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Local heritage book of Visselhövede im Landkreis RotenburgThis database "OFB Visselhövede im Landkreis Rotenburg" contains linked information about families in the villages of the parish of Visselhövede and their relatives in the south of the Abbey of Verden, the secular domain of the Bishop of Verden. Neighboring parishes are Brockel in the north, Neuenkirchen in the east, Walsrode, Fallingbostel and Stellichte in the south, Kirchlinteln and Kirchwalsede in the west. After the end of the Thirty Years' War, the people of this area were subjects first of the Swedish, later of the King of Hanover in the Amt Rotenburg/Wümme. In Prussian times the district Rotenburg developed from the office Rotenburg. The church "St.Johannis" in Visselhövede is dedicated to the prophet "John the Baptist". Nothing is known about its foundation. It probably belongs with Schneverdingen, Scheeßel, Sottrum and Dörverden to the oldest churches in the diocese of Verden, which was founded around the year 850. The oldest church records of the parish of Visselhövede were destroyed in a rectory fire in 1794. Since 1795 the church books have been preserved. This "OFB Visselhövede im Landkreis Rotenburg" was originally compiled by Wilhelm Kranz +2015. He wrote in 2014: "Entered and linked are all research results, all data until 1800, from the places Wittorf, Bretel, Hainhorst, Grapenmühlen and Moordorf all data until 1875." Subsequently, Klaus-Dieter Fritzsch took over the processing and continuation of this OFB until 2022. The data stock of the "OFB Visselhövede im Landkreis Rotenburg" refers mainly to the time before 1800, for some localities until 1875. It is an extensive data collection and not a complete local family book. Supplementary and further personal and family data for the parish of Visselhövede until 1900 can be found in the "OFB Schwalingen und Umgebung". Factual hints, questions or remarks to the "OFB Visselhövede im Landkreis Rotenburg" and its contents are gladly accepted. Dwelling places in the parish of Visselhövede Affwinkel - Battenbrock - Bleckwedel - Bretel - Buchholz - Delventhal - Dreeßel - Drögenbostel - Düsternheide (southern part) - Egenbostel - Grapenmühlen - Hainhorst - Heelsen - Hiddingen - Hütthof - Jeddingen - Jürshof - Kockshof - Lehrden (formerly Hollehrden) - Limmerberg - Lüdingen - Moordorf - Nindorf - Ottingen - Paterbusch - Riepholm - Rohlmannshof - Rosebruch - Schwitschen - Stölpenhof - Tadel - Visselhövede - Wehnsen - Neu Wehnsen - Wittorf - Wüstenhof. |
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