Schwenningdorf

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Location of Schwenningdorf in Roedinghausen

Schwenningdorf is a district of the municipality Roedinghausen in the northeast of the German Federal State of North Rhine -Westphalia. By 1968 Schwenningdorf formed a separate parish in the Official Roedinghausen. The place was first mentioned in 1088.

Geographical Location

The district is located in northern Schwenningdorf Rödinghausens on the slopes of Wiehengebirge. The highest mountain is the mach mountain with 190 meters above sea level. NN height. Deepest valley is the valley of the Great Aue to around 80 m above sea level. NN. Schwenningdorf has about 2356 inhabitants and an area of 7.449 km ² (316 inhabitants per km ²). The valley of the floodplain and its neighboring valleys Wehmerhorster meadow valley and the area Schierenbeke are protected.

History

As in Herford 820 to a nunnery was founded under Louis the Pious, the then tiny places beers and Roedinghausen were mentioned in the lifting role. Schwenningdorf was not mentioned in the lifting role, but was probably also due at that time and was called after its founder " Swanekin " first Swanekindorp. Schwenningdorf was first mentioned in 1088.

Schwenningdorf is since 1 January 1969, a district of the municipality Roedinghausen.

Population Development

The following overview shows the numbers of inhabitants Schwenningdorfs according to the respective field level up to the incorporation into the community Roedinghausen to January 1, 1969 amendments to the area prior resulted inhabited by the incorporations areas of the municipality beers March 4, 1898. (1895: 10 inhabitants ) and 1 April 1932 (1925: 2 people). . The figures are census results. The data refer to 1871 and for 1946 to the Present local population and from 1925 to the resident population. Population figures were calculated using non-uniform collection procedures Before 1871.

Religious communities

In Schwenningdorf there is the church of St. John the Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church ( SELK ) and the community of Christians (Member of the Federation of Pentecostal Churches ) with its own church building, with only the former a classic and 1854 consecrated church building with a bell tower has. The Church of the self- Lutheran. Church was completed in 1857 and in 1931 expanded to the west tower and an extension.

Policy

By 1968 Schwenningdorf was an independent municipality in the Roedinghausen. The mayor Schwenningdorfs were:

  • To 1948: Ernst Steinmeier
  • 1948-1956: Henry Clamor
  • 1956-1968: Ernst Breitensträter

From 1969 the following district mayor stood before:

Education, transport and economy

In Schwenningdorf the total school Roedinghausen lies with triple gymnasium. In Schwenningdorf - New Mill is one of the Röding Hauser stations is " breakpoint Mesch New Mill ". It is located at an old mill on the Ravens Berger train ( KBS 386), runs on the hourly, Sundays every two hours, the RB 71 Bielefeld - Herford - unions - Rahden. On the border between beers and Schwenningdorf is also home to the breakpoint beers - Roedinghausen on the same train route and the same train connections. In Schwenningdorf located with hackers kitchens, the largest industrial enterprise in the community.

Personalities

  • Ingo Nentwig (* 1960), German sinologist, anthropologist and university professor
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