Wiedingen
Village in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany
Wiedingen is a village in the borough of Soltau in the district of Soltau-Fallingbostel in the German state of Lower Saxony. The village has 142 inhabitants (as at: 2003[1]). The hamlets of Ellingen and Wieheholz belong to the municipality of Wiedingen.
Location
Wiedingen lies on the Lüneburg Heath northwest of Soltau on the River Soltau. The B 71 federal highway and the Soltau–Neuenkirchen railway run through Wiedingen.
History
- The Battle of Soltau, the last known cavalry battle, took place on 28 June 1519 near Wiedingen.
- In Wiedingen is an old defensive wall (landwehr) known as the Wall to dem Wieholte.
- The Low Saxon name is Wiegen.
Current
- The television series Die Kinder vom Alstertal was shot, from the third episode, on the Menkenhof in Wiedingen.
- The chair of the parish council is Wilhelm Cassebaum (as at 2008).
Gallery
- Information hut on the Battle of Soltau
- Information board
- The Landwehr in Wieheholz
- Memorial stone
- Agriculture in Wiedingen
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wiedingen.
References
- ^ Quelle: http://www.soltau.de/dokumente/36227/KENNZAHLEN%202003.pdf
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Villages in the borough of Soltau
- Ahlften
- Brock
- Deimern
- Dittmern
- Harber
- Hötzingen
- Leitzingen
- Marbostel
- Meinern
- Mittelstendorf
- Moide
- Oeningen
- Tetendorf
- Wiedingen
- Woltem
- Wolterdingen
53°00′N 9°47′E / 53.000°N 9.783°E / 53.000; 9.783
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