Wohltorf

Wohltorf is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig- Holstein.

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Geography

Wohltorf is located about 20 kilometers east of Hamburg at the Saxon Forest, the largest forest area in Schleswig-Holstein, who is also a recreational area for the metropolitan region of Hamburg.

Wohltorf consists basically of four parts: the old farming village with village pond and a few farms; the villa estate located at the distal breakpoint of the Hamburg S -Bahn; the part to Wohltorf belonging Aumühler Shopping Street Great Street and the promenade of Börnsener path / road residential area. At the neighboring village of Reinbek towards the place is bordered by the river Bille, who also became county boundary between the Duchy of Lauenburg and Stormarn, the border with neighboring Aumuehle other hand, is barely visible and known only to the immediate residents.

History

In 1308, the village was first mentioned. 1529 Wohltorf fell to the Duke of Lauenburg and was Herzogsdorf. 1705 came Lauenburg after the death of the last Ascanians Duke, who died without male issue, in the possession of the Elector of Hanover. During the Napoleonic wars, the whole North Sea coast incorporated in the course of Napoleon in the French Empire, Wohltorf " Mairie " and was part of the Canton Schwarzenbek. 1865 of the Gastein Convention came Lauenburg and thus Wohltorf to Prussia. 1871, the neighboring Saxony Forest Otto von Bismarck was a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm I..

Until 1900 the church had Wohltorf very rural character. After the turn of the century gradually came into the so-called villa colony, in the Hamburg businessman and industrialists due to the proximity to the city and easy accessibility settled over the railway route Hamburg - Berlin. This has the town still decisively shaped as Hamburg suburb. At the time of the Nazi regime Wohltorf and the neighboring village Aumuehle was considered temporarily merge. This idea was quickly rejected because Wohltorf ( rural, agriculturally dominated ) and Aumuehle ( pure plant community) are too dissimilar.

Policy

Since the local elections of 2008, the voters Community WW ten seats in the municipal council, the SPD and the FDP has four three of the 17 seats.

Coat of arms

Blazon: "In red over a, of two horse heads ansehenden existing silver gable board a silver wave beams, surmounted by three silver oak leaves. "

Partner community

The partner community is Mortagne sur Sevre Wohltorfs in France.

Economy

Wohltorf is considered one of the wealthiest communities in Germany, due to the privileged position as Hamburg suburb. In rankings of the highest purchasing power communities in Germany Wohltorf regularly occupied top positions. The economy Wohltorfs itself is dominated by medium.

Traffic

The Saxony Forest lies between the federal motorway 24 Hamburg- Berlin, the Federal Highway 1 Hamburg -Lübeck - Puttgarden and the federal highway 404

Wohltorf has an S -Bahn station and is connected to the Hamburg Transport Association ( HVV). The journey to Hamburg Central Station is about 30 minutes.

Attractions

In the list of cultural monuments in Wohltorf are registered in the list of monuments of Schleswig- Holstein cultural monuments.

Leisure

About the Municipality borders enjoys the Wohltorfer Tonteich great popularity. By 1911, there were the Friedrichsruh Tonwerke, but in that year destroyed by the great fire the brick. It was never rebuilt. Today, the clay pit was filled with water and is leased to two-thirds of a public swimming pool and one third to the private Tontaubenklub Saxony Forest. The Tontaubenklub offers its members in addition to the use of the club's swimming pool at the sports of tennis and hockey.

Religious Life

The Protestant church Wohltorf created in 1928 as a spin- out of the church community Aumuehle. In 1930 the first church was consecrated Wohltorfer. She went back to a design by Carl Bensel, the wooden church cross was the work of Walter Ruckteschell. In July 1950, the Wohltorfer church burned while trying to fumigate two wasp nests from. It was 1950 after plans by the Hamburg architects Langmaarck rebuilt during the year; The inauguration took place on Christmas Eve 1950.

Personalities

• Cornelius Hartz (born 1973 ), author, grew up in Wohltorf.
• Karsten Huck (born 1954 ), show jumper, was born in Wohltorf.
• Felicitas Princess of Prussia ( born June 7, 1934 in Bonn, † 1 August 2009 Wohltorf )

Pictures

Meadow at the village pond

Primary school Wohltorf

Meadows in Wohltorf

Wohltorf in winter