Posthausen (Ottersberg)

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Posthausen
Ortsteil of Ottersberg
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Posthausen (Ottersberg)
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Coordinates: 53°03′33″N09°10′20″E / 53.05917°N 9.17222°E / 53.05917; 9.17222 Coordinates: 53°03′33″N09°10′20″E / 53.05917°N 9.17222°E / 53.05917; 9.17222
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Verden
Municipality Ottersberg
Area
 • Total4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
28870
Dialling codes 04297

Posthausen is a district of the municipality Ottersberg in the northern district of Verden in Lower Saxony.

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The place is six kilometers south of the core town of Ottersberg on the state road L 155. The A1 runs 2.5 km to the north and the A 27 six kilometers to the south.

History

The origins of the place can be found in the colonization of the Hellweger Moor, which began at the end of the 17th century. Posthausen consists of several street villages such as Allerdorf, Grasdorf, Hintzendorf, Schanzendorf, Stellenfelde, Mitteldorf, Giersdorf. The church in Posthausen was consecrated in 1852.

As a political municipality, Posthausen was formed on July 1, 1968 through the merger of the four municipalities Giersdorf-Schanzendorf, Grasdorf, Hintzendorf and Wümmingen. [1] Four years later, on July 1, 1972, the community of Posthausen was incorporated into the unified community of Flecken Ottersberg. [2]

On September 1, 1960, the communities of Allerdorf and Hintzendorf-Stellenfelde were merged to form the community of Hintzendorf. [3]

Economy

Dodenhof: Main entrance fashion house Dodenhof stitched 1b.jpg
Dodenhof: Main entrance fashion house

Since it was founded as a small family business in 1910, the Dodenhof department store has developed into the largest shopping center in Northern Germany and thus also an important economic factor in the region.

Politic

The local council of Posthausen has eight members including the local mayor Reiner Sterna, CDU.

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References

  1. ↑ Gesetz über den Zusammenschluß der Gemeinden Hintzendorf, Wümmingen, Schanzendorf und Grasdorf vom 28. März 1968
  2. ↑ Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Namens-, Grenz- und Schlüsselnummernänderungen bei Gemeinden, Kreisen und Regierungsbezirken vom 27. 5. 1970 bis 31. 12. 1982. W. Kohlhammer GmbH. p. 247. ISBN   3-17-003263-1.
  3. ↑ Gesetz über den Zusammenschluß der Gemeinden Allerdorf und Hintzendorf-Stellenfelde vom 27. August 1960
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