Bündheim

Bündheim
Binten (Low German)
Stadtteil of Bad Harzburg
Bündheimer Schloss (Bündheim castle)
Bündheimer Schloss (Bündheim castle)
Coat of arms of Bündheim
Coat of arms
Location of Bündheim
Map
Bündheim is located in Germany
Bündheim
Bündheim
Bündheim is located in Lower Saxony
Bündheim
Bündheim
Coordinates: 51°53′24″N 10°32′49″E / 51.89000°N 10.54694°E / 51.89000; 10.54694
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictBad Harzburg
TownBad Harzburg
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total
5,204
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
38667
Dialling codes05322
Vehicle registrationGS

Bündheim (German: [ˈbʏnthaɪm]; Oker dialect: Binten [ˈbɪntən]) is a village that forms a part (Stadtteil) of Bad Harzburg in the district of Goslar in Lower Saxony, Germany. As of 2020, Bündheim had a population of 5,204.[1]

Geography

Bündheim is positioned between the Harz mountains to the south and the valley of the Radau to the north. The residential area is merged with those of Schlewecke and Bad Harzburg city. The Bleiche, a tributary of the Radau, flows through Bündheim.

History

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
1798625—    
18491,116+78.6%
18711,489+33.4%
19253,048+104.7%
19393,519+15.5%
19757,500+113.1%
20115,213−30.5%
20155,195−0.3%
20185,238+0.8%
20205,204−0.6%
[2] 1798,[3] 1849 and 1871,[citation needed] 1925–1939,[4] 1975 (estimated),[5] 1997,[6] since 2011.

Etymology

The name Bündheim is a composition of a word cognating to Old High German biunda (separated private lot), meaning that Bündheim was originally part of Schlewecke and later manifested as an own community. Other names were:

  • 1251: Buntem
  • 1353: Büntem
  • 1459: Bünthem
  • 19th century: Büntheim
  • 20th century: Bündheim

Timeline

It had been seat of the administrative district of Bad Harzburg since 1573 and played a crucial role in the formation of Bad Harzburg. The Bündheim castle as the seat of this district was destroyed in 1626 during Thirty Years' War, after it reconstruction it had to be torn down owing to construction errors.

On January 1, 1963, Bündheim merged with Schlewecke to the new community Bündheim-Schlewecke that was incorporated into Bad Harzburg nine years later, on July 1, 1972.

Infrastructure

Bündheim is penetrated by the Landesstraße L 501, leading from Eckertal at the border to Saxony-Anhalt through Bad Harzburg to Göttingerode and Oker. Until the 1980s, this route was part of the Bundesstraße 6.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Einwohner der Gemeinden und Ortsteile Stand 31.12.2020". Landkreis Goslar. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Heinemann (2003), Die Chronik des Amtes Harzburg (in German), Hanau, p. 378, ISBN 3-00-011170-0{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Harald Meier, Kurt Neumann: Bad Harzburg. Chronik einer Stadt. S. 570.
  4. ^ Joachim Hellmer (1981), Beiträge zur Kriminalgeographie (in German), Duncker & Humblot, p. 65, ISBN 3-42-844916-9
  5. ^ Harald Meier, Kurt Neumann: Bad Harzburg. Chronik einer Stadt. S. 717.
  6. ^ Landkreis Goslar (2018-11-08). "Der Landkreis Goslar im Überblick". Retrieved 2019-01-26.