Heyen
Heyen is a municipality in Lower Saxony ( Germany ) in the district of Minden wood and belongs to Samtgemeinde ground Werder Polle.
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
Geography
Geographical Location
The municipality is located in the Weser mountain country between Weseraue and Ithbörde.
Neighboring communities
Heyen is bordered to the northwest and north on the community Emmerthal of the district of Hamelin- Pyrmont, on the east by Hall, on the south by ground Werder and on the southwest by Hehlen.
History
On the first weekend in June 2004 Heyen celebrated its thousand years of existence. Was first documented Heyen 1004 under the name " nurture ". The name changed in 1197 to " Heygen " and already in 1316 in the present notation.
The heap -shaped village complex was early on by the military road Einbeck - cut Hameln. 1759 this street was " very busy ". During this period there was also a customs post here.
Previously Heyen belonged to Brunswick and was up to the introduction of the Reformation in 1569 for Catholics within parish seat. The massive tower over a Romanesque barrel vault, today sacristy, is the oldest part of the church. During renovation work in the 1960s, were Romanesque windows in the choir room and a grave slab from the 12th/13th. Century exposed. A hewn from Weser sandstone baptismal font from 1625 there was also his place.
On the crest of the Holy Mountain, south of Heyen towards the ground Werder, are the 1985 restored ruins of an old church. 1896 three phases from the 11th, 13th and 17th centuries were found during excavations. About 200 meters southeast of the ruin is the "Ring Wall". He is one of the oldest fortifications in the district of Minden wood.
1996 lived 558 citizens in the community.
Policy
Parish council
The council is composed according to the local elections of 11 September 2011 ( turnout: 69.57 %) of seven representatives of the voters Community Heyen (WG).
Mayor
Michael Zieseniß (WG)
Economy and infrastructure
The place is dominated by agriculture and forestry, the rapeseed cultivation for the production of products made from renewable raw materials is mentioned. In Heyen is the training institute for acupuncture massage after Willy Penzel.