Katensen, Uetze

Katensen is a small village in Lower Saxony that is part of the town Uetze, the village is located about 30 km East of Hanover.^[1] not to be confused with Katensen (Offen)

Katensen
Ortsteil of Uetze
Coat of arms
Location of Katensen
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Coordinates: 52°26′07″N 10°10′06″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Hanover
Municipality	Uetze
First mentioned	1265
Government
• Mayor	Olaf Reese
Elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	763
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31311
Dialling codes	05173
Vehicle registration	H
Website	katensen.de

History

Katensen was first recorded in 1265 in the Document Bishop Otto of Hildesheim, in September 2015 it celebrated its 750th Birthday.^[2]

Coat of Arms

The coat of arms is divided into three parts. In the upper blue field it contains two crossed scythes (as a reference to agriculture), below that in a yellow field a blue red-armored Brunswick lion (because of the affiliation to the former Brunswick-Lüneburg region). The final part is a blue field rounded off towards the bottom with a silver old Germanic wolf's tang as a reminder of the affiliation to the district of Burgdorf.

History

Inhabitants

Year	Inhabitants
2021	763 (+2)[3]
2020	761
2017	789 (-2)[4]

Culture and sights

• 
  A Traditional Half Timered House
• 
  Old Firestation
• 
  Local Church
• 
  750 Memorial Stone

Clubs

Sports Club - TSV Katensen - http://www.tsv-katensen.de/

Shooting Club - Schützenverein - http://www.sv-katensen.de/

Volunteer fire department inc. Youth - Freiwilligen Feuerwehr - http://www.feuerwehr-katensen.de/

Horse Riding Club - Reit- und Fahrverein - http://www.rv-uetze.de/

Transport

Airport

Katensen has a small private airport with a Grass Landing strip suitable for light aircraft^[5][6]

Bus

There are 2 Bus Stops in the Village, which is on the Line 950, operated by GVH^[7]

Train

The closest train station to Katensen is in the Village of Dollbergen, the Train Station is on the Berlin-Lehrte line. The RE30 route links the City of Wolfsburg to the east and Hanover to the West and is operated by the company Metronom^[8]

Politics

Local Council

The local council of Katensen consists of five councillors of the following parties:^[9]

• Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen: 5 seats

Mayor

The Town Mayor is Olaf Reese from the party "Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen"^[10]

1. "allgemein". katensen.de. Retrieved 2020-02-18.
2. AltkreisBlitz, Redaktion (2015-08-27). "Katensen feiert seinen 750. Geburtstag mit einem zweitägigen Fest". www.altkreisblitz.de. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
3. "Einwohner verloren". Neue Presse. 2022-01-10. p. 3.
4. "Die Gemeinde schrumpft nicht mehr". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
5. "Katensen private UL strip – DE-0360". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
6. "Privater UL-Flugplatz". Retrieved 2020-02-21.
7. "950 - Dedenhausen - Eltze - Uetze - Katensen - Dollbergen - Schwüblingsen" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
8. "Streckennetz" (PDF). Retrieved 2020-02-21.
9. "Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.
10. "Fraktionen im Ortsrat Katensen". Retrieved 2020-12-03.

References