Wiedingen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wiedingen is a village in the borough of Soltau in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 142 inhabitants (as at: 2003[1]). The hamlets of Ellingen and Wieheholz belong to the municipality of Wiedingen.

Location

Wiedingen lies on the Lüneburg Heath northwest of Soltau on the River Soltau. The B 71 federal highway and the Soltau–Neuenkirchen railway run through Wiedingen.

History

  • The Battle of Soltau, the last known cavalry battle, took place on 28 June 1519 near Wiedingen.
  • In Wiedingen is an old defensive wall (Landwehr) known as the Wall to dem Wieholte.
  • The Low Saxon name is Wiegen.

Current

  • The television series Die Kinder vom Alstertal was shot, from the third episode, on the Menkenhof in Wiedingen.
  • The chair of the parish council is Wilhelm Cassebaum (as at 2008).

Gallery

  • Information hut on the Battle of Soltau

  • Information board

  • The Landwehr in Wieheholz

  • Memorial stone

  • Agriculture in Wiedingen

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wiedingen.

References

  1. ↑ Quelle: http://www.soltau.de/dokumente/36227/KENNZAHLEN%202003.pdf
Villages in the borough of Soltau
  • Ahlften
  • Brock
  • Deimern
  • Dittmern
  • Harber
  • Hötzingen
  • Leitzingen
  • Marbostel
  • Meinern
  • Mittelstendorf
  • Moide
  • Oeningen
  • Tetendorf
  • Wiedingen
  • Woltem
  • Wolterdingen

Coordinates: 53°00′N 9°47′E / 53.000°N 9.783°E / 53.000; 9.783

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.