Pattensen

Pattensen
Pattensen
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pattensen within Hanover district
	Pattensen Pattensen
	Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°46′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Government
• Mayor	Ramona Schumann (SPD)
Area
• Total	67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,542
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30982
Dialling codes	05066, 05069, 05101, 05102
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.pattensen.de

Pattensen (German: [ˈpatn̩zn̩] (listen)) is a town in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 12 km (7 mi) south of Hanover.

Geography

Pattensen is located in the historic landscape Calenberg Land between the Leine and the Deister hills. The area is dominated by agriculture, many residents commute to work in Hanover or Hildesheim.

The town of Pattensen has the following 8 boroughs (or Stadtteile), some of which were previously independent villages: Hüpede, Jeinsen, Koldingen, Oerie, Pattensen-Mitte, Reden, Schulenburg and Vardegötzen as well as the two hamlets Thiedenwiese und Lauenstadt.

History

Pattensen was first mentioned in a document in 986, nevertheless, the first people probably settled in the old town between the 6th and 8th century.[2]

In the 13th century, Graf Ludolf II. von Hallermund built the Pattensen Castle to monitor the important trade routes that crossed the city in north-south and west-east directions. From the middle of the 13th century, the city belonged to the Principality of Lüneburg. The city was of strategic military importance, so that it was heavily fortified and enlarged as a result. In the area of the present town of Pattensen, also the Calenberg Castle and the Koldingen Castle were built in these times. In 1433, Pattensen became part of the Principality of Calenberg. During the Reformation the city was the seat of an archdeacon under the leadership of the superintendent Antonius Corvinus. At that time the city was often the venue for church synods and state parliament meetings.[2]

During the centuries, Pattensen was repeatedly destroyed and plundered as a result of armed conflicts like the War of the Lüneburg Succession (end of 14th century), the Hildesheim Diocesan Feud (1519-1523) or the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). The city was also destroyed multiple times in several devastating fires, the largest ones in 1655 and 1733. From 1806 to 1813 the city was under French rule and belonged to the Kingdom of Westphalia. In 1866, the Prussian army occupied the region.[2]

In 1974 the surrounding villages were incorporated and today's town of Pattensen was founded.

Pattensen castle (on a city map before 1733)
Remains of the city wall
Oldest house of Pattensen, built 1614

Economy

The letter processing center for the greater Hanover area is located in Pattensen. The town is home to numerous small and medium-sized companies.

Twin towns

Pattensen is twinned with Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf in France, Karpniki and Wilkszyn in Poland and Ahrensfelde in Germany.

Gallery

Marienburg Castle (built 1858-1867)
Old town hall (built 1849)
The Dammstraße with the Protestant church
Steinstraße
Alte Wache (built 1838)
St. Lucas church (built 1150-1180)

Notable people

Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover (1914-1987)
Prince Ernst August of Hanover (* 1954)
Annalena Baerbock, politician, member of the Bundestag and chairwoman of the German green party (* 1980)
Per Mertesacker, international footballer and world cup winner (* 1984)

References

Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2019.
Eckhard Steigerwald: Pattensen. Zur Geschichte und Entwicklung einer Calenberger Kleinstadt, 1986