Isernhagen

Isernhagen (Eastphalian: Isernhogen) is a municipality in the district of Hanover, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the north-east of Hanover. According to the average income per capita it is the most affluent municipality in Lower Saxony. Bundesautobahn 7 passes through the municipality. It is adjacent to  Burgwedel, Burgdorf, Lehrte, Hannover, Langenhagen und Wedemark.

Isernhagen
Municipality
Wöhler-Dusche-Hof, an agriculture-museum
Coat of arms
Location of Isernhagen within Hanover district
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Coordinates: 52°26′03″N 09°51′26″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Subdivisions	7 districts
Government
• Mayor (2021–26)	Tim Mithöfer[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	59.72 km2 (23.06 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	24,563
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	30916
Dialling codes	0511, 05136, 05139
Vehicle registration	H
Website	www.isernhagen.de

Division of the municipality

Isernhagen consists of 7 districts:

• Niedernhägener Bauerschaft (common abbreviation: NB)
• Kircher Bauerschaft (common abbreviation: KB)
• Farster Bauernschaft (common abbreviation: FB)
• Hohenhorster Bauerschaft (common abbreviation: HB)
• Altwarmbüchen
• Neuwarmbüchen, including Gartenstadt Lohne
• Kirchhorst, including Großhorst and Stelle

Twinned with Peacehaven in East Sussex, Épinay-sous-Sénart in France, Suchy Las in Poland and Tamási in Hungary.

History

Name

The first part of the name Isernhagen derives from the word Yser or Yserne which means 'iron'. In the middle ages ironstone was found in the lowlands of the river Wietze. It was smelted on-site and used as construction material. The ending Hagene or Hagen describes a piece of woodlands or fencing of crop lands, common to keep away animals from the farmland.

Arms

The coat of arms was drafted by Walter Peitschmann. It was authorized by the district of Hannover on 9 January 1987.^[3]

Description of coat of arms: "Separated by the silver diagonal wavy bar, top right three silver lilies on red (2:1), bottom left four silver horseshoes each other overlaying on green background."

Explanation of coat of arms: The three lilies on red in the top right half, are taken from the coat of arms of the once residential Barons of Cramm and they are symbols for the three local congregations of the former joint municipality Kirchwarmbüchen. The four Bauernschaften (peasantries), in which horse breeding was predominant, are symbolized by the four horseshoes. In between meanders the silver band of the river Wietze, which connects all villages of the joint municipality.

Sights

Half-timbered house dating from 1595

Various well-preserved talf-timbered houses and farms can be visited in Isernhagen. House no. 72 in Hauptstraße in Farster Bauerschaft is considered to be one of the oldest buildings. It was built in 1595 in the renaissance style with wood carvings (rosettes) which show the typical design of the renaissance period.

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Isernhagen is twinned with:^[4]

• Épinay-sous-Sénart, France
• Peacehaven, England, United Kingdom
• Suchy Las, Poland
• Tamási, Hungary

References

1. "Stichwahlen zu Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 26. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
2. "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
3. Wappenbuch Landkreis Hannove. Hannover: Landkreis Hannover. 1985.
4. "Partnerstädte". isernhagen.de (in German). Isernhagen. Retrieved 2021-02-01.