Zernien
Zernien is a municipality in the district Lüchow -Dannenberg in Lower Saxony.
- 2.1 religions
- 2.2 Amalgamations
- 3.1 municipal
- 3.2 Mayor
- 4.1 churches
- 4.2 Sport
- 5.1 Retail and Manufacturing
- 5.2 services
- 5.3 traffic 5.3.1 Road Traffic
- 5.3.2 Rail transport
Geography
Geographical Location
Zernien located between Berlin (200 km ) and Hamburg (100 km) in the Elbe Valley Nature Park (see also: Drawehn ) and is part of Elbtalaue. The highest elevation in the municipality ( and all over Drawehn as well as in the district ) is the High Mechtin with 142 m approx 3 km southeast of the community center.
Neighboring communities
Zernien borders the municipalities Waddeweitz in the south, south-southeast coasts, Jameln the southeast, Karwitz the east and Goehrde to the northeast and the north by the unincorporated area Goehrde of the same county. In the West Zernien borders the district of Uelzen.
Community structure
The municipality consists Zernien since the municipal reform of 1972 from the areas listed below eighteen districts. In addition, the dwelling-place New Bellahn exists.
- Bellahn
- Braasche
- Breese at the Goehrde
- Fließau
- Glieneitz
- Gülden
- Keddien
- Klöterhörn
- Middefeitz
- Mützingen
- Prepow
- Reddien
- Redemoißel
- Riebrau
- Sellien
- Spranz
- Timmeitz
- Zernien
Before 1972 Bellahn, New Bellahn, Keddien and Spranz belonged to the municipality Fließau and Klöterhörn to Breese at the Goehrde. The municipality and the district Reddien Glieneitz 1972 incorporated in the Uelzen district in the Lüchow- Dannenberg.
History
In 1534, the Church is the first time mentioned in writing in Riebrau. The inhabitants of the village had been forcibly relocated from the royal hunting ground Goehrde. First, the chapel had been rebuilt from the submerged village Lutze. 1655 spent during the Thirty Years' War, the church was built with a new rectory again. The present rectory was built in 1734 and is the oldest house in the four-column Lüchow- Dannenberg. 1763 already third church built in Riebrau.
For Gülden is mentioned in 1534 a chapel. Since then, the church is staffed around the clock together in Riebrau with the pastorate.
Until the twenties of the last century Zernien consisted of only three farmsteads ( at today's federal highway located ). The central villages of the western part of the former district of Dannenberg were the places Gülden ( two kilometers south ) and to a limited extent Riebrau (two kilometers to the north ). This is read among other things, that today many facilities in the two districts today are Zerniens (Churches in Gülden and Riebrau; shooting club and volunteer fire department in drams ).
With the opening of the railway line Uelzen -Dannenberg in 1924, this changed, as about 500 meters north of the three courtyards, a station was built to serve the surrounding villages. In the following years, then moved to several wood processing companies. For this reason, the town has, in contrast to all other places of the district ( except New Tramms ), almost exclusively on architecture from the years after 1924. Today is in the village Zernien whose precincts up to the area of the district Braasche covers, nearly 50 % of the community population.
Religions
The Lutheran church has Zernien in Riebrau and Gülden a church. The church belongs to the parish of Lüchow -Dannenberg and has a joint pastorate with Breselenz.
Incorporations
On 1 July 1972, the municipalities Braasche, Breese at the Goehrde, Fließau, drams, Middefeitz, Nützingen, Prepow, Reddien were (until then in the district of Uelzen ), Redemoißel, Riebrau, Sellien and Timmeitz incorporated.
Policy
The municipality belongs to the Zernien parliament constituency 48 Elbe and the Bundestag constituency 38 Lüchow -Dannenberg - Lüneburg.
Parish council
The Council of the Municipality Zernien is made up of eleven Council women and men, and has since the local elections 2006, the following distribution of seats:
- SPD - 5 seats
- CDU - 3 seats
- Civil List - 2 seats
- Green List Wendland - 1 seat
Mayor
The mayor of the municipality Zernien since 1991 Heinz Schulz of the SPD (re-elected on 21 November 2006).
Culture and sights
Churches
The church Riebrau from 1763 is a half-timbered church in baroque style with a squat tower. Inside the church there is the dignified and impressive design: The wooden ceiling, in the center with flat tonne, supported by six columns. The baroque pulpit altar is separated since 1961. In the altarpiece, John and Mary can be seen under the cross. The grave stones of the construction manager Heinrich Isenbart and his wife are located on the outer wall of the choir. The church was until 2001 the inside and outside thoroughly renovated, respecting the original condition has been largely restored.
The half-timbered church in 1786 guilders has been built within a year. The pulpit altar is still in the construction phase. The church is simply decorated in the interior.
Sports
In Zernien an 18- hole golf course (OT Braasche ), a heated forest pool and two tennis courts. The sports club SV Zernien has five departments.
In the district Gülden are two equestrian centers. The Ferienreithof Güldenhof held annually around Whitsuntide the Güldenhof distance. This is an established event in the distance riding. It offered ride lengths of 29 km -111 km and a multi-day ride. The route runs on multiple rounds through the nature park Elbe Valley and through the state forest Goehrde.
In Zernien the Rotary Motorsport team is located. This team operates motor sports among others with Wankel engines.
Economy and infrastructure
Retail and Manufacturing
In Zernien There are several shops to meet the daily requirement. In the districts Gülden and Fließau exist two distillery cooperatives. The municipality has several craft shops and facilities of the wood- processing industry. In the district Gülden Winterhalter Maschinenbau is a resident. With about 60 jobs it is an important economic factor in the region. The focus of the company is located in the area of machining and CNC Lohnfräsarbeiten.
Services
For the community, tourism is an important industry. About establishments in the accommodation sector (mainly apartments ) addition, there are other facilities of the tourist infrastructure. In Zernien there is a doctor and a dentist's office.
Traffic
Road
The B 191 Uelzen -Dannenberg through the municipality and the capital itself and therefore offers good transport links to the city of Dannenberg and Uelzen to the middle center.
Rail transport
The leading through the village railway Uelzen -Dannenberg is shut down, privatized the Zernien station. On the remaining tracks in the vicinity of the station a handcar project is planned to attract tourists.
Media
In Zernien is the 1953 -built, 258 -meter high tower of the station Dannenberg (NDR ). He was one of the last stations in Lower Saxony that still radiated analog television. Only in March 2007 was converted to DVB -T.
The following radio programs are broadcast from here:
- The NDR radio stations NDR 1: 91.2 MHz; NDR 2: 96.4 MHz, NDR Kultur: 93.3 MHz; NDR Info: 90.7 MHz; N- Joy: 94.0 MHz
- Hit Radio 106.1 MHz antenna
- Radio Zusa 89.7 MHz
- Ffn 102.7 MHz
To the east of the district Middefeitz is a 108 meter high telecommunications tower of Deutsche Telekom AG.
Education
In the place a primary school and a nursery are available.