Rüningen is a ''

Stadtbezirk A (; also called ''Ortsbezirk'' in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate) is an administrative division in Germany, which is part of a larger city. It is translated as "borough". In Germany, usually only exist in a metropolis with more than 150,000 in ...

'' (borough) on the river

Oker The Oker () is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller (Germany), Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction. Origin and meanin ...

in the southern part of

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( ; from Low German , local dialect: ) is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

, Germany.

History

The village of Rüningen was first mentioned as ''Riungi'' in documents during the late 8th century. The village outside of Braunschweig was razed numerous times during the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

, so that during the late 14th century a fortified tower, the ''Rüninger Turm'', was built there as part of the medieval fortifications of Braunschweig. During the 17th century an

inn Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway. Before the advent of motorized transportation, they also provided accomm ...

and

toll house A tollhouse or toll house is a building with accommodation for a toll collector, beside a tollgate on a toll road, canal, or toll bridge. History Many tollhouses were built by turnpike trusts in England, Wales and Scotland during the 18th and ...

was added to the ''Rüninger Turm''. The tower, having lost its military importance, was

slighted Slighting is the deliberate damage of high-status buildings to reduce their value as military, administrative, or social structures. This destruction of property is sometimes extended to the contents of buildings and the surrounding landscape. It ...

in 1724, although the toll house remained. The decrepit toll house was torn down at his original location and rebuilt at the ''Altstadtmarkt'' in the

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of Braunschweig after the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. In 1974, Rüningen, until then part of the disbanded rural district of

, was incorporated into the city of Braunschweig and became a city district.

Mill

Rüningen is home to one of the largest

gristmill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that h ...

s in Germany. The mill, originally built sometime before 1312, was destroyed and rebuilt multiple times during its history.

Gallery

Image:Rüningen Saltzenberg.jpg, Rüningen, c. 1800. Image:RüningenAlteOkerbrückeBahnlinie.png, Railway bridge over the river Oker in Rüningen. Image:BraunschweigRueningerMuehle.jpg, Mill of Rüningen Image:RüningenMühlengeländeAugust2012.png, Mill of Rüningen Image:Braunschweig_Rueninger_Zollhaus_Westseite_(2006).JPG, Rebuilt toll house Image:Braunschweig ehemaliges Rueninger Zollhaus von Norden (2011).JPG, Rebuilt toll house

Politics

The district mayor Jürgen Buchheister is a member of the

Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together w ...

.Stadtbezirksrat 224 Rüningen (in German)
. Retrieved on 28 July 2013.

References

Boroughs and quarters of Braunschweig Former municipalities in Lower Saxony {{Braunschweig-geo-stub