Heidekreis

The Heidekreis ( to 31 July 2011 district of Soltau -Fallingbostel ) is a district in Lower Saxony. It lies almost entirely in the Lüneburg Heath, after which he is named. County seat is Bad Fallingbostel, largest city is Walsrode.

• 2.1 Coat of Arms

• 3.1 District 3.1.1 Former county councilors and senior district directors

• 4.1 Evangelical Church
• 4.2 Catholic Church
• 4.3 Other religions

• 5.1 Tourism
• 5.2 Social Institutions
• 5.3 traffic

• 7.1 Museums and collections
• 7.2 Historic Sites
• 7.3 recreational facilities and parks
• 7.4 cinemas
• 7.5 Lüneburgischer Regional Association
• 7.6 Nature Reserves
• 7.7 Jewish Cemeteries

Geography

Landscape of the heath district is dominated by the Lüneburg Heath and the cattle break.

Location

The Heidekreis bordered to the west by the districts of Verden and Rotenburg ( Wumme), on the north by the districts of Harburg and Lüneburg, on the east by the districts of Uelzen and Celle and to the south by the Hannover region and the Nienburg / Weser.

Heide circle of the northernmost communities Bispingen, Schneverdingen and New churches are largely in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park ( and smaller northern parts of Soltau its territory).

Rivers / streams

In the circle there are the following rivers: Aller, Bomlitz, Böhme, Fulde, Gilmerdinger Bach, Hahnenbach, Grindau, leash, Luhe, Mehlandsbach, Örtze, Soltau, hedonist, Warnau, Wiedau, Wietze ( Örtze), WÃ ¼ mme.

Great Urban catchment areas

The old district of Soltau has traditionally been oriented more to Hamburg, while the old circle Fallingbostel tends to Hanover. Therefore, the district is one of the metropolitan regions of Hamburg and Hannover -Braunschweig- Göttingen -Wolfsburg.

History

Historically belonged to the territory of today Heide circle to the former Duchy of Brunswick -Lüneburg and its successor states.

The district of Soltau- Fallingbostel was on 1 August 1977 from the old counties Fallingbostel Soltau and as well as a municipality of the district of Uelzen. The first years of the county 's history were marked by the existence of large military training areas of the British Rhine Army, NATO and the Bundeswehr and the efforts on the part of the county, rain make as many areas of the excursion and hiking tourism in the Lüneburg Heath accessible. After the end of the Cold War, although some military training areas have been cleared and are now open to the public as nature reserves, however, still are large garrisons in Munster and in the town of Bad Fallingbostel.

On 9 April 2010 the council decided by a majority of 27 votes to 11 ( with one abstention ) a renaming of the district of Soltau -Fallingbostel in Heidekreis. In particular, representatives of the eponymous cities and Bad Fallingbostel Soltau had opposed the name change. A citizen survey did not take place. For years, the district uses the term as a nickname. There are, for example, the Heidekreis School of Music, the folk high school Heidekreis and Heide Circle Hospital. An application to the Home Office was soon put out. Since the neighboring districts of Lüneburg and Harburg adverse opinion, the decision was delayed initially. On 30 May 2011 Prime Minister David McAllister announced finally that the renamed county Heidekreis 1 August 2011 is hereby approved. On 7 July 2011, the renaming of the district to 1 August 2011 by the signing of the deed of renaming Uwe Schünemann became official. Also, the existing license plate SFA was replaced by HK.

Coat of arms

• Upper part: the lion of the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg;
• Lower half: from a map of the megalithic tombs of the seven stone houses

Policy

District

In the district election on 14 January 2007, Manfred Ostermann (independent), supported by the local SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens and a civil list, elected with 52.83 % of the votes cast on the new full-time district administrator.

Former county councilors and senior district directors

From 1977 to January 2002, the district was led by a double peak consisting of Chief Administrative Officer as the principal administrative officers and honorary District, which mainly had a representative function. On February 1, 2002, these two functions were combined in the office of full-time district administrator.

Oberkreisdirektor was over the entire period from 1977 to 2002 Klaus Schumacher. The volunteer district administrators during this period were:

As a full-time county councilors held office:

• 2002-2006: Hermann Söder (CDU )
• Since 2007: Manfred Ostermann (independent)

Council

The district council elections in 2011 brought the Heidekreis following result (only the parties represented in the council are listed, in% of votes cast )

• CDU 36.99% (19 seats)
• SPD 34.64 % (17 seats)
• Alliance 90/The Greens 12.54% (6 seats )
• Citizens Union 3.34% (2 seats)
• Walsrode Bürgerliste 3.14% (2 seats)
• FDP 2.32% ( 1 seat)
• The Left 2.07% ( 1 seat)
• NPD 1.96% ( 1 seat)
• Independent voters Community 1.46% ( 1 seat)

It has become a majority group formed in the district council, the CDU / GREEN / UWG called in Heidekreis and has 26 seats. In the context of the controversy over Heidekreis -Klinikum the three Soltau the CDU faction left the council, but remain members of the majority group.

Cities fusion to the city Böhmetal

By 2011, a merger of the town of Bad Fallingbostel with the municipalities and Walsrode Bomlitz was projected to the new city Böhmetal. A citizen survey 2 November 2008 revealed: Bad Fallingbostel (yes: 21% no, 79%), Bomlitz (yes: 56 % no, 44%) and Walsrode (yes: 54 % no, 46%). The City Council Bad Fallingbostel has on 10 November 2008 decided on the basis of the result of the plebiscite that a merger of the municipalities / city does not take place. In Walsrode Bomlitz and the councils have called for a merger. An interim angedachte between Walsrode and Bomlitz fusion is currently not pursued.

Religion

Evangelical Church

Traditionally, the area of ​​today's county Heidekreis is characterized Evangelical Lutheran. The municipalities belonging to the two church districts Soltau and Walsrode in Lüneburg the Sprengel Church of Hanover. There are in the district 29 parishes and churches and chapels 5.

Catholic Church

In particular, after the war have been formed by influx of many a refugee, migrant workers from southern Europe and ethnic Germans from Central and Eastern Europe large Catholic communities belonging to the diocese of Hildesheim. Municipalities are subject to major restructuring processes since the turn of the millennium. So in the old district of Fallingbostel several formerly independent Roman Catholic parishes were united to the new large village Santa Maria, headquartered in Walsrode, which also includes Visselhoevede in the neighboring district of Rotenburg (Wümme ). There are also communities in Soltau with a branch church in Schneverdingen, as well as in Munster ( Örtze).

Other religions

Furthermore, living in the district Muslims, Jehovah's Witnesses and members of the Free Churches.

Economy and infrastructure

Largest employers in the region are Dow Wolff Cellulosics ( Bomlitz ), Kraft Foods and Eckes AG ( Bad Fallingbostel ). Another important economic factor is the strongly held here Bundeswehr.

Tourism

Tourism in the Lüneburg Heath is a major source of income, which is supported for example by animal and theme parks such as the Heide Park in Soltau, Serengeti Park in Hodenhagen or the Bird Park Walsrode. The rivers offer fishing, swimming, canoeing, raft rides and the heath landscape is ideal for walking or cycling. To the north of Soltau is the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park, which extends far beyond the county borders. In Soltau directly also is the Soltau -Therme, a swimming pool with swimming pool (until 05/ 2013), all-weather pool (from 05 /2014 ), swimming pool (until 2013), a sauna and a brine thermal baths. In New Churches of the sheep farm with its moorland sheep flock is an attraction.

Social institutions

In Soltau and Walsrode are sites of acute supplying Heidekreis Clinic in Bad Fallingbostel located with the clinic Fallingbostel a rehab clinic.

In Heidekreis there is the socio-educational aids Vierlinden with houses in the United Häuslingen, Südkampen, Walsrode and Bad Fallingbostel. Vierlinden offers various youth aid and running the social space office in Bad Fallingbostel.

Traffic

Through the circle area motorways A7 and run 27 ( Autobahndreieck Walsrode ), and also the railway line Uelzen - long fronds ( " Amerika Linie ") and Hamburg - beech wood in the North Heath - Soltau - Bennemühlen - Hanover ( " Heidebahn ").

East of the circle area close to the NATO military training areas mountains and Munster, are permeable to civilian vehicles only in a few places.

Cities and Towns

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Unit communities

Joint communities with their member communities

* Head Samtgemeinde management

• 2 Samtgemeinde Rethem / Aller ( 4589 )

• 3 Samtgemeinde Schwarmstedt ( 12,129 )

Community- free district

Culture and sights

To cultural concerns, the local cultural officials care within cities and towns, the churches, the savings banks, banks, the Lüneburgische Regional Association and private cultural initiatives.

Museums and collections

• German Tank Museum in Munster ( German military history of the 20th century )
• Düshorner Village Museum (Life and works like 100 years ago )
• Courtyard of the Heidmark in Bad Fallingbostel ( memorial of Heidmark )
• Sounding Museum ( Mechanical musical instruments) in Schwarmstedt
• Museum of the Archaeological Association in Bad Fallingbostel
• Soltau Museum ( local history and archeology exhibition) in Soltau
• Soltau Toy Museum (toys from four centuries )
• Peetshof ( witnesses Wietze village around 1900 ) in Wietzendorf
• Prussian history ( pavilion in the landscape park Iserhatsche ) in Bispingen
• Desk and quill Museum ( school museum in the island) in Schneverdingen
• Rischmannshof ( heath and open-air museum ) in Walsrode
• Schäferhof New Churches ( Schnuckenwirtschaft for the care of heath and moorland between New churches and Soltau ) in New Churches
• Heritage House on the Schroershof ( Historic farmstead with many buildings ) in New Churches
• Art Association and Foundation Springhornhof in New Churches
• Bothmer School Museum (school operating as an Emperor ) in Schwarmstedt
• Walderlebniszentrum Ehrhorn (forest - heathland - people ) in Schneverdingen

Historic Sites

• The seven stone houses - large stone tombs from the period 3500-2800 BC
• Ahlden Castle - Water Castle on the River Aller 1549

Recreational facilities and parks

• Bad Fallingbostel: boat rental with mini-golf course
• Hodenhagen: Serengeti Park Hodenhagen
• Soltau Heide Park Soltau
• Bomlitz / Walsrode Bird Park Walsrode

Cinemas

• Soltau: Dersa cinema
• Walsrode Capitol Theatre

Lüneburgischer Regional Association

The Heidekreis is a member of the Lüneburg Regional Association who perceives regional cultural policy tasks.

Nature Reserves

In Heidekreis there are 26 nature reserves. The largest (nature reserve Lueneburg Heath ) has an area of ​​13,222 ha in the area of ​​Heide circle, the smallest ( Söhlbruch ) an area of ​​8 ha

Jewish Cemeteries

In Heidekreis there are four Jewish cemeteries in Ahlden Rethem, Soltau and Walsrode. There are worth protecting cultural monuments - stone witnesses for previously existing Jewish communities and a lively Jewish community life until the 1930s. The cemeteries are located mainly on the outskirts of towns.

Sponsorships

• Sponsorship for the county Rummelsburg i Pom. The sponsorship was taken over by the then district Fallingbostel in 1957.
• Sponsorship for the county Soldin. The sponsorship was taken over by the district of Soltau.