Ahausen

Ahausen is a village in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Ahausen is administratively part of the collective community of Sottrum.

Ahausen
Coat of arms
Location of Ahausen within Rotenburg (Wümme) district
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Ahausen
Ahausen
Coordinates: 53°03′51″N 9°18′53″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictRotenburg (Wümme)
Municipal assoc.Sottrum
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorBernhard Hasselhoff
Area
 • Total34.41 km2 (13.29 sq mi)
Elevation
25 m (82 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,873
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
27367
Dialling codes04269
Vehicle registrationROW
Websitewww.sottrum.de

Attractions

The Evangelical Lutheran church is the village's landmark. The church was rebuilt in 1637 and again in 1848.

The Ahauser mill with its 9-acre (36,000 m2) mill pond is a popular tourist attraction.

Coat of arms

The Coat of Arms symbolizes the local church, the Wümme river and other local streams, and the nearby nature preserve known as "Wolf's Ground" (Wolfsgrund).

Geography

Ahausen is located 8 km. (5 miles) southwest of Rotenburg, 35 km. (22 miles) east of Bremen and 70 km. (44 miles) southwest of Hamburg. The Wümme river flows from east to west about 2 km. north of the center of Ahausen.

History

The first record of the village was in 1226 as "Ouhusen". Then Ahausen belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. The town was destroyed in the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) by the forces of Count Tilly. 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 Ahausen, became part of the new Stade Region, established in 1823.

Intersections

Ahausen is 2 km. north of Federal Highway 215 and about 10 km. from Autobahns 1 and 27.

Nature

The area around Ahausen is heavily forested, and the many trails throughout are ideal for hiking. There are also large areas of nature preserve consisting of moorland/heath. Wolfsgrund is a well known preserve to the south.

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References
  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2018.
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