Northeim (district)
The district of Northeim is a district in southern Lower Saxony.
- 3.1 Kreistag
- 3.2 District Administrators
- 3.3 Oberkreisdirektor
- 3.4 Coat of Arms and Flag
- 3.5 partnership
- 4.1 Economics
- 4.2 traffic 4.2.1 road
- 4.2.2 rail
- 4.2.3 bus
- 4.2.4 Cycle Network
Geography
Geographical Location
It is bordered to the west by the rural district of wood Minden, on the north by the district of Hildesheim, on the east by the district of Goslar and the district of Osterode am Harz Mountains, and on the south by the district of Göttingen and at the Hessen Kassel district and the North Rhine-Westphalian Circle Hoexter.
A special feature is the village belonging to the city Uslar Fürstenhagen dar. Fürstenhagen is an exclave of the district Northeim, since the village is included about ¾ of the district of Kassel, and about ¼ of the district of Göttingen. The only road link to Fürstenhagen leads from the district of Northeim by the Hessian village Heisebeck. From the district of Göttingen from the other hand, you reach the village only forest paths.
Geology
The district is located in the Weser -Leine Bergland. The line flows in the eastern district area in linen trench in the south-north direction. In the northeast of the county borders the western foothills of the Harz. It is bounded on the southwest by the River Weser. There is also the red sandstone massif Solling. In the central district area, the flat Keuper formation of the trench line of smaller mountain ranges is interrupted, which are composed mainly of limestone (such as the Office mountains ) and partly also of red sandstone (such as the Ahlsburg ).
Conservation
Between the two centers means this county, Northeim and Einbeck, the leash lowland forms in conjunction with the adjacent surfaces of the polder I and the North Seenplatte a nature reserve, which is especially important for some species of ducks birds of national importance. The area is a central staging area in the migration corridor of several migratory species and is protected as European bird sanctuary. In the western district area of the Solling -Vogler, the second largest contiguous forest area and low mountains in Lower Saxony, begins at the municipal boundaries of the ground field, Dassel, Hardegsen and Uslar. Larger areas are identified its diverse character and recreational function as corresponding to the conservation area.
History
The circle was formed April 1, 1885 as part of the reorganization of the Prussian province of Hanover from office Northeim Northeim and the cities and Moringen. On 1 October 1932 he was added to the circle Uslar. On January 1, 1939, he was renamed according to a rich unified order in " the district of Northeim ." 1962 belonging to Northeim eastern part of Neuhaus im Solling and also Silberborn to the county Holzminden was ceded. 1971 Hanover cliffs on the North Rhine-Westphalian Circle Hoexter were assigned. In 1974, the area of the patch Adelebsen was assigned to the district of Göttingen. On March 1, 1974, the district Einbeck and the district of Northeim were dissolved and merged into a new district of Northeim. In 1977, the municipality of the district of Osterode Kalefeld were added to the resin and parts of the district Gander home. Furthermore, came through the establishment of community Katlenburg -Lindau parts of the former county Duderstadt added. As the only site of the former district of Lindau was added to the district of Northeim and is the only Eichsfeldort in the county.
The county was first the District of Hildesheim and from 1978 the administrative county of Brunswick belonging, before it was wound up in 2004.
The course of the western boundary of the district can be traced back to the western boundary of the county of Dassel in the High Middle Ages.
Since 2009, examine the political institutions of a merger of the district Northeim with neighboring counties and cities in different constellations for synergy purposes. In April 2012, a citizens' petition against the merger with District Administrator Michael Wickman (SPD ) was displayed. But gathered enough signatures for the petition for a referendum. In February 2013, the North District bucket finally asked on a merger, the calls have ended, although the red-green majority further argues the district council for a merger. Talks on a three fusion are still a failure. Since the circles Göttingen and Osterode control of a two - fusion without Northeim.
On 1 January 2013, the municipality Kreiensen was incorporated into the city of Einbeck.
Policy
Council
The term of the County Council is in accordance with § 28 of the County Code of Lower Saxony (NLO ) 5 years, starts on November 1st of the election year of a municipal election and ending on 31 October of the following election year. According to § 26 NLO is the district council from the council members and the district administrator or the District Administrator who is also a member of the County Council or by virtue of office. According to § 27 NLO the number of council members of the district Northeim is 50 plus the District Administrator or the District. From the local elections on 11 September 2011, the coming into force 1 November 2011 Lower Saxony Communal Constitution Act ( NKomVG ) in which the distribution of seats is regulated in § 46 and has not changed compared to the NLO applies.
The district councils of the SPD and the Greens have formed a group.
Regarding the general election there is a division of the district. While almost all of the County to the constituency 53 Goslar - Northeim - part of Osterode, include the city Uslar and stains ground field for Constituency 47 Hameln- Pyrmont - Wood Minden.
District administrators
List of country councils of the district of Northeim
*: Used by the military government **: Every 7 days interruption from November 1, 1991 - November 7, 1991 and from November 1, 1996 - November 7, 1996 After the end of his term, he was appointed by the council to honor District. . ***: From 2 November 2001 until April 30, 2002, he was first a volunteer, he has since May 1, 2002 full-time district administrator of Northeim ( 1 full-time district after the end of World War II ). The first regular term of office expired on 31 October 2011. Per district council decision was extended until 31 October 2013. Background was the now failed effort to reform a circle with the districts Osterode and Göttingen. In the district election on October 6, 2013, he received 51.87 percent ( 2002 = 51.7 %) of the votes cast and was thus re-elected District. The new term began on November 1, 2013, and lasts for eight years.
Oberkreisdirektor
Since the district had in the Nazi period, a lot of power without sufficient control of the Chief Administrative Officer was introduced as the head of the administration of the British military government in 1946. Due to the double peak in the Lower Saxon local government administration was temporarily not in the hands of the rural councils, which were henceforth volunteer representatives of the county, but in the upper circle of the chosen directors. The reform of the Lower Saxony municipal constitutional law of 1996, the abolition of this double peak was resolved. In the district of Northeim, this is the election of Michael Wickmann, which is 2002 elected full-time district administrator since May 1, happened.
List of senior district directors of the district Northeim:
*: Used by the military government **: Re-elected on March 20, 1992 for 12 years. In March 2001, Ralf -Reiner meadow resigned from office with immediate effect, returned to the council and then semi-retirement and retirement period from April 1, 2001 - to take advantage of 28 February 2002.
Coat of arms and flag
The blazon of the arms is: " In the split of blue and gold shield two lions rotgezungte erected in opposition in confused colors over a split also sign foot in equally confusing colors. " Coat of arms was approved on 22 July 1948.
The two lions represent the two districts of Northeim and Uslar that the new district Northeim founded in 1932. The right half corresponds to the right half of the coat of arms of the former district Uslar. The lion in this case represents the heraldic animal of the Guelphs, who ruled over the centuries about the local and the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg associated territory.
The blazon of the flag reads: " The top half is blue, the lower yellow; in the middle of the coat of arms of the district. "
Partnership
Since March 2003, a partnership of the district Northeim with the powiat Człuchów (formerly County of Pomerania ) in Poland.
Economy and infrastructure
Economy
The district of Northeim is part of the Southern Lower Saxony region, which supports the development Südniedersachsenstiftung.
The industrialization of the district has been disadvantaged by the location of the region in Zonenrandgebiet to reunification.
Accordingly, and based on suitable soil structure help farming, forestry and livestock still to total economic output and shape the cultural landscape of the district. In addition, numerous medium-sized industrial enterprises are located.
The county is an Objective 2 region of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Since 2011 he is member of the Metropolitan Region of Hannover -Braunschweig- Göttingen -Wolfsburg.
Traffic
Road
Through the eastern district area, the Federal Highway 7 Hanover runs - Kassel in the north-south direction (4 connection points in the district ) and the Federal Highway 3 The federal highways 64 and 241 extend in the east-west direction through the county territory.
Rail
In the district of Northeim, there are two rail hubs.
In Kreiensen where Braunschweigisches territory of the Leine Valley section, an important railway junction was created. The Duchy of Brunswick State Railway opened in 1856 was its distance from Braunschweig to here and put them in 1865 in Holzminden continued. Today it cross the north-south route and the railway line Altenbeken - Kreiensen.
The second node in the Leine valley originated in the city of Northeim by stretching of the Prussian State Railways. In Northeim east- west routes intersect with the major north -south axis Hannover- Göttingen. This was built in 1854 by the Hanoverian State Railways. Since 1868 is in Herzberg - Nordhausen ( " Suedharz route " ) down and since 1878 also in the opposite direction to Uslar / Paderborn ( " Solling Railway" ). From this line since 1910 branches off the railway line Göttingen- ground field.
However, added with about 35 km of the new ICE line between Hanover and Würzburg. This also runs north -south through the eastern county area as well as the parallel thereto old north-south route. The next stop on the ICE line is Göttingen.
Only got a few side streets which are now closed for this network of main lines. The Brunswick Country Railroad Company entered 1879, the city of Einbeck to the web in Leinetal to; thence led 1883 Ilmebahn the tracks to warble in the Solling into it.
1921/1927 the railway line Uslar - Schoenhagen (Han) was supported by the Deutsche Reichsbahn opened ( 9.62 km ).
The Prussian State Railway Association from 1902 Gander bath home in a northerly direction with Hildesheim.
In 1899, the orbit of Osterode set - Kreiensen a narrow gauge connection to the neighboring district of Osterode ago.
Without the new stretch of the DB, the railway network comprised before 1958 in this district 184 km. Of these, one-third ( 60 km) was shut down:
Bus
The public transport system of the district is carried out mainly by means of bus routes. Rail transport is merely a supplement corner shows rail and bus services are part of the VSN.
Bicycle network
The European cycle route R1 and the Leine-Heide cycle track through the county. The Weser cycle path is part of the journey on the western county border. A network of trails on the Solling is summarized for the mountain region Solling- Vogler.
Health service
On Sultmer mountain near the glider airfield of the Helios Group is expanding from 2012 to 2014 for 70 million euros a construction of a new hospital, which is conveyed to EUR 25 million from the state of Lower Saxony. The previously close to downtown area is abandoned and the town of Northeim passed on for further urban development. For 2014 265 approved beds are provided in the new hospital continues.
Culture and sights
The Harzhorn event in 2008 discovered undergoes special interest in the media. Also popular are the projected nature recreation areas such as Solling and Northeimer Lakeland.
Worth seeing are still numerous monuments (→ Category: monument in the district of Northeim ) and religious buildings. Examples illustrate the architectural eras in which they were built:
- Monastery church Fredelsloh - Romanesque
- Sistine Church Northeim - Gothic
- Eick Esches house Einbeck - Renaissance
- Church Marie Stein ( Norten -Hardenberg ) - Baroque
- Einbeck Mansion - Rococo
- Michaelis Church Dassel - Classicism
- Church of Our Lady Kalefeld - Gothic Revival
- Reception building station Kreiensen - Neo-Renaissance
- Tax office Northeim - Neoclassicism
- Kreishaus Northeim - functionalism Building of the district and the district administration Northeim
In the district also a remarkably wide range of archaeological sites has been demonstrated:
- Early medieval burial mounds ( in the forestry Winnefeld / Nienover, in Dassel, at Wachenhausen; over the Gandersheimer geese reason) and hill forts ( about Negenborn / Volksen; Hüburg at Greene; Vogelburg at Vogel Beck; tower castle at troughs )
- High medieval deserted villages ( desertions Schmeessen and Winnefeld in the unincorporated area Solling; Stadtwüstung Nienover )
- Excavation and partial reconstruction of a modern glass factory on Lake Pond
To care for cultural bodies of the Regional Association of Southern Lower Saxony was founded as a registered association. Well-known museums are the Blank Wrought Neimke, the Fredelsloher Töpfereimuseum Keramikum and the portal to the story. Among the nationally significant cultural events include the Gandersheimer Domfestspiele.
Cities and Towns
In brackets the number of inhabitants on 31 December 2012.
Unit communities
Unincorporated community