Bovenau is a village in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Bovenau is only 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level. The location is south of the municipality of Bünsdorf or Sehestedt, but north of Ostenfeld, Bredenbek, and west of Krummwisch, about 20 km (12 mi) away from the center of Kiel.
Bovenau | |
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 Maria Magdalena Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bovenau within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district  | |
  Bovenau  Bovenau | |
| Coordinates: 54°20′N 9°50′E / 54.333°N 9.833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Rendsburg-Eckernförde |
| Municipal assoc. | Eiderkanal |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daniel Ambrock |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 1,114 |
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 24796 |
| Dialling codes | 04331, 04334, 04357 |
| Vehicle registration | RD |
| Website | www |
History
editBovenau was first mentioned in 1240 as Kirchdorf. The name is derived from the Low German „boven de Au“, which means something like "above the creek". Several megalithic tombs have been found in the area of the settlement. Estates are located in the surrounding area: Gut Dengelsberg, Gut Georgenthal, Gut Kluvensiek,[2] Gut Osterrade, Gut Steinwehr.
Buildings
editThe Maria Magdalena Church[3] and the lock of the old Eider Canal in Kluvensiek[4][5] are worth seeing.
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Maria Magdalena Church in Bovenau -
Church, inner space -
Near the church, former school -
Ingo Kühl's birthplace, former police station in Bovenau, 1957 -
Reconstructed megalithic tomb -
Kluvensiek, lock of the old Eider Canal -
Kluvensiek, lock -
Kluvensiek, lock, iron gates of the former bascule bridge -
Estate Kluvensiek -
Estate Osterrade
Sons and daughters of the village
editBibliography
editChronik Bovenau, 2007[7]
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.
- ^ Gut Kluvensiek
- ^ "Geschichte der Kirche Bovenau". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Schleuse Kluvensiek restauriert". Canal-Verein. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ^ Barbara Runtsch (September 2001). "Der Schleswig-Holsteinische Kanal / Eiderkanal - Kluvensiek". Kulturlandschaft-historisches Gutachten. Gemeinde Bovenau. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
- ^ Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
- ^ "Chronik Bovenau". Municipality Bovenau. 2007 – via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
External links
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