Winsen an der Aller

Winsen ( Aller) is a municipality in the district of Celle in Lower Saxony.

The municipality has approximately 12,700 inhabitants and is located on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath, on the banks of the River Aller, just west of the influx of Örtze.

  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 municipal
  • 3.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

The municipality comprises the towns Winsen, Bannetze, Meißendorf, Stedden, Südwinsen, Thören, Walle and Wolthausen.

History

The name of the village comes from Wynhausen ( Wyn, " pasture "). The Winser church is dedicated to John the Baptist. Since all places with designated pursuant to this patron saint churches have emerged in the period around 800 suspects you also Winsens emergence at this time.

Today Winsen is a popular recreation and tourist area, in the years 1975-2010 Winsen was a state- recognized health resort.

Incorporations

On 1 February 1971, the municipalities Bannetze, Meißendorf, Stedden, Südwinsen, Thören, Walle and Wolthausen were incorporated.

Policy

Mayor

The official duties of the mayor's deputy, were perceived after the last incumbent, Wilfried Hemme, who died on August 19, 2010. In the mayoral election on 13 February 2011, none of the six candidates could prevail. So it happened on 27 February to a runoff between Albrecht Hoppenstedt (independent, first ballot, 30.5%), and Dirk Oelmann (SPD, 27.3%). In the runoff Oelmann received 50.7 % of the vote and Hoppenstedt 49.3%.

Parish council

The Council of the municipality is composed of 30 women council and councilors, as well as the directly elected full-time mayor.

Last local elections on 11 September 2011

Coat of arms

The coat of arms depicts the Stechinelli Gate, a monument in the church, in the between the two goal posts the coat of arms of Lüneburg, golden sign with red hearts on a blue lion, is embedded.

Culture and sights

  • The nature and bird reserve Meißendorf Lakes is 815 acres total area and 350 acres of water surface, the largest water countryside in the Lüneburg Heath.
  • The museum courtyard Winsen shows a rural fortification of the southern heath with buildings from the 17th - 19th Century and " Dat groode Hus ", a farmhouse from 1795, today the cultural center of the community.
  • The earliest detectable Winser Müller is recorded in 1589. Today's Bockwindmühle 1732 newly built and operated until its closure in 1929. She went in 1938 in the possession of the community about.
  • The time of origin of today's Protestant church is like the place Winsen suspected in the missionary life of the Saxony state in the 9th century. The St. John the Baptist Church was built in a Gothic nave in the 14th century, which was expanded in 1597 in the north. In 1822, a comprehensive extension, which was ultimately a new building began. In 1971, the Catholic Holy Cross Church was built in the Stechinellistraße, it now belongs to the parish in Hambuhren.
  • The Junkerntor is one of the oldest surviving monuments in Winsen. It allowed early access to the manor. From 1691 to 1729 the family Stechinelli was invested with the good, therefore it is also called Stechinelli gate, whose family crest is on the left Torsäule. The gate itself again finds himself in the arms of the municipality Winsen again.
  • The Prince stones lie on a path between Winsen and Oldau and remember a decisive battle on May 28, 1388 in Lüneburg War of Succession. According to legend, two princes were injured at this point fatal before they recognized each other as brothers.
  • The present Town Hall was first built in 1727 as an office building, had to due to an insufficiently secured underground but again be demolished. It was then rebuilt in the Baroque style. On 4 May 1972, in the meantime used by a family of innkeepers former council building its new use was passed as a town hall.
  • The Hotel zur Post was built in 1648 Winsen and formerly served as a relay station for stagecoaches. The end of 2013, the hotel was ( due to changes in the townscape ) demolished despite significant citizen protests, to make way for the construction of the local savings bank from 2014 place.

St. John the Baptist Church

Holy Cross Church

Junkerntor

Hall Winsen

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Johann Slüter (1616-1686), mayor of Hamburg
  • Theodor Lohmann (1831-1905), jurist and social reformer
  • Eduard von der Brelie (1817-1891), member of parliament and head of the community from 1846 to 1866

Monuments

  • List of monuments in Winsen (Aller)
Walle (Winsen) Municipal council September 11 Winsen Museum Farm Adelheidsdorf Ahnsbeck Beedenbostel Bergen, Lower Saxony Eicklingen Eldingen Eschede Hermannsburg Hohne Lachendorf Langlingen Lohheide Nienhagen, Lower Saxony Wathlingen
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