Schnega

Schnega is a municipality in the extreme southwest of the district Lüchow -Dannenberg in Lower Saxony. The area of the municipality is also called Swinmark. The municipality belongs to the Samtgemeinde Lüchow ( Wendland).

2.1 Amalgamations

4.1 Mayor

5.1 Churches and chapels 5.1.1 Chapel in Schäpingen
5.1.2 Chapel in Thune

6.1 traffic

Geography

Geographical Location

Schnega is located in the Natural Park of the Elbe Valley.

The Schnegaer Mühlenbachtal lies partly also on Schnegaer territory.

Community structure

The municipality consists of the following districts Schnega:

Billerbeck
Gielau
Gledeberg
Goehr ( until March 16, 1936 Goehrde ) with Grotenhof
Harpe
Last
Lütenthien
Proitze with Molden
Schäpingen
Schnega ( core area ) with Schnega Oldendorf and train station
Starrel
Solkau with Loitze
Thune
Warpke with Külitz
Winterweyhe with Kreyenhagen

History

Incorporations

On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Billerbeck, Gielau, Gledeberg, Goehr, Harpe, moldings, Lütenthien, Proitze, Schäpingen, Solkau, Thune, Warpke and Winterweyhe were incorporated.

Religions

The Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation Schnega extends over the place Schnega addition to 22 villages. These include four bands in the places Nienbergen ( municipality of Bergen at the stupid ), Thune, Müssingen (municipality Soltendieck ) and Schäpingen. Three of the villages are located in the district of Uelzen. Since 2005 Schnega parish is officially connected with the parish mountains. The parish office erstrecht now a total of 30 localities with distances up to 18 km over an area of approximately 100 km ². The seat of the rectory to the dwelling of the pastor is in the rectory in Schnega. The church belongs to the parish of Lüchow -Dannenberg.

Policy

The municipality belongs to the Schnega parliament constituency 48 Elbe and the Bundestag constituency 38 Lüchow -Dannenberg - Lüneburg.

Mayor

The honorary mayor William of Gottsberg was elected on 9 September 2001.

Culture and sights

Churches and chapels

The St Michael's Church was originally a stone building with beamed ceiling, in the upper part with bricks from the 12th century. In the years 1912/13, the church was largely rebuilt under the direction of Konsistorialbaumeisters Sasse in the Art Nouveau style. The late Gothic polygonal choir and the basement of the tower of boulders remained. The church determined by their central, slightly elevated position this location of Schnega.

Mentioned in documents in 1263, Schnega was until the Reformation provost of the Bishopric of Verden on the Aller. The patronage was later exercised since 1302 from this village monastery ( Altmark), of the noble family of Bodendiek, and since 1678 to today by the family of Baron Grote.

Late Gothic, three-piece carved from the 15th century, one of the most important works of medieval sculpture in the Wendland in the rib vaulted books illuminated choir. Baroque pulpit cover (1715 ). Small sandstone epitaph in Renaissance forms for the 1604 deceased Maria Rexa of Bodendiek. Outside the choir is the well-preserved grave stone of Ludolph of Bodendiek ( 1628).

The tree of galleries three ships of the Church unite in their dignified features old style elements with those of the turn of the century. The organ ( II/20 ) was rebuilt in 1983 with the visual and phonetic elements of the late Romantic predecessor instrument of Furtwängler & Hammer.

Chapel in Schäpingen

Around 1150 the chapel was built. She had formerly a fortified tower, the foundations of which are still preserved. A monumental illustrated Bible from the 15th century shows the life story of Jesus. From the early days probably the raw machined front door comes from oak with its locking.

Chapel in Thune

The small towerless chapel with small windows has no electric light today. In 1543 it was first mentioned, was probably built in the 13th century. Interior and altar are simply decorated. The entrance door is provided with a pointed arch is decorated by two large guardian stones. The bell of 1493 hanging outside in a belfry. Previously, she was placed in the chapel.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

The B - 71 Uelzen Salzwedel passes through the districts of lying to the north of the municipality districts Solkau and Winterweyhe.
The Schnega railway station is on the railway line Stendal - Uelzen. The train station is next to the only Wieren between Uelzen and Salzwedel where trains can meet. He frequented about once per hour from the regional rail or Regional Express trains.

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