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Kirchensiedlung

English translation: church settlement


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German term or phrase:Kirchensiedlung
English translation:church settlement
Entered by: Jon Reynolds
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19:46 Oct 12, 2009
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German term or phrase: Kirchensiedlung
Die heutige Gemeinde Bissendorf entstand durch den Zusammenschluss der Samtgemeinden Bissendorf-Holte und Schledehausen bei der Gebietsreform 1972. Dabei ist die Geschichte von Bissendorf geprägt von den unterschiedlichen Ortsteilen, die im Laufe der Zeit der Gemeinde angeschlossen wurden. 1160 ist das Jahr der ersten urkundlichen Erwähnung des Ortsteiles Bissendorf. Es entwickelte sich zunächst im Gebiet um die heutige katholische St.-Dionysius-Kirche eine Siedlung, die derzeit 2500 Einwohner hat. Die Kirche beherbergt zahlreiche Kunstschätze (frühromanischer Taufstein, Triumphkreuz aus dem 13. Jahrhundert, spätgotischer Schnitzaltar um 1500).
Das Adelsgeschlecht von Holte prägte die Entwicklung des gleichnamigen Ortsteiles. Die von den Adelsherren gebaute Burg wurde 1147 zerstört und nicht wieder aufgebaut. Reste der Burgruine sind freigelegt und können besichtigt werden. Die im Jahre 1153 erwähnte Kirche zu Holte ist eine Gründung des Holter Adels, war also eine Patronatskirche. Das Patronat hatte später die Familie von Leden inne, die auch der Ledenburg ihren Namen gab. Die Familie hatte den Besitz der Herren von Holte samt 34 Erbhöfen übernommen. Die Siedlung um die Kirche ist erhalten geblieben und gilt heute als eines der schönsten Beispiele einer Kirchensiedlung. Um die Kirche gruppieren sich Meierhof, Pastorat, altes Schulhaus und Gastwirtschaft. Die Kirchensiedlung steht unter Denkmalschutz.
Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
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church settlement
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Used in historical documents amongst other things.
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Jon Reynolds
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5church settlementJon Reynolds
3settlement grouped/formed around a church
Elisabeth Hippe-Heisler
1 +1church town / church village
andres-larsen


  

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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
settlement grouped/formed around a church


Explanation:
Not sure whether a specific translation of this term exists as I haven't got access to any specialist dictionaries for that.
In case there actually is no stock translation, I would provide a translation based on the definition of the term "Kirchensiedlung", i.e. a settlement grouped/formed around a church. Phrases containing theses elements also seem to google quite well.

Good luck!


    Reference: http://wiki-de.genealogy.net/GOV/Objekttyp_66
    Reference: http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:mr6yOJbFAWkJ:www.winche...
Elisabeth Hippe-Heisler
United Kingdom
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
church town / church village


Explanation:
church town / church village

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Brittany's ***Church Towns*** - New York Times - The New York Times ...Brittany's Church Towns - New York Times - BRITTANY has its own saints, some of whom can be found in the establis : Encyclopedia.com.
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1S1-9199410160498106.html -

Re: How many ***"Church Towns"*** were there in Blisland Cornwall ...***Blisland Parish Church village would be known as "Church Town"***. Unlike some parishes in the county Blisland has only one church in the parish. ...
boards.ancestry.com/localities.britisles.england.../mb.ashx -

Gammelstad Church Town - Gammelstads Kyrkstad***In 1996, Unesco added - Gammelstad Church Town - to its list of heritage objects worldwide that are deemed irreplaceable to mankind***. Gammelstad has one of the ...
www.lulea.se/.../gammelstadchurchtown.4.e80e04119324d918780... -

Vilhelmina Church Town***Church towns*** are a mainly Northern Swedish phenomenon that in some places date back to the middle ages or the 15th century. Having church towns to stay in ...
www.vilhelmina.se/~abm/eng/kyrkstaden.html -

Church Village - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia***Church Village (Welsh: Pentre'r Eglwys) is a large village in the historic parish and community of Llantwit Fardre, located in the County Borough of Rhondda*** ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_Village -

andres-larsen
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agree  Rebecca Garber
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
church settlement


Explanation:
Used in historical documents amongst other things.


    Reference: http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:GqY4XdDHUK8J:www.german...
    Reference: http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:UdVmcq2L5XMJ:www.cpat.o...
Jon Reynolds
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  113160: your first link refers to the Bissendorf area.
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agree  Kerstin Buessenschuett
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agree  Goldcoaster
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agree  Doğa Doğu
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agree  Damian Harrison
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