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 | |
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Location of Katensen  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°26′07″N 10°10′06″E / 52.43528°N 10.16833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Municipality | Uetze |
| First mentioned | 1265 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Olaf Reese |
| Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 763 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 31311 |
| Dialling codes | 05173 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
| Website | katensen.de |
History
editKatensen was first recorded in 1265 in the Document Bishop Otto of Hildesheim, in September 2015 it celebrated its 750th Birthday.[2]
Coat of Arms
editThe 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
edit| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 763 (+2)[3] |
| 2020 | 761 |
| 2017 | 789 (-2)[4] |
Culture and sights
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A Traditional Half Timered House -
Old Firestation -
Local Church -
750 Memorial Stone
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Clubs
editSports 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
editAirport
editKatensen has a small private airport with a Grass Landing strip suitable for light aircraft[5][6]
Bus
editThere are 2 Bus Stops in the Village, which is on the Line 950, operated by GVH[7]
Train
editThe 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
editLocal Council
editThe local council of Katensen consists of five councillors of the following parties:[9]
- Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen: 5 seats
Mayor
editThe Town Mayor is Olaf Reese from the party "Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen"[10]
- ^ "allgemein". katensen.de. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
- ^ AltkreisBlitz, Redaktion (2015-08-27). "Katensen feiert seinen 750. Geburtstag mit einem zweitägigen Fest". www.altkreisblitz.de. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Einwohner verloren". Neue Presse. 2022-01-10. p. 3.
- ^ "Die Gemeinde schrumpft nicht mehr". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Katensen private UL strip – DE-0360". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Privater UL-Flugplatz". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "950 - Dedenhausen - Eltze - Uetze - Katensen - Dollbergen - Schwüblingsen" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Streckennetz" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ^ "Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
- ^ "Fraktionen im Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.