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Oldendorf (other)
Oldendorf can refer to several places in Germany: *in Lower Saxony: ** Oldendorf (Celle district), a village in the district of Celle, part of the municipality Hermannsburg ** Oldendorf, Stade, a municipality in the district of Stade ** Oldendorf (Samtgemeinde), a collective municipality in Stade ** Oldendorf (Luhe), part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' Amelinghausen in the district of Lüneburg **Hessisch Oldendorf, a town in the district Hamelin-Pyrmont **Stadtoldendorf, a town and a ''Samtgemeinde'' in the district of Holzminden ** Oldendorf, Melle, a municipality in the district of Osnabrück *in North Rhine-Westphalia: **Preußisch Oldendorf, a town in the district Minden-Lübbecke *in Schleswig-Holstein: ** Oldendorf, Schleswig-Holstein, part of the ''Amt'' Itzehoe-Land in the district Steinburg Oldendorf can also refer to: *William H. Oldendorf William Henry Oldendorf (March 27, 1925 – December 14, 1992) was an American neurologist, physician, researcher, medical pioneer, fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldendorf (Celle District)
Oldendorf (meaning: "old village") is a village and ''Ortschaft'' in the municipality of Südheide in the northern part of Celle district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the western edge of the Southern Heath Nature Park, on the Lüneburg Heath, about 2 km south of the main village of Hermannsburg and currently has about 640 inhabitants. In 1973 Oldendorf was incorporated into Hermannsburg as part of the Lower Saxony regional and administrative reforms. History From the knapped flints that have been unearthed here, it can be concluded that the area around Oldendorf was settled as early as the Stone Age (8000 to 2000 BC). Oldendorf was first mentioned in the records in a document dating to AD 968 by the Saxon duke, Hermann Billung Hermann Billung (900 or 912 – 27 March 973) was the margrave of the Billung March from 936 until his death. The first of the Saxon House of Billung, Hermann was a trusted lieutenant of Emperor Otto I. Though never Duke of Saxon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
