Gerdau, Germany

Gerdau is a municipality in the midst of the Lüneburg Heath in the district of Uelzen, Lower Saxony. The municipality is part of the Gerdau Samtgemeinde Suderburg.

• 2.1 Amalgamations

• 3.1 municipal

• 4.1 Structures

Geography

Community structure

The municipality consists of the villages of Gerdau Bargfeld, Barnsen, Bohlsen, Gerdau, United Süstedt and Holthusen II Unlike other communities united Gerdau is the second largest district behind Bohlsen.

History

The town was first mentioned in 1004, when Duke Bernhard of Saxe curtis gerd eye at the Michaelis monastery at Lüneburg ceded. Length names were Gherdou 1197, 1302 Gerdowe, 1322 villa Gherdowe, 1369 to the Gherdowe, 1460 Gherdauw, 1530 Gerdow 1662 Gerdau. 1225 for the first time a mill in the district Bohlsen was called. Later, here the water mill Bohlsen that in the Uelzen district is the only one still in operation today watermill developed at the Gerdau.

Incorporations

On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Bargfeld, Barnsen, Bohlsen, United Süstedt and Holthusen II were incorporated.

Policy

Parish council

The Council of the Municipality Gerdau is made up of eleven women council and councilors.

Recent local elections on 11 September 2011

Culture and sights

Structures

The St. Michaelis Church in Gerdau 1004 was first mentioned. The Lutheran. Church was built on the foundations of a former Gothic brick building. It was renovated in 1890 and enlarged.

East of the village Barnsen the airfield Uelzen is located. The course has a 800 meter long asphalt runway and is used in addition to the private recreational flying by business flyers.