Visselhövede

Visselhövede
Town
Flag of Visselhövede
Flag
Coat of arms of Visselhövede
Coat of arms
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Location of Visselhövede within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
Interactive map of Visselhövede
Visselhövede is located in Germany
Visselhövede
Location within Germany
Visselhövede is located in Lower Saxony
Visselhövede
Location within Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°58′N 9°35′E / 52.967°N 9.583°E / 52.967; 9.583
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictRotenburg (Wümme)
Government
 • Mayor (2021–26)Gerald Lutz (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi)
Elevation
70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
9,542
 • Density59.94/km2 (155.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
27374
Dialling codes04262
Vehicle registrationROW
Websitewww.visselhoevede.de

Visselhövede (German pronunciation: [ˌfɪsl̩ˈhøːvədə] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Rotenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany. Nearby towns include the district capital Rotenburg, Walsrode and Verden. Larger cities within a 100 km radius are Bremen, Hanover and Hamburg. On 30 April 2024 Visselhövede had 10.116 inhabitants.

Visselhövede 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 Visselhövede, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Sights

The most famous building is St. Johannis-Kirche, a protestant church named after John the Baptist. It was built of bricks in a gothic style and consecrated in 1358. The wooden clock tower measuring 23 metres in height was built in 1799. The church houses various masterpieces of art, e.g. a baroque altar dating from 1771 and a baroque organ from 1779, a baptismal font and wall paintings from the Middle Ages and a pulprit dating from 1641. The source of river Vissel can be visited in a small park behind the church. The Town Hall in the Market Place was built around 1796. In Burgstrasse, the oldest street in town, the Heimathaus, a half-timbered house which was renovated in 1999, is worth a visit. It is the cultural centre of Visselhövede.

Bürgerpark Visselseen is a public park with four lakes where two historical store houses, which had been dismantled at the former site, were reconstructed in 2006.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabelle EVAS 12411, Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus 2022, Stand 31. Dezember 2025" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
  3. ↑ "Einwohnerzahlen". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  4. ↑ Hans Pusen: Harz, Hannover, Lüneburger Heide, p. 63, München 1972
  5. ↑ "QR: Glockenturm der St. Johanniskirche". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  6. ↑ "Kirchen". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  7. ↑ "QR: Rathaus". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  8. ↑ "QR: Burgstraße". Stadt Visselhövede (in German). Retrieved 2024-10-10.