Grasberg

The municipality is part of the Grasberg district Easter wood and is about 20 km northeast of Bremen in the adjacent marsh.

• 2.1 municipal
• 2.2 Coat of Arms

• 8.1 -ups

History

The village Grasberg consists of the villages Eickedorf and Wörpedorf that were founded in the 18th century during the colonization of the Teufelsmoor by Jürgen Christian Findorff. On a sand hill ( about 5 m above sea level) was built in 1785 at the instigation of Findorff the grass Berger church to which developed in 1831, first mentioned place.

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Adolphsdorf, Dannenberg, Huxfeld, Otter Stone, Rautendorf, Schmalenbeck, Seehausen and Tüschendorf as well as parts of the territory of the dissolved municipality Heidberg were incorporated. On 1 July 1976, a part of the territory of the municipality Wilstedt was added with time slightly less than 50 inhabitants ( Wilstedter Moor ). Parts of the territory of the neighboring community Tarmstedt ( Tarmstedter Moor ) followed in 1983.

Policy

Parish council

The local council of Grasberg sits down after the municipal elections of 2011 were as follows:

Coat of arms

Blazon: Heraldic silver, in the sign, a green mountain, topped with a wave bar, above a red tower with a pointed roof and golden cross on both sides, accompanied by a green oak leaf.

The crest is " naturally" and refers to all the symbols on 1968 federated community Grasberg, the talk of green mountain and the tower of the church symbolizing grass Berger. The wave bar, referring to the Wörpe, symbolizes the former municipality Wörpedorf. The oak leaves refer to the former municipality Eickedorf.

Twinning

• Szamocin, community in Poland
• Suså ( Suså commune ), town in Denmark / formerly; Terminated partnership, as Suså was disbanded as part of a municipal reform

Museums

Findorff - farm: rural fortification, open-air museum

Structures

• The Lutheran. Church was built in 1781-89 by Jürgen Christian Findorff. It holds a special feature, the originally built in 1694 for a hamburger orphanage Baroque organ by Arp Schnitger. It is in their shape, the only surviving small town organ of this known organ builder.

Economy

Grasberg is part of the European Metropolitan Region Bremen / Oldenburg. Of the 1106 employees come from the areas of trade, transport and communications 34%, Manufacturing 32%, services 27%, agriculture and forestry 6%. Grasberg recorded 662 commuters and out-commuters in 2300; mainly from and to Bremen. ( All figures from 2010)

The place has the commercial areas Huxfeld North and Wörpedorfer ring

At a regional and nationally known companies from Grasberg include:

• The food manufacturer Zeisner delicatessen GmbH & Co. KG ( sauces, especially tomato ketchup)
• Photovoltaic Wholesale and photovoltaic mounting system manufacturer SEN Solar Energy North mbH
• Michaelis Maschinenbau GmbH
• Cordes bark mulch
• BMW Autohaus Brinkmann

The former Wörpedörfer mill was situated at the entrance mills, feed and agricultural trade organization whose repeatedly advanced operating system from silos and mill buildings since the 1930s until it was demolished in 2011 coined the village, and made ​​a landmark of Grasberg. It is run by several generations of the family company was founded in 1904 Gie from an old mill building and in 1925 received its own railway siding in train Bremen- Tarmstedt ( " Jan- Reiners -Bahn "). 1936, the first grain elevator was built with the then " enormous capacity " of 400 tons. In 1962, added a large grain drying system, while the fine flour production was abandoned. In 1973 the company joined the Hansa- country trade - Lahde composite. 1992 a major fire destroyed much of the mill complex in Grasberg. After relocation of the company's activities on branches in Mulmshorn and Wilstedt and the construction of a new plant in Bremen grain port the Wörpedörfer mill plant was abandoned and demolished in 2011.

Traffic

Public transport: The VBN line 630 connects Grasberg with Bremen and Zeven. The Bürgerbus 612 and 616 opens from November 15, 2010, western towns and parts of Worpswede for public transport.

Districts

Ups

Social facilities

Nearest acute care hospital, the residency clinics Lilienthal. The county town is the district hospital Easter wood.

Events

In the third week of July is held annually, on the occasion of the Marksmen's Festival in the district Huxfeld, the village parade. For the first time started this move, according to the motto of the Love Parade, in 1998. 2007 celebrated the organizer ( the village youth Schmalenbeck and the shooting club Huxfeld ) the 10th edition with about 1200 visitors. In 2009, the record attendance of approximately 1600 people was achieved.