Hötensleben

Hötensleben is a municipality in the district of Borde in Saxony -Anhalt. She is a member of the community association Upper Aller.

  • 2.1 Amalgamations
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms
  • 3.3 community partnership
  • 4.1 Town Hall
  • 4.2 Church of St. Bartholomew
  • 4.3 Church of St. Joseph and St. Augustine
  • 4.4 Church of St. Stephen
  • 4.5 Grenzdenkmal Hötensleben

Geography

Hötensleben, located about 12 km south of Helmstedt and 5 km east of the ridge Elm and thus at the edge of the Elm Lappwald.

Community structure

When quarters are recognized:

As a residential courses in the community include the following:

  • On Rahl
  • Glassworks

History

The first documentary evidence of Hötensleben goes back to the year 983. This year can be found in a directory owned by the abbey of Werden the place under the name Holeinaslofu or Hokinasluvu. The year is however, were inserted in the 16th century in this handwritten document, so this source can not be called reliable.

On January 10, 1016 can be found, however, a clear documentary proof of the place. In the Regesta Archiepiscopatus Magdeburgiensis is a gift of the heritages of the Countess Adela (also Athela ), wife of the Count Balderich, spoken by the son of Bishop My work from Paderborn to Emperor Henry II.

Throughout history, the owner of the place and castle changed under the spiritual and the secular rulers very often. On April 21, 1549 Hans were the kingdoms with his brother Jobst owner of the castle. Hans von Bartensleben founded in 1580, Wolfsburgische almshouse and hospital, in whose succession to the 17th century, now houses the Town Hall. A plaque of the founder, which is mounted above the entrance of the town hall door, recalled. After the reorganization of the circle outline in the Prussian state to July 1, 1816 Hötensleben was assigned to the circle Neuhaldensleben in the district of Magdeburg.

The village was from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2009, the Administration Community Upper Aller and since then the municipality of Upper Aller.

Incorporations

Ohrsleben was incorporated on January 1, 2005. Barneberg followed on 1 January 2010, Wacker life one day later.

Population Development

11910 inhabitants of December 1, 2003 from December 31 respectively. ( Source prior to 1940 except 1910, sources from 2003: Statistical Office of Saxony- Anhalt)

Policy

Mayor

The honorary mayor Dieter Buchwald was elected for the first time on 12 June 1994.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on 30 May 1991 the government presidium Magdeburg.

Blazon: " Red Shield, covered with diagonally - left, silver halberd. "

Community partnership

Partner Municipality of Hötensleben is Erbrée in France.

Attractions

Town hall

In today's Town Hall, a Baroque building, was formerly the Wolfsburgische poor house, an orphanage.

Church of St. Bartholomew

The Gründerbau the Protestant Church of St. Bartholomew probably dates from the 12th century. From this time the brick Romanesque altar table and part of the tower have been preserved. After the Thirty Years' War the church was ancient scriptures say only a ruin. Under the patronage of the Landgrave of Hesse -Homburg the church from 1672 to 1691 was rebuilt. During this period, the baroque interior of the church was built. The church " St. Bartholomew " belongs to the parish church in the county Hötensleben leeches.

Church of St. Joseph and St. Augustine

The Catholic Church " St. Joseph and St. Augustine " is named after Joseph of Nazareth and Augustine of Hippo. It is a red brick building in neo-Romanesque style, built in 1890 and 1891. On October 21, 1891, this church was consecrated by the Bishop Augustine Gockel from Paderborn. The church is located on the north road, and now belongs to the parish of St. Mary's is based in Oschersleben.

Church of St. Stephen

See: Church of St. Stephen ( Ohrsleben )

Grenzdenkmal Hötensleben

In Hötensleben is one of the last sections of the Inner German border as the old border investment between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic, which has been built directly on the houses of the village. On a length of 350 m and an area of ​​6.5 hectares, among others, the anti-glare wall, the signal fence, the view and field of fire with the light strip, patrol and vehicle obstacle, the boundary wall and the guide tower have been preserved with vehicle position.

On January 12, 1990, the border fortifications were placed under monument protection, document the condition of 1989. Since 2004, they are as a border Hötensleben part of the 18 km northerly memorial German division Marie Born. Since 2011, the plant with the memorial in Marie Born belongs to the European cultural heritage. The site of the monument is freely accessible.

Economy and infrastructure

At the federal highway 245 in Barneberg, the Halberstadt and Haldensleben connects, it is in an easterly direction for about 4 km. The Federal Highway 245a is from there the connection to Helmstedt ago. The railway track Oschersleben Schoningen is shut down.

Personalities

  • Annelie Ehrhardt ( born June 18, 1950 in Ohrsleben ), track and field athlete and Olympic champion
  • Mohammed Aman Hobohm (* October 22, 1926 ), diplomat and vice chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany ( ZMD)
  • Julius Hundeiker (1784-1854), a Lutheran clergyman and novelist
  • Achim Walter ( b. 1936 ), former employees of lower conservation authority and winner of the Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on the band for its activities at the Memorial of the Berlin Wall in Hötensleben
  • John Wicke (1863-1939), Judge, President of the Regional Court Braunschweig 1914-1928
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