Hessisch Oldendorf
Hessisch Oldendorf is a town in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approx. 10 km northwest of Hamelin. The adjective "Hessisch" has been used since 1905 to distinguish it from other towns named Oldendorf. Hessisch Oldendorf was part of Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel from 1640 until 1932.
Hessisch Oldendorf | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hessisch Oldendorf within Hameln-Pyrmont district  | |
  Hessisch Oldendorf  Hessisch Oldendorf | |
| Coordinates: 52°10′N 9°15′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hameln-Pyrmont |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harald Krueger (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 120.39 km2 (46.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,112 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31840 31833 |
| Dialling codes | 05152 |
| Vehicle registration | HM |
| Website | www.hessisch-oldendorf.de |
Personalities
- Heinrich Beerbom (1892-1980), mayor, city manager and honorary citizen of Bramsche
- Wilhelm Beisner (1911-?), German SD and SS- Guide and arms dealer, agent
- Otto Deppmeyer (born 1947), politician (CDU), Member of Landtag
- Richard Krentzlin (1864-1956), died in Hessisch Oldendorf, piano teacher and composer
- Heinrich Krone (1895-1989), politician (Centre Party, CDU) Member of the Reichstag, Member of the Bundestag
- Ilske Laginges (-1558), the first victim of the Witch-hunt process[2]
- Konrad Schlüsselburg (1543-1619), German Lutheran theologian
- Gustav Süß (1823-1881), born in Rumbeck, painter and author of children's books
- Hans Peter Thul (1948), politicians (CDU) Member of Landtag and Bundestag
- Karl Ludwig August Heino von Münchausen (1759-1836) officer in the American Revolutionary War and poet
- Ludolph Münchausen (1570-1640), known as the scholar, collected at the time the largest and most famous library in Northern Germany
- Albert Wehrhahn (1848-1942), born in Oldendorf, school official in Hannover, a pioneer of the Special education, local historian, honorary citizen of Hessisch Oldendorf
- Ludwig Wessel (1879-1922), Protestant Pastor of St. Nicolai Church in Berlin
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2019.
- Niedersächsisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte, Band 45, Hildesheim 1973, S. 149–151.
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