Hassel (Bergen)
| Hassel | |
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| Ortsteil of Bergen | |
 Hassel
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| Coordinates: 52°44′06″N 09°59′22″E / 52.73500°N 9.98944°ECoordinates: 52°44′06″N 09°59′22″E / 52.73500°N 9.98944°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Celle |
| Town | Bergen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.40 km2 (5.56 sq mi) |
| Population ({{{Stand}}}) | |
| • Total | 217 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 29303 |
| Dialling codes | 05054 |
Hassel is a village administered by the Lower Saxon town of Bergen in the northern part of Celle district on the Lüneburg Heath in North Germany.
It lies about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Bergen on the B 3 federal road in the glacial valley of the River Örtze. It has an area of 1,440 hectares (3,600 acres) and a current population of 217 inhabitants. It is administratively responsible for the neighbouring hamlets of Achterberg, Grünewald and Wallerholz.
Until 1971 Hassel belonged to the parish of Winsen. Then, at the request of the parishioners, they were transferred to the parish of St. Fabian and St. Sebastian in Sülze. The majority of Hassel's population are Protestant; Roman Catholic villagers come under the parish of Bergen.
Hassel lies within the Low German language region and Northern Low Saxon dialect group. Since the end of the Second World War, High German (i.e. standard German) has become widespread and largely superseded Low German. However, amongst the older villagers Low German is still used colloquially.
It is not clear when the village of Hassel first came into being, but what is certain is that the first settlements appeared between Krähenberg and Ostermoor on the slopes of the glacial valley of the Örtze.
Hassel was first mentioned in the records in 1298. In a list of cattle holdings in 1438 three farms are documented; in 1589 five farmsteads are named in a housebook. These three farms and two individual houses (Kötnerhöfen) continued to exist over the following centuries and it was not until the 19th century that further farms appeared.
The 19th century was characterised by extensive agricultural reforms. Fundamental to subsequent reforms was the general division (Generalteilung) of land at the beginning of the 19th century, whereby the villages were given fixed boundaries and every piece of land was allocated to a municipality (Gemeinde). The amount of land around the individual villages which was allocated to them was based on the grazing rights they had held in the past.
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