East - Osten (Oste)

East to the east is a community in Elbe-Weser triangle In the state Lower Saxony.

background

east belongs to the joint congregation Hemmoor and consists of the places Altendorf, Isensee and Osten. The place is considered the center of the east march.

history

The place east was first mentioned in 1220. In 1391 the ferry route, lock and church were badly damaged in a severe storm surge. In 1526, Osten became Protestant. In 1717 there were 17 fatalities during the Christmas flood in the east. In 1773 a fire destroyed a total of 42 houses. In 1852 the increasing importance of the place was taken into account with the establishment of the Royal Office East and the Royal District Court East. In 1909, a special river crossing was inaugurated with the transporter ferry, which became the town's landmark. The current community of Osten was formed by the Lower Saxony community reform on July 1, 1972 from the previously independent communities of Osten, Altendorf and Isensee.

getting there

By plane

• The 53.6302789.9911111 Hamburg Airport(IATA: HAM) is the nearest airport (approx. 90 km).
• The 53.04758.7866672 Bremen Airport(IATA: BRE) lies south-west of the east and is about 95 km away.

By train

The metronome Runs every hour to Hemmoor Train Station, 1.8 km away. From there it goes to the east only with the bus stop 1043

By bus

East is from the KVG as part of regional transport with the Line 1043 (Timetable .pdf).

In the street

The leads through east. It connects the Elbe ferry Glückstadt–Wischhafen with the in Hemmoor on the route Hamburg–Cuxhaven.

By boat

Pedestrians and cyclists come east on the transporter bridge over the Oste.

The Oste is also an excellent area for Water hikers, especially for paddlers and rowers.

By bicycle

Several long-distance cycle routes lead through the east:

• The North Sea Cycle Route, also EuroVelo 12, takes you on the federal road from Hemmoor to the east and on to Grossenwörden. Alternatively, you can also use the transporter ferry.
• The bike route to German ferry route uses the transporter bridge to the east
• The cycle route also runs over the transporter bridge From Teufelsmoor to the Wadden Sea

On foot

The European long-distance footpath E9 leads hikers through the east.

mobility

Within the village of Osten, you can easily get anywhere on foot or by bike. However, you need a bike or car to go to the other places in the municipality, or you can use them Call collective taxi.

A bike rental and lots of tour tips are available in the 53.623899.204631 Holiday park Geesthof in Hechthausen.

Tourist Attractions

• The Ostener 53.694179.187581 Local history and digging museum shows a collection of around 4,500 containers of alcoholic beverages that the spirits manufacturer Jan ten Doornkaat has put together over 35 years.

• In the 53.694919.18342 De FährStuv you not only get tickets and souvenirs for the transporter bridge, but also extensive information about this technical monument. You can also find out more about the town of Osten and immerse yourself in the history of the Oste and the transporter bridge, presented on visually appealing display boards and banners. The last eight suspension ferries in the world are also briefly presented.

• The baroque church 53.694059.186863 St. Petri was built from bricks in 1746/1747 by the Hamburg builder Johann Leonhard Prey. Prey was the co-builder of the Hamburg main church St. Michaelis, the Hamburg Michel. From the dimensions of the church you can still see the prosperity of the Easterners at that time. The interior furnishings from the time of construction have been preserved unchanged; it is unmistakably similar to that of the Hamburger Michel. The baroque pulpit altar with its more than 10 m high rear wall, the two-storey west gallery, the long row of the Gutspriechen, the flat wooden barrel vault with the lavish ornamental decoration above the large nave can impress with the uniformity of the late baroque style. The organ was created by Jakob Albrecht in 1751. In 1890 the Peternell brothers installed a new organ in the old prospectus. The organ was restored in 1992.

Transporter bridge

53.6942299.1831813  Osten-Hemmoor transporter bridge. Tel.: 49 (0)172 661 84 67, Email: [email protected]. .Osten has the oldest transporter ferry in Germany, which has been a connection across the Oste River since 1909. Their construction, with a clearance height of 21 m above sea level, enables even larger sailing ships to pass through. At the time of its construction, the Oste was still an important trade route with heavy shipping traffic. Today it is only used for tourist purposes. The 30 m high, green-painted construction, which is protected as a technical monument, towers over the small town East Visible from afar, while the ferry itself is trundling close to the surface of the water. Pedestrians, cyclists and vintage cars are allowed to use the ferry.Open: April Oct .: 12: 00-16: 00; May Sept .: 11: 00-17: 00 every hour on the hour. June-Aug. 10: 00-18: 00 every half hour. From November to March crossings only on request.Price: adults € 2.00, children. 1.50 €. Bicycle € 0.50.last change: Aug. 2019

The ferry had a load capacity of 18 t and could transfer up to 6 cars or 100 people to the other side of the river in about 3 minutes.

The transporter bridge is now a technical monument. However, it is only in operation for tourist purposes, since the 495 federal road has made it easier to cross the Oste since 1974. Since only eight ferries of this type are known worldwide, one of them in Rendsburg, others in Spain and other countries, the importance of the Ostener ferry as a cultural monument was recognized, and the Spanish King Juan Carlos I took over the patronage of the newly founded in 2003 World Federation of Suspension Ferries.

The German ferry route, a tourist route that opened in the summer of 2004 and is run by Bremervörde to Kiel leads, connects the Ostener monument with the second German transporter bridge above the Kiel Canal between Rendsburg and the community Osterrönfeld, with the East since 2005 a municipal "partnership under the sign of the transporter bridge".
The transporter bridge has been completely restored since 2006 and is once again transporting interested people.

activities

The calendar of events published annually provides information on activities and events. It is distributed annually to all households and is available in shops, practices and in the community office.

shop

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

Free accommodation such as holiday apartments or guest rooms can be found on the municipality's own home page under Tourism.

health

• Medical care in the east is very good with two general medicine practices and a dental practice.
• Specialists can be found just two kilometers away at the medical center in Hemmoor.
• The pharmacy emergency service can also go to distant locations Cuxhaven to lead. A constantly updated notice can also be found on the front door of the 53.694969.189261 Unicorn pharmacy in Langen Strasse 18.
• Practices for physiotherapy and massages are also on site.

Practical advice

• The 53.684269.165912 Tourist Information is noticed by the Tourist-Info Hemmoor. In the season from April to October you can also get information in the FährStuv.
• Also the 53.62389.20543 Tourism an der Oste e. V. in Hechthausen will be happy to help.

trips

There are numerous interesting places and sights around the east Elbe-Weser triangle:

• lie at the mouth of the Elbe Otterndorf, the small town with many beautiful brick half-timbered houses, and Cuxhaven, from where, for example, trips to Neuwerk or after Heligoland can undertake.

• at the mouth of the Weser it is above all the large port city Bremerhavenwhose building structure is less impressive, but which has some very impressive sights to offer in the form of the Klimahaus, the emigration center, the museum harbor and the zoo by the sea.

• 53.72639.077354  Zoo in the Wingst, Am Olymp 1, 21789 Wingst. Tel.: 49 (0)4778 255, Email: [email protected]. .The zoo in Wingst is a small, cute zoo with an eventful past, which is constantly changing in terms of species-appropriate animal husbandry with wolf and bear forests, accessible marmoset and kangaroo enclosures, as well as rare and exotic animal species. Lions, tigers and co. Are not missing either. There is a family-friendly environment with playgrounds, petting zoo, handcart rental, cheap snacks and free parking spaces.Open: end of October-mid-February: 10: 00–3: 00, mid-February – end of March: 10: 00–16: 00, end of March – end of October: 10: 00–17: 00.Price: adults € 7.00 / children (3-14 years) € 5.00.last change: Nov. 2019

• About the 53.78799.3454 Elbe ferry in Wischafen one is quickly in the beautiful city Glückstadt.

• over Hemmoor and the can be reached after 29 km Stade.

• 53.70749.41275  Rusch brickworks, Ritscher Außenendeich 2, 21706 Drochtersen. Tel.: 49 (0)4148 61 01 30, Fax: 49 (0)4148 61 01 33, Email: [email protected]. .Klinkerwerk Rusch is a brick factory with a hand-fired coal furnace. Last brick factory still in production in Kehdinger Land (sightseeing only by appointment).last change: Nov. 2019

• 53.82289.035192  Natureum, Neuenhof 8, 21730 Balje. Tel.: 49 (0)4753 84 21 10, Fax: 49 (0)4753 84 21 84, Email: [email protected]. .The Natureum Niederelbe in Balje is not just a museum with a bird watching station, it also offers a lot of variety with the coastal wave, the Elbe coastal park and the coastal zoo. Visitors will find a paradise here to explore, understand and preserve this unique coastal nature with its typical flora and fauna. Small and large special exhibitions take place regularly.last change: Nov. 2019

literature

• About the Oste - Stories from 100 years of the East - Hemmoor transporter bridge, Hardcover, MCE Verlag, ISBN 978-3938097175

Myths and legends

The sagas and legends related to the East include:

• The gallows on the Sietwende
• The Taternblock in Isensee
• The miller from Altendorf
• The devil and the card player

Web links

http://www.gemeinde-osten.de - Official website of the east