„Hohnhorst“, a small village in the west of Hanover

Hohnhorst is between the „Mittellandkanal“ in the north and the „Deister“ in the south. The railway line from Hanover to Minden is passing across the community. Hohnhorst is in the rural district of “Schaumburg-Lippe”. Here it’s possible to recreate because it is very quiet and there is a nice landscape with wide fields, green woods and some little ponds.
In the past Hohnhorst was called something like “Auf der Hohen Horst” or „Die Hohe Horst“. The small village has been only growing in the last 50 years, because before there were’nt enough jobs, schools and leisure-time facilities like theatres, discos and cinemas.

There are only a few things, which changed.
The village’s landmark is the „Martinskirche“. You can see the tower by a long distance. It was built in the beginning of the 20^th century. Since this time the building has been several times restored.
The situation of traffic isn’t bad in Hohnhorst. You have to drive 10 minutes to the speedway and approximately 30 kilometres to Hanover or Minden. Another point is the good railway connection. A village next to Hohnhorst has a railway station, this is called Haste. By train you only need 20 minutes to Hanover main station.

A part of Hohnhorst developed in the year 1964 and is called Scheller. Furthermore the villages Rehren, Rehrwiehe, Nordbruch and Ohndorf have been integrated in the community of Hohnhorst. Today it is impressive to see the community, where young families have built their houses.

Because of these changes the area grew from 5 km² when Hohnhorst was a village of its own, to 12 km² including the other villages. The population has grown from 1097 to 2216.
Another little thing that changed in Hohnhorst: Up to the 80ies the postcode was 3051 and now it is the number 31559.
The community and the rural district have been famous for their extensive farming. That has been the main employment in Hohnhorst.

The culture didn’t change in any point anytime. The farming has always been the most important economic source for the village. But now there are only five farmers, the others have converted their barns into flats.

To come to an end I’d like to say that I’m glad to live here in Hohnhorst. I like the quiet atmosphare, the community and the kindness of people. A lot of friends live here, too. And I need my handballclub! And there are parties with all the inhabitants.