Harsefeld
Harsefeld ( Low German Ha ( r) sarray ) is a patch in the district of Stade, Lower Saxony. From 1104 to 1648 was the monastery Harsefeld, an important Benedictine monastery. The patch is the eponymous site for the Municipality Harsefeld.
- 2.1 Meaning of the name
- 2.2 Mention in old documents
- 2.3 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 schools
- 5.1 garden of stones
- 6.1 traffic
- 6.2 company
- 6.3 Fire Department
- 7.1 Ice Sports
- 8.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical Location
Harsefeld is on the members of the Stader Geest Geest Zevener. On the northern edge of the village of Little River floodplain flows along the a valley which forms Auetal here.
Spot outline
The spot is next to the place Harsefeld from the villages Issendorf, Hollenbeck, Rusch Wedel, Griem Horst and white field.
History
Northeast of Harsefeld there are 22 grave hill on the High Kamp. The largest and located at the highest point grave mound had a diameter of nearly 25 meters and a height of four meters. The grave mound grave King - also called " Osterberg " - was in 1910/11 by dug by the owner. An archaeological investigation took place.
The construction of the castle Harsefeld is dated in the Chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg in 969 AD. She was until the establishment of the county seat of Stade Udonen. After her resignation, the area was used as a monastery of the Order of Benedictine Harsefeld with erected in the 15th century church. In 1546 the monastery and church were almost completely destroyed by the knight Pentz from Mecklenburg due to money debts. The church " St. Mary and Bartholomew " was built in 1648 in neo-Gothic style with a tower again.
" Below Harsefeld of Steinbach pours into the Liihe why Harsefeld show on the left side of Steinbach, to Bremen falls ," writes landscape director William of Hodenberg 1858 " In the actual Harsefeld is Geest, watered by the floodplain and Liihe; . Alt and New Monastery, lying at the Este, has mostly swampy ground, " explains Peter von Kobbe 1824.
Historical significance has also erected in 1740 on the edge of Amtshofgebäude monastery. Inside is the Friedrich Huth Library. The award was instituted in 1845 by the promoters of culture Friedrich Huth ( 1777-1846 ). The merchant grew up in Harsefeld, brought it as a banker in London to a considerable fortune. Shortly before his death, he again visited his home and decided to found a public library for the citizens Harsefelder. For this, he donated 1750 gold coins. Initially comprised the library around 1000 volumes, and soon after there were already 3,000 copies. Even today, one of the library as one of the best equipped in the district of Stade. In honor of the generous donor a larger than life bronze bust was unveiled in 1998 in front of the Amtshof. Was created the artwork of sculptor Carsten Eggers.
In spots Harsefeld burned on May 30, 1799 from a total of 80 residential and outbuildings. Lunch at 11 clock, when the inhabitants were working in the fields, the conflagration had arisen, as published in the " Hanoverian Show " on June 17, 1799. Within four hours are 53 houses with 21 outbuildings, including the rectory burned down. Little has been saved. 64 families were left homeless and deprived of their possessions and goods.
Meaning of the name
It is assumed that " harp " is derived from the Old Saxon " horsa " = horse, so the name Harsefeld is to be interpreted as " field of horses ."
However, there is also a theory which states that " harp " of millet come.
Another tradition states that the name Harsefeld was given by the first settlers. These have had, according to tradition, a blind horse so run until it stopped at a juicy pasture to graze. Then the settlement " Harsefeld " was founded on this same pasture, which certainly, as described above, from the Old Saxon word " Horsa " is to derive horse.
Mention in old documents
About Harsefeld and its medieval spellings give different information sources.
A 969 [ Comes Hein de Ricos Stadhe ] construxit castrum in loco qui dicitur Herseveld. - A 979 dual-powered bus monasteriis, scilicet in Alesleve et Hersevelden constitutis ... - a 1010 Heinricus comes, filius Heinrici de Stathe, destruxit Herseveld castrum, quod pater suus exstruxerat, et fecit ex eo monasterium et congregationem Canonicorum. . - A 1087 Iste Udo et mater eius ... expulerunt clericos de loco sue constructionis Herseveld et posuerunt illic monachos. . - A 1101 Congregation monachorum in Ross Velde CEPIT institui ... -. A. Udo 1106, marchio aquilonaris ... ad locum qui dicitur Ross Velde est delatus, ... de hoc Seculo migravit ... Also Thietmar (a. 994 ) and Albert von Stade (a. 1144 ) commemorate the civitas Hersevel and the castrum Hersevelde.
Incorporations
On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Hollenbeck, Issendorf and Rusch fronds were incorporated. In addition, a part of the community Bargstedt was added with then about 100 inhabitants.
Policy
Parish council
- CDU: 9
- SPD: 9
- FWG: 5
- Green: 4
- PDV: 1
- FDP: 1
The municipal council is the local representation of the people of the spots Harsefeld. The awarding of the 29 seats decided by the citizens every five years by universal, direct, free, equal and secret elections.
Mayor
Since November 2011, is Michael Ospalski (SPD ) mayor of the patch.
Coat of arms
Blazon: " Argent, a black knight on black, gezäumtem with gold, to the left ( heraldic: right ) jumping horse. The blue shield with three golden roses and the blue sign foot topped with two golden roses. "
Argent, a black knight on black, gezäumtem with gold, to the right jumping horse, blue shield topped with three golden roses and blue sign foot topped with two golden roses.
The community leads the coat of arms of the former Office Harsefeld, which was built on the estate of Count Harsefelder donated by the monastery. The coat of arms is talking ( Harsefeld = Horse = horse, but also the importance in Rose instead of horse happens). By decree of the Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior of 9 July 1948, the coat of arms is approved.
The flag is blue - white striped (1:1) and centrally occupied with the arms.
Education
Train
Harsefeld has two primary schools, the Rosenborn basic school at the Meybohmstraße and since the beginning of the school year 2001/ 02 the primary school at the box bush.
In the junior high school Harsefeld on the road Jahn school students are taught since 1973, the main school was at the time still in the Rosenborn Elementary School. Later, the junior high school and high school were laid with two separate administrations in the building of the Jahn road. Since the school year 2004/2005, the two schools are combined into a school with a school administration and two branches, one branch intermediate school and a main school branch.
The Aue- Geest school Harsefeld has accepted as foundation of the district in the school year 2004/2005 its operation with the first fifth and sixth classes. With the beginning of the school year 2006/ 07, the new building was purchased in the immediate vicinity of the existing school center Jahn road; Here students from grades now are taught five to 12. The first Central High School was taken in mid 2010.
Culture and sights
Garden of stones
On the Ehrenberg located northeast of Harsefeld the garden of stones was opened in 2003, an exhibition area, which is open all year and 170 boulders, among others, flint, granite and basalt shows. They are predominantly and sand pits that were excavated for the construction of the motorway A 26. Based on the stones and other, mounted on panels explanations, the visitor geological processes are explained, the use of boulders illustrates described or even rock-forming processes. The visitor steps through 12 stations that make this a tour of the garden.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Harsefeld received its first railway connection in 1902 by the construction of the line Buchholz Bremervörde - Bremerhaven. In 1928, the route added to Buxtehude. On both routes, passenger services were but set in the years 1968 and 1969. Only since the September 26, 1993 Harsefeld is back on track hit by passenger trains of the EVB, the commute now between Bremerhaven and Buxtehude.
In the roundhouse, the Buxtehude Harsefelder railway enthusiasts a historical WUMAG railcar " Nuremberg 761 " from 1926 and a few other historic vehicles entertain eV inter alia, a converted floor to track Opel Olympia Rekord from the year 1953. There are special trips between Buxtehude and Harsefeld.
Business
The massive house manufacturers Viebrockhaus headquartered in Harsefeld.
Fire department
Established on July 14, 1893 Volunteer Fire Harsefeld is a focus fire department. The fleet consists of a command vehicle ( ELW ), a fire engine (LF 16), a means of fire-fighting vehicle (HLF 16), a hose wagon ( SW 2000 ), a decontamination trucks persons ( decon -P ), a crew transport vehicle (MTF ), a multi-purpose vehicle ( MZF ) and a vintage fire truck. In addition to the active firefighters there are in Harsefeld also a youth fire brigade and an age division.
Sports
The sports club TuS Harsefeld offers many sports, such as football and swimming. Since the season 2009/2010, the TuS Harsefeld a youth gaming community with the TSV Apensen in grades U13 to U19.
Ice
By the only ice rink in the district of Stade Harsefeld is the center of the "cold" sports, including ice hockey. The ice hockey department of the TuS Harsefeld that Harsefeld Tigers take part in the game mode of the Lower Saxony Ice Sports Federation ( NEV ).
The ice rink was renovated in summer 2009.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Otto Albrecht von During (1807-1875), Minister of Justice of the Kingdom of Hanover
- Franz Adickes (1846-1915), Mayor of Frankfurt am Main
- Henry Behnken (1880-1960), teacher and Low German Author
- Jürgen Fitschen ( b. 1948 ), head of Deutsche Bank
- Angelika Mertens ( b. 1952 ), SPD politician
- Uwe Ruprecht (born 1958 ), writer and journalist
- Willi Wegewitz (1898-1996), archaeologist and local historian