Alfhausen
Encyclopedia
Alfhausen is a municipality which is a member of the Samtgemeinde
Bersenbrück
in the district of Osnabrück
, Lower Saxony
.
northwest hoist
by the North Sea
. In the means of many years the air temperature in Alfhausen 8,5° reaches - 9,0 °C and there fall approx. 700 mm precipitation
. Between May and August can be counted with on the average 20-25 summer days (climatological name for days, on which the maximum temperature exceeds 25 °C).
and means "Eleven houses". The exact history is however unknown. The majority of the population is Roman Catholic. However there are also different religious communities in the town. The town was under the rule of the Kingdom of Hanover
A certain amount of the citizens immigrated to Baltimore
in the United States
was begun as a floodcontrol storage basin for the Hase
; it was named for its closeness to the municipality of Alfhausen. As a popular trip goal for holiday travelers and Ausflügler, the lake has won great importance in the last years. The retention basin was extended in the 90's by a second in order to receive water from a larger catchment area.
The newly renovated church built in the 13th Century is one of the main attractions for couples to marry here. See with dignity church was partly built in gothic times, such as the Bentheimer Taufstein. Moreover, some 16th-century buildings still stand in the old local centre.
Amt (subnational entity)
Amt is a type of administrative division governing a group of municipalities, today only found in Germany, but formerly also common in northern European countries. Its size and functions differ by country and the term is roughly equivalent to a U.S...
Bersenbrück
Bersenbrück (Samtgemeinde)
Bersenbrück is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Bersenbrück.The Samtgemeinde Bersenbrück consists of the following municipalities:* Alfhausen* Ankum...
in the district of Osnabrück
Osnabrück (district)
Osnabrück is a district in the southwest of Lower Saxony, Germany. With 2,121 km² it is the second largest district of Lower Saxony.- History :...
, Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
.
Climate
Moderate sea climate affected by dampMoisture
Humidity is the amount of moisture the air can hold before it rains. Moisture refers to the presence of a liquid, especially water, often in trace amounts...
northwest hoist
Hoist
Hoist may refer to:*Hoist , a machine for lifting loads*hoist controller, a machine for raising and lowering goods or personnel by means of a cable*Hydraulic hooklift hoist, another machine* Hoist , another machine...
by the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
. In the means of many years the air temperature in Alfhausen 8,5° reaches - 9,0 °C and there fall approx. 700 mm precipitation
Precipitation (meteorology)
In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation In meteorology, precipitation (also known as one of the classes of hydrometeors, which are atmospheric water phenomena is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapor that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation...
. Between May and August can be counted with on the average 20-25 summer days (climatological name for days, on which the maximum temperature exceeds 25 °C).
History
Alfhausen was created 974. The name Alfhausen comes from the Low GermanLow German
Low German or Low Saxon is an Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands...
and means "Eleven houses". The exact history is however unknown. The majority of the population is Roman Catholic. However there are also different religious communities in the town. The town was under the rule of the Kingdom of Hanover
A certain amount of the citizens immigrated to Baltimore
Baltimore
Baltimore is the largest independent city in the United States and the largest city and cultural center of the US state of Maryland. The city is located in central Maryland along the tidal portion of the Patapsco River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay. Baltimore is sometimes referred to as Baltimore...
in the United States
Sightseeing
Starting in 1971, the AlfseeAlfsee
The Alfsee is a reservoir in the north of the district of Osnabrück in the state of Lower Saxony in north Germany. It has an area of 2.2 km².It acts as a flood retention basin for the catchment area of the Hase and as local recreational area....
was begun as a floodcontrol storage basin for the Hase
Hase
The Hase is a 193 km long river in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Ems, but part of its flow goes to the Else, that is part of the Weser basin. Its source is in the Teutoburg Forest, south-east of Osnabrück, on the north slope of the 307 m high Hankenüll hill.- Weser-Ems...
; it was named for its closeness to the municipality of Alfhausen. As a popular trip goal for holiday travelers and Ausflügler, the lake has won great importance in the last years. The retention basin was extended in the 90's by a second in order to receive water from a larger catchment area.
The newly renovated church built in the 13th Century is one of the main attractions for couples to marry here. See with dignity church was partly built in gothic times, such as the Bentheimer Taufstein. Moreover, some 16th-century buildings still stand in the old local centre.