Meitze

Meitze is a village in the municipality Wedemark, in Lower Saxony. Meitze covers about 11 square kilometres, including areas used for agriculture and forestry.

Meitze
village of Wedemark
Coat of arms
Location of Meitze
Meitze
Meitze
Coordinates: 52°34′4″N 9°45′47″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
TownWedemark
Area
 • Total11 km2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2006-12-01)
 • Total769
 • Density70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
30900
Dialling codes05130
Vehicle registrationH

General information

The village is mainly noted for the cobbled high street and a lot of old timber-framed houses in the centre.

In the North, there is a wind farm with twelve wind turbines.

History

Meitze arose at the crossing point of two important trade routes, the "Hessenweg" and the "Bremerweg". On this intersection, Meitze developed as a well-known marketplace.

  • The village was founded in 1330 as "Metce", according to documents.
  • 1438 - Meitze was mentioned as "Metzenne" in a register.
  • around 1791 the name of the town became "Meitze".
  • 1921 - the local Schützenverein was founded
  • 1930 - the volunteer fire brigade was established.
  • 1959 - the new chapel was consecrated
  • since 1974 Meitze has been a district of the Wedemark

On 29 April 1944, ten American airmen were killed when their Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft crashed near Meitze. The crew had been ordered to carry out a bombing mission over the German capital of Berlin, according to the U.S. military. Their remains were identified in 2011 and buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[1]

Infrastructure

About one kilometer (0.6 miles) away from Meitze passes the A7.

Meitze is directly connected with Mellendorf and Elze/Bennemühlen by the bus route 697.

Until 1967 Meitze also had an own elementary school, but it was closed because of a lack of students.

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References
  1. "U.S. identifies remains of 10 airmen missing from World War II". BNO News. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
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