Altensalzkoth is a village in the Lower Saxon town of Bergen in north Germany. It belongs to the parish of Eversen in the district of Celle on the Lüneburg Heath . It lies 13 km north of Celle on the Landesstraße L 240 and currently has 65 inhabitants.
15-595: The history of Altensalzkoth is closely bound to the saltworks in Sülze . When the moors in the vicinity of Sülze were exhausted, the boiling sites were moved initially to the Bornrieth Moor from 1673 to 1678. In 1719 the first discussions took place about moving the boiling sites again, because the Bornrieth Moor was also being exhausted. To achieve this the existing pipes to the moor from Lindhorst along
30-675: A basic existence, the inhabitants also developed secondary occupations. Barrel-making gained an importance at this time. Many household objects were made from the wood of local trees and sold at the markets in Celle and Hermannsburg . After the end of the Second World War the SS Führer Adolf Eichmann lived in Altensalzkoth under the name of Otto Henninger. Escaping from US Army custody, he reported to
45-616: Is a village in the Lower Saxon town of Bergen in north Germany. It belongs to the parish of Eversen in the district of Celle on the Lüneburg Heath . It lies 13 km north of Celle on the Landesstraße L 240 and currently has 65 inhabitants. The history of Altensalzkoth is closely bound to the saltworks in Sülze . When the moors in the vicinity of Sülze were exhausted, the boiling sites were moved initially to
60-484: The Bornrieth Moor from 1673 to 1678. In 1719 the first discussions took place about moving the boiling sites again, because the Bornrieth Moor was also being exhausted. To achieve this the existing pipes to the moor from Lindhorst along the Örtze , were moved eastwards past Eversen to the Scheuer Bruch , south of Sülze, in the newly established village of Altensalzkoth. The survey staff charged with organising
75-424: The Örtze , were moved eastwards past Eversen to the Scheuer Bruch , south of Sülze, in the newly established village of Altensalzkoth. The survey staff charged with organising the move described this new site on their maps as Alte Salz kath , from which the present name of the village was later derived. In 1723 the new wooden pipes were finished. From 1725 brine was boiled in the salt huts of Altensalzkoth. Due to
90-530: The German district of Celle and belongs to the Südheide Nature Park . It has an area of 115 hectares (280 acres). The bog, which has had most of its peat extracted, was reflooded and placed under nature conservation protection in 1988. The moor was also designated as a Special Area of Conservation . The responsible nature conservation authority is the district of Celle. The area is out-of-bounds to
105-428: The bogs in the vicinity of Sülze had been exhausted. Two salt houses were constructed here, each with two salt pans and a graduation tower , 200 m long and 7 m high. A boring mill was also built to manufacture water pipes from tree trunks. Peat was delivered by boat along canals excavated for the purpose. The brine was transported in wooden pipes from Sülze. As early as 1719 the first discussions were held about moving
120-538: The boiling sites again because Bornrieth Moor had been exhausted. In 1723 the new pipeline to the Scheuer Bruch was ready and in 1725 brine was boiled in the newly established village of Altensalzkoth . In the Second World War a dummy airfield was laid out on the moor. This was intended to simulate the nearby airfield at Faßberg and divert attention away from it. 52°46′29″N 10°05′50″E / 52.77472°N 10.09722°E / 52.77472; 10.09722 Altensalzkoth Altensalzkoth
135-510: The increasing difficulty of transporting Sülze brine due to the long road, in 1793 the boiling sites started to move back to Sülze. A large number of those working in the saltworks left Altensalzkoth as a result. For those remaining behind a long battle began over the division of land in order to secure their livelihood from farming. Years later this was resolved by giving the settlers three acres ( Morgen ) of pasture and six acres of farmland each. Although this division of land enabled them to eke out
150-411: The move described this new site on their maps as Alte Salz kath , from which the present name of the village was later derived. In 1723 the new wooden pipes were finished. From 1725 brine was boiled in the salt huts of Altensalzkoth. Due to the increasing difficulty of transporting Sülze brine due to the long road, in 1793 the boiling sites started to move back to Sülze. A large number of those working in
165-540: The parish office in Eversen on 30 March 1946 and took a job as a lumberjack in Altensalzkoth. When a short time later the firm who had employed him went bankrupt, he rented an empty farmhouse and lived in the years that followed mainly by doing odd jobs. In 1950 Eichmann fled to Argentina , where he was traced some years later by Mossad and taken to Israel . For his co-conspiracy in the Holocaust Eichmann
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#1732781035086180-490: The public. Several cranes have turned up here again and are breeding. The otherwise rare bog myrtle ( Myrica gale ) is common here. Much of the moor is covered by the common reed ('Phragmites'). Bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum), cottongrass (Eriophorum) and sundews (Drosera) may also be found here. Between 1673 and 1678, boiling houses were built on the edge of the moor for the Sülze Saltworks , because
195-504: The saltworks left Altensalzkoth as a result. For those remaining behind a long battle began over the division of land in order to secure their livelihood from farming. Years later this was resolved by giving the settlers three acres ( Morgen ) of pasture and six acres of farmland each. Although this division of land enabled them to eke out a basic existence, the inhabitants also developed secondary occupations. Barrel-making gained an importance at this time. Many household objects were made from
210-464: The wood of local trees and sold at the markets in Celle and Hermannsburg . After the end of the Second World War the SS Führer Adolf Eichmann lived in Altensalzkoth under the name of Otto Henninger. Escaping from US Army custody, he reported to the parish office in Eversen on 30 March 1946 and took a job as a lumberjack in Altensalzkoth. When a short time later the firm who had employed him went bankrupt, he rented an empty farmhouse and lived in
225-406: Was sentenced to death. Until its incorporation into the parish of Eversen in 1929, Altensalzkoth was an independent parish. Since 1972 it has belonged to the borough of Bergen. 52°44′32″N 10°04′31″E / 52.74232°N 10.07515°E / 52.74232; 10.07515 Bornrieth Moor The Bornrieth Moor ( German : Bornriethmoor ) is the remains of a raised bog in
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