Eschede

Eschede is a municipality in the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Situated approximately 15 km northeast of Celle, Eschede lies at the border of the Südheide Nature Park, a protected area of large forests and heaths. Today around 20 small villages are part of the "Samtgemeinde Eschede".In 1975, a large fire destroyed vast tracts of forests in the area. The place is also known for the 1998 Eschede train disaster, in which an ICE train crashed, killing 101 and making it the worst German rail accident since the Second World War.The painter Albert König (1881–1944) was born in Eschede, and the "Albert-König-Museum" can be visited in Unterlüß nearby.Eschede was the seat of the former Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Eschede.Notable peopleWilhelm Brese, German politician, was chairman of the savings and loan association in Eschede and was leader of the church council in EschedeErich Schell House, German civil servant and politician, lived after the war in the rectory in EschedeGoede Gendrich, German forester and authorHans-Hubertus Bühmann, German forestry and Lower Saxony state politician, was a board member of the forestry association and Eschede Samtgemeinde mayor of the municipality EschedeErnst Bauerochse, German missionary and church representatives, went to school in Eschede