Mandelsloh is a borough of
Neustadt am Rübenberge in the
district of Hanover, in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. The village is close to the river
Leine
The Leine (; Old Saxon ''Lagina'') is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller and the Weser and is long.
The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia. About downriver, t ...
in a region known as the
Hanoverian Moor Geest
The Hanoverian Moor Geest (german: Hannoversche Moorgeest) is a gently rolling landscape between Hanover and Nienburg in the German state of Lower Saxony covering an area of around . It belongs to the raised bog regions of northwest Germany, which ...
.
Important Buildings
* The basilica St. Osdag was probably built by
Henry the Lion
Henry the Lion (german: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty who ruled as the duke of Saxony and Bavaria from 1142 and 1156, respectively, until 1180.
Henry was one of the most powerful German p ...
around 1180. It was named after the Burgundy Earl Osdag, who was killed during a battle against the Normans.
* After the fire of 1899 of the old Mandelsloh mill, a new Dutch wind mill was erected in 1906, which was operated by wind power until 1954 and by electricity until 1964. In 1992 it was converted for domestic purposes.
File:St.Osdag-Kirche Mandelsloh IMG 3496.jpg, Brick basilika St. Osdag
File:Windmuehle Mandelsloh.jpg, Dutch wind mill
File:Friedhofskapelle in Mandelsloh (Neustadt am Rübenberge)IMG 4156.jpg, Chapel of the cemetery
Sport
The ''Mandelsloh Knights'' are a well known Inline-Skaterhockey team who became German vice champions in 2002.
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Neustadt am Rübenberge