Obernholz
Obernholz is a municipality in the district of Gifhorn in Lower Saxony.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 2.2 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Structures
- 4.2 roads
- 4.3 waterways
Geography
Geographical Location
Obernholz between the natural parks Drömling and South Heath. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Hankensbuettel, which has its headquarters in the town of Hankensbuettel.
Neighboring communities
In the south and west Obernholz borders the municipalities Sprakensehl, Dedelstorf and Hankensbuettel, on the east by the city of Witt rings and on the north by the district of Uelzen.
Community structure
The municipality is divided into the following locations:
Bottendorf, Steimke, Schweimke, Wettendorf, Wentorf and Wierstorf
History
Incorporations
On March 1, 1974, the formerly independent communities Bottendorf, Schweimke, Steimke, Wentorf, Wettendorf and Wierstorf merged to form the new municipality of top wood. The name comes from the parcel located in the center of Upper wood. From this name Obernholz arose.
Population Development
¹ census results
Policy
Parish council
The council of an upper timber is made up of nine women and council councilors.
Last local elections on 11 September 2011
Mayor
The honorary mayor Werner Rodewald was elected on 9 September 2001.
Coat of arms
The green color of the left upper half crest embodies the woods, meadows and Nutzlandbestand. The black of the lower right half of the bog. Streams and rivers are symbolized by the silver shaft helical beams. The upper half of the Golden Wheel ( cartwheel ) is reminiscent of the old military road that once ran through the area and to the resident craft. The bottom half of several water mills ( paddle wheel). The number of blades indicates the six districts of the municipality Obernholz. The Silver Crane is in the black box ( Moor ) symbolizes the great and proud Ciconiiformes, which still inhabit marsh and meadows once and.
Economy and infrastructure
Structures
- In the municipality there are 10 wind turbines with a height of up to 100 m and a rotor diameter of 50 m. On February 4, 2011, a plant was damaged in a fire.
- One kilometer north-west of Wettendorf is a radar tower of the former low-flying aircraft detection and Leitdienstes the Air Force.
- Obernholz located north of the federal highway 244 which leads coming from the northwest via Helmstedt until after Elbingerode.
- Through the community run the county roads K11, K12, K13 and K14
Waterways
The eastern boundary of the parish forms the Elbe Lateral Canal.