Flöthe

Flöthe is a municipality of the velvet municipality Oderwald ( based in Börßum ) in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony.

  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms

Geography

Flöthe is located a few kilometers east- southeast of the independent city Salzgitter west of the Oder between Schladen Forest in the south and Wolfenbüttel in the north.

The two districts of the municipality are:

  • Great Flöthe
  • Small Flöthe

History

For the first time the church was mentioned in records as Flathi in 1170.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the United Flöthe communities and small Flöthe were incorporated into the new municipality Flöthe.

Explanation of the name

Old names of the place are Flotide 780-802, 1013 Flathi, 1142 Flatide, 1187 Flothethe, 1189 and 1194 Vlothe Flotethe. You're most likely a reference to a watercourse or flowing water. This would take on the coming out of the forest streams or reference the name.

Policy

Parish council

The municipal council of Flöthe consists of eleven Council women and councilors.

  • WG Flöthe 4 seats
  • We Flöthe WG for 4 seats
  • SPD 3 seats

Mayor Hans -Dieter Bassy of the WG for We Flöthe

(As at municipal election of 11 September 2011)

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In green over a silver wave beams the silver outline of a pedicled lime leaf ( Pikblattes ), is cut into three green leaves in silver trefoil. "

Ortsblick in small Flöthe

St. Lambertus Church in Great Flöthe

Ortsblick in Great Flöthe

Economy and infrastructure

The Federal Highway 395 to the terminal in small Flöthe is located east of the community.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Gustav Giesecke (1887-1958), politician ( SRP) and member of the Lower Saxon Landtag
Baddeckenstedt Cramme Cremlingen Dahlum Denkte Dettum Dorstadt Elbe, Lower Saxony Erkerode Evessen Haverlah Hedeper Heere Heiningen, Lower Saxony Ohrum Roklum Schladen-Werla Sehlde Semmenstedt Uehrde Veltheim Winnigstedt
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