Katensen is a small village in Lower Saxony that is part of the town Uetze, the village is located about 30 km East of Hanover.[1] not to be confused with Katensen (Offen)

Katensen
Coat of arms of Katensen
Location of Katensen
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Katensen is located in Germany
Katensen
Katensen
Katensen is located in Lower Saxony
Katensen
Katensen
Coordinates: 52°26′07″N 10°10′06″E / 52.43528°N 10.16833°E / 52.43528; 10.16833
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
MunicipalityUetze
First mentioned1265
Government
 • MayorOlaf Reese
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total763
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31311
Dialling codes05173
Vehicle registrationH
Websitekatensen.de

History

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Katensen was first recorded in 1265 in the Document Bishop Otto of Hildesheim, in September 2015 it celebrated its 750th Birthday.[2]

Coat of Arms

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The coat of arms is divided into three parts. In the upper blue field it contains two crossed scythes (as a reference to agriculture), below that in a yellow field a blue red-armored Brunswick lion (because of the affiliation to the former Brunswick-Lüneburg region). The final part is a blue field rounded off towards the bottom with a silver old Germanic wolf's tang as a reminder of the affiliation to the district of Burgdorf.

History

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Inhabitants
Year Inhabitants
2021 763 (+2)[3]
2020 761
2017 789 (-2)[4]

Culture and sights

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Clubs

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Sports Club - TSV Katensen - http://www.tsv-katensen.de/

Shooting Club - Schützenverein - http://www.sv-katensen.de/

Volunteer fire department inc. Youth - Freiwilligen Feuerwehr - http://www.feuerwehr-katensen.de/

Horse Riding Club - Reit- und Fahrverein - http://www.rv-uetze.de/

Transport

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Airport

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Katensen has a small private airport with a Grass Landing strip suitable for light aircraft[5][6]

There are 2 Bus Stops in the Village, which is on the Line 950, operated by GVH[7]

Train

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The closest train station to Katensen is in the Village of Dollbergen, the Train Station is on the Berlin-Lehrte line. The RE30 route links the City of Wolfsburg to the east and Hanover to the West and is operated by the company Metronom[8]

Politics

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Local Council

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The local council of Katensen consists of five councillors of the following parties:[9]

  • Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen: 5 seats

Mayor

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The Town Mayor is Olaf Reese from the party "Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen"[10]

  1. ^ "allgemein". katensen.de. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
  2. ^ AltkreisBlitz, Redaktion (2015-08-27). "Katensen feiert seinen 750. Geburtstag mit einem zweitägigen Fest". www.altkreisblitz.de. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. ^ "Einwohner verloren". Neue Presse. 2022-01-10. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Die Gemeinde schrumpft nicht mehr". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  5. ^ "Katensen private UL strip – DE-0360". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  6. ^ "Privater UL-Flugplatz". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  7. ^ "950 - Dedenhausen - Eltze - Uetze - Katensen - Dollbergen - Schwüblingsen" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  8. ^ "Streckennetz" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  9. ^ "Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  10. ^ "Fraktionen im Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.

References

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