Rüdershausen

Rüdershausen is a municipality in the district of Göttingen, in Lower Saxony.

• 3.1 municipal
• 3.2 Mayor
• 3.3 Coat of Arms

• 4.1 parish church of St. Andrew
• 4.2 Tilly Oak
• 4.3 The Klus

• 5.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical location

Rüdershausen is located in the north-eastern edge of the lower Eichsfeld at the Rhume whose water's edge in Rahmem from the nature reserve Rhumeaue / Ellerniederung / Giller Heimer stream valley is here under protection. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Gieboldehausen, which has its administrative headquarters in the spots Gieboldehausen.

Neighboring towns

• Rhumspringe
• Lütge Hausen
• Hilkerode
• Gieboldehausen

Population Development

Development of the Population:

History

The first mention of Rüdershausen falls in the 13th century. At that time, in a document from the year 1230, the Counts of Everstein appoint a Mr Basil of Rüdershausen as witnesses. In the 14th century the place, and the other villages of the Office Gieboldehausen fell to Electoral Mainz. The high court was then held three times a year in Rüdershausen. In a recording from 1824, which is referred to as " Gaussian country recording " can be seen, that lay in the center of the township of Anger. From him the most important buildings of the town, the Catholic Church of St. Andrew went out with the rectory, the school and the "common Schenk house". Nearly a century ago, in 1731 built a shrine at the center of the village.

With the street names allows the expansion of the village reconstructed. Narrated are " The Road" ( now the village street and main street), " forge angle" (Mill Street ), " Fischer angle" ( Rhumestraße ) and " Baffling angle" (angle). The construction of the forester house, was born in which the church historian and folklorist Georg Schreiber, fell in the year 1815. On his death, called the primary school, and the streets of his birthplace, according to him. In 1905 they built the Katharinenstift for the establishment of Hildesheim Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul in place. Since 1977, a nationally recognized gripping and owls station is maintained in Rüdershausen.

Policy

Parish council

The local council in Rüdershausen is composed of 9 women council and councilors.

• CDU: 6 seats ( ± 0)
• SPD: 3 seats (± 0)

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Mayor

The honorary mayor Annegret Long was elected on November 2, 2006.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms description reads: In gold, a black male.

This coat of arms originates from the local legend of the so-called " Mahnehund ". In addition, the love and connection to the dog should come as watchful and faithful companion of the peasant and the artisan to express.

In its present form and color of the place carries the coat of arms since December 5, 1950 ( approved by the Lower Saxony Minister of the Interior).

Culture and sights

Parish Church of St. Andrew

Today's Catholic Parish Church, which was realized in the years 1867-1869 in neo-Gothic style by the Hildesheim architect Wilhelm daughter man who presents himself as the successor built before 1800 Holy Cross Church. This one was built in the Baroque style, but they had to be demolished in the following years due to their dilapidated state, so that a new building came into question. The St. Andrew's Church represents a Buntsandsteinquaderbau with a transept, a five-sided closed choir and a tower from 1660 dar. In the three-aisled hall circular columns are erected, on which are arcades with bud capitals and octagonal bases. Through the cross vault transverse arches backsteinverblendete is divided into four bays, the transverse arms consist of one yoke. At five times the arcades resting the loft of the church. The lateral choir walls are decorated with frescoes in the Nazarene style, while the choir and side house window from the years 1912 to date in 1919 and are from the often active in Untereichsfeld Glaser Hubert Henning. On the main altar is found with the evangelists subject a typical image of untereichfeldischen altars. In addition to this main altar, two side altars are in the church, responsible for the Duderstädter sculptor Wilhelm Oppermann recorded. Other components of the church inventory include a processional cross from the 16th century with the dimensions 42 x 40 cm and a crescent moon Madonna from the early 16th century. It is made of lime wood in a Baroque version and has a height of 1.40 m.

Tilly Oak

On the Hellberg is a 300 year old oak tree, which is known as " Tilly - oak ." According to local tradition the tree to commemorate the military leader of the Catholic League, Count Tilly.

The Klus

Between Rüdershausen and Duderstadt is a small chapel, which is commonly called " The Klus ". It houses a Fatima Madonna, was built after the previous Klus was demolished on Klusweg in 1885.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Rüdershausen is via various highways with State Road 27, which connected to the road network from Göttingen to Herzberg am Harz, and the federal highway 247 Northeim to Duderstadt.

Rüdershausen recorded in the 19th century by the many migrant workers, which were to be found on site. In the district of Duderstadt it had no other place as many migrant workers as Rüdershausen. It had about 19.4 percent of all residents to going about this the work. From more than half of this, the profession of mason was exercised. Today in Rüdershausen still exist a few craft and industrial companies. These include building and construction company, a sawmill, two painting contractors, a roofing company, and two tile plants.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Georg Schreiber (1882-1963), scientific and cultural politicians, centrist politician, university professor, Pontifical House prelate, apostolic prothonotary, Senator of the Max Planck Society, member of parliament for the constituency of Northern Westphalia 1920-1933