Schnackenburg
Schnackenburgallee [ ʃna ː kən - ] in the integrated municipality Gartow in the Lüchow -Dannenberg is the easternmost town in Lower Saxony. It has around 600 inhabitants and covers an area of 23.67 km ². Schnackenburgallee making it the smallest municipality with city status in Lower Saxony and one of the smallest cities in Germany.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 Church
- 4.2 Museums
- 4.3 Culture
- 5.1 traffic
- 5.2 Trade and Commerce
Geography
Geographical Location
Schnackenburgallee located in the glacial valley of the Elbe. In Schnackenburgallee the Aland flows into the Elbe. Until German reunification Schnackenburgallee was a border town and customs station with a port of refuge for inland navigation. The ferry to Lütkenwisch in Brandenburg was resumed in 1990. It connects between the two fixed Elbe crossings by bridges at Wittenberg and between Doemitz and Dannenberg, together with the slightly further downstream ferry Pevestorf - Lenzen ( Elbe), the Federal States of Lower Saxony and Brandenburg.
Ecologically, the region is by the former boundary line still relatively untouched. The Elbe Valley around Schnackenburgallee is a nature reserve and recreation area with rare plants and birds, such as eagles and black stork.
Community structure
The Stadtschnack castle consists of four hamlets since the municipal reform of 1972.
- Gummern
- Holtorf
- Capers
- Schnackenburgallee
History
Schnackenburgallee was up to the reunification of Germany location of the control point for the transit and traffic exchange inland navigation on the Elbe. A loading and unloading of inland waterways no longer exists. The small port of refuge is now mainly used by pleasure boats. In the decades of German division, the name Schnackenburgallee was the radio listeners by the water levels of the Elbe familiar, because there the first level was on the West German side ( today Wittenberg and Doemitz the relevant section for this current level).
The polabische name for Schnackenburgallee is Godegord (written as Godegür in older German sources ), probably of god ( Slavic < * GADA ) "snake" and gord (< Slavic * Gorda ) "castle". The German name Schnackenburgallee seems to have from the Low German Snaak or snack "snake" (plural Snaken or snacking ) and Borg "castle" formed.
Incorporations
On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Gummern, Holtorf and capers were incorporated.
Policy
The Stadtschnack castle belongs to the state election district 48 Elbe and the Bundestag constituency 38 Lüchow -Dannenberg, Lüneburg.
Parish council
The City Council Schnackenburgallee is composed of eight council women and men, and has for a mandate waiver without replacement person since the local elections 2011, the following distribution of seats:
- Group of voters Schnackenburgallee ( 8 seats)
Status: local elections on 11 September 2011
Mayor
Mayor of Schnackenburgallee is Irene Brade.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms depicts a castle with two towers between which flaunts an eagle.
Culture and sights
Church
In Schnackenburgallee there are a Lutheran parish, which includes the St. Nicolai Church in the city center. A separate parish was founded in 2009, is no longer, the community has since been connected to the pastorate in Gartow.
The church is open daily. It is dedicated to St. Nicholas as the patron saint of sailors and merchants and documented since 1284. Facilities include pulpit and altar from 1727. The baptismal font is located in a floating baptismal, which can be lowered. The oldest bell in the tower dates from the 14th century.
Museums
- In the Old Fisherman's House is the Borderland Museum.
Just outside the small town is found adjacent to the Christian cemetery, also a small Jewish cemetery with eight graves from the 19th century.
Culture
In Schnackenburgallee held the popular Schubertiaden in August except the City Festival in September and a shooting in July. Schnackenburgallee has an active club life.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Schnackenburgallee is the terminus of federal highway 493 Uelzen Lüchow- Schnackenburgallee that leads courteous crossed by Gartow the district capers and right on the district Gummern over. The motor-operated car ferry provides the connection from the end of the main road to the Brandenburg L 121 of Lütkenwisch by Lanz. The linkselbische branch of the Elbe cycle path leads through Schnackenburgallee.
Trade and Industry
The commercial infrastructure no longer corresponds to what the term " city " suggests. Even though there are restaurants and hotels, but no grocery store or a bakery.
Personalities
- Walter Schultz (1900-1957) Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg in Schwerin and Pastor in Schnackenburgallee.