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Kleinburgwedel (, , in contrast to " Big Burgwedel"; ) is a village and northeastern lying
district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of the city
Burgwedel Burgwedel () is a town in the Hanover (district), district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Hanover. It has a population of around 20,200. Politics and Administration Burgwedel consists of ...
in the region
Hannover Hanover ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the States of Germany, German state of Lower Saxony. Its population of 535,932 (2021) makes it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-l ...
in
Lower Saxony Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
.


History

In the
Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...
Kleinburgwedel, together with
Großburgwedel Großburgwedel (, , in contrast to "Kleinburgwedel, Little Burgwedel"; ) is a village northeast of Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany. Formerly an independent municipality, it is part of the town of Burgwedel since 1974. Großburgwedel is home to the ...
, Oldhorst, Neuwarmbüchen and Fuhrberg, formed the Burgwedel parish. Despite the many war costs, Duke Wilhelm found means to buy goods. On January 6, 1361, he and Duke Ludwig von Aschwin von Alten acquired many yards and lodges at Kleinburgwedel, Thönse, Wettmar, Engensen, Schillerslage, Burgdorf, Sorgensen, Weferlingsen and Aligse with all accessories, except those pieces which Aschwin von Alten had borrowed and reserved for sale. Only the goods to Kleinburgwedel had Aschwin owned by the Duke Wilhelm zu Lehn; From the rest he vowed to grant him and Duke Ludwig the fief. The church books are preserved from 1661. They show an average population growth of 1.5%, which only slightly decreased in 1830. Due to its location on the southern edge of the
Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Heath (, ) is a large area of heath (habitat), heath, geest, and woodland in the northeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony in northern Germany. It forms part of the hinterland for the cities of Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen and is ...
, bees are kept in Kleinburgwedel until today. Between 1589 and 1900, between 70 and about 150 peoples were regularly placed in straw baskets. Since the mid-20th century, the number of bee colonies is subject to strong fluctuations. On August 28, 1808, a big fire disaster occurred in Kleinburgwedel. In a single night, eleven residential buildings and 16 outbuildings burned down. The Second World War did not affect Kleinburgwedel at first. In the immediate vicinity was a small barracks camp for Soviet prisoners of war. The actual war action reached the village, as English bomber units flew large attacks on Hanover in October 1943. On October 9, a British Halifax crashed into the meadows after heavy hits west of Kleinburgwedel. On 18 October, a major bomber group threw incendiary bombs on the village, which was actually intended for Hannover because of poor visibility. It burned down 40 buildings; a large number of others were seriously damaged. On March 1, 1974 Kleinburgwedel was incorporated into the new community Burgwedel.


Politics


Community council

The local council of Kleinburgwedel consists of five councilors, currently held by: * CDU: 3 seats *
SPD The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together wi ...
: 1 seat * Greens: 1 seat


Mayor

The
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is Jürgen Schodder (CDU). His deputy is Friedhelm Leisenberg (CDU).


Coat of Arms

The design of the
coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...
of Kleinburgwedel comes from the heraldic and coat of arms artist Gustav Völker, born in Isernhagen and later living in Hanover, who had already designed the coats of arms of Großburgwedel, Mellendorf, Wunstorf and many other localities. The approval of the coat of arms was granted by the district president in Lüneburg on December 9, 1959. ''
Blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct an accurate image. The verb ''to blazon'' means to create such a description. The visual d ...
'': "In
silver Silver is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag () and atomic number 47. A soft, whitish-gray, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and reflectivity of any metal. ...
in front of a high, five-pinned, red wall, a stylized, silver oak, growing from the middle of five stones. In the green Schildfuß a lying, silver Wolfsangel. " Crest reason: The red wall reminds that in former times a
castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
was present in Kleinburgwedel, which was destroyed 1521 in the Hildesheimer pin feud. The remains of the castle wall with thirteen large boulders and strong oaks have been preserved until 1870. Therefore, the stones and the oak tree were added to the coat of arms. The Wolfsangel symbolizes the belonging to the district Burgdorf, which also leads this sign in his coat of arms.


Culture and sights


Green Areas

In the district is the progressively running and 2014 largely dry fallen Würmsee. A larger area was covered with water at the beginning of 2016. It was probably created in the 19th century from a peat sting and reached an area in the order of ten hectares. Already in the empire the Hanoverians used it as a destination for excursions. Townspeople built a number of weekend cottages on the banks, which were used to house refugees after 1945 and were expanded into a larger settlement. The boat rental was discontinued a few years ago.


References

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