Buxtehude
Hanseatic City of Buxtehude
Hansestadt Buxtehude Hansestadt Buxthu | |
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Location of Hanseatic City of Buxtehude within Stade district | |
Coordinates: 53°28′37″N 9°42′4″E / 53.47694°N 9.70111°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Stade |
Subdivisions | 15 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–26) | Katja Oldenburg-Schmidt[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 76.49 km2 (29.53 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 40,919 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 21614 |
Dialling codes | 04161, 04163, 04168 |
Vehicle registration | STD |
Website | www |
Buxtehude (German pronunciation:
History
Early signs of settlements are the
A settlement by the Este river is first recorded in 959. The manor of "Buochstadon" was given to the Abbey of Magdeburg. Soon a wharf, "Hude", is established. In 1135 the settlement is mentioned as "Buchstadihude" in a reference to the success of trade from the quay. In 1180 the
In the 1600s Hanseatic trade declined with the most important area of trade being in cattle. Apart from Stade, Buxtehude was the only crossing point on the Elbe river. In 1645 Buxtehude surrendered to the Swedish army and lost its independence. Trade and population decrease dramatically. In 1648 the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen was converted to the
In 1823 the Duchy was abolished and its territory became part of the Stade Region. In 1837 the link road through the town reanimates business and trade. 1845 is dominated by industrial boom with a paper factory being installed on the former cloister ground.
In 1945 the population grew to 14,000. Much living space in Hamburg was in ruins and people fled to the suburbs and surrounding towns and villages such as Buxtehude. In 1958 Buxtehude became part of the plan for the reconstruction of Hamburg after the war and thus was heavily funded by the government. Lower Saxony incorporates 9 neighbouring villages into the town in 1972 changing the structure of Buxtehude and creating a cluster of more than 30,000 inhabitants. In 1983 the old part of town was pedestrianized. In 1985
Economy
Since 1881 Buxtehude has had its own railroad station on the R50 line between Hamburg and Cuxhaven. In late 2007 this line was added to the rapid transit system of the Hamburg S-Bahn by the HVV.
Since 1928 there has also been a second railroad line crossing Buxtehude, the EVB (Eisenbahn- und Verkehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser, Zeven) between Hamburg's outermost district and Bremerhaven on the coast of the North Sea. The Este river connects the town to the important Elbe river 9.7 kilometres (6 mi) north. Earlier in history this connection was used to ship goods into the small harbour, which still exists but has become less accessible due to town developments and aggradation.
A major highway, scheduled for completion in 2012, is to connect the town to Hamburg.[needs update]
In April 2019 the unemployment rate in Buxtehude was 3.8%.[3]
Companies
Several major companies have production sites or headquarters in Buxtehude:
- Airbus S.A.S, the commercial aircraft manufacturer
- Unilever, an Anglo-Dutch company in the personal care and food sector.
- KID-Systeme GmbH, a Buxtehude-based supplier for aeroplane cabin electronics
- INTERPANE, a German manufacturer of insulation glass
- Harros Krämerladen, a large German supermarket corporation
- Pioneer Hi-Bred, a subdivision of the US-based chemical producer DuPont, developer and exporter of seeds
- Nord Kalksandsteinwerke, a German producer of lime sand bricks and other building material
- Niederelbe Schifffahrtsgesselleschaft (NSB), German container shipping companies
- implantcast GmbH, German manufacturer of artificial hipsand knees
Culture
Buxtehude is sometimes called the "Fairytale Capital of the World," an epithet that it shares with Kassel. The tale of "The Hare and the Hedgehog" by the Brothers Grimm is set in this town. Furthermore, the name is used in numerous German tales. And thus some people claim that the town of Buxtehude does not actually exist. The German saying "nach Buxtehude jagen" (literally, "to chase somebody off to Buxtehude") means to exile someone to a far-away place.
Museums
The Museum of Regional History and Art is located here.
Local dialects
German and
Tourism
Buxtehude enjoys a good reputation as a warm, visitor-friendly town preserving its cultural and regional heritage without denying the future. Besides the beautiful old part of town, the main church of Sankt Petri (St. Peter) and the
For the interested visitor, some events held every year:
- Buxtehuder Pistennacht
The Pistennacht is an event where bars, restaurants and clubs in the old part of town are open all night long. A stage downtown and some individual places offer live music.
- Pfingstmarkt Neukloster
The Pfingstmarkt is a fair in northern Germany along the national highway B73. It is always held on the Christian holiday of Pentecost (Pfingsten) exactly 50 days after Easter close to Buxtehude. It features 135 exhibitors with many rides including a Ferris wheel and bumper cars as well as lottery booths, snack booths and sit-down food locations. In 2004 140,000 visitors flocked to the fair compared to 10,000 in 1904 and 100,000 in the 1970s.
- Altstadtfest
Like the Pistennacht, the Altstadtfest (literally, 'old town festival') is held downtown. Every year on the first weekend of June the whole old part of town turns into a party with several stages with live music. Sunday morning the town's biggest flea market is held around the Fleth. For the occasion of Altstadtfest the town is decorated in its municipal colours of blue and yellow.
- Weinfest
Vinum is the motto for the annual celebration of wine in old town Buxtehude. For one weekend the town dedicates itself to culture of wine and many booths for wine testing and entertainment open.
- Christmas market
Christmas market is held in the month of December in the Altstadt area with the highlight being mulled wine and bratwurst stalls. Various music concerts are also held at the St. Peter's square on the weekend before Christmas.[4]
Education
- Hochschule 21 , a private college with a renowned architecture program.
- Halepaghen Grammar School, local highschool. Holder of the title "School without racism, School with courage", former member in the "Quality Network for Schools" in Lower Saxony, Humanitarian School and rating highest in the county.
- Gymnasium Süd local highschool
- Volkshochschule Buxtehude, community college.
- Malerschule, private art school.
- Berufsbildende Schulen Buxtehude, public secondary schools for the sectors of electrotechnics.[5]
Transport
Buxtehude is served by the Hamburg S-Bahn with the stations Buxtehude and Neukloster;[6] and by the Bundesstraße 3 and Bundesstraße 73, two federal highways. It is planned to connect Buxtehude to the
Twin towns – sister cities
- Blagnac, France (1985)
- Ribnitz-Damgarten, Germany (1990)
Notable people
- Hermann Blumenthal, (DE Wiki) (1903–1941), Germanist and librarian
Sport
- Ralf Drecoll (1944–2012). Olympic high jumper
- Stefan Studer (born 1964), footballer and functionary, played about 280 games
- Michael Stolle (born 1974), athlete and Olympic pole vaulter
- Nils Winter (born 1977), long jumper
- Alexander Nouri (born 1979), footballer and coach, played 326 games
- Nico Matern (born 1992), footballer, played over 230 games
Associated with Buxtehude
- Nicolaus Rohlfs (1695–1750), mathematician and astronomer, from 1731 writing and teaching arithmetic at the public Latin school in Buxtehude
- Heinrich Brüning, (DE Wiki) (1836–1920), 1864–1871 mayor of Buxtehude
- Arnold Lyongrün (1871–1935), academic painter, teacher at the Staatliche Kunstgewerbeschule Hamburg, lived in Buxtehude
- Doctors' trial, from 1952 chief physician of the Buxtehude hospital, died here
- Jürgen Kurbjuhn (1940–2014), footballer, played 318 games; died here
- Stefanie Melbeck (born 1977), handball player
References
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
- Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
- ^ "Regionale Nachrichten". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
- ^ IDL Software GmbH, Darmstadt. "Christmas Market Buxtehude". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
- ^ "bbs-buxtehude.de".
- ^ Rapid Transit/Regional Rail (PDF), Hamburger Verkehrsverbund, 14 December 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009, retrieved 26 March 2009
- ^ "Partnerstädte". buxtehude.de (in German). Buxtehude. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
- Official website (in German)