Rüningen is a ''
Stadtbezirk
A ''Stadtbezirk'' (also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, ''Stadtbezirke'' usually only exist in a metropo ...
'' (borough) on the river
Oker in the southern part of
Braunschweig, Germany.
History
The village of Rüningen was first mentioned as ''Riungi'' in documents during the late 8th century. The village outside of Braunschweig was razed numerous times during the
middle ages, so that during the late 14th century a
fortified tower, the ''Rüninger Turm'', was built there as part of the medieval fortifications of Braunschweig. During the 17th century an
inn and
toll house was added to the ''Rüninger Turm''. The tower, having lost its military importance, was
slighted in 1724, although the toll house remained. The decrepit toll house was torn down at his original location and rebuilt at the ''Altstadtmarkt'' in the
city centre
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of Braunschweig after the end of
World War II. In 1974, Rüningen, until then part of the disbanded rural district of
Braunschweig, was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig and became a city district.
Mill
Rüningen is home to one of the largest
gristmills in Germany. The mill, originally built sometime before 1312, was destroyed and rebuilt multiple times during its history.
Gallery
Image:Rüningen Saltzenberg.jpg, Rüningen, c. 1800.
Image:RüningenAlteOkerbrückeBahnlinie.png, Railway bridge over the river Oker in Rüningen.
Image:BraunschweigRueningerMuehle.jpg, Mill of Rüningen
Image:RüningenMühlengeländeAugust2012.png, Mill of Rüningen
Image:Braunschweig_Rueninger_Zollhaus_Westseite_(2006).JPG, Rebuilt toll house
Image:Braunschweig ehemaliges Rueninger Zollhaus von Norden (2011).JPG, Rebuilt toll house
Politics
The district mayor Jürgen Buchheister is a member of the
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (german: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands, ; SPD, ) is a centre-left social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
Saskia Esken has been the ...
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Stadtbezirksrat 224 Rüningen (in German)
. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.
References
Boroughs and quarters of Braunschweig
Former municipalities in Lower Saxony
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