Neuenkirchen, Schleswig-Holstein

New churches is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen in Schleswig-Holstein.

• 3.1 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 Culture

• 5.1 Sons and daughters of the town

Geography

The row house is located between the two cities and Heide Wessel Buren. New churches is still largely agricultural. The village is transverse to the loose settlement areas oats and wiping Tödienwisch in the west and Böddinghusen, bare peat and Tiebensee in the south. In the district is located with the White Moor last raised bog in Schleswig- Holstein march.

History

The Church in New Church was first mentioned in 1323. It was founded by the families of the settlement Dithmarsch Hödienmannen and Tödienmannen the St. James the Great in honor. It was a spin-off from the older parish Wesselburen and was the beginning of the 14th century an independent parish. Thus, the medieval development of the land was also completed in the vermoorte Sietland, which had begun after the Bedeichung the Dithmarsch Norder march in the 12th century. Image of this land development are the families of settlements, elongated Hofwaurtenketten in Dithmarsch Norder march. Within New churches can be found alongside medieval Hofwurten also Wurten the 2nd to 4th century AD, as documented excavations in oats wiping.

Incorporations

Tiebensee is now a district of New Churches.

Policy

Of the eleven seats in the municipal council has after the local elections of 2013, the SPD 5 seats, the voter community BWV 3 seats and the WBN also 3 seats.

Coat of arms

Blazon: " Over green sign foot, in a silver cotton grass, in gold, the red Neuenkirchener church. "

In the years 1704 and 1729 the church building burned down. The eventful history, but also the derivation of the place name ( New churches = the new church ) has led to house the church as the main character in the municipal coat of arms. The cotton grass in the sign points to the "White Moor " out a rare in this landscape vast peat bog, located in the municipality of New Churches for the most part.

Attractions

The Saint Jacobi Church is one of the oldest cultural monuments Dithmarschens. It was built in the 14th century. After it burned down, the walls are from the original church, however, only present that were used in the construction of a new building in 1730.

The interior comes mainly from the period 1710-1729. Baptism built in 1710, the altar carved 1730 Wesselburener Schnitzer AH Burmeister, the organ dates from this time the organ builder Johann Hinrich Klapmeyer ( 1738). The growing against the church wall is a diamond in this area very rare fern.

Culture

In the district Tiebensee is a disco that has a great appeal among young people around, and so is the center of the entertainment industry in the town.

See also: List of Cultural Monuments in New Churches ( Dithmar )

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

• Peter Dohrn (1880-1967), German politician ( CDU), Member of Parliament (Schleswig -Holstein), District of Norderdithmarschen
• Christian Heuck (1892-1934), German politician ( KPD), member of the Reichstag from 1930 to 1933