Holzminden (district)

The county wood Minden is a district in the south of Lower Saxony. It is bordered to the west by the North Rhine- Westphalian circles Hoexter and lip, on the north by the district of Hamelin -Pyrmont, and the district of Hildesheim and the east and south by the district of Northeim. The county wood Minden is located in the Weser mountain country and Leinebergland 85-525 m above sea level. Its county town is the regional center wood Minden. The ridges include the Solling and Vogler, Ith and Hils and Ottensteiner plateau. The high share of around 45 percent forest dominating the landscape.

• 4.1 Economics 4.1.1 industry and service sectors
• 4.1.2 Tourism
• 4.1.3 Statistical data

• 4.2.1 road
• 4.2.2 Public transport
• 4.2.3 Rail transport
• 4.2.4 Airports and airfields

History

The district Holzminden was founded on October 12, 1832 Law of Duke William of Brunswick. At that District Directorate of wood Minden included the offices wood Minden, Eschershausen, City Oldendorf and Ottenstein. By 1850, the office Thedinghausen at Bremen was (after the district Braunschweig, today the district of Verden ) supervised by wood from Minden. On November 1, 1941, the district Holzminden (from 1933 Country Braunschweig) came from the Free State of Brunswick to the Prussian province of Hanover. With effect from 1 November 1941, the communities of soil and Werder Pegestorf from the district of Hamelin -Pyrmont, who had previously is an exclave of the province of Hanover, were incorporated to the district of Minden wood.

With effect from 1 January 1962 13 December were the " Neuhaus Law" in 1961, the three communities together Fohlenplacken ( county wood Minden ), Neuhaus ( district Holzminden ) and Prussian Neuhaus (Landkreis Northeim ) to Neuhaus im Solling and the district Fohlenplacken and the district associated with wood Minden. In October 1971, after an area change contract between the federal states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine -Westphalia, the inclusion of formerly located on Holzmindener page Otterbach - area to the municipality Lüchtringen in exchange for territories at Stahler shore, be 112 inhabitants Neubürger of Lüchtringen and Hoexter.

In the course of municipal reform on 1 January 1973 was one of the largest restructuring of the district. From the district of Hamelin -Pyrmont communities Brevörde, HafencityBP, Meiborssen, Polle, Vahlbruch and the district of Northeim Lauenfoerde and Silberborn came to the district of Minden wood. The 1962 County Holzminden assigned community Neuhaus im Solling is incorporated together with the hamlet Fohlenplacken and the newly added community Silberborn also on 1 January 1973, the city Holzminden (neighborhoods).

On 1 April 1974 came from the district of Gander Home stains Delligsen and the communities Ammensen, Kaierde and Varrigsen added. The communities Bessingen, Bisperode and Harderode yet again to the district of Hamelin -Pyrmont and the communities Brunkensen and Lütge Durchholzen to the district of Hildesheim.

Due to the administrative and territorial reform on June 28, 1977, the resolution of the county Alfeld and the assignment to the district of Hildesheim, except the municipalities Coppengrave, Duingen, Hoyershausen, Marie Hagen and Weenzen were from 1 January 1978 assigned to the district Holzminden. In the same year until 2004, the Zudordnung of the district Holzminden to the governmental district of Hanover.

On July 1, 1981 saw the reclassification of the communities Coppengrave, Duingen, Hoyershausen, Marie Hagen and Weenzen to Hildesheim.

As of 1986, the county wood Minden along with the districts of Northeim, Hameln -Pyrmont (later also Schaumburg ) and the DEHOGA district associations co-partner of the Weser mountain country -Touristik GmbH (WTG ), headquartered in Uslar.

In December 1996, 83 317 inhabitants lived in the county.

In 1997, the administrative budget of the district was around 145 million DM, the capital budget DM 29 million and the debt amounted to 48 million DM with annual principal and interest payments of 5.5 million DM Since 1997, the District of annual environmental protection price with is endowed a prize of 1,000 euros.

In September 1999, the county and the other shareholders sold the electricity Wesertal to the Finnish Fortum Group. For the circle a selling price of 89 million euro was created.

As of 2003, the district also participated on 14 -million-euro Tourismuspojekt Renaissance World (EEA). For approximately 1.6 million Euros one of the projects, the expansion of the castle Bevern was planned. Much of the funding came from state funds and EU funds ( 1.2 million euros ). The district Holzminden were 37,500 euros, which he had to bring in a pro rata basis in the society "World of Project Development GmbH" (EEA ) ( the district of Hamelin 60 percent, Schaumburg 25 percent) and also proportionate indemnity bond in the amount of 450,000 euros for the GmbH. The project site in Bevern was completed by 2008. However, the tourism project failed after closure of the main location in the wedding house Hameln. In June 2009, the State of Lower Saxony examined the recovery of funding. Background investigations are NBank which individual project ineligible expenditure. This led to the insolvency of the company in August 2009. EWR had been funded to 70 percent funded by EU, federal and country. Following the bankruptcy of Renaissance World PE GmbH, the district acquired in 2010 the marks and license rights for the operated since May 2008 Project location in Bevern Castle.

Since June 2008, the district is one of the founding members of the association " municipalities in the metropolitan region of Hannover -Braunschweig- Göttingen -Wolfsburg ".

On 23 March 2009 the Municipality Councils of Samtgemeinde Polle and Samtgemeinde Bodenwerder in Buchhagen agreed a merger to create new Samtgemeinde ground Werder Polle on January 1, 2010.

On 7 June 2009 to coincide with the European elections was a referendum for the "maintenance of the waste management of the district of Minden wood in municipal ownership ." With a turnout of 41.4 percent voted 94.5 percent of citizens for the whereabouts of the Waste Management ( AWH ) in the county.

On 12 October 2009 the Municipality Councils of Samtgemeinde Eschershausen and Samtgemeinde city Oldendorf in Eschershausen agreed the resolution and the re-establishment of the velvet municipality Eschershausen City Oldendorf January 1, 2011.

In November 2009, agreed the two county councilors Walter Waske and Michael Wickmann, supported by Interior Minister Uwe Schünemann, conduct an assessment to check whether a merger of the county wood Minden with the district Northeim is useful to a new " Solling County" from synergy point of view.

In the future atlas that created the Swiss forecasters AG in cooperation with Handelsblatt, 2010 occupied the district Holzminden the 375th place of 412 examined independent cities, counties and regions in Germany and was rated " high risk for the future ."

Population Development

The population density increased from 1974 with 127 inhabitants per km ² to 106 inhabitants per km ² in 2010 from.

Policy

At the federal level, the county is represented by the SPD parliamentary deputies Gabriele Lösekrug -Möller since 2005 that the federal electoral district of Hamelin- Pyrmont - most recently in 2013, Wood won Minden ( Constituency 46) as a direct candidate with 42.3 % of the primary vote.

At the country level, the following politicians are from the district of Minden wood ( Parliament Constituency 20) Since 2013 in the parliament represented:

From 2003 to 2013, the then Interior Minister Uwe Schünemann won the direct mandate for the CDU.

Council

The following table shows the composition of the county council and the local election results

District administrators

• 2011-2016 Angela Schürzeberg (SPD )
• 2001-2011 Walter Waske (SPD ) (at the district election in 2004 elected with 58.8 percent of the vote from 2004 and first full-time District )
• 1991-2001 Heinz Sassin (SPD )
• 1981-1985 Bruno Brandes ( CDU)
• 1973-1981 Martha Warnecke (SPD )
• 1961-1973 Willi Schewe (SPD )
• 1952-1956 Karl Naumann GB / BHE, later CDU
• 1946-1952 Karl August Poth (SPD )
• 1945-1946 Albert Schelz (SPD, acting)
• 1943-1945 Unger
• 1942-1943 Government Eberhard Appel
• 1934-1942 August Knop from Boffzen (NSDAP )

Oberkreisdirektor / district director

Constituency Holzminden

In the Lower Saxony state parliament elections, county operates under the constituency number 20 its own parliamentary constituency wood Minden. In the federal elections of district Holzminden belongs since 1980 to the Bundestag constituency Hameln- Pyrmont - Wood Minden.

Coat of arms and flag

The district Holzminden received by deed of Lower Saxony's Minister of the Interior of 24 July 1950 - III 332 408 /4 - Approval to conduct the coat of arms described below.

Coat Description: " On a blue ground over silver Querbach by heraldic right grimm down silver ( Everstein'scher ) lion, gold reinforced and crowned, red bezungt. "

The colors blue and silver are the Everstein 's colors. The Eversteinsche Wappenlöwe was chosen because the gender of the Eversteiner Count was wealthy rich in today's circles wood Minden, the jurisdiction exercised, market and civil rights possessed, as well as the escort right on the river Weser. The silver wave beams characterizes the Weser stream for the County of utmost importance.

" The flag of the district shows the colors arranged blue and white together. "

Regional Cooperation

The county wood Minden is located on the border between Lower Saxony and North Rhine -Westphalia and not part of the integration range of regional centers. He maintains a close cooperation with its neighbors. Since 1992 he is a member of the regional association Südniedersachsen and the Regional Association of Southern Lower Saxony. Since 2000 it is located in a regional development cooperation with counties Hamelin-Pyrmont and Schaumburg under the name Weser Uplands region. In this cooperation, a number of important regional projects will be taken forward jointly or in coordination with each other on the basis of a regional development concept. In addition, the county is a member of the Weser Hills Tourism Association, based in Hameln.

Sponsorship and Partnerships

The county wood Minden in 1955 to sponsor the Germans driven from their homes from the county Leobschutz, Upper Silesia, which are represented by their home committee were adopted. Since 2003 there is also a partnership with today's Polish district, the powiat Głubczycki.

From the German reunification in 1990, the county maintains partnerships with the district Aschersleben - Staßfurt in Saxony -Anhalt.

Economy and infrastructure

Economy

Industrial and service sectors

Due to its location in the highlands, the district Holzminden on an above-average proportion of forest and a comparatively lower of agricultural land. Existing minerals ( sandstone, limestone, gypsum) and wood as an energy source have led to earlier training of commercial and industrial establishments. Especially during the work of the Brunswick Oberhof hunter Johann Georg von Langen in the middle of the 18th century there has been a first industrialization thrust to which the Schott AG Desag in the open plan and the Fürstenberg porcelain manufactory remember today. Today, the district has among all Wooden Minden Lower Saxon counties to the highest proportion of employees in the manufacturing sector. In contrast, the proportion of employees in the service sector is underperforming developed. Most important sectors are the fragrances and flavors industry in Holzminden company of china and glass manufacture, electrical and engineering industries as well as the plaster industry. Among them are a number of companies of international and national importance. The largest employers in the county are Symrise and Stiebel Eltron in wood Minden.

Tourism

Favorable conditions are given for tourism, but it has been so far developed only below average. Focuses on the Hochsolling with Neuhaus and Silberborn right in the Solling -Vogler and the Weser with ground Werder and Polle. The river Weser, most popular German bike path that leads a large number of cyclists in the district.

Is of increasing importance due to the central location of the motorcycle tourism. The goals of the region are: Vogler- region, Ottensteiner plateau and the Rühler Switzerland. As a starting point for motorcycle tourism, the Tourism Bevern developed.

Organizationally, the district Holzminden belongs together with four other counties to the roof Weser mountain country tourism, the 29 cities and municipalities, seven spas and resorts from the Weser Valley and the adjacent low mountain ranges and 15 other members are connected. In the district there were in 2010 a total of 80 617 visitors and 161 860 overnight stays. Compared to last year, there was this, an increase of 11.2 percent.

Statistical data

2008, there was an annual average of 22,998 in the district covered by social security Beschäfte and 3,220 unemployed, representing an unemployment rate of 8.37 percent.

Traffic

In terms of connections to the German motorway network or the distance to motorway junctions ranked the district Holzminden on the last places all districts of Germany. In all directions you need at least 45 km, to reach a highway.

Road

Through the district run the federal highways 64, 83, 240, 241 and 497, as well as the European cycle route R1 and the river Weser. The district maintains with Stand January 2011 also total 207.018 km on county roads (compared to 1974: 174.073 km ). A previously proposed closer integration of the district to the motorway network could not be realized until today. In the early 1970s there was this, plans for a motorway route in the Weser mountain country between the Federal Highway 2 - Lemgo - Hameln - Elze - Federal Highway 7 and / or between the Federal Highway 44 - Beverungen - Uslar - Hardegsen - Federal Highway 7

From 1954 to 1974 about 18 million DM were spent on a 174 km long district road network already by the district.

According to the Statistical Office of Lower Saxony in 2007 there were a total of 55 784 vehicles in the district of Minden wood, including 46 443 passenger cars. For comparison, 1974: 25,488 vehicles.

Public transport

For the entire public transport in the county Holzminden the tariff of the southern Lower Saxony Transport Association ( VSN ), which is adjacent to the here Nahverkehrsverbund Paderborn- Hoexter applies. The regional bus Braunschweig GmbH is setting the Südniedersachsenbus on various tracks one:

• Line 509: City traffic Holzminden (Ring 1 and Ring 2)
• Line 510: Wood Minden Silver Born- Neuhaus- Fohlenplacken ( - Amelith ) Uslar
• Line 520: Wood Minden- Polle floor Werder ( - Hehlen - Emmerthal -Hameln )
• Line 521: Wood Minden- Polle - Vahlbruch Ottenstein Bad Pyrmont
• Line 528: Wood Minden- Bevern - Rühle Bodenwerder
• Line 530: Wood Minden- Bevern City Oldendorf - Eschershausen - Lumber - Grünenplan
• Line 531: Wood Minden- Bevern - Golmbach - Holenberg - Negenborn City Oldendorf
• Line 540: Wood Minden- Bevern City Oldendorf - Lenne Vorwohle - Einbeck and
• Line 554: Wood Minden- Lüchtringen - Boffzen - Furstenberg - Derental - Lauenfoerde - Beverungen

In the county town of Minden wood, there is the line 509 and the use of buses designated as StadtBus the RBB with a north ring ( line 501) and Suedring ( line 502) of the 40 stops anfährt solid one-hour clock.

The long -run line 210 of Holzminden to Göttingen applies since April 2010 until Uslar and the line 551 wood Minden- Fohlenplacken -Neuhaus - Silberborn was also halted in April 2010 and for the line 510 supplemented by a few stops.

The county -funded public transport in 2010 with a total of 1.2608 million euros.

Rail transport

Rail passenger transport is currently limited to three stations (wood Minden on the railway line Altenbeken - Kreiensen, Oldendorf city on the railway line Altenbeken - Kreiensen and Lauenfoerde - Beverungen at the Solling Railway ) in a circle.

Because of the circular timber Minden formerly belonged to the country Braunschweig, established the Duchy of Brunswick State Railway in 1865, the first railway line Kreiensen - Altenbeken. This " Brunswick Southern Railway " named range association as the main train Magdeburg or Goslar Kreiensen wood Minden- Paderborn with the Rhenish-Westphalian industrial area.

From the south, the Bergisch- Märkische Railway Company was established in 1876 the railway line wood Minden- Scherfede. Then there was 1878, the line Paderborn- Northeim ( Solling Railway ) of the Prussian State Railways, which has a station just in Lauenfoerde.

The cities Bodenwerder and Eschershausen received by the railway in the Vorwohle - Emmerthaler Railway Company in 1900 with a connection to the rail network. On October 9, 1900, was " formless " opening this small train of Vorwohle about Eschershausen - Bodenwerder after Emmerthal. The construction and operation first time was Vering & Waechter, later to the first closure of September 24, 1966 by the German railway operating company ( DEBG, last seat in Hameln ) is performed. Shortly afterwards founded the Circle Wood Minden, riparian communities and shippers, the collecting society Vorwohle - Emmerthaler transport, temporarily again offered passenger services. There were / are also museum trains of different operators (including with VT 11/5 (TEE ) ). This line connected the main lines of Kreiensen after Ottbergen in Vorwohle with the Altenbeken to Hannover in Emmerthal.

A year later, the company Vering & Waechter led the little train Voldagsen - Duingen - Delligsen of Voldagsen until after Delligsen in Hils. Thus, the peak of the railway network was achieved at 76 km in length. Of these, only slightly more than half is in operation; However, even a museum railway. Were Decommissioned:

Airports and airfields

The airfield Hoexter wood Minden is a commercial airport located in Hoexter - Brenkhausen. The nearest commercial airports are the airport Paderborn / Lippstadt airport Kassel- Calden and the airport Hannover- Langenhagen.

North of the village Lumber is still the airfield Ithwiesen and another airfield: The airfield "Bright Hagen " in Halle- Bremke.

Education

In addition to a decentralized supply of primary schools there are in the district of Minden wood at six locations school centers where Orientation stages, elementary and secondary schools are summarized. In Holzminden are the Campe -Gymnasium, the secondary vocational schools with a specialized high school as well as the internationally known country am Solling (LSH ). In a more than 175 -year history, today's HAWK University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim / Holzminden / Göttingen look back in wood Minden. Starting in the winter semester 2012/2013 the following undergraduate degree programs are offered: construction management, green building, industrial engineering, real estate and social work. In addition there are other master programs. Total of 1001 students were enrolled here in the winter semester 2009/10.

School year 2010/11: Double Abiturjahrgang

Health service

In the county town, there is the Agaplesion Lutheran Hospital wood Minden with a capacity of 183 beds. At the hospital, located next to other medical care centers ( MVZ ), the ambulance station (RW) of the district of Minden wood and the Central Emergency Practice ( ZNP ) for the primary care emergency service. There is also the Albert -Schweitzer- therapeutic, a specialized clinic for child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy with 21 stationary places in wood Minden.

With 75.1 percent was for many years the county majority shareholder of the company founded in 1901 the district hospital Charlottenstift GmbH, and in 2009 the shares of the velvet municipality Oldendorf city and has since been one hundred percent sole shareholder. The county initially favored a close cooperation with the Protestant Hospital wood Minden, sold in August 2010, the clinic at the Society for Hospital Management mbH ( GeHoMa ) based in Ratingen, conducted by a gradual cooperation with the Sertürner Hospital in Einbeck. Then took over for a year, AWO Saxony -Anhalt the clinic. On 1 August 2012, the hospital went bankrupt.

Holdings of the district

Municipal enterprises and government establishments:

Owned enterprises and joint ventures:

• 83.30 % profit housing and settlement company for the county wood Minden GmbH ( Bausie ) in wood Minden
• 34.50 % employment company wood Minden GmbH in Minden wood, founded on 1 August 2005
• 6.06% Weser Hills AG, based in Hameln, to promote the economic structure and employment development
• 2.42% Vorwohle - Emmerthaler transport companies VEV GmbH, headquartered in soil Werder (2012 is the sale of the shares scheduled)
• 2.00% Fürstenberg porcelain manufactory GmbH, headquartered in Fürstenberg (Weser)
• 0.05 % E.ON Avacon based in Helmstedt
• From April 2004 with former 15 % share of the Renaissance World Project Development GmbH, based in Hameln, located since 2009 in the bankruptcy settlement.

Foundations:

Purpose associations:

• 50 % Purpose Association Solling -Vogler in cooperation with the district of Northeim (50%)
• 5.9% Municipal Data Processing Centre Südniedersachsen ( KDS )
• 5.26 % Purpose Association for rendering South Lower Saxony / Hanover

Culture and sights

The Castles of the Weser Renaissance in Bevern, Furstenberg and Hehlen, the monasteries Amelungsborn and Kemnade, the birthplace of Wilhelm Raabe in Eschershausen or Homburg near Stadtoldendorf are also cultural tourist attractions such as the Porcelain Museum Furstenberg, the glass museums in Boffzen and Green Plan, the Munch museum at ground Werder include to the main attractions.

In the town hall wood Minden and in Bevern Weser Renaissance castle sophisticated series of concerts are offered regularly. Individual concerts are held at various locations in the county. The Cultural Association Holzminden offers in the Stadthalle Holzminden in theatrical performances. In Bevern Castle, the Old Town Hall Town Oldendorf and other places regular art exhibitions. Among the cultural highlights of the Weser mountain country is one of the biennial Pentecost organized International Street Theatre Festival Holzminden.

The county has as archaeological monuments:

• The grave mound at Lauenfoerde
• Rothe cave
• Homburg near the city Oldendorf
• Ever the stone castle at Negenborn
• The church on the holy mountain at Heyen
• The cross- stone in front of the Church of Bodenwerder

Cities and Towns

In brackets the number of inhabitants on 31 December 2012.

Unit communities

Joint communities with their member communities

* Head Samtgemeinde management

• 2 Samtgemeinde ground Werder Polle ( 15,346 )

• 3 Samtgemeinde Boffzen ( 6938 )

• 4 Samtgemeinde Eschershausen City Oldendorf ( 15,916 )

Unincorporated areas (all uninhabited )