Ölper
Sign in to saveÖlper, formerly a village, is a quarter (Stadtteil) of the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies to the north of the city centre on the river Oker. It is part of the Stadtbezirk Lehndorf-Watenbüttel.
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- Population
- 1577
- Elevation
- 77
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- BS Oelper Obelisk.JPG
- Dialing code
- 0531
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Ölper, formerly a village, is a quarter (Stadtteil) of the city of Braunschweig in Lower Saxony, Germany. It lies to the north of the city centre on the river Oker. It is part of the Stadtbezirk Lehndorf-Watenbüttel.
==History== The first mention of the village of Ölper, then called Elbere, is in 1251. In 1642, the Ölper Tower (Ölper Turm) was built as an outer defence for Braunschweig and a customs post, but it was demolished in 1825 and replaced with a dance hall which still carries the name. An important part of the early economy of Ölper was a large water mill, the Ölpermühle. At one time, the mill had eleven mill-wheels and was one of the largest mills in northern Germany. It fell out of use in the 19th century.
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