- Apelern
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Apelern.gif
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 17 |lat_sec = 25
lon_deg = 09 |lon_min = 20 |lon_sec = 14
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Schaumburg
Samtgemeinde = Rodenberg
Höhe = 81
Fläche = 24.6
Einwohner = 2658
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 31552
Vorwahl = 05043
Kfz = SHG
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 2 57 002
Gliederung = 6
Adresse = Amtsstraße 5
31552 Rodenberg
Bürgermeister = H.Oppenhausen
Partei = SPDApelern is a community (parish) in the united community of Rodenberg in the district of
Schaumburg , inLower Saxony ,Germany . It is situated close to the A2 Autobahn at Lauenau and south of Rodenberg, between the Deister, Süntel and Bückeberg (ridges). The Riesbach stream flows through the village and into the Rodenberger Aue (stream).As well as the village of Apelern itself, the community of Apelern includes the villages of Gross Hegesdorf, Kleinhegesdorf, Lyhren, Reinsdorf and Soldorf.
The existence of Apelern is documented as far back as 1162, when the church was built. The name means roughly "at the apple trees", and there are apple trees in the park of Schloss Münchhausen to this day. In Saxon times (c. 8th and 9th centuries) Apelern had a place of worship (the seat of an archdeaconry) and a court of justice. At the end of the 12th century the church was the main church of the Buckigau. For the last 300 to 400 years the noble families of Münchhausen and Hammerstein have stamped their mark on the village.
Buildings worth visiting in the village are
* the double-aisle church (built around 1162 - http://www.kirchengemeinde-apelern.de/kirche/church-engl.html)
* Schloss Münchhausen (1561) (http://www.weserbergland-tourismus.de/imperia/md/images/weserbergland/urlaubsorte/rodenberg/rodenberg_vonmuenchhausen6.jpg)
**The writer and poet Börries von Münchhausen lived here.
* Schloss Hammerstein (1590).
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