Scheeßel
Encyclopedia
Scheeßel is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated on the river Wümme, approx. 10 km northeast of Rotenburg
, 45 km east of Bremen
, and 70 km southwest of Hamburg
.
Scheeßel belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union
by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712-1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian
Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover
incorporated the Principality in a real union
and the Princely territory, including Scheeßel, became part of the new Stade Region
, established in 1823.
The village celebrated its 1200th anniversary in 2005. However, this was based on the mention of Skaesla in the Diedenhofener Kapitular, issued by Charlemagne
on 24 December 805 in Diedenhofen (now Thionville
), and there are rival theories as to where Skeasla might be.
The village is host to the annual Hurricane Festival
close to the Eichenring motorcycle speedway.
Scheeßel will host the 2011 Team Long Track World Championship
, the competition which is dominated by Germany
with them winning gold medal in all of the past championships.
Rotenburg (district)
Rotenburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Stade, Harburg, Heidekreis, Verden, Osterholz and Cuxhaven.-History:...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Wümme, approx. 10 km northeast of Rotenburg
Rotenburg an der Wümme
Rotenburg an der Wümme is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Rotenburg.-Geography:...
, 45 km east of Bremen
Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany. A commercial and industrial city with a major port on the river Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen-Oldenburg metropolitan area . Bremen is the second most populous city in North Germany and tenth in Germany.Bremen is...
, and 70 km southwest of Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
Scheeßel belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Verden, established in 1180. In 1648 the Prince-Bishopric was transformed into the Principality of Verden, which was first ruled in personal union
Personal union
A personal union is the combination by which two or more different states have the same monarch while their boundaries, their laws and their interests remain distinct. It should not be confused with a federation which is internationally considered a single state...
by the Swedish Crown - interrupted by a Danish occupation (1712-1715) - and from 1715 on by the Hanoverian
House of Hanover
The House of Hanover is a deposed German royal dynasty which has ruled the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg , the Kingdom of Hanover, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
Crown. The Kingdom of Hanover
Kingdom of Hanover
The Kingdom of Hanover was established in October 1814 by the Congress of Vienna, with the restoration of George III to his Hanoverian territories after the Napoleonic era. It succeeded the former Electorate of Brunswick-Lüneburg , and joined with 38 other sovereign states in the German...
incorporated the Principality in a real union
Real union
Real union is a union of two or more states, which share some state institutions as in contrast to personal unions; however they are not as unified as states in a political union...
and the Princely territory, including Scheeßel, became part of the new Stade Region
Stade (region)
The Stade Region emerged in 1823 by an administrative reorganisation of the dominions of the Kingdom of Hanover, a sovereign state, whose then territory is almost completely part of today's German federal state of Lower Saxony...
, established in 1823.
The village celebrated its 1200th anniversary in 2005. However, this was based on the mention of Skaesla in the Diedenhofener Kapitular, issued by Charlemagne
Charlemagne
Charlemagne was King of the Franks from 768 and Emperor of the Romans from 800 to his death in 814. He expanded the Frankish kingdom into an empire that incorporated much of Western and Central Europe. During his reign, he conquered Italy and was crowned by Pope Leo III on 25 December 800...
on 24 December 805 in Diedenhofen (now Thionville
Thionville
Thionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.-Demographics:...
), and there are rival theories as to where Skeasla might be.
The village is host to the annual Hurricane Festival
Hurricane Festival
The Hurricane Festival, also just Hurricane, is a music festival that takes place in Scheeßel near Bremen, Germany, usually every June. It is promoted by German private music television channel VIVA, which belongs to Viacom, the MTV Network's parent company, as of 2004...
close to the Eichenring motorcycle speedway.
Scheeßel will host the 2011 Team Long Track World Championship
2011 Team Long Track World Championship
The 2011 Team Long Track World Championship was the fifth annual FIM Team Long Track World Championship. The final will take place on 21 August 2011 in Scheeßel, Germany. The Championship was won by the defending champion Germany who beat the Netherlands and Great Britain...
, the competition which is dominated by Germany
Germany national long track team
The Germany national long track team is the national long track team of Germany and is controlled by the Deutscher Motor Sport Bund. The team was started in all editions of Team Long Track World Championship and they won World Champion title all the time...
with them winning gold medal in all of the past championships.
People
- Paul CarellPaul CarellPaul Carell was an Obersturmbannführer in the civilian Allgemeine SS. He worked as the chief press spokesman for Nazi Germany's Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop...
(1911-1997), Nazi propagandist, lived in Scheeßel after World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Matthias ScherzMatthias ScherzMatthias Scherz is a German former football player.- Career :The right winger Matthias Scherz played for the amateur club Rot-Weiß Scheeßel until 1994. Then, at the age of 22, he joined FC St. Pauli. His first two years in Hamburg he was member of their amateur team...
(born 1971, footballer, played from 1971-1994 for SV Rot-Weiß Scheeßel - Elke TwestenElke TwestenElke Twesten is a German politician for the Alliance '90/The Greens.She was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2008.-References:...
(born 1963), politician