Dohnsen

History

Not far from Dohnsen is the Dohnsen-Siddernhausen Dolmen which dates back to the New Stone Age. In the woods there, near the hamlet of Wohlde, there are no less than 42 tumuli from the late Bronze Age dating from 1500 to 1200 BC, which are considered part of the Lüneburg Culture.

The first record of the village of Dohnsen was in 1330 when it was called Dodensen. Its outlying villages include Wohlde, Hünenburg, Roxhüllen, Salzmoor and Siddernhausen. Since the administrative reforms of the early 1970s, Dohnsen has been part of the municipality of Bergen. It has largely retained its village character. In Dohnsen there are still original farmsteads some of which have old stands of oak.

Politics

Since the merging of local councils as part of the Lower Saxon administrative reforms of 1971, Dohnsen has been part of the town of Bergen. It is represented by a parish council (Ortsrat) and a chairman (Ortsbürgermeister). The council is empowered, inter alia, to make decisions about public services in the village, is responsible for maintaining the appearance of the village and for overseeing its clubs and societies, and has to be consulted by the town of Bergen on all important matters affecting the village. It consists of five elected representatives who, together with the chair, sit on the Bergen town council. The parish council elects its own chair. The current incumbent is Hartmut Stucke.

Image:Altes_Feuerwehrhaus_Dohnsen.jpg|Old fire station with drying tower for hoses Image:BgDohnsenKrgDkm (10).jpg|War memorial of the First and Second World Wars Image:BgDohnsenRms (7).jpg|Old shed for agricultural implements Image:Wohlde Hügelgrab.jpg|Bronze Age tumulus near Wohlde

References

Literature

• Ewald Schrader - Chronik Dohnsen-Wohlde mit Siddernhausen, Roxhüllen, Hünenburg u. Salzmoor Bergen (1976)

References

1. "Zahlen, Daten, Fakten". Stadt Bergen.
2. "Information about the Lower Saxony Community Constitution".
3. [http://www.bergen-online.de/Geschichte/Orte/Dohnsen.htm Information about Dohnsen] {{webarchive. link. (September 27, 2007)