Hedeper
Hedeper is a municipality in the Harz mountains in Ostniedersachsen with about 600 inhabitants in the district of Wolfenbüttel to about 16 km ². It belongs to Samtgemeinde aces.
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- 5.1 traffic
Geography
The county town of Wolfenbüttel, about 15 kilometers (direct distance ) north-west of Hedeper. Hedeper is the southernmost municipality in the Aces. It consists of two districts Wetzleben (146 inhabitants) and Hedeper (401 inhabitants).
History
The villages Wetzleben and Hedeper were very early first documented Hedeper in 1188 and Wetzleben already 994
On the origin of the name " Hedeper " there are two suggestions:
- The prefix - Hed probably comes from the old- had- " skewing, bending ," which is probably " on the hillside " for ( article in: Lexicon of Germanic archeology ). Similar prefixes can be found at the location in a slope / hill Hebborn and Hedemünden.
- The suffix - by ( or over ) comes from the old- bearo " grove, wood", as in other places in the region: Iber, Heudeber and Reddeber ( onomastic studies on the problem of German Jürgen Udolph ).
Overall, " Hedeper " would mean it, " forest on the hill " and in fact is Hedeper one of the highest places of the velvet municipality.
Incorporations
On March 1, 1974, the municipality Wetzleben was incorporated.
Policy
Parish council
The council, which was elected on September 10, 2006 is summarized as follows:
- SPD 6 seats
- CDU 3 seats
On 1 November 2011, the term of the elected 11 September 2011 the new council started:
- UWG 5 seats
- SPD 4 seats
Culture and sights
As the symbol of the village Hedeper applies the location on the western edge Erdholländer windmill, which is a station of the Lower Saxon Mill Road. It was built in 1900 and until 1956 was in operation. From it earlier 20 windmills were seen. Today there are in the area numerous wind turbines have been erected.
The village church was extensively renovated from 1994 to 1997 and returned to several newer parts in the original condition.
Church seen from the south
Church seen from the east
By creating an arrow-straight through-road was made in 1983 a village destruction.
To the southeast lies the " Klotzeberg " which, although the smallest, but first protected area of the district.
Economy and infrastructure
The inhabitants Hedepers living from agriculture and forestry. Even if the place is still dominated by agriculture, the jobs of the inhabitants are still mainly in Wolfenbüttel, Braunschweig, Salzgitter and Wolfsburg.
Traffic
The Hedeper station was on the railway line Jerxheim - Börßum.