Börßum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in

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Geography

Börßum lies only a few kilometers north of the

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, north of

Schladen Schladen is a village and a former municipality in the Wolfenbüttel (district), district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2013, it is part of the municipality Schladen-Werla. It is situated on the river Oker, approx. 15 ...

, on the east bank of the Oker, 11 km south of

Wolfenbüttel Wolfenbüttel (; nds, Wulfenbüddel) is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, the administrative capital of Wolfenbüttel District. It is best known as the location of the internationally renowned Herzog August Library and for having the largest c ...

. It is not far southeast of the

Oderwald Oderwald is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated along the river Oker, approx. 10 km south of Wolfenbüttel. It is named after the Oderwald, a small chain ...

. Parts of its municipality are Börßum, Achim, Bornum, Kalme and Seinstedt.

History

Börßum already had a lot of names: 1135 Borsne, 1310 Borssen, 1338 Borssem, 1422 Groß Borsem, 1581 Borsum, 1652 Börsumb, around 1770 Borsheim, 1765 Boersheim, since 1762 Börßum. On November 1st, 2011 the municipality of Achim was incorporated into Börßum.

Incorporations

* 1 November 2011: Incorporation of the municipality of Achim which included Kalme und Seinstedt * 1 March 1974: Bornum

Religion

In Börßum there is the Protestant Peter-und-Paul-Kirche, the

parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

belongs to the parish association Börßum-Achim-Bornum of the provostry

Schöppenstedt Schöppenstedt is a small town in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") of Elm-Asse. Geography It is situated southwest of the Elm and Asse hil ...

. In 1954, the Catholic Curacy of Börßum was founded by the merge of the two parochial vicariates of Hornburg and

Semmenstedt Semmenstedt is a village and a former municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Since 1 November 2016, it is part of the municipality Remlingen-Semmenstedt Remlingen-Semmenstedt is a municipality in the Wolfenbütt ...

. In 1959/60 the Catholic church of St. Bernward was built. In 2011, the church was desecrated, most recently it belonged to the parish of St. Petrus in Wolfenbüttel. Today, the nearest Catholic church is in

Heiningen Heiningen is a municipality in the Göppingen district in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany at the base of the Swabian Alps. History The town first emerges in an archive of the Abbey of St. Gall on parchment dated 29 March 1228, in which a ...

, two kilometres away.

Economy and infrastructure

Börßum offers a primary school (built 1899, rebuilt 2002/03), a kindergarten, two doctors, a pharmacy, a pub, an optician, restaurants and since 2009 a diner. Furthermore, many sports activities (football, basketball, etc.) are offered. An Edeka market has been under construction since 2021, which is due to be completed in 2022.

Transport

Börßum has a passenger stop, which (as of February 2022) is served hourly. Historically, Börßum was also a regionally important railway junction.

References

Wolfenbüttel (district) {{Wolfenbüttel-geo-stub