfoldendorf was incorporated. On January 1, 1974, an inhabited part of the unincorporated area Eschershausen added time with about 100 inhabitants.

Origin of the name

Old names of the place are 1015 Assiereshusun, 1054 Ascgereshuson, 1062 Aschereshusen, 1133-1137 Eschereshusen, 1141 Eschereshusen and 1146 Escher Husen. The root word is " - husen ". The provision contains word " Askigēr, " which is only occasionally occupied. The Erstelement " aski " means " ash ", the second element " gairu ," meaning " spear ".

Policy

Mayor

Current mayor since 2001 Konrad Edelmann ( CDU).

Former mayor:

Former city managers:

City ​​council

In the election period 2001-2006, the 15 seats distributed in the City Council as follows:

  • SPD 7
  • CDU 6
  • UWG ( Independent voter community ) 2

In the election period 2006-2011, the 15 seats distributed in the City Council as follows:

  • SPD 6
  • CDU 5
  • UWG 2
  • FUG ( for our community) 2

In the election period 2011-2016, the 15 seats are distributed in the City Council as follows:

  • SPD 7
  • CDU 6
  • FDP 2

Coat of arms

On a red background gold on E according to heraldic left border golden lion, blue reinforced and blue bezungt.

The oldest known coat of arms dates from the period around the year 1500. The lion depicted in Escher houses coat of arms depicts either the emblem of the Dukes of Braunschweig ( Brunswick Lion) or the noblemen of Homburg Represents the " E" stands for the first letter Escher Stockhausen. In the seventeenth century only a crowned lion was used without the " e ". In the twentieth century, the coat of arms was restored and adopted the colors red, gold and blue of the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick.

The colors of the city are red and gold.

Economy and infrastructure

Established businesses

In 1873, the founding of the German Natural Asphalt GmbH ( DASAG ), from 1997 as DASAG GmbH & Co. KG, with about 230 employees for the CAN Group and 2004 with the CAN GmbH Baustoffwerke in Bendorf- Mülhofen merged. 1896 letterpress and offset printers C. Bruns KG was founded. In 1925 dieInbetriebnahme a sawmill rather than by the Gebr Haasper. Founded in 1931 German boat ( German Schlauchbootfabrik Hans Scheibert GmbH & Co. KG ) is located in Eschershausen. In 1957, Rudolf Leibing the same Fahrzeugbauunternehmen.1964 was the establishment of the dealership Vatterott instead. 1965 as a supplier to the German boat, the foundation of the sewing operation EGN Edeltraut Gemeinhardt. More companies are the Promet Industrie Service GmbH and Promet services GmbH.

Education

  • Primary school Eschershausen
  • Hauptschule and Realschule Eschershausen

Traffic

By Eschershausen lead the federal highway 64 and State Road 240

Culture and sights

Buildings in Eschershausen

  • Wilhelm Raabe birthplace of 1828, the seat of the Wilhelm- Raabe - Museum
  • Wilhelm Raabe monument of 1931
  • The St. Martin 's Church dates from 1746. In the nave there is a hall building in the Rococo style. Inside are a ruler gallery and several epitaphs showing the union of the Church with the previous domain Wickensen. The Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation belongs to the church district of Minden- wood floor Werder.
  • Oldest residence half-timbered house from 1580
  • Worth bridge from 1742 over the Lenne
  • Brauhaus 1843
  • Former County Court in 1843 in the classical style
  • School building from 1931
  • Birthplace of Otto Elster
  • Heimatstube of the district Leobschutz

Buildings near Eschershausen

  • Ebersnackenturm in Vogler (west of Eschershausen )
  • Ruin of Homburg in Homburg Forest (south of Eschershausen )
  • Glider sites on the Ith
  • Rothestein cave bear and cave in the Ith
  • Ithklippen
  • Wilhelm Raabe Tower in the Hils (northeast of Eschershausen ), the Wilhelm- Raabe - tower is a 1909 erected 15 meter high observation tower in steel truss design, which was in honor of the poet Wilhelm Raabe, who was born in Eschershausen named.

Clubs

The local fire department was founded in 1874 after Duke William had adopted the fire auxiliary law. The home and Cultural Association wurrde founded in 1949.

Personalities

Freeman

  • Wilhelm Raabe ( pseudonym of Jakob Corvinus ) ( 1831-1910 ) German writer ( narrator), honorary citizenship in 1901 awarded
  • Awarded Hans Scheibert, (1887-1969) founder of the German Schlauchbootfabrik (DSB ), honorary citizenship in 1967
  • Prof. Dr. H.C. Gerd Biegel ( b. 1947 )

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Wilhelm Raabe (1831-1910) German writer
  • Georg Bode (1838-1910), German jurist, naturalist and historian
  • Otto Elster (1852-1922), German journalist, historian, writer and politician
  • Hermann Grupe ( politician ) ( born 1956 ), German politician, Member of Parliament of Lower Saxony

Other personalities

  • Ash Burchhard Karl Ferdinand von Campe
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