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Östrum

Field	Value
type	Ortsteil
name	Östrum
Town	Bad Salzdetfurth
image_coa	Wappen Östrum.jpg
coordinates
state	Lower Saxony
district	Hildesheim
elevation	117
population	368
population_as_of	2021
pop_ref
postal_code	31162
area_code	05064

Östrum is a village in the southern part of the town of Bad Salzdetfurth in Lower Saxony, Germany. The L 490 state road runs through the village crossing with the L493. Its immediate neighbours are the villages of Breinum to the west and Bodenburg to the south.

History

As part of the administrative reform in 1974 Östrum became one of the 13 parishes in the borough of Bad Salzdetfurth.

Politics

As of 2022, the parish chair is Thomas Andreas (SPD).

Culture and places of interest

The Protestant Chapel, which is the landmark of the village, was probably built around 800. Originally, it was dedicated to Saint Mary-Magdalena. The chapel is on a small hill which might be of an artificial origin. The year 1511 possible referring to a renovation is indicated above the entrance. The chapel has firing slits and might have been used as a fortified church during times of war in the Middle Ages. After the Reformation the chapel was allocated to the Protestants. When the chapel was renovated in 2005, frescoes dating from the 12th and 13th centuries were discovered. The altar in the apse dates from the end of the 17th century and its painting is from 1677. The chapel has a wooden ceiling and a gable roof with a flèche and its small apse has a tented roof. The medieval frescoes which were discovered in 2005 are not visible, as they were covered with white paint due to the lack of financial means for an appropriate restoration. Twice a month the service is held in the chapel which has about 50 seats.

References

"Die Stadt Bad Salzdetfurth und ihre Ortsteile". Stadt Bad Salzdetfurth.
"Bürgerinformation".
"Kirche Bodenburg-Östrum Wehrstedt". Kirche-bodenburg-wehrstedt.de.
Hans-Oiseau Kalkmann: ''Die Lamme'', p. 89. Hildesheim 2010.

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