Hattendorf, Schaumburg-Lippe, Germany

Civil jurisdictions

1918: German Empire, Schaumburg-Lippe, Kreis Grafschaft Schaumburg, Hattendorf

2014: Federal Republic of Germany, Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Landkreis Schaumburg, Auetal, Hattendorf

Church jurisdictions

Evangelical: Hattendorf, Eligiuskirche ( St Eligius Church). This church was built in the 1300s; and the parsonage is across the street from the church. Original church records for the area date back to the 1600's, with some gaps.

Church records

Baptisms begin 1633, gap 1682-1720

Marriages begin 1633, gap 1682-1720

Burials begin 1633, 1682-1720

Confirmations begin 1722

Records microfilmed through 1832 can be accessed at the Ev. Kirchenbuchamt Hannover. This requires a visit to the archive; they are not available online. Eventually, these records should be accessible on Archion, a subscription website run by a number of evangelical archives in Germany. The site does not charge until the actual records are accessed.

History

There was some migration from Lemgo-Lippe north through Hattendorf to Hannover in the 1600's and 1700's.

Since 1974 Hattendorf beIongs to the civil combined community Auetal. In 2014 Hattendorf had approximately 550 inhabitants. A museum with local history exhibits is located in the former school. It includes a complete blacksmith work area.

References

• Auetal community website (includes a photo of the Hattendorf church) (in German)
• Article in the German Wikipedia
  
• Local Heimatmuseum (in German)