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Schwiederstorf
( nds, Swiersdörp) is a village in the municipality Neu Wulmstorf in the district Harburg in the north of Lower Saxony, Germany. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Geography Schwiederstorf — although a separate 'Ort' — forms almost a joint village with Elstorf to the west. Daerstorf lies in the north, the Harburg Hills in the east and Bachheide and Eversen-Heide further to the south. History Signs of the Neolithic Funnelbeaker culture like the nearby tumuli of Elstorf and Daerstorf show early settlements from the Bronze Age in this area. The first official record of Schwiederstorf dates back to 1355. During the First French Empire it belonged to the département Bouches-de-l'Elbe. Just shortly before the end of World War II Elstorf and Schwiederstorf were captured on April 20, 1945 by the ''A-Companie'' of the ''1st Rifle Brigade'' and the '' 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars'' of the English troops. Schwiederstorf was incorporate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neu Wulmstorf
( nds, Vosshusen) is a municipality ('Einheitsgemeinde') in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It changed its name on December 11, 1964 from ″Wulmstorf″ to ″Neu Wulmstorf″. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The municipality of Neu Wulmstorf consists of: * New Wulmstorf, consisting of ** New Wulmstorf ** Wulmstorf ** Daerstorf * Elstorf, consisting of ** Elstorf ** Ardestorf ** Elstorf-Bachheide * Rade consisting of ** Rade ** Mienenbüttel ** Ohlenbüttel * Rübke * Schwiederstorf. Geography Neu Wulmstorf is situated between Hamburg in the east, the marsh of the Altes Land in the north, the forest of the Harburg Hills (''Harburger Berge'') in the south east, Buchholz in der Nordheide and the geest to the south, and Buxtehude to the west. The municipality incorporates eleven villages and most of the area marks the north north west outskirts of the larger natural region of the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany. The landscape is do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
