Katensen, Uetze
Katensen is a small village in Lower Saxony that is part of the town Uetze, the village is located about 30 km East of Hanover. not to be confused with Katensen (Offen)
History
Katensen was first recorded in 1265 in the Document Bishop Otto of Hildesheim, in September 2015 it celebrated its 750th Birthday.Coat of Arms
The coat of arms is divided into three parts. In the upper blue field it contains two crossed scythes, below that in a yellow field a blue red-armored Brunswick lion. The final part is a blue field rounded off towards the bottom with a silver old Germanic wolf's tang as a reminder of the affiliation to the district of Burgdorf.Clubs
Sports Club - TSV Katensen - http://www.tsv-katensen.de/Shooting Club - Schützenverein - http://www.sv-katensen.de/
Volunteer fire department inc. Youth - Freiwilligen Feuerwehr - http://www.feuerwehr-katensen.de/
Horse Riding Club - Reit- und Fahrverein - http://www.rv-uetze.de/
Transport
Airport
Katensen has a small private airport with a Grass Landing strip suitable for light aircraftBus
There are 2 Bus Stops in the Village, which is on the Line 950, operated by GVHTrain
The closest train station to Katensen is in the Village of Dollbergen, the Train Station is on the Berlin-Lehrte line. The RE30 route links the City of Wolfsburg to the east and Hanover to the West and is operated by the company MetronomPolitics
Local Council
The local council of Katensen consists of five councillors of the following parties:- Freie Wählergemeinschaft Katensen: 5 seats