Gersten

Barley is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony in Lengerich.

• 4.1 municipal

• 5.1 Sports

Geography

Geographical Location

Barley is located about 12 kilometers east of the Ems and the Dortmund- Ems Canal between Lingen and Haselünne.

Neighboring communities

Neighboring municipalities are in the north of the city Haselünne, in the east the municipality Lengerich, in the south the municipality Langen and to the west the town Bawinkel.

History and Ortsnamenherleitung

Gersten ( old: Giureston 890, Gerustan ) is mentioned very early in Werden register. To 890 had Thiatgrim and Redwin per 15 bushels of corn, 16 denarii army shillings and two measures of meal to be delivered. The latter was said to be a particularly valuable performance because grinding in mills, was very difficult. Residents Gerstens should be migrated from East Frisia (Source: Teacher of the Diocese of Osnabrück 1905). According to H. Bahlow the name is synonymous with Garst = spoiled, rancid, rotten; compare Old Norse. gerstr = septic water, brackish water.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

The city council has eleven elected members. Its members are as a result of the local elections on 11 September 2011, four parties.

• CDU - 8 seats
• FDP - 1 seats
• SPD - 1 seat
• Independent voters Community Gersten ( UWG) - 1 seat

Culture and sights

• Megalithic grave
• Sacred Heart Church ( romanesque revival, built in 1921, architect: Karl Deter man)

Sports

The women's team of the football department of SV Victoria Gersten plays in the 2nd Bundesliga. For the season 2011/12, the department joined the SV Meppen.