Hohenhameln

High Hameln is a municipality in the district of Peine in Lower Saxony ( Germany ). The name Hohenhameln is probably due to " High Hagen ," which means fenced land with a high hedge.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 3.1 municipal
  • 3.2 community partnerships
  • 4.1 Structures
  • 4.2 Regular events

Geography

Community structure

The municipality consists of:

  • Bierbergen
  • Bründeln
  • Clauen
  • Equord
  • Harber
  • Hohenhameln
  • Mehrum
  • Ohlum
  • Rötzum
  • Soßmar
  • Stedum ( Bekum )

History

Incorporations

On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Bierbergen, Bründeln, Clauen, Equord, Harber were incorporated (until then in the district of Burgdorf ), Mehrum, Ohlum, Rötzum, Soßmar and Stedum.

Policy

Parish council

Since the local elections on 11 September 2011 to distribute the 24 seats of the council as follows ( change in local elections on 10 September 2006):

  • SPD: 11 seats (-1)
  • CDU: 9 seats ( ± 0)
  • GREEN 2 seats (± 0)
  • FDP: 1 seat ( ± 0)
  • LEFT: 1 seat ( 1)

Community partnerships

Sister Cities of Hohenhameln are:

  • Unisław in Poland
  • Loppersum in the Netherlands
  • Brandis in Saxony
  • Administration Community Kötzschau in Saxony-Anhalt until September 30, 2006 - October 1, 2006, the VG was dissolved

Culture and sights

Center

Rainbow over Hohenhameln

The craft tree, is on the market - is decorated in May with the Maikrone

Structures

  • The Evangelical Lutheran St. Lawrence's church of the village High Hamelin with its two spiers the true and coat of arms of the town and the municipality Hohenhameln.
  • The Roman Catholic St. Lawrence's church was consecrated in 1913.
  • See also: Equord, Mehrum

Regular events

Economy and infrastructure

In High Hamelin district Clauen a great and one of the last sugar factories of the North Zucker AG is established. The municipality Hohenhameln includes the coal power plant Mehrum. In place Hohenhameln even the traditional company Steinbach resides with his headquarters, which for the Christmas and other seasons produced by hand all kinds of Holzgalanteriewaren (including nutcrackers, smoking, music boxes, etc.). The wood for this comes mainly from the nahegelegenem Hämelerwald, as so-called stained wood (wood of deciduous trees ) is preferred.

Coat of arms of districts

Bründeln

Clauen

Equord

Harber

Mehrum

Ohlum

Rötzum

Soßmar

Stedum

The coat of arms of Hohenhameln is based on the twin towers of the Protestant Church in High Hameln.

Personalities

  • William Schrader (1914-2006), economist and diplomat
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