Schneverdingen

Not to be confused with Scheveningen.

Schneverdingen
Town
One World Church
Coat of arms
Location of Schneverdingen within Heidekreis district
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Coordinates: 53°07′00″N 09°48′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Subdivisions	10 districts
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Meike Moog-Steffens[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	234.58 km^2 (90.57 sq mi)
Elevation	97 m (318 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,140
• Density	82/km^2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29640
Dialling codes	05193, -98, -99, 04265
Vehicle registration	HK, SFA
Website	www.schneverdingen.de

Schneverdingen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃneːvɐdɪŋən]; Low Saxon Snevern) is a city in the northern part of the district of Heidekreis, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located in the area known as Lüneburg Heath.

Geography

Location

Schneverdingen is situated approximately 15 km (9 mi) north of Soltau, and 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Hamburg.

History

The oldest document in which Schneverdingen was mentioned was written in 1231. The place was mentioned under the name "Snewordinge". Schneverdingen belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712–1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover incorporated the Principality in a real union and the Princely territory, including Schneverdingen, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823. At the beginning of the 20th century it had 1.747 inhabitants.[3] In 1976 Schneverdingen obtained municipal status as a "town".

Government

Town twinning

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Schneverdingen is twinned with:

• Barlinek, Poland
• Eksjö, Sweden

Places of interest

• Several well-preserved examples of traditional architecture with rooves made of straw can be seen in Main Street and in Schulstrasse Street.
• Saint Ansgar Church is a modern Roman Catholic Church dating from 1963.[4] It has the shape of a large shed for sheep. A memorial of Ansgar, the "Apostle of the North", was erected in front of it. The church is close to the Town Hall which was built in 1965.
• Saint Peter and Paul Church, a protestant church with a bell tower dating from 1865, has been the landmark of Schneverdingen since 1746.[5]
• One World Church is a modern protestant church dating from 1999.
• Höpen Airfield
• Reinsehlen Camp
• Heidegarten is a park founded in 1990 with more than 200 different species of heather.[6]
• Pietzmoor

Traffic connections

Schneverdingen has a railway station on Heath Railway line with direct connections to Hanover and Hamburg.

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  Traditional architecture in Main Street
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  Traditional architecture in Main Street
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  Traditional architecture in Schulstrasse Street
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  Town Hall
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  Railway Station
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  Saint Ansgar Church
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  Saint Ansgar Church
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  Protestant Church
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  Heidegarten Park

References

1. "Verzeichnis der direkt gewählten Bürgermeister/-innen und Landräte/Landrätinnen". Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. April 2021.
2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
3. Dr. Max Broesike: Neumanns Orts- und Verkehrslexikon, Bd. 2, S. 970. Leipzig 1905
4. Hans Pusen: Harz, Hannover, Lüneburger Heide, p. 59. München 1972
5. Erlebniswelt Lüneburger Heide GmbH: Mein Heidekreis - Kultur & Kunst, p. 21. Soltau 2023
6. Erlebniswelt Lüneburger Heide GmbH: Mein Heidekreis - Kultur & Kunst, p. 32. Soltau 2023

External links

• Municipal website