Uelzen

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Uelzen
pedestrian area
pedestrian area
Coat of arms of Uelzen
Uelzen is located in Germany
Uelzen
Coordinates 52°57′53″N 10°33′57″E / 52.96472°N 10.56583°E / 52.96472; 10.56583Coordinates: 52°57′53″N 10°33′57″E / 52.96472°N 10.56583°E / 52.96472; 10.56583
Administration
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Uelzen
Town subdivisions 16 districts
Mayor Otto Lukat (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 135.84 km2 (52.45 sq mi)
Elevation 43 m  (141 ft)
Population 34,250 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 252 /km2 (653 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate UE
Postal code 29525
Area code 0581
Website www.uelzen.de
View across the Herzogenplatz to the new Uelzen Town Hall

Uelzen (German pronunciation: [ˈʏltsən], Low German Ülz’n[2]) is a town in northeast Lower Saxony, Germany, and capital of the county of Uelzen. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, a Hanseatic town and an independent municipality.

Uelzen is characterised by timber-framed architecture and also has some striking examples of North German brick Gothic. But the county town earned pan-regional fame when Friedensreich Hundertwasser was selected to redesign the station. The final work of the celebrated Viennese artist and architect was ceremonially opened in 2000 as the Hundertwasser Station, Uelzen and has since been a popular tourist magnet.

The Polabian name for Uelzen is Wilcaus (spelled Wiltzaus in older German reference material), possibly derived from wilca or wilsa (< Slavic *olăša) 'alder'.

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Geography [link]

Location [link]

Uelzen lies on the edge of the Lüneburg Heath. The town is a transport hub on the north-south axis from Hamburg to Hanover as well as the east-west axis from Bremen to Berlin. Also of economic importance is its location on the Elbe Lateral Canal. The town's has a charming setting, situated as it is on the heath river, the Ilmenau, with its grassy river banks, small parks and water meadows. Large areas in the vicinity of Uelzen have been set aside as nature parks with moors, woods, lakes and heathland: the Elbhöhen-Wendland Nature Park, Lüneburg Heath Nature Park and Lower Saxon Elbe Valley Water Meadows Biosphere Reserve.

Divisions [link]

The following parishes belong to the borough of Uelzen: Groß Liedern, Halligdorf, Hambrock, Hansen, Hanstedt II, Holdenstedt, Kirchweyhe, Klein Süstedt, Masendorf, Mehre, Molzen, Oldenstadt, Riestedt, Ripdorf, Tatern, Veerßen, Westerweyhe and Woltersburg.

Furthermore there are four other places that have the status of "special parishes" (Sonstige Ortsteile): Borne, Kl. Liedern, Pieperhöfen and Oldenstadt-West.

Neighbouring towns [link]

Buchholz in der Nordheide
80 km
Lüneburg, Hamburg
37 km, 92 km
Dannenberg
41 km
Munster, Soltau
37 km, 56 km
Neighbouring towns and villages Lüchow
43 km
Celle, Hanover
54 km, 95 km
Gifhorn, Wolfsburg
58 km, 82 km
Wittingen, Salzwedel
31 km, 45 km

History [link]

The town was founded in 1277.[3] It was the site of a Nazi concentration camp was established in Uelzen until 17 April 1945. The camp was a subcamp of the Neuengamme concentration camp.[4]

Politics [link]

The mayor of Uelzen since 2001 has been the social democrat, Otto Lukat. In the 2006 election he was confirmed in office with 69.9 % of the vote. The deputy mayors are Jörg Firus (FDP) and Ute Chlechowitz (SPD).

Uelzen belongs to the Bundestag constituency of Celle-Uelzen. In 2009 Henning Otte (CDU) was directly elected, having been on the state list (place 19) since 2005. Kirsten Lühmann (SPD) was elected in 2009 via the state list. In the years 1998, 2002 and 2005 Peter Struck (SPD), former defence minister and chairman of the SPD party in the German Bundestag, was directly elected.

Economy [link]

The beet sugarfactory in Uelzen

The largest beet sugarfactory of the Nordzucker group is located in Uelzen. The factory processes approximately 20,000 tons of sugarbeets per day.

Railway station [link]

The Hundertwasserbahnhof is a railway station in Uelzen at the eastern edge of the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park in northeastern Lower Saxony.

The original station was renovated for Expo 2000 following plans by the Austrian artist and architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. An "environmentally, culturally oriented" station, Uelzen station was renamed as 'Hundertwasser Station, Uelzen' (Hundertwasser-Bahnhof Uelzen). Today it is one of the town's popular tourist attractions.

See also [link]

Notes [link]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsdichte der kreisfreien Städte und Landkreise - Stand 31.12.2010" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. July 2011. https://www.lskn.niedersachsen.de/download/59963. 
  2. ^ Eduard Kück: Lüneburger Wörterbuch. Wortschatz der Lüneburger Heide und ihrer Randgebiete, seit 1900 zusammen mit vielen Mitarbeitern gesammelt und sprachwissenschaftlich sowie volkskundlich erläutert von Professor Dr. Eduard Kück. Dritter Band: S–Z. Neumünster: Karl Wachholtz 1967
  3. ^ https://www.hanse.org/en/hanseatic-cities/uelzen-tourism
  4. ^ The camp is listed as No. 1491 Uelzen in the official German list.

References [link]

  • Official German list of concentration camps Verzeichnis der Konzentrationslager und ihrer Außenkommandos (German)
  • Johann Parum Schultze; Reinhold Olesch (Hrsg.): Fontes linguae Dravaenopolabicae minores et Chronica Venedica J. P. Schultzii. (= Slavistische Forschungen; Band 7). Böhlau, Köln und Graz 1967
  • Christian Hennig von Jessen: Vocabularium Venedicum (oder Wendisches Wörter-Buch) (1705). Nachdruck besorgt von Reinhold Olesch. - Köln [u.a.]: Böhlau 1959 (Gewährsmann des Pastors C. Hennig von Jessen war der polabisch sprechende Bauer Johann Janieschge aus Klennow)

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https://wn.com/Uelzen

Uelzen (district)

Uelzen (German pronunciation: [ˈʏltsən]) is a district (Landkreis) in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Gifhorn, Celle, Heidekreis, Lüneburg and Lüchow-Dannenberg, and by the state of Saxony-Anhalt (district of Altmarkkreis Salzwedel). The county capital is the town of Uelzen.

History

From the Middle Ages on the region was part of the duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg and its successor states.

Geography

The district comprises the eastern part of the Lüneburg Heath (Lüneburger Heide). The Ilmenau river has its source in the district. From here it runs northwards to the town of Lüneburg. The countryside is flat and sparsely populated.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

  • three crosses, symbolising the monasteries of Ebstorf, Oldenstadt and Medingen
  • the heraldic lion from the arms of Brunswick-Lüneburg
  • Towns and municipalities

    References

    External links

    Media related to Landkreis Uelzen at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website (German)
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    Darkradio Rock,Alternative,Electronica Germany
    Coolradio Classic Rock Classic Rock Germany
    wunschradio.fm Schlager Folk Germany
    Campus Crew Passau College Germany
    #Musik.Goldies on RauteMusik.FM 80s,70s,60s Germany
    Musikladen Radio Oldies Germany
    Indie Select Indie Germany
    Inn-Salzach Welle Oldies Germany
    Absolut relax 90s,80s,70s,Soft Rock,Contemporary Germany
    sta-lausitz.net Religious Germany
    DeeRedRadio Mischen Possible World Europe Germany
    Altertainment Alternative,Indie Germany
    G3 Das Radio Indie Germany
    FFH Top 40 Top 40 Germany
    buchholz.fm Varied,News Updates,Experimental Germany
    Techno4ever Club Dance,Electronica Germany
    Kulturkanal Jazz,Classical Germany
    Generationen 80s,70s,60s Germany
    Radio Seefunk News Talk,Easy Germany
    neue-musik.fm Classical Germany
    The Wave Radio Easy Germany
    Peli One Hip Hop,Rap Germany
    Radio Superoldie Oldies Germany
    Radio HC Electronica Germany
    DLF Presseschau News,Public Germany
    Radio Schwabenwelle Folk Germany
    Red Room Music Electronica Germany
    Radio Christianismos Gospel,Christian Germany
    Big FM Balkan World Europe Germany
    NDR N-Joy Abstrait Contemporary Germany
    Punksender Punk Germany
    La Magia de Tango Radio Latin Hits Germany
    Fresh House Dance,Electronica Germany
    NSW-AnImE World Asia Germany
    Wölffchen Comedy,Kids Germany
    MDR SPUTNIK Roboton Channel Electronica Germany
    Week FM Electro Electronica Germany
    Radio Kosmos.de Electronica Germany
    NDR Kultur Classical Germany
    Radio Schwarzes Brandenburg Rock,Alternative,Experimental,Electronica Germany
    Hitradio MS One Top 40 Germany
    Schlagerschweinchen World Europe Germany
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