Hessisch Oldendorf

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Town in Lower Saxony, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hessisch Oldendorf within Hameln-Pyrmont district

(2021–26) Tarik Oenelcin^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total120.39 km² (46.48 sq mi)Elevation

62 m (203 ft)Population

(2021-12-31)^[2]

• Total18,228 • Density150/km² (390/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

31840 31833

Dialling codes05152Vehicle registrationHMWebsitewww.hessisch-oldendorf.de

Hessisch Oldendorf (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛsɪʃ ˈʔɔldn̩dɔʁf] ^ⓘ is a town in the Hamelin-Pyrmont district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approximately 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Hamelin. The adjective "Hessisch" has been used since 1905 to distinguish it from other towns named Oldendorf. Hessisch Oldendorf was part of Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel from 1640 until 1932.

Personalities

Heinrich Beerbom (1892–1980), mayor, city manager and honorary citizen of Bramsche
Wilhelm Beisner (1911–?), German SD and SS- Guide and arms dealer, agent
Otto Deppmeyer (born 1947), politician (CDU), Member of Landtag
Richard Krentzlin (1864–1956), died in Hessisch Oldendorf, piano teacher and composer
Heinrich Krone (1895–1989), politician (Centre Party, CDU) Member of the Reichstag, Member of the Bundestag
Ilske Laginges (–1558), the first victim of the Witch-hunt process^[3]
Konrad Schlüsselburg (1543–1619), German Lutheran theologian
Henrik Span (1634-1694), officer and Admiral in the Dutch, Venetian and Danish navies
Gustav Süß (1823–1881), born in Rumbeck, painter and author of children's books
Hans Peter Thul (born 1948), politician, (CDU) Member of Landtag and Bundestag
Karl Ludwig August Heino von Münchausen (1759–1836) officer in the American Revolutionary War and poet
Ludolph Münchausen (1570–1640), known as the scholar, collected at the time the largest and most famous library in Northern Germany
Albert Wehrhahn (1848–1942), born in Oldendorf, school official in Hannover, a pioneer of the Special education, local historian, honorary citizen of Hessisch Oldendorf
Ludwig Wessel (1879–1922), Protestant Pastor of St. Nicolai Church in Berlin

References

^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
^ Niedersächsisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte, Band 45, Hildesheim 1973, S. 149–151.