Bovenau

Bovenau is a village in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Bovenau is only 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level. The location is south of the municipality of Bünsdorf or Sehestedt, but north of Ostenfeld, Bredenbek, and west of Krummwisch, about 20 km (12 mi) away from the center of Kiel.

Bovenau
Municipality
Maria Magdalena Church
Coat of arms
Location of Bovenau within Rendsburg-Eckernförde district
Bovenau
Bovenau
Coordinates: 54°20′0″N 9°50′0″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictRendsburg-Eckernförde
Municipal assoc.Eiderkanal
Government
 • MayorDaniel Ambrock
Area
 • Total26.2 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,093
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
24796
Dialling codes04331, 04334, 04357
Vehicle registrationRD
Websitewww.bovenau.de

History

Bovenau was first mentioned in 1240 as Kirchdorf. The name is derived from the Low German „boven de Au“, which means something like "above the creek". Several megalithic tombs have been found in the area of the settlement. Estates are located in the surrounding area: Gut Dengelsberg, Gut Georgenthal, Gut Kluvensiek,[2] Gut Osterrade, Gut Steinwehr.

Buildings

The Maria Magdalena Church[3] and the lock of the old Eider Canal in Kluvensiek[4][5] are worth seeing.

  • Maria Magdalena Church in Bovenau
  • Church, inner space
  • Near the church, former school
  • Ingo Kühl's birthplace, former police station in Bovenau, 1957
  • Reconstructed megalithic tomb
  • Kluvensiek, lock of the old Eider Canal
  • Kluvensiek, lock
  • Kluvensiek, lock, iron gates of the former bascule bridge
  • Estate Kluvensiek
  • Estate Osterrade

Sons and daughters of the village
  • The lawer Benedikt Heins was born in 1710 in Bovenau, he died in Hamburg in 1774.[6]

Bibliography

Chronik Bovenau, 2007[7]

References
  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2020 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).
  2. Gut Kluvensiek
  3. Geschichte der Kirche Bovenau
  4. "Schleuse Kluvensiek restauriert". Canal-Verein. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  5. Barbara Runtsch (September 2001). "Der Schleswig-Holsteinische Kanal / Eiderkanal - Kluvensiek". Kulturlandschaft-historisches Gutachten. Gemeinde Bovenau. Retrieved 2014-03-13.
  6. Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek
  7. "Chronik Bovenau". Municipality Bovenau. 2007 – via Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.


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