Hessisch Oldendorf ( is a town in the

Hamelin-Pyrmont Hameln-Pyrmont is a district (''Landkreis'') in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Schaumburg, Hanover, Hildesheim and Holzminden, and by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (district of Lippe) ...

district, 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 ...

. It is situated on the river

Weser The Weser () is a river of Lower Saxony in north-west Germany. It begins at Hannoversch Münden through the confluence of the Werra and Fulda. It passes through the Hanseatic city of Bremen. Its mouth is further north against the ports of Bre ...

, approximately northwest of

Hamelin Hamelin ( ; german: Hameln ) is a town on the river Weser in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and has a population of roughly 57,000. Hamelin is best known for the tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin. H ...

. The adjective "Hessisch" has been used since 1905 to distinguish it from other towns named Oldendorf. Hessisch Oldendorf was part of

Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel The Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel (german: Landgrafschaft Hessen-Kassel), spelled Hesse-Cassel during its entire existence, was a state in the Holy Roman Empire that was directly subject to the Emperor. The state was created in 1567 when the Lan ...

from 1640 until 1932.

Personalities

* Heinrich Beerbom (1892–1980), mayor, city manager and honorary citizen of

Bramsche Bramsche is a town in the district of Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is about north of Osnabrück, at . Population is 30,952 (2018). Subdivisions In 1971/72 12 previously independent municipalities were included into the town. *Achmer *B ...

* Wilhelm Beisner (1911–?), German SD and SS- Guide and arms dealer, agent * Otto Deppmeyer (born 1947), politician ( CDU), Member of Landtag * Richard Krentzlin (1864–1956), died in Hessisch Oldendorf, piano teacher and composer * Heinrich Krone (1895–1989), politician ( Centre Party, CDU) Member of the Reichstag, Member of the Bundestag * Ilske Laginges (–1558), the first victim of the

Witch-hunt A witch-hunt, or a witch purge, is a search for people who have been labeled witches or a search for evidence of witchcraft. The Witch trials in the early modern period, classical period of witch-hunts in Early Modern Europe and European Colon ...

processNiedersächsisches Jahrbuch für Landesgeschichte, Band 45, Hildesheim 1973, S. 149–151. * Konrad Schlüsselburg (1543–1619), German Lutheran theologian * Henrik Span (1634-1694), officer and Admiral in the Dutch, Venetian and Danish navies * Gustav Süß (1823–1881), born in Rumbeck, painter and author of children's books * Hans Peter Thul (born 1948), politician, ( CDU) Member of Landtag and

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons ...

* Karl Ludwig August Heino von Münchausen (1759–1836) officer in the American Revolutionary War and poet * Ludolph Münchausen (1570–1640), known as the scholar, collected at the time the largest and most famous library in Northern Germany * Albert Wehrhahn (1848–1942), born in Oldendorf, school official in

Hannover Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German States of Germany, state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the List of cities in Germany by population, 13th-largest city in Germa ...

, a pioneer of the

Special education Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...

, local historian, honorary citizen of Hessisch Oldendorf * Ludwig Wessel (1879–1922), Protestant Pastor of St. Nicolai Church in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

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Towns in Lower Saxony Hameln-Pyrmont {{HamelinPyrmont-geo-stub