Staffhorst
Staffhorst is a municipality in the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony. It belongs to the Samtgemeinde Siedenburg, which has its administrative headquarters in spots Siedenburg.
- 2.1 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 theater
- 4.2 Structures
- 4.3 Sport
- 4.4 Regular events
- 4.5 Established businesses
Geography
Geographical Location
Staffhorst located near the natural park Geest and the Natural Park Steinhude approximately midway between Siedenburg, Asendorf, Wietzen and Borstel near Sulingen. The community belongs to the Samtgemeinde Siedenburg, which has its administrative headquarters in the spots Siedenburg.
Community structure
The municipality consists of the four parts of the municipality Staffhorst and service Borstel and Harbergen and Uepsen.
History
Incorporations
On March 1, 1974, the neighboring community service Borstel was incorporated.
Policy
Parish council
The municipal council of Staffhorst is composed of nine Council women and councilors.
- FWG 9 seats
(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)
Mayor
The honorary mayor Gert Lüschow was elected on September 11, 2011.
Coat of arms
Coat Description " In a half-split and split by a black thread shield heraldic top right in green three diagonally right bar of them asked three-leaved golden shamrocks, below in gold an upright, associated with pleural red armored black bear paw, back in red a golden steeple. "
Culture and sights
Theater
In Staffhorst there are theater performances every year the local Low German theater group, which are becoming increasingly popular.
Structures
- Staffhorst has a church which bears the inscription 1777.
- The former pool is now the fire water pond of the volunteer fire department. On old postcards are buying some still in the restaurant Wolters, it can be seen in its old function.
Sports
Sports events are organized in Staffhorst especially of the volunteer fire department and the SV Staffhorst. The youth football teams of the association, however, are integrated into the local cross- Spielvereinigung SBS Kickers and play in the places Siedenburg, Borstel, Mellinghausen and Staffhorst. In addition to the football teams in the SV Staffhorst there is a table tennis division, a Low German theater division and many other activities such as Nordic walking, back school and the decrease of the sports certificate. From the football section of the SV Staffhorst the U-19 and U-21 National team Jan Rosenthal comes ( Jhrg 1986), who plays for Bundesliga football club SC Freiburg since 2010.
Regular events
In addition to a shooting match, a harvest festival and a nine-day sports Werbewoche especially the " Irish Open Air " evening the restaurant Wolters be emphasized, which takes place annually on the first Saturday in August (2007, for example, on 4 August) and international visitors attracted by Staffhorst.
Established businesses
- Dachdeckermeister André Riechers
- Joinery Fritz Schlemermeyer
- Plein bus operation: The family has an important position in the public transportation system of the community in the surrounding villages Asendorf ( Diepholz ) Bruchhausen- Vilsen, Nienburg / Weser and Sulingen.
- Driving school Wrissenberg, owner: René Śródka
Others
The origin of the name Staffhorst is unclear, however, is to assume that there is a arisen in the course of the entry of the High German word art. The original name Stooster is probably from Low German for storage location derivable and is "flat snack end " of the population still used today.
One of Anna Staffhorst is the mother of Hiske von Frese (* 1482, † May 17 1556 ) called, who was married to the Burgmann Andreas von Langen. It can be assumed that their name suggests their origin.
More recent anecdotes about Staffhorst it that the place with the introduction of the five -digit ZIP codes assigned 27255, the place but is one of the Siedenburger delivery area and should therefore be reached via the 27254 counts.