Ummern
Ummern is a municipality in the Lüneburg Heath in the Samtgemeinde beings village in the district of Gifhorn. It belongs to the state of Lower Saxony and has an area of 40.32 km ².
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Geography
Ummern is a typical example of the former heathland. In the south there are largely natural bogs and meadows. Around the village is dominated by sparse oak trees and fields. The dominant tree species is pine, which also exist in large monoculture plantations series and partly. The heath is mostly gone, there are only single shrubs and a few small areas ( up to 1 ha ), which are gradually engulfed by trees and grass.
Outside of the bottom Moore is a classic podzol soil on which agriculture only with heavy use of fertilizers is possible. Even so thrives here little more than potatoes and forage maize. Despite the strong agricultural character Ummern is but one more example of an intact environment. The still sparse population and the increasing fallow larger areas have threatened animals such as partridge, deer, hare, curlews, stag beetles, etc., refuges.
In addition, reliable, according to eyewitnesses, the first Ummersche wolf was seen for over 120 years on 25 January 2007 near the village center. This is likely to be a roving single animal from East Germany or the western Poland.
Community structure
- Ummern is the capital of the municipality Ummern. At 30 km ² live about 1,200 inhabitants.
- Pollhöfen is a district within the municipality Ummern, northeast of the village Ummern. Here about 300 people live to 10 km ².
Neighboring communities
For Gifhorn associated neighboring communities of Ummern are Wagenhoff, being village and Great Oesingen, the neighboring community Hohne belongs to the district of Celle.
Sponsorships
The Samtgemeinde beings village maintains the sponsorship with the French towns Sannerville, Cuverville and Démouville in French Canton Troarn and with the Hungarian parka. The community Ummern entertained for many years until the dissolution of Panzergrenadierbatallions 332 in essence village with various companies to sponsor. Recently with the 2nd company of Panzergrenadierbatallions, which was dissolved in 2005.
History
For the first time Ummern was mentioned in the 13th century. As the villages Hohne and Pollhöfen and also the neighboring parish Eldingen was Ummern in Gau Grete.
The Guelph had the rights in many parts of the country east of Celle as vassals of the bishops of Verden. The Verden historical sources lead to around 1240 the " bishopric of Verden " belonging tithing. Accordingly, the Tenth of Eschede that belonged to the diocese of Hildesheim, in the 13th century, together with the tithes of Ummern ( vmberne ), end wood, Habighorst and Ahnsbeck was verlehnt parallel by the bishops of Verden as holders of Sunderbannrechte. This was the first and last time in a document that the Verden bishops in the area of Sunderbannes the Magetheide immediately perceived rights, in the form of a investiture of a member of the von Campe - Blankenburg family, Heinrich v. Harlingeberg.
The arable land of the farms were distributed to the individual fields. In 27 out of 33 villages of the Bailiwick Beedenbostel the arable land was laid out in fields. Only in five villages, the lands were not divided, and in Ummern had eight Höfner merged the country's nine fields.
In 1550 the name appears Ummeringe. Around the year 1585 Henricus de Harlingebarge was loaned from the bishopric of Verden with the following tithes: in the Official Beedenbostel: in Adenesbeke ( Ahnsbeck ) Umberne ( Ummern ), Ash ( Eschede ), end Holte (late wood), Havechorst ( Habighorst ), in the Official Isenhagen: Stenhorst ( Horst Stein ), Ruderlo ( Räderloh ) and Loopy ( Lüsche ).
In the muster roll of 1606 emerge from Ummern as socket support Hans Warneken, Lutke Albers, Jurgen Naelop, Michaell Schulte, Peter Houerman, Jurgen Wulff, Heinrich Albers and as halberdiers Drewes Carstens, Jurgen buses, Ludeke Tilken, Ebbert Ebbers, Hans Tilken, Hans Hageman Hans Albers, Ludeke buses.
Ummern belonged to the parish of Hohne and thus to the previous Amtsvogtei Beedenbostel ( based in Beedenbostel ). 1671 can be found in the baptismal register of an entry on the child of a schoolmaster from Gades Ummern.
A list of Amtsvogtei of 1783 " existing at each village community and yet to be acquired leather fire bucket, even the half of such costs to be used " provided information about 33 villages. Ummern then had 21 fireplaces ( with 14 buckets).
On 27 and 28 April 1790 in Ummern a devastating fire occurred. In that regard, in the annals of Brunswick- Lüneburg Chur land:
On the 27th was in Ummern, Amtsvoigtey Beedenbostel, afternoon 2-3 clock a great fire, which began in less than a quarter of an hour 14 major buildings on fire, and at all 16 main = 23 and outbuildings to ashes. The east wind blew the day very violent; and have the unfortunate landlord 14 = 8 = Häuslings families and the schoolmaster, which saved in all, with old and young, 146 people make, not the least. Apart from the burnt equipment and Effecten, the Haber = and = buckwheat sowing, all the land, implements, wagons, plows and harnesses are also 10 tons of honey, each of which at least 24 Rthlr. was worth, and Viehe an ox, 31 more years of breeding and partly calves, a sow, 14 and 40 pieces Ferken Leibimmen perished in the fire. The fire was tackled in the roof of the forge, and probably bey the strong dryness, by sparks from the chimney, emerged. Bey the fierce winds were driven away the burning straw far, and found at a distance of 2 hours from this village.
The fire had a small injury. The next day appeared at Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer, a man from Ahnsbeck, which was described as a " good, honest breeder body " ( Altenteiler ) to " discuss " the fire.
Already in 1875 a brass choir was founded in Ummern. Master shoemaker Heinrich Müller, who headed the mixed choir of Ummern and Pollhöfen, the thing accepted. He commissioned Henry Harms, then a student at the seminary in Lüneburg, set up the Blaschor. Hartwig Harms writes the following: "We had 11 instruments from Neukirchen / Saxony coming and in the autumn holiday in 1875, I practiced a Ummerschen the choir. The two Thölken blew first voice with Bauer Gottschalk as third. Heinrich Misselhorn from Pollhöfen blew the tenor horn 1 voice, Bauer and Kuhl's group and another, I think a Laue from Pollhöfen blew the second voice. Christoph Laue from Glissenberg and Fritz Gottschalk blew third voice, H. Müller / Glissenberg the e- Bombardon and Kruger from Pollhöfen the small F tuba. We blew on the Glissenberg, on the day I wrote the music and the evening was blown. This created a good trombone in Ummern over which Pastor Meyer from Hohne rejoiced. The direction of the choir took over from Heinrich Müller Glissenberg and after him his son. "
The joinery Bühring was sen 1888 by Jürgen Bühring. Founded in Ummern.
The Kyffhaeuser camaraderie Ummern - Pollhöfen was founded in 1908 and has since become an integral part of Ummern. The volunteer fire department Ummern was founded in 1935 and replaced a previously existing duty firefighters (municipality firefighters ). The first local fire chief was Adolf Wolter. With Hohne, Pollhöfen and Spechtshorn Ummern formed by order of March 6, 1935, extinguishing District Hohne b. L. With the foundation of beings Samtgemeinde village on March 1, 1974, the municipality Firefighting village was founded at the firefighters Ummern heard since. The fire department Ummern is a fire brigade and has a variety of features and, together with the fire department and the fire department Pollhöfen United Oesingen the erase unit within the West Samtgemeinde beings village.
With effect from 1 January 1973 the Municipality Lachendorf was formed, which had already consulted the communities Ahnsbeck, Gockenholz and Lachendorf in a precursor form. Now 17 previously independent municipalities were united in the local authority. The also a district of Celle belonging communities Ummern and Hahnenhorn were not covered by the "Law on the reorganization of the municipalities in Celle "; they were incorporated on 1 March 1974 by the "Law on the restructuring of municipalities in Gifhorn " in the Gifhorn.
In November 1990, the marching band Ummern was formally established as an independent club. For first chairman Otto Gottschalk was chosen.
Incorporations
On March 1, 1973, the municipality Pollhöfen was incorporated.
Policy
Parish council
The Council of the Municipality Ummern is composed of eleven members.
Status: local elections in Lower Saxony in 2011
The 2006 local elections saw a turnout of Ummern 57.34 %.
Culture and sights
Famous on Ummern is the Duke well, a natural spring in the forest area Ringelah at which a Celler Duke was once nothielt with his wife coming down and supplied by the Ummeranern.
Another landmark is the already visible from a distance 121 m high telecommunications tower at the highest point in the Ummerns Ringelahsheide.
Regular events
A large value, the annual shooting festival. The Free Schützengesellschaft Ummern was founded in 1707 and has already celebrated its 300th anniversary. The Marksmen always takes place Pentecost and is one of the highlights of the year.
Others
Furthermore, the gliding field in Schmarloh enjoys brisk use. A resident are here to find the gliding clubs from Wolfsburg.