Wulften am Harz

Wulften am Harz is a municipality of the velvet municipality Hattorf am Harz in the district of Osterode am Harz in Lower Saxony ( Germany ).

Geography

Wulften am Harz is located on the southwestern edge of the resin or at the northwest end of Red Mountain and is traversed in an east-west direction from the Oder. The nearest towns are Osterode am Harz ( 12 km), Herzberg am Harz ( 15 km) and Göttingen (30 km).

History

  • Wulften am Harz was first mentioned in the year 889: The East Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia invested Adalgar, the Gaugrafen of Lisgau with the places Kalefeld and Wulften (July 6, 889 ).
  • 1502 St. Aegidienkirche is established by his early cartridge, the nobles of Hardenberg.
  • 1567 comes to political Wulften Guelph Principality Grubenhagen. With the Church's inclusion in the Office Herzberg 1590/91 also introduced the Lutheran Reformation ( 2004, 78.5 % of the population Lutheran. Denomination ).
  • 1626 Tilly is the day before the Battle of Lutter am Barenberg at Wulften over the Oder. Multiple arson in the Thirty Years' War.
  • During the Seven Years ' War 1756-63 partial destruction of the St. Aegidienkirche.
  • 1807-1813 Wulften part of the Kingdom of Westphalia ( Department of resin), 1815-1866 for the Kingdom of Hanover, 1866-1946 to the Prussian province of Hanover and since 1946 the state of Lower Saxony.
  • On December 1, 1868 Wulften obtained with the opening of the railway Northeim - Herzberg ( Suedharz distance ) rail connection. The railway line Duderstadt - Wulften ( railway Leinefelde- Wulften ) will be opened on 31 October 1889.
  • 1933 begins the Nazi reign of terror in Wulften: With police available from July 7, 1933, all Democratic members of the municipal council be dismissed. The Nazi regime ends in Wulften on 10 April 1945 with the liberation by soldiers of the U.S. 9th Army.
  • Since 1972, the community Wulften is a member municipality of the velvet municipality Hattorf am Harz.
  • Since 1 October 2004, the official name of the municipality is Wulften am Harz.

Policy

Parish council

The council shall be composed of eleven Council women and councilors.

  • SPD: 7 seats
  • CDU: 4 seats

(As at municipal election on September 11, 2011)

Economy and infrastructure

In Wulften two companies active nationwide have their headquarters:

  • Ehrhardt Tire and Auto Service GmbH & Co. KG, headquarters and 27 branches
  • Gebr Gropengiesser, contractors and gravel plants

In Wulften there is a stop on the South Harz route. The railway line field - Wulften is now closed.

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