Lachendorf (
West Low German: ''Lachendörp'') is a municipality in the
district of Celle, in
Lower Saxony,
Germany. It is situated approximately 10 km east of
Celle
Celle () is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the river Aller, a tributary of the Weser, and has a population of about 71,000. Celle is the southern gateway to the Lü ...
.
Lachendorf is also the seat of the
Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality")
Lachendorf.
History
In older records Lachendorf is mentioned under the name of ''Lachtendorp'', meaning village at the river ''Lachte''. In 1538
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg chose it as a proper place for a
paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients. Prior to the invention and adoption of the Fourdrinier machine and other types of paper machine that use an endless belt, ...
, which marks the beginning of settlement and commercial development. In 1845 the paper mill was extended to a factory, creating a remarkable amount of workspace in this agricultural region.
Famous residents
* Wilhelm Trumann, great-great grandfather of the 33rd president of the USA
Harry S. Truman[Comp]
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*
Heinrich Severloh (1923–2006),
platoon of the
Wehrmacht and rifleman on
Omaha Beach
Omaha Beach was one of five beach landing sectors designated for the amphibious assault component of operation Overlord during the Second World War. On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded German-occupied France with the Normandy landings. "Omaha" r ...
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Konstantin Rausch
Konstantin Viktorovich Rausch (russian: Константин Викторович Рауш, german: Konstantin Rausch; born 15 March 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Born in Germany, he represented the countr ...
(born 1990), football/soccer player for
Hannover 96
Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Lachendorf is
twinned with:
*
Bricquebec,
Manche,
Normandy, France
References
Bibliography
* Martin Wittmann, Kurt W. Seebo: ''Lachendorf''. Ed. I, Lachendorf 1988
Sources
External links
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