Gleidingen is a part of the town of
Laatzen
Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.
Division of the town
In 1964, the municipalities of Laatzen (nowadays about 22,000 inhabitants) and Grasdorf (3,500 inh.) were merge ...
in the
district of Hanover, in
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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. It is situated south of both
Hanover
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and the center of Laatzen.
History
Gleidingen is the oldest part of the town of Laatzen. Its existence is proved by documents since 983 when „Hrothger de Glethingi“ and others proved the borders between the bishoprics of
Hildesheim
Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the Lei ...
and
Minden
Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the greatest town between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district (''Kreis'') of Minden-Lübbecke, which is part of the region of Detm ...
.
In 1974 Gleidingen lost its independency and was merged with the towns of Rethen/Leine, Grasdorf, Alt-Laatzen, Laatzen Mitte and Ingeln-Oesselse to the city of Laatzen.
Culture and sights
The origins of the St. Gertruden-Kirche (St Gertrud Church) in Gleidingen date back to the 12th century. The building on
Hildesheimer Strasse Hildesheimer is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Azriel Hildesheimer (1820–1899), German rabbi and founder of the Hildesheimer Rabbinical Seminary
*Wolfgang Hildesheimer (1916–1991), German author (grandson of Azriel ...
was changed multiple times afterwards. The
Baroque
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spire was added ''c''1720, further alterations inside were made in 18th and 19th centuries, e. g. the opulent Baroque pulpit. The church is a
listed building
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.
A memorial for Danish-Norwegian Vice-Admiral
Peter Wessel
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, called Tordenskiold (lit. "Thundershield"), has been erected near the site of the duel in which he was killed by the Swedishman
Jakob Axel Staël von Holstein
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People
* Jakob (given name), including a list of people with the name
* Jakob (surname), including a list of people with the name
Other
* Jakob (band), a New Zealand band, and the title of their 1999 EP
* Max Jakob Memorial A ...
in 1720.
An old Jewish cemetery still in use is to be found on the south-east edge of the village.
See also
*
Metropolitan region Hannover-Braunschweig-Göttingen-Wolfsburg
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* Metropolitan area, a region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories
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* Metropolitan county, a ...
*
Laatzen
Laatzen is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly south of Hanover.
Division of the town
In 1964, the municipalities of Laatzen (nowadays about 22,000 inhabitants) and Grasdorf (3,500 inh.) were merge ...
References
External links
Official site of Laatzen(German)
Official site of Gleidingen(German)
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Villages in Lower Saxony