Dössel
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Dössel is a village and constituent community (stadtteil) of the town of Warburg
, in the district of Höxter
in the east of the federal state
of North Rhine-Westphalia
, Germany
. Dössel has historically been known by the names of Dosele and Dozele.
Dössel has a population of 682.
), north of central Warburg
and south of the adjacent municipality of Borgentreich
. The nearest cities are Paderborn
and Kassel
. It adjoins the Warburg communities of Daseburg, Hohenwepel and central Warburg.
. In 1975 the village was incorporated into the municipality of Warburg.
In World War II
a site 5 km (3.1 mi) south-west of Dössel was the location of prisoner of war
camp Oflag VI-B
(also known as Warburg-Dössel), famous for the 1942 mass escape known as the "Warburg Wire Job". On the night of 27 September 1944, British bombers aiming at the railroad junction in Nörde
mistakenly dropped bombs on the camp, killing 90 officers. Altogether 141 prisoners died in Oflag VI-B. They are buried in the cemetery near the centre of the town and a memorial was erected in 1980.
Dössel was liberated by U.S. forces in April 1945. It was in the British zone of occupation from 1945, then from 1949, following the political division of occupied Germany, Dössel became part of the Federal Republic of West Germany until German reunification in 1990.
The autobahn A44
(E331) from Dortmund
to Kassel
runs to the south-east of Dössel.
The closest regional airports are KSF Kassel-Calden
(27 km) and PAD Paderborn-Lippstadt
(46 km).
Warburg
Warburg is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter district and Detmold region...
, in the district of Höxter
Höxter (district)
Höxter is a Kreis in the east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Neighboring districts are Holzminden, Northeim, Kassel, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hochsauerland, Paderborn, and Lippe.-History:...
in the east of the federal state
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
, 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...
. Dössel has historically been known by the names of Dosele and Dozele.
Dössel has a population of 682.
Geography
The village of Dössel is in the north-east of Kreis Höxter (within the administrative region of DetmoldDetmold (region)
The Regierungsbezirk Detmold is one of the five Regierungsbezirke of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, located in the north-east of the state...
), north of central Warburg
Warburg
Warburg is a town in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia on the river Diemel near the three-state point shared by Hessen, Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. It is in Höxter district and Detmold region...
and south of the adjacent municipality of Borgentreich
Borgentreich
Borgentreich is a municipality in Höxter district in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.- Geography :Borgentreich lies roughly 20 km south of Brakel and 10 km northeast of Warburg....
. The nearest cities are Paderborn
Paderborn
Paderborn is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader, which originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried.-History:...
and Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
. It adjoins the Warburg communities of Daseburg, Hohenwepel and central Warburg.
History
The first reference to the village was in 1200 in the agricultural register of Corvey AbbeyCorvey Abbey
The Imperial Abbey of Corvey was a Benedictine monastery on the River Weser, 2 km northeast of Höxter, now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
. In 1975 the village was incorporated into the municipality of Warburg.
In World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
a site 5 km (3.1 mi) south-west of Dössel was the location of prisoner of war
Prisoner of war
A prisoner of war or enemy prisoner of war is a person, whether civilian or combatant, who is held in custody by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict...
camp Oflag VI-B
Oflag VI-B
Oflag VI-B Dössel was a World War II German POW camp for officers located SW of the small town Dössel in north-western Germany.- Timeline :In 1940 the camp was built on what had been originally intended to be an airfield...
(also known as Warburg-Dössel), famous for the 1942 mass escape known as the "Warburg Wire Job". On the night of 27 September 1944, British bombers aiming at the railroad junction in Nörde
Nordê
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mistakenly dropped bombs on the camp, killing 90 officers. Altogether 141 prisoners died in Oflag VI-B. They are buried in the cemetery near the centre of the town and a memorial was erected in 1980.
Dössel was liberated by U.S. forces in April 1945. It was in the British zone of occupation from 1945, then from 1949, following the political division of occupied Germany, Dössel became part of the Federal Republic of West Germany until German reunification in 1990.
Transport
Dössel's nearest links to the national rail network are located in Warburg and Volkmarsen.The autobahn A44
Bundesautobahn 44
is a German Autobahn. It consists of three main-parts and a few smaller parts. It begins in Aachen at the German-Belgian border and ends near Kassel. Before the German unification it was an unimportant provincial-motorway but after this event it became an integral part of the German highway-system...
(E331) from Dortmund
Dortmund
Dortmund is a city in Germany. It is located in the Bundesland of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the Ruhr area. Its population of 585,045 makes it the 7th largest city in Germany and the 34th largest in the European Union....
to Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
runs to the south-east of Dössel.
The closest regional airports are KSF Kassel-Calden
Kassel Calden Airport
Kassel Calden Airport located west of Calden, lies , as the crow flies, northwest of the German city of Kassel. Built on farmland, ASL lying NNE of the Hoher Dörnberg, the airport was opened on 11 July 1970. The airport has a single asphalt runway, 04/22 , which is . There is a parallel grass...
(27 km) and PAD Paderborn-Lippstadt
Paderborn Lippstadt Airport
-Facilities:The terminal offers several facilities for travelers. There are mainly travel agencies in the airport. A Restaurant is available, too. There are also shops and car rentals at the airport....
(46 km).
Notable people from Dössel
- Paul Mohr (born 1936), CDU politician.
Further reading
- Rollings, Charles. Wire and Walls: RAF POWs in Spangenberg, Thorn, Lubeck and Warburg: 1939-1942. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 9780711028975