Bad Salzdetfurth
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is a town on the banks of the river Lamme in the district of Hildesheim
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising
.
On 22 March 1945
, during a heavy air raid on Hildesheim, Bad Salzderfurth was hit by several bombs and two houses in Goettingstrasse were destroyed.
Bad Salzdetfurth was officially awarded "town" status in 1949.
Each of the villages incorporated in 1974 has its own history and its own traditions.
, Breinum, Östrum
, Wehrstedt and Klein Düngen
. The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Wesseln
was built in a typical neogothic
style in 1853-55.
The largest church in Bad Salzdetfurth itself is St. George's Church, a Protestant church with a painted wooden ceiling, which was built around 1700. In the west wall a mark, which is 3 meters above ground level, indicates the height of the flood waters of the River Lamme in 1738. The baroque
altar dates from 1717. The organ, dating from 1590, originally stood in Saint Lamberti's Church in Hildesheim. There is a municipal museum dedicated to the mining history of Bad Salzdetfurth. Originally the brick building which now houses the museum was a school. The museum was founded in 1987.
The most modern church in Bad Salzdetfurth is the Catholic Holy Family Church which was built 1960-61 and consecrated on 3 September 1961. Its organ dates from 1979. Originally, very few Catholics lived in Bad Salzdetfurth. After World War II, however, many Catholic refugees from Silesia
settled in the town.
with: Benicasim, Spain
Bochnia
, Poland
Yate
, United Kingdom
Kelbra
, Germany
Hildesheim (district)
Hildesheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hanover, Peine, Wolfenbüttel, Goslar, Northeim, Holzminden and Hamelin-Pyrmont.-History:...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was mentioned in Tom Clancy's bestseller Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising
Red Storm Rising is a 1986 techno-thriller novel by Tom Clancy and Larry Bond about a Third World War in Europe between NATO and Warsaw Pact forces, set around the mid-1980s...
.
Geography
The municipality includes the town itself, and 12 civil parishes (Ortsteile) which were incorporated in 1974:- BodenburgBodenburgBodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
- Breinum
- Detfurth
- Groß DüngenGroß DüngenGroß Düngen is a village in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth, in the north German state of Lower Saxony. It lies in the Innerste valley southeast of the county town of Hildesheim on the B 243 federal highway.- History :...
- Klein DüngenKlein DüngenKlein Düngen is a village in the northern part of the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. Klein Düngen is on the river Lamme, a tributary of the River Innerste...
- Heinde
- Hockeln
- Lechstedt
- Listringen
- ÖstrumÖstrumÖstrum is a village in the southern part of the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. The L 490 state road runs through the village crossing with the L493...
- Wehrstedt
- WesselnWesseln (Bad Salzdetfurth)Wesseln is a village with a long history in the northern part of the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the River Lamme, a tributary of the Innerste. The village has a railway station served by the Lamme Valley Railway ....
History
In 1194, Salzdetfurth was mentioned in a document for the first time. The place was devastated by fire or flood several times. The worst flood occurred in 1738 when 176 houses were destroyed. The word "Bad" meaning "spa" was added to the name in 1921.On 22 March 1945
Bombing of Hildesheim in World War II
The German city of Hildesheim, ca. 30 kilometres south of Hanover was target of several Allied air raids in 1945.-Hildesheim during World War II:In 1939, Hildesheim had about 72,000 inhabitants...
, during a heavy air raid on Hildesheim, Bad Salzderfurth was hit by several bombs and two houses in Goettingstrasse were destroyed.
Bad Salzdetfurth was officially awarded "town" status in 1949.
Each of the villages incorporated in 1974 has its own history and its own traditions.
Sights
There are various sights in the town itself and in each of the villages. There are many well-preserved half-timbered houses in the old town center, such as the Miners' Guild Hall dating from 1898, and in the village of Wesseln. The Catholic Church of Saint Gallus at Detfurth was built in a classicist style in the period 1772 to 1779. Other interesting village churches and chapels can be seen in Hockeln, BodenburgBodenburg
Bodenburg is a village in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located about 20km south of Hildesheim, and about 5km from Bad Salzdetfurth. The community has a population of 2,000.-Overview:...
, Breinum, Östrum
Östrum
Östrum is a village in the southern part of the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. The L 490 state road runs through the village crossing with the L493...
, Wehrstedt and Klein Düngen
Klein Düngen
Klein Düngen is a village in the northern part of the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. Klein Düngen is on the river Lamme, a tributary of the River Innerste...
. The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Wesseln
Wesseln (Bad Salzdetfurth)
Wesseln is a village with a long history in the northern part of the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies on the River Lamme, a tributary of the Innerste. The village has a railway station served by the Lamme Valley Railway ....
was built in a typical neogothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style in 1853-55.
The largest church in Bad Salzdetfurth itself is St. George's Church, a Protestant church with a painted wooden ceiling, which was built around 1700. In the west wall a mark, which is 3 meters above ground level, indicates the height of the flood waters of the River Lamme in 1738. The baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
altar dates from 1717. The organ, dating from 1590, originally stood in Saint Lamberti's Church in Hildesheim. There is a municipal museum dedicated to the mining history of Bad Salzdetfurth. Originally the brick building which now houses the museum was a school. The museum was founded in 1987.
The most modern church in Bad Salzdetfurth is the Catholic Holy Family Church which was built 1960-61 and consecrated on 3 September 1961. Its organ dates from 1979. Originally, very few Catholics lived in Bad Salzdetfurth. After World War II, however, many Catholic refugees from Silesia
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
settled in the town.
Traffic connections
Bad Salzdetfurth can be reached from Hildesheim by train. The railway station is in the middle of the town. There are railway halting places in the villages Bodenburg, Detfurth, Wesseln and Groß Düngen as well. On working days, there is at least one train per hour to and from Hildesheim. On Sundays and public holidays there is one train every two hours.International relations
Bad Salzdetfurth is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Benicasim, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Bochnia
Bochnia
Bochnia is a town of 30,000 inhabitants on the river Raba in southern Poland. The town lies approximately in halfway [] between Tarnów and the regional capital Kraków . Bochnia is most noted for its salt mine, the oldest functioning in Europe, built circa 1248...
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
Yate
Yate
Yate is a town in South Gloucestershire, England, at the southwest extremity of the Cotswold Hills, 12 miles northeast of the city of Bristol. At the 2001 census the population was 21,789. The town of Chipping Sodbury is continuous with Yate to the east...
, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Kelbra
Kelbra
Kelbra is a town the Mansfeld-Südharz district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated north of the Kyffhäuser mountains, approx. 20 km west of Sangerhausen, and 20 km east of Nordhausen. Kelbra is part of the Verbandsgemeinde Goldene Aue....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...