Meitze is a village in the municipality Wedemark, in Lower Saxony. Meitze covers about 11 square kilometres, including areas used for agriculture and forestry.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Meitze  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°34′4″N 9°45′47″E / 52.56778°N 9.76306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Hanover |
| Town | Wedemark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 728 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 30900 |
| Dialling codes | 05130 |
| Vehicle registration | H |
General information
editThe village is mainly noted for the cobbled high street and a lot of old timber-framed houses in the centre.
In the North, there is a wind farm with twelve wind turbines.
History
editMeitze arose at the crossing point of two important trade routes, the "Hessenweg" and the "Bremerweg". On this intersection, Meitze developed as a well-known marketplace.
- The village was founded in 1330 as "Metce", according to documents.
- 1438 - Meitze was mentioned as "Metzenne" in a register.
- around 1791 the name of the town became "Meitze".
- 1921 - the local Schützenverein was founded
- 1930 - the volunteer fire brigade was established.
- 1959 - the new chapel was consecrated
- since 1974 Meitze has been a district of the Wedemark
On 29 April 1944, ten American airmen were killed when their Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft crashed near Meitze. The crew had been ordered to carry out a bombing mission over the German capital of Berlin, according to the U.S. military. Their remains were identified in 2011 and buried at Arlington National Cemetery.[2]
Infrastructure
editAbout one kilometer (0.6 miles) away from Meitze passes the A7.
Meitze is directly connected with Mellendorf and Elze/Bennemühlen by the bus route 697.
Until 1967 Meitze also had an own elementary school, but it was closed because of a lack of students.
References
edit- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und -bestand". Gemeinde Wedemark. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "U.S. identifies remains of 10 airmen missing from World War II". BNO News. Retrieved 22 October 2011.