Witzhave
municipality of Germany
Witzhave (German pronunciation: [vɪt͡sˈhaːvə] , Low German: Witthaav) is a municipality in the district of Stormarn, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Geography
Witzhave is a part of the Amt Trittau collective municipality within the district of Stormarn and lies roughly 20 km east of Hamburg. The municipality borders the Sachsenwald to the east and has three rivers lowing through its territory - The Corbek, Witzhaver Au, Hahnenbek and the Bille. The Bundesautobahn 24 passes through the municipality. Witzhave is reachable via road or public transport through the 333 bus line of the HVV, connecting the municipality directly to Hamburg.
History
Evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the early stone age. Bronze Age burial objects were discovered during the construction of a highway through the municipality in 1938. A piece of jewellery found in these discoveries, a robe clasp, is depicted on the municipal coat of arms.
The village was first mentioned in 1248 as "Witeshove", roughly meaning "Farm by the forest". It was sold by the counts of Holstein to the Reinbek monastery in 1300 which constructed a chapel in the village that would be demolished in 1609 due to poor maintenance.
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