Unterlüß

Coordinates: 52°51′1″N 10°17′29″E / 52.85028°N 10.29139°E / 52.85028; 10.29139
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Unterlüß
Village of Südheide
Coat of arms of Unterlüß
Coat of arms
Location of Unterlüß
Map
Unterlüß is located in Germany
Unterlüß
Unterlüß
Unterlüß is located in Lower Saxony
Unterlüß
Unterlüß
Coordinates: 52°51′1″N 10°17′29″E / 52.85028°N 10.29139°E / 52.85028; 10.29139
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictCelle
MunicipalitySüdheide
Area
 • Total77.53 km2 (29.93 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2013-12-31)
 • Total3,486
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29345
Dialling codes05827
Vehicle registrationCE
Websitewww.unterluess.de

Unterlüß is a village and former municipality in the district of Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany. It became part of the municipality of Südheide on 1 January 2015. It is about 30 km north-east of Celle and 25 km south-west of Uelzen. It is a station on the railway between Hanover and Hamburg.

History

Lüßwald, forest near Unterlüß

The name Lüß was documented in 1569 for a forest, which was probably the source for the name.[1]

In 1847, the railroad was built, eventually becoming part of the

kieselgur
industry.

During the

Rheinmetall-Borsig
. Housing for workers was built in Hohenrieth, now also part of Südheide, in 1936. When World War II began, Polish forced labourers were used, and from 1941 also Soviet ones (and finally Jewish deportees).

As allied forces approached, the prisoners were forced to dig their own graves in mock execution. Once the SS guards fled, most of the prisoners (except a few who escaped) were forcibly removed back to

Bergen Belsen by local civilians.[2]

After the war, Unterlüß was occupied by the British, who confiscated the partly damaged factories. The village housed c. 4,000 forced labourers and prisoners of war in around 20 barracks. Rheinmetall became a private company again in 1951, and another company, Artos, moved to Unterlüß, making machines for textile industry. In 1955, the British left and Rheinmetall began producing for the Bundeswehr.

The 150th anniversary of Unterlüß was celebrated in 1997. In 2019, an activist group, SIGMAR 2, blocked Rheinmetall in Unterlüß in protest against the export of weapons to Turkey.[3]

Culture

Unterlüß houses the

Friedenskirche (Peace church) in 1974.[5] A Baptist chapel, the Christuskirche [de], opened in 1980. A Catholic church, St. Paulus [de], was built in 1926/27 and is now part of a larger parish in Celle-Vorwerk.[6]

  • Christuskirche
    Christuskirche
  • Friedenskirche
    Friedenskirche
  • St. Paulus
    St. Paulus
  • Albert König Museum
    Albert König Museum

Literature

References

  1. ^ Jürgen Udolph. "Der Ortsnamenforscher". Internetseite NDR 1 Niedersachsen. Archived from the original on 2016-12-03.
  2. ^ "Nachrichten aus Lüneburger Heide und Unterelbe-Region".
  3. ^ "Blockade des Rheinmetall-Werks in Unterlüß / Die Gruppe SIGMAR 2 blockiert den Rüstungsbetrieb Rheinmetall in Unterlüß in Solidarität mit den Menschen in Rojava". anfdeutsch.com (in German). 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Albert König Museum". albertkoenigmuseum.de (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Friedenskirche, Unterlüß". friedenskirche-unterluess.de (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  6. ^ "St. Paulus, Unterlüß". st-johannes-celle.de (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Unterlüß.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Unterlüß&oldid=1216908265"