Winzenburg
Winzenburg is a municipality in the district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony.
- 2.1 Population development
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 3.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.1 traffic
- 5.1 Church
- 5.2 Apenteichquellen at Winzenburg
- 5.3 fortifications
Geography
Winzenburg is located north of Bad Gandersheim between the ridge bag forest and the river Leine. At the foot of the mountain the castle Winzenburg are the Apenteichquellen and Apenteiche. The municipality is part of the velvet municipality Freden at (Leine), which has its headquarters in the town of Freden (Leine).
Community structure
Four municipalities are designated as districts of the municipality:
- Winzenburg
- Westerberg
- Klump
- Schildhorst
History
Had on the site of desolate pleasing in the 16th century village Hasekenhausen, Bishop Bernard allowed in 1140 a chapel was built a little later under Duke Julius domain. It was named after the nearby castle and from the same settlement developed.
Population Development
At the beginning of the 20th century lived together 750 people in Winzenburg, Klump, Schildhorst and Westerberg. On March 1, 1974, the municipalities Winzenburg, Westerberg, Klump and Schildhorst merged to community Winzenburg.
Policy
Parish council
The municipal council of Winzenburg is composed of 9 women council and councilors.
- CDU 4 seats
- SPD 5 seats
(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)
Mayor
The honorary mayor Dieter Hebner was elected by the Council. To volunteer community director Hans -Jürgen Hebner was chosen.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted on January 4, 1929 by the Prussian State Ministry and presented on January 24, 1929 by the District Administrator.
Blazon: " In red a golden rafters, accompanied up of two silver six -pointed stars and the bottom of a downward swept silver crescent. "
The Crest is the guided its origin to the 19th century coat of arms of the old pen hilde home office Winzenburg.
Economy and infrastructure
Traffic
Winzenburg is the south of the community via the federal highway 64 through Bad Gander home, connected to the road network. The nearest train stations are in Freden (Leine) and Alfeld (Leine).
Culture and sights
Church
Since 1861 located in Winzenburg the Catholic Church Nativity of Mary, since November 1, 2006 as a branch church of the parish of St. Mary in Alfeld. The church at Lamspringer road with her highly visible west tower was 1857-61 to plans by HWH Mithoff built in the Romanesque Revival style. Instead of a transept has risalits with gables. The painting dates from the late 19th and early 20th century. South of the church there are four ornate altars Corpus Christi from the period around 1750.
Apenteichquellen at Winzenburg
The Apenteichquellen have been worshiped in the Bronze Age. It was found from this period many offerings.
Fortifications
Above the village on a mountain spur of the blind Forest, the ruins of the castle Winzenburg. More fortifications on the heights of the surrounding area are the ramparts Dörhai, Tiebenburg, Ohlenburg, Läsekenburg and High Jump.
Hiking trails and long-distance footpaths
Through the southern Sackwald at Winzenburg numerous footpaths and Fernwanderwege.Der Europe Route 11 (Amsterdam ) resin, the royal road ( Brüggen- Werla ), the Way of Saint James ( Via Scandinavia Fehmarn -Göttingen ) and the historic courier route Hildesheim - Winzenburg ( Rennstieg ). Hiking parking and well -marked trails ideal for hiking.