Bargfeld

Bargfeld
Village
Bargfeld Location of Bargfeld in Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°42′08″N10°20′46″E / 52.70222°N 10.34611°E / 52.70222; 10.34611
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Celle
Municipality	Eldingen
First mentioned	1065
Incorporated	January 1, 1973
Population  (2011)
• Total	132
Area code	05148

Arno Schmidt's house at Bargfeld

Bargfeld is a hamlet of about 190 inhabitants near Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany, documented since 1065, now belonging to the village municipality Eldingen.

It has become famous for the many novels and stories the German author Arno Schmidt set there, he having lived in Bargfeld from 1958 until his death in 1979. The Arno Schmidt Stiftung is located in Bargfeld.

History

The village of Bargfeld was first mentioned in historical records in 1065. Since January 1, 1973, it has been part of the political municipality of Eldingen, and together with it belongs to the joint municipality (Samtegmeinde) of Lachendorf in the district of Celle. ^[1]

At the southern edge of the village center stands a linden tree that is more than 400 years old. Bargfeld lies within the Südheide Nature Park.

From 1953 to 1967, Bargfeld had its own elementary school ( Volksschule ).

Founded in 1891, the Club Einigkeit Bargfeld holds its annual "Faslam" festival every February. It is a multi-day celebration featuring a costumed parade throughout the village and various other social events. Each late autumn, the volunteer fire department at Bargfeld (Freiwillige Feuerwehr Bargfeld), established in 1934, organizes the Bargfeld torch and lantern procession with local music. ^[2] The fire department is part of the district fire service unit of Celle.

See as well

• Eberhard Schlotter
• Gotthelf Schlotter

References

1. Statistisches Bundesamt, ed. (1983), Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982, Stuttgart/Mainz: W. Kohlhammer GmbH, p. 223, ISBN   3-17-003263-1
2. Ehms, Isabell, „75-jähriges Jubiläum der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr Bargfeld“, in: Mitteilungsblatt der Samtgemeinde Lachendorf, Nr. 10/2009, S. 14 f.

External links

• The hamlet Bargfeld, home of german author Arno Schmidt
• Photographs of Bargfeld