Uetersen
Encyclopedia
Uetersen (ˈyːtɐzən, formerly known as Ütersen (Holstein
)) is a city in the district of Pinneberg
, in Schleswig-Holstein
, Germany
. It is situated approx. 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Elmshorn
, and 30 km (18.6 mi) northwest of Hamburg
at the small river Pinnau
, close to the Elbe
river. Uetersen is home to the Rosarium Uetersen
, the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929.
Seestermüher marsh
. But there is also the suspicion that the name of "Ütersteen" showing what "ultra-stone" or "Ütristina", the old name of Pinnau originates.
:In a red shield is a silver (= white) gate without any door. The wall has six pinnacles. There is a silver (= white) tower on each side, having two windows each and topped by silver (= white) triangular roofs. Between the towers there is the nettle-leaf of the Counts of Holstein. In the open door at the base there stands a silver (= white) S-shaped object, which might show Virgin Mary and Jesus, standing upon a golden (= yellow) lying moon crescent and flanked by two golden (= yellow) stars on a red background. Below the door is a blue field probably symbolizing water.
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Holstein
Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany....
)) is a city in the district of Pinneberg
Pinneberg (district)
Pinneberg is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Steinburg and Segeberg, the city of Hamburg and the state of Lower Saxony .-History:...
, in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approx. 7 km (4.3 mi) south of Elmshorn
Elmshorn
Elmshorn is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Krückau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany...
, and 30 km (18.6 mi) northwest of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
at the small river Pinnau
Pinnau
Pinnau is an Amt in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Amt Pinnau was formed in January 2007 by the merger of the Ämter Bönningstedt and Pinneberg-Land...
, close to the Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
river. Uetersen is home to the Rosarium Uetersen
Rosarium Uetersen
The Rosarium Uetersen is a rose garden located in the city of Uetersen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.The Rosarium is the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany...
, the oldest and largest rose garden in Northern Germany, created in 1929.
Name
The name of the city Uetersen, "utmost end", probably arose because it is "at the extreme end", referring to the fact that its location is at the transition to the GeestGeestland
Geest is a type of slightly raised landscape that occurs in the plains of in Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils, usually mantled by a heathland vegetation, comprising glacial deposits left behind after the last ice age during the...
Seestermüher marsh
Marsh
In geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
. But there is also the suspicion that the name of "Ütersteen" showing what "ultra-stone" or "Ütristina", the old name of Pinnau originates.
Mayors since 1870
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Coat of arms
BlazonBlazon
In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image...
:In a red shield is a silver (= white) gate without any door. The wall has six pinnacles. There is a silver (= white) tower on each side, having two windows each and topped by silver (= white) triangular roofs. Between the towers there is the nettle-leaf of the Counts of Holstein. In the open door at the base there stands a silver (= white) S-shaped object, which might show Virgin Mary and Jesus, standing upon a golden (= yellow) lying moon crescent and flanked by two golden (= yellow) stars on a red background. Below the door is a blue field probably symbolizing water.
Known Uetersener
A list of people who were born in Uetersen, live or have lived and work in the town or have been involved with it.- Arthur DrewsArthur DrewsChristian Heinrich Arthur Drews [pronounced "drefs"] was a German philosopher, writer, and important representative of German Monist thought. He was born in Uetersen, Holstein, present day Germany....
(1865–1935) - Franz KruckenbergFranz KruckenbergFranz Friedrich Kruckenberg was an engineer and pioneer of high speed railway systems. He designed several high speed trains. His most famous train was the Schienenzeppelin....
(1882–1965) - Detlef LienauDetlef LienauDetlef Lienau was a German architect born in Holstein. He is credited with having introduced the French style to American building construction, notably the mansard roof and all its decorative flourishes...
(1818–1887) - Ludwig MeynLudwig MeynLudwig Meyn , was a German agricultural scientist, soil scientist, geologist, journalist and mineralogist...
(1820–1878) - Friedrich NeelsenFriedrich NeelsenFriedrich Carl Adolf Neelsen was a German pathologist.-Life:Friedrich C.A. Neelsen was born to Hans Friedrich Neelsen, deacon of the Uetersen vicarage, and his wife Bertha Sophia . He attended school in Uetersen and later in Altona...
(1854–1898) - Metta von ObergMetta von ObergAnna Metta von Oberg was a German Baroness and close friend to Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg.Von Oberg was born in Jersbek, and lived in the period from 1762 to 1794 in the monastery of Uetersen. There she met Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-Stolberg. After they left the monastery, they lived...
(1737–1794) - Kurt RothKurt RothKurt Roth was a 20th century German painter.He was born in 1899 in Ratingen near Düsseldorf. 1920 he and his father, the painter Ludwig Max Roth, moved to Uetersen where they lived at the monastery Uetersen in very modest circumstances...
(1899–1975) - Augusta Louise zu Stolberg-StolbergAugusta Louise zu Stolberg-StolbergCountess Louise Augusta zu Stolberg-Stolberg is known for a lively correspondence with the poet and thinker Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; she is known as Goethe Gustchen in the history of literature....
(1753–1835)
More people who are closely linked to Uetersen
These people have lived in Uetersen or are closely linked to the town. They have contributed to the reputation of the town or to the general welfare of the population.- Helmuth Karl Bernhard von Moltke (1800–1891)
International relations
Uetersen is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
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WittstockWittstockWittstock is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in north-western Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 20 km east of Pritzwalk, and 95 km northwest of Berlin. It was the location of the 1636 Battle of Wittstock between Sweden and an alliance of the Holy Roman...
, Ostprignitz-RuppinOstprignitz-RuppinOstprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the districts Müritz and Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts...
district of BrandenburgBrandenburgBrandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
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Literature
- Rudolf Lavorenz: Uetersen, ISBN 3897025418 (de)
- Theodor von Kobbe: Die Schweden im Kloster zu Uetersen (1830) (de)
- Carl Bulcke: Silkes Liebe (1906) (Fate of the Roman society Uetersener) (de)
- Elsa Plath-Langheinrich: Als Goethe nach Uetersen schrieb ISBN 3529026956 (de)
- Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer, pictorial artist, biologist, theoretical physicist, and polymath. He is considered the supreme genius of modern German literature. His works span the fields of poetry, drama, prose, philosophy, and science. His Faust has been called the greatest long...
: Briefe an Augusta Louise zu Stolberg (de) - Goethes Briefe ins holsteinische Kloster Uetersen ISBN 3529026824 (de)
- Lothar Mosler: Blickpunkt Uetersen (Geschichte und Geschichten 1234 - 1984) (1985) (de)
- Lothar Mosler: Mit der Eisenbahn durch Uetersen (1996) (de)
- Lothar Mosler: Rosenstadt Uetersen im Wandel der Zeiten (1971) (de)
- Dr. Ernst Brütt und Gerhard Scharfenstein: Uetersen und seine Einwohner (1995) (de)
- Andreas Fründt: Das Hochadeliche Closter zu Uetersen (1986) (de)
- Michael Schubert: Uetersen zwischen Marsch und Geest (1998) ISBN 3861347733 (de)