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Visselhövede

Coordinates: 52°58′N 9°35′E / 52.967°N 9.583°E / 52.967; 9.583
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Visselhövede is located in Germany
Visselhövede
Visselhövede
Visselhövede is located in Lower Saxony
Visselhövede
Visselhövede
Coordinates: 52°58′N 9°35′E / 52.967°N 9.583°E / 52.967; 9.583
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictRotenburg (Wümme)
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26) Gerald Lutz[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total158.85 km2 (61.33 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total9,792
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27374
Dialling codes04262
Vehicle registrationROW
Websitewww.visselhoevede.de

Visselhövede (German pronunciation: [fɪsəlˈhøːvədə] ) is a town in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby towns include the district capital Rotenburg, Walsrode and Verden. Larger cities within a 100 km radius are Bremen, Hanover and Hamburg. On 30 April 2024 Visselhövede had 10.116 inhabitants.[3]

Visselhövede belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Visselhövede, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Sights

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The most famous building is St. Johannis-Kirche, a protestant church named after John the Baptist. It was built of bricks in a gothic style and consecrated in 1358.[4] The wooden clock tower measuring 23 metres in height was built in 1799.[5] The church houses various masterpieces of art, e.g. a baroque altar dating from 1771 and a baroque organ from 1779, a baptismal font and wall paintings from the Middle Ages and a pulprit dating from 1641.[6] The source of river Vissel can be visited in a small park behind the church. The Town Hall in the Market Place was built around 1796.[7] In Burgstrasse, the oldest street in town, the Heimathaus, a half-timbered house which was renovated in 1999, is worth a visit.[8] It is the cultural centre of Visselhövede.

Bürgerpark Visselseen is a public park with four lakes where two historical store houses, which had been dismantled at the former site, were reconstructed in 2006.

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References

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  1. ^ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ^ "Einwohnerzahlen". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ^ Hans Pusen: Harz, Hannover, Lüneburger Heide, p. 63, München 1972
  5. ^ "QR: Glockenturm der St. Johanniskirche". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  6. ^ "Kirchen". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  7. ^ "QR: Rathaus". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  8. ^ "QR: Burgstraße". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
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