Katensen, Uetze

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
Ortsteil of Uetze
Coat of arms
Location of Katensen
Katensen
Katensen
Coordinates: 52°26′07″N 10°10′06″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHanover
MunicipalityUetze
First mentioned1265
Government
 • MayorOlaf Reese
Elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total789
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
31311
Dialling codes05173
Vehicle registrationH
Websitekatensen.de

History

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

Coat of Arms

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
Inhabitants
Year Inhabitants
2017 789 (-2)[3]

Culture and sights
  • A Traditional Half Timered House
  • Old Firestation
  • Local Church

Clubs

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

Airport

Katensen has a small private airport with a Grass Landing strip suitable for light aircraft[4][5]

Bus

There are 2 Bus Stops in the Village, which is on the Line 950, operated by GVH[6]

Train

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[7]

Economy

Katensen is home to the Farm Winkle which offers Grass Turf for sale[8]

There is also a Organic Farm called Gärtnerei Familie Klages[9]

Politics

Local Council

The local council of Katensen consists of five councillors of the following parties:[10]

  • Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen: 5 seats

Mayor

The Town Mayor is Olaf Reese from the party "Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen"[11]

  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. "Die Gemeinde schrumpft nicht mehr". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  4. "Katensen private UL strip – DE-0360". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  5. "Privater UL-Flugplatz". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  6. "950 - Dedenhausen - Eltze - Uetze - Katensen - Dollbergen - Schwüblingsen" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  7. "Streckennetz" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  8. "Fertigrasen Farm Winkel KG". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  9. "Gärtnerei Familie Klages". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
  10. "Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
  11. "Fraktionen im Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.

References
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