Handeloh
Handeloh until March 16, 1936 at Handorf Tostedt, is a municipality in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Museums
- 5.1 traffic
Geography
Location
Handeloh lies between the rivers Seeve and Este, south of Buchholz in the North Heath. The Harburg Hills lie in the northwest and the nature reserve Lueneburg Heath in the south-east. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Tostedt, which has its headquarters in the town of Tostedt.
Neighboring communities
- Undeloh
- Schneverdingen
- Wave
- Tostedt
- Beech wood
Community structure
The municipality includes the villages of Handeloh Handeloh, Höckel, Inzmühlen and Wörme.
History
Incorporations
On 1 July 1972, the neighboring community Inzmühlen was incorporated.
Policy
Parish council
The council, which was elected on 11 September 2011, broken down as follows:
- Free Wählergemeinschaft Handeloh 4 seats
- CDU 4 seats
- SPD 2 seats
- Alliance 90/The Greens 2 seats
- Single candidate one seat
(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)
Coat of arms
Blazon: In the split and right split sign up in green goldenens a wagon wheel with eight spokes, bottom in silver, two blue wave beams, left in gold, a black pine tree with four roots.
Meaning: The wagon wheel symbolizes the earlier major timber handling in the community. The two wave bars indicate the rivers Este and Seeve that flow through the district. Wood and forest wealth is represented by the pine, whose four roots symbolize the four villages in the community association.
Culture and sights
Museums
- Natural History Museum and education center " Alte Schmiede "
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
There are two stations on the Heidebahn, " Handeloh " and " Büsenbachtal " served. The latter however is the district Wörme and the hiking area " Büsenbachtal ". In addition, the Handeloh station on the Heidebahn the last in HVV tariff. Season tickets are valid, however, since 2008, to Soltau.
From 1999 to 2002, the tourist field railway system "Wild Heather " was operated in Büsenbachtal.
Media
A riding in Handeloh was with many other outdoor scenes the main location for the 52- part television series from New Süderhof.