Helvesiek

Helvesiek is a small municipality in the district of Rotenburg ( Wümme) in Lower Saxony. It lies between Scheessel and Sittingbourne and heard of the velvet municipality Fintel on.

  • 4.1 company
  • 4.2 Public bodies
  • 4.3 Education
  • 4.4 traffic

Neighboring communities

From the north, starting clockwise

  • Sittingbourne
  • Prop
  • Lauenbrück
  • Scheessel
  • Hamersen

History

Helvesiek 1614-1669 was affected by witch hunts: two women got into witch trials.

Policy

Parish council

The 9 seats in the municipal council are distributed as follows:

  • WG 8 seats
  • Alliance 90/The Greens 1 seat

(As at municipal election September 11, 2011 )

Economy and infrastructure

Business

In Helvesiek edible mushroom cultivation has been operated since 1996. The residents here fungal garden GmbH is the largest in Germany Edelpilz producer.

Public institutions

In the district Rehr the district of Rotenburg (Wümme ) operates a waste disposal plant since 1978. End of 2013, this will be closed. There are also in Helvesiek a volunteer fire department.

Education

In Helvesiek there is a kindergarten. Students go to educational institutions in neighboring communities.

Traffic

In the municipality there are no major traffic routes. It is crossed by the county road 226 and highway 130 and, with the onset of here K 212 a shuttle to the main road 75 in the neighboring municipality Lauenbrück.

Fintel (Samtgemeinde) Sittensen Stemmen Ahausen Alfstedt Anderlingen Basdahl Bothel, Lower Saxony Breddorf Brockel Deinstedt Ebersdorf, Lower Saxony Elsdorf, Lower Saxony Farven Gnarrenburg Gyhum Hassendorf Heeslingen Hellwege Hemslingen Hepstedt Horstedt Kalbe, Lower Saxony Kirchtimke Kirchwalsede Klein Meckelsen Lengenbostel Ostereistedt Rhade Sandbostel Selsingen Tarmstedt Tiste Vahlde Vorwerk, Lower Saxony Westertimke Westerwalsede Wilstedt Wohnste Zeven
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