Neuenkirchen, Cuxhaven

New Churches ( Low German Neenkarken ) is a municipality in the country Hadeln in belonging to Cuxhaven Lower Saxony.

2.1 Amalgamations
2.2 Population development

3.1 municipal
3.2 Mayor
3.3 Coat of Arms
3.4 community partnerships

4.1 Structures
4.2 Listed Buildings
4.3 Music

5.1 Education
5.2 Church
5.3 Sport
5.4 associations
5.5 Regular events

6.1 Established businesses

7.1 Sons and daughters of the town
7.2 Persons who are in touch with the community

Geography

Location and Geology

New churches, due to its location in the Lower Elbe called New Churches / Lower Elbe, located on the Medem and Wilster. Its proximity to the mouth of the Elbe, and thus to the North Sea and the small collection of more than 2 m above sea level, the community is located in a storm surge vulnerable area, where a dike should break.

New churches lies in the march.

Neighboring communities

The municipality is bordered to the north by the city Otter Village, on the east by the Easter break, on the south by Ihlienworth, on the west by Nordleda and to the district of Cuxhaven Lüdingworth.

Community structure

New churches is a scattered village with bar and scattered settlements. In addition to the capital New churches are (from north roughly clockwise around the main town around) the districts Katthusen, Brüninghemm ( Low German Brüünhemm ) Pedingworth ( plattdt. Jerusalem and Pemwoort ) Süderende ( plattdt. Süderinn'n ) Hörfelde ( plattdt. Höörfelln ) Hoeden ( plattdt. Hoeden ) and Dörringworth ( plattdt. Dell word) to the community. Hörfelde and Hoeden together form the Höerteil.

History

New churches was first mentioned in documents as Nigenkerken 1342. Further documented forms of the name are Nyenkerken (1406) and Nienkerken ( 1515). Dörringworth was mentioned already in 1139 as the seat of a knight of Turneworthe and was considered Koornkamer van Hadeln.

About Pedingworth (also "Jerusalem" called ) the saying is narrated: doe you thoughtfully dör Jerusalem, biet't the Lüüs ', you geiß is hatt dör, biet't the de Hunn'n.

Incorporations

Brüninghemm, Pedingworth and part of scholia were incorporated in 1929 by New churches. Until then, they were part of the former town Osterende Otter village. Ecclesiastical include these parts but still Ottersdorf.

Population Development

Policy

Parish council

The local council in New Churches is formed by 11 people:

SPD ( 7 seats)
CDU (4 seats)

Mayor

Wilhelm Meyer- Buhr, on August 3, 1945 used by the British military government
Ernst-August Eckhoff ( BGN)
Gustav Dittmer (CDU )
Ingo Tietje

Coat of arms

Blazon: Split; forward into green two silver wave beams, Rear in silver an upright red fire broom. Heraldic right the rivers Medem and Wilster be symbolized. Heraldic left there is a fire broom, also known as Donar or Donner broom or witch's broom, which is the former residents of New Churches noble family taken from Medem.

Community partnerships

Since 1995 there is a community partnership with St. Broladre, France. In each case, the beginning of May ( Whitsun weekend ) find mutual visits by larger delegations held: Shuts down in a year Neuenkirchener delegation to St. Broladre, come the following year, a delegation from St. Broladre after New churches.

Culture and sights

Structures

St. Mary's Church

This originates from the 14th century brick church was the choir until the beginning of the 16th century to do so. The nave has dimensions of 18.70 x 9.60 m and 5.90 m high, while the separated by a roughly semicircular arc choir dimensions 8,50 x 6,20 m of this and has 4,70 m high is. The walls are 1.10 m thick. The massive west tower is 35 meters high, it was last restored in 1990-1992. In it there are two bells after a third, in 1670 cast had to be delivered in the First World War. The big bell with a diameter of 1.36 m has been cast in 1741, the small with a diameter of 0.54 m in the year 1475th

A mechanical movement of the company J. F. Weule ( Bockenem ) from 1896 is still present, the tower clock is now running with power. From the 16th century comes the last in 1987 restored wooden crucifixion group, which since 1967 on the altar on the east wall of the choir. Previously, she was placed north of the choir arch. The pulpit dates from the 17th century. The brick stone altar replaced since 1967, a wooden altar, the altar picture is hanging on the south side of the choir since 1994/95. The altar lights are from the 1630.

The oldest subject of the church is the baptismal font from the first years of construction of the church. The baptismal font is supported by three figures. His wall relief shows 18 images. A hewn stone, which is located next to the baptismal font, was found near the church. With him it possibly is a Piscine, could have been conducted with the water of baptism from the church to the outside. On the ceiling are painted peasant coat of arms from 1618, whose names are mirror images to read.

A small Baroque organ completes the inventory of the church. It was built in the years 1660-1661 by the organ builder Christoph Donat in Leipzig and brought to the water routes to New churches, where it was erected in 1662. There are 18 stops on two manuals and pedal. In 1738 Dietrich Christoph Gloger changed the disposition and in 1835 Johann Georg Wilhelm Wilhelmy created the present Prospectus. The last restoration was carried out in 2012 by Rowan West of Ahrweiler. The vibrant and colorful sound of the organ is supported by the wind supply by a Keilbalg and the " non- floating " well temperament.

Listed Buildings

In the list of monuments in New Churches ( Hadeln ) included the building in the village street 38 and 48 in the in the 19th century often conventional construction.
In the village street 69 there is a thatched-roof brick house from the early 19th century, which was later changed.
From the second half of the 19th century, a former bakery in Katthusen No. 20 is obtained.
In Pedingworth is a brick arch bridge Built in 1875 on the Auswettern shortly before its confluence with the Medem, a testimony to a technical monument.

Music

1902 Mixed Choir was founded by the then cantor, but the club was active until 1932. In the 1980s there was a new foundation. - As part of the parish of a church choir was active. The church organ is suitable for their particular sound for organ concerts.

Infrastructure

Education

In New churches there as an elementary school the Hinrich -Wilhelm- head - School with a new building of 1931. Due to declining numbers of pupils to schools in New churches and Nordleda were merged into one school district in 2009. The 1st and 2nd class are taught in Nordleda and the 3rd and 4th class in New churches.

Church

A large part of the population belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran St. Mary's Church community or the Evangelical Lutheran St. Severi church Ottersdorf as to their parish traditionally includes also the villages Brüninghemm and Pedingworth belong. The Neuenkirchener church is the bearer of the local cemetery and chatted until 2008 a children's circle.

1347, the first parish priest was mentioned for Nigenkerken. The village belonged to the introduction of the Reformation in 1527 to the archdeaconry Hadeln - Wursten. She had at times up to three parishes.

Sports

In 1922 founded Gymnastics and Sports Association (TSV ) New churches are operated different sports.

Even before the founding of the shooting club New churches Neev 1950 shooting festivals were celebrated. In 1967, the sports section of the club was founded, which has made some participation of its members in Lower Saxony and in German Championships. The association has 177 members (as of 2008).

Clubs

The German Red Cross ( DRK ) from 1945,
A kindergarten.
The local branch of the AWO
The volunteer fire department.

Regular events

The Firemen's Ball (first Saturday in February )
The maypole on April 30
The shooting festival in July
A children's festival in August / September which is organized by the local clubs, the church Gemeind, restaurateurs and individuals
The children's excursion on the last Friday before the summer holidays in the sports and play park in the Wingst
The Christmas Market

Economy and Transport

The town is still dominated by agriculture, traditionally with large, but only relatively few farms. Tourism is not pronounced.

Established businesses

The largest employer in the town is the company Dinter now Doehler GmbH New churches with about 170 employees in new churches. Concentrates and flavors for fruit juices, fruit punches and fruit drinks are produced which are delivered to the beverage industry worldwide. Since 2001, the company Dinter belongs to the Darmstadt-based Doehler Group.

The company Albert Cordts meat wholesale operates at its headquarters in New churches one cutting. In the 1990s, the company Cordts has taken over the municipal slaughterhouse in Bremerhaven, which is now continued as an EC abattoir.

In addition there are a number of craft shops, some small shops and a savings bank in the community, to ensure a primary care site.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

Martin Kröncke (1705-1774), German and Prussian mint master Generalmünzdirektor. According to him, the Marten - Kröncke trail is named.
Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf (1893-1961), German politician (SPD) and the first prime minister of Lower Saxony
Werner Tietje (1924-1984), Low German writer, curator and painter

People who are connected with the community

Tobias Heinrich Schubart (1699-1747), German theologian and spiritual writer
Claudia Tietje (1973-2013), German politician (SPD )

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