Engelbostel is a district of the city of

Langenhagen Langenhagen ( Eastphalian: ''Langenhogen'') is a town in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony, Germany. History From 1866 to 1868 Robert Koch worked in Langenhagen. On June 18, 1972, Red Army Faction terrorist Ulrike Meinhof was arrested in La ...

in the

Hanover region Hanover Region (german: Region Hannover) is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Heidekreis, Celle, Gifhorn, Peine, Hildesheim, Hamelin-Pyrmont, Schaumburg and Nienburg. The H ...

. It was independent until 1974 when the village was incorporated into

. The town is located southwest of the Hannover-Langenhagen airport. To the east is

Schulenburg Schulenburg is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,633 at the 2020 census. Known for its German culture, Schulenburg is home of the Texas Polka Music Museum. It is in a rural, agricultural area settled by Germa ...

, and to the west are the town of

Garbsen Garbsen () is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Leine, approx. 11 km northwest of Hanover. The name Garbsen can be traced back to 1223. Today's 13 city districts have partly developed i ...

and the villages of Berenbostel and Stelingen.

History

In 2008 Engelbostel celebrated its 975-year anniversary, but the site was probably established around the year 900. The archaeologist

Helmut Plath Helmut is a German name. Variants include Hellmut, Helmuth, and Hellmuth. From old German, the first element deriving from either ''heil'' ("healthy") or ''hiltja'' ("battle"), and the second from ''muot'' ("spirit, mind, mood"). Helmut may refer ...

considers that St. Gallenhof, the nucleus of the town, was present by 1100 CE. It was assigned to the parish of Saint Mary's of Hanover. In 1196 the church building was given by the Grafen von Roden to the monastery of Marienwerder. The 15th century church was built on the foundations of its predecessors, and the steeple remains. The nave was attached to it in 1788. The parish records for the year 1808 report 64 homes in the town. The name "Engelbostel" is derived from the original "Endelindebostelde", which means something like: "castle of the noblemen." Engelbostel is historically the oldest part of the city of Langenhagen. In 1928 the previously unincorporated Gutsbezirk Kananohe was combined with the community of Engelbostel.

Economy and infrastructure

The town has a primary school and the nursery of Martin Parish. Engelbostel Elementary School is a social center of the town developed into an all-day school. Engelbostel is served by three lines of Üstra and Regiobus Hanover. There are connections to Hanover-North Port (light rail), Langenhagen, Garbsen and Stöckendrebber .

People

The composer and music theorist

Augustus Frederic Christopher Kollmann Augustus Frederic Christopher Kollmann (21 March 1756 – 19 April 1829) was a German-born composer and musical theorist. Life Augustus Frederic Christopher Kollmann was born in Engelbostel, near Hanover on 21 March 1756. His father was an org ...

came from Engelbostel, later moving to London. * Oliver Kalkofe (born 1965), German satirist, columnist, book author, actor, voice actor, writer and audiobook narrator

Gallery

File:St.Martinskirche Engelbostel rIMG 4047.jpg, Tower of St. Martin's Church File:Grundschule Engelbostel.JPG, Grundschule

Notes and references

Citations Sources * External links
Website der Stadt Langenhagen

Website der Ortschaft Engelbostel

{{Authority control Former municipalities in Lower Saxony Hanover Region